12 months of running and audiobooks - Documenting my progress in 2023
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I have so many books on my reading list, yet I barely manage to read more than 20 pages per week. That's why I decided to give audiobooks a try and combine it with running.
This year, I want to "read" 12 (audio) books in 12 months while running. I want to document my running journey and keep track of the books in this article.
I also want to significantly increase my running distance this year. In 2022 I ran 159 km (99 miles).
The goal for 2023 is: Run 1000 km (621,4 miles) and listen to 12 audiobooks.
This means, on average I have to run 83,4 km per month (52 miles). Since I'm just beginning to increase the training again, I will take it slow in the first couple of months, but I hope to have multiple >100km months later this year.
Progress:
- January: 75 km | Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- February: 58,4 km | All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- March - in progress
January: 75 km | Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
#Running: 75 km (46,6 miles)
Getting back into running. After one year of very inconsistent running, I managed to do consistent training with 3-4 runs per week. Mostly 5 km and the longest one was 10 km. The average pace was 6:25 min/km (10:20 min/mile).
(4km were not tracked in the app).
Book (finished): Shoe Dog by Phil Knight.
Review: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Fascinating story of Nike’s history and profoundly inspiring.
February: 58,4 km | All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
#Running goal: 58,4 km (36,3 miles)
Funny enough, the average tempo is the exact same as in January. Unfortunately, I am currently slightly sick so I could not reach the goal of 80 km. Hopefully, in March I can catch up 💪 .
Book (finished): All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Review: 4,5/5: I really liked it. For my taste, there could have been a bit more tension building, and I could not fully concentrate and appreciate the beautiful language when listening to the audiobook during my runs. But overall it was a fantastic book.
To be continued...
March: 80 km (goal) | Book to be decided
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