To be fair I was well rested and since the heatwave is over I didn’t have to fight the environment as much (although it rained and I was properly soaked and heavy).
Also I looked up how to properly move while running yesterday and I realized that I had to include my upper body more into my movements. Using my upper body more is still a thing I have to consciously decide to do but I’m really excited that it’ll soon go into my muscle memory and I’ll naturally move better.

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Awesome job! What kind of training are you doing on a typical week?

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Hard to say. During most of the summer I was focused on cycling and running was treated more like a side project. At the beginning of August I took a little break from being active and then I struggled due to heat. Right now I run a little over 8km per day and try to do so at least 5 times per week.
Earlier I mainly focused on running long distances but of course I wasn’t very fast.
Now that I have more confidence in myself I do shorter runs but try to up the speed.

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I love running. But I’ll never love it as much as I love getting done running. I totally understand the motivation to get there faster.

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It’s weird how much pain and pleasure are intertwined with each other. You get a really good understanding of it when you do endurance sports

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Is that just swinging your arms more or your torso as well? One video I watched recently said too much arm swing can also be counter productive so it’s a fine line it seems.

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I think I’d describe the movement more as shoulder based. Beforehand I feel like the center of movement lied more in my elbows but as I said it wasn’t really a conscious act.

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