The week 11 of Running ( 2026)

 

🏃‍♂️ Running Journey 2026 – Week 11 Update

We are now in Week 11 of the running journey for 2026. The good part is that consistency is slowly improving, and it feels like things are starting to fall into place.

This week had its own challenges with travel and routine disruption, but I’m happy that the running schedule was still maintained.

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📊 Week 11 Training Summary

A quick snapshot of this week:

• ✅ 4/4 training runs completed

• 🔁 Mix of interval runs, hill repeats, and steady pace runs

• 🏋️ Gym sessions missed due to travel

• 🧠 Kept reminding myself: “It’s okay to sunk than to skip.”

That simple line helped a lot this week. Even if the run was not perfect, the important thing was not skipping it.

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🏁 Eyes on TCS 10K

I still haven’t registered for the virtual event of the TCS World 10K Bengaluru.

Planning to complete the registration this week, mainly to keep the motivation and focus towards the goal.

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🧠 Key Takeaways This Week

One good thing this week is that I managed to run despite travel, which shows that the habit is getting stronger.

At the same time, a few improvements are needed:

• Better planning around travel and schedule

• Diet discipline

Nutrition is clearly the weak area right now. There are still cravings and lack of discipline, and this needs more focus in the coming weeks.

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🔁 Looking Ahead

The goal remains simple:

• Stay consistent with training

• Improve pacing gradually

• Bring discipline in diet

• Keep showing up for the runs

Week by week, the journey continues. 👟

The week 10 of Running ( 2026)

Week 10 of My 2026 Running Journey – Consistency Is Starting to Show

We are now in Week 10 of my 2026 running journey, and I can finally feel that the effort and consistency are starting to fall into place.

Over the past few weeks, the focus has been on building discipline, sticking to the training plan, and gradually improving pace. While the progress may seem small on a weekly basis, the cumulative effect is beginning to show.

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📊 Week 10 Training Summary

This week was encouraging as I managed to complete all the scheduled runs according to the plan.

The average pace is now hovering around the 6:30/km range, which is a positive step forward. The goal over the next seven weeks is to progressively taper the pace as follows:

6:30 → 6:15 → 6:05 → 5:55

It’s a gradual progression, but one that requires consistency, discipline, and smart training.

Training Observations

• Interval runs are becoming more manageable.

• Hill repeats, however, are still extremely challenging and definitely an area that needs improvement.

Hill training has a way of testing both physical strength and mental resilience, and clearly this is a space where I need to push myself further.

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💪 Strength Training

I also managed to stay consistent with gym sessions this week, focusing on both upper body and lower body workouts.

For runners, strength training is often underestimated, but it plays a critical role in:

• injury prevention

• improving running efficiency

• building muscular endurance

The focus currently is on muscle groups that directly support running mechanics.

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🏁 Eyes on TCS 10K

Unfortunately, I missed the registration window for the TCS 10K due to an oversight on my side.

While there are sometimes ways to secure an entry later, I’ve decided to skip the in-person run for now and register for the virtual event instead.

It would have been great to run alongside thousands of runners, but the larger goal remains the same: stay committed to the journey.

The upcoming weeks will become more intense as Sunday runs have now been added to the training schedule.

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🧠 Key Takeaways This Week

Every week brings its own learning, and this one was no different.

1️⃣ Warm-Up and Cool-Down Matter

Proper warm-up and cool-down routines are helping me stay consistent and reduce fatigue.
Now the focus is to perform them more intentionally and with better form.

2️⃣ Nutrition Needs Attention

One missing element so far has been proper fueling:

• Carb loading before training runs

• Protein intake during the post-run recovery window

Starting Week 11, the goal is to bring consistency to nutrition as well, because training without proper fueling limits performance gains.

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🚀 The Journey Continues

Week 10 is a reminder that progress is not always dramatic — it is built through small, consistent steps.

With seven weeks ahead, the focus will be on:

• improving pace

• strengthening hill performance

• maintaining gym discipline

• optimizing nutrition

The road ahead looks challenging, but also exciting.

One week at a time. One mile at a time.

🏃‍♂️ Let’s keep running.

My February Running Report here : click here 

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MY Foot ID with Ascics

One more benefit of visiting the store is to get the Foot Analsysis. 

You’ve shared your ASICS Foot ID scan (01-Mar-2026). I’ll interpret it clinically and translate that into marathon-specific training adjustments.

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1️⃣ Key Structural Findings from Your Scan

📏 Size & Width

• Size: 27 (JP) both feet (~US 9)

• Width: 2E (wide) both feet
  → You need wide-platform shoes (important for stability + toe splay).

