45 min. No music. No mirrors. No rest.

10K steady work. No nonsense.

Intervals under fatigue. Calves on fire, mind switched on.

Stairway to hell - 3700 steps

One last ride for 2025

Goal today: controlled speed, no breaks.
Context: Stairway to hell yesterday. Legs remembered.

Session
• 1500 m @ 5:30/km
• 4× (500 m @ 4:10/km + 500 m @ 5:20/km)
• 1000 m cool down @ 6:00/km
• No rest. Continuous effort.

Key stats
• ⏱️ 33:43
• 📏 ~6.5 km
• ⚡ Avg pace: 5:11/km
• 🚀 Best pace: 3:58/km
• ❤️ Avg HR: 149 bpm
• 🦵 Avg cadence: 163 spm
• 🔥 569 kcal
• 🌡️ 19°C

Not smooth.
Not easy.
But exactly right.

Speed built without breaking the system.
Sub-40 isn’t built on ego days.

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Intervals under fatigue. Calves on fire, mind switched on.

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45 min. No music. No mirrors. No rest.

10K steady work. No nonsense.

Intervals under fatigue. Calves on fire, mind switched on.

Stairway to hell - 3700 steps

One last ride for 2025

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