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2️⃣ Forefoot & Toe Alignment

• Toe angle: Mild valgus tendency (especially right ~7.3°)

• Slight asymmetry between L and R

• Ball girth: Medium-to-wide

What This Means

• Mild tendency toward hallux valgus mechanics

• You need:

  • Wide toe box

  • Strong intrinsic foot muscles

  • Avoid narrow racing shoes

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3️⃣ Heel Alignment & Rearfoot Control

• Heel angle: Slight valgus tendency

• Heel breadth: Moderate

• Pressure pattern shows heel + forefoot loading

Interpretation

You likely:

• Mild pronation during stance

• Load heel first, then push through forefoot

• Not severe overpronator — but not neutral either

For marathon → you need controlled stability, not motion control.

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4️⃣ Arch Height & Instep

• Arch height: Medium (slightly toward high on right)

• Instep height: Moderate-high

• Pressure map shows decent midfoot contact

Meaning

You are not flat-footed.
You don’t need heavy orthotics unless symptomatic.

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🔬 Biomechanical Summary

You are:

✔ Wide foot (2E)
✔ Mild valgus toe
✔ Mild rearfoot valgus
✔ Medium arch
✔ Slight L/R asymmetry

Profile = Mild pronation + wide forefoot + stable arch

This is manageable with proper strength work.

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🏃 Marathon Training Adjustments (Important)

Given your running history (you’re already clocking 8–9 km runs at ~6:26/km with HR ~154 bpm), here’s how you should train:

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1️⃣ Shoe Strategy (Critical)

Use:

• Stability shoe (mild guidance)

• Wide (2E)

• Firm midsole

Avoid:

• Narrow carbon racers for long runs

• Soft unstable trainers

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2️⃣ Strength Protocol (Mandatory for You)

Do this 3x/week:

A. Foot Intrinsics (10 min)

• Short foot exercise

• Toe yoga

• Towel scrunch

• Barefoot balance holds

B. Posterior Chain (Essential)

Because mild valgus = hip weakness link.

• Single leg RDL – 3×10

• Bulgarian split squats – 3×8

• Side plank with leg lift – 3×30s

• Clamshells – 3×15

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3️⃣ Running Form Focus

You must:

• Increase cadence to 170–178

• Avoid overstriding

• Slight forward lean from ankles

• Keep knee tracking straight (avoid collapse inward)

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4️⃣ Long Run Structure (For You Specifically)

Because of mild pronation:

✔ Increase mileage gradually (no >10% jump)
✔ Keep long runs conversational pace
✔ Avoid excessive cambered roads
✔ Do strides (6×100m) after easy runs

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5️⃣ Injury Watch List (Based on Scan)

You’re slightly prone to:

• Plantar fasciitis

• Tibialis posterior strain

• IT band tightness (due to valgus chain)

Preventive:

• Calf raises (bent + straight knee)

• Tibialis posterior strengthening (band inversion)

• Foam roll lateral quad

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📊 How You Should Progress Toward Marathon

If targeting sub-4:30 marathon:

Phase structure:

Base Phase (8–10 weeks)

• 4 runs/week

• 30–45 km/week

• 1 tempo

• 1 long run

Build Phase

• Add intervals

• Long runs up to 30–32 km

Peak Phase

• Marathon pace segments inside long run

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🎯 Most Important for YOU

Your scan does NOT show a severe structural issue.

Your limiter will NOT be foot mechanics.
It will be:

• Aerobic base

• Muscular endurance

• Body weight management (if applicable)

• Consistency

Feb- Achivement Celebrations with Ascics - GT 1000 14

Little wins needs some celberations, i promised myself to gift a ascics shoe if i am consistent. And as the february running was good, i planned to get this ascis shoe.

When  there were recomendation to get it online and i also visited the online stores. But then i decided to do instore purchase as that would give you to experiment few other models and i always like to take their inputs when buying the shoe to understand the features and compare them.

I visited the stores at LuLu mall where i got my previous shoe but then i noticed that they have closed so the next one was at Orion mall, so went there directly and then tried 2-3 shoes. With budget also one element i planned to stay around 8-10K. The team there were amazing they helped me to try atleast 4 different models. I was asking for my previous Ascisc - Gel12 - which is not upgraded to Gel Nimbus 26 and 27 and the prices were almost 20K+. 

But then GT 1000 was also the one which i planned to take last time but the sales representative there she was very informative and helped me to wear all the models and then finally made up mind to pick this at 9999 INR.

Happy for this and will plan to have more miles in this.

The review of this shoe is here : https://runrepeat.com/asics-gt-1000-14