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Category: 5k PB in 2020

Another Kick at the Can – 5k PB Attempt 2

December 23, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020, Running

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s been five days since last week’s debacle of a 5k PB attempt. As I reflect back, two thoughts keep running through my mind. I’m not as far along as[…]

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2020 – 5k PB Week 15 – Six Days to Race Day

December 14, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutes Fifteen weeks ago I started a journey this long and crazy journey to strive towards a 5k PB in 2020. This coming Saturday it will all be over. With six[…]

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Toronto Street Art from Sunday's Long Run

2020 – 5k PB Week 14 – Losing Performance and the Countdown to Race Day

December 7, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020

Reading Time: 6 minutes 5K PB race day is fast approaching. So far, weather-wise, it looks like everything is happening to plan with a target race date of December 19/20. Time to train hard,[…]

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2020-5k PB Week 13 – Rest Week

December 6, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes The big day is fast approaching. After last week’s blazing-fast intervals, and my, and this week hitting 218.7km in November, another all-time high, mentally and physically, I feel like I[…]

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2020 – 5k PB Week 12 – Night Running, Tickr Chest HRM, and the #TTCChallenge

November 24, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020

Reading Time: 9 minutes Twelve weeks down, four weeks to go, to my 5k all-time PB attempt. If you’re interested in learning about the journey so far, I encourage you to click through to, Diary[…]

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Photo of the 12,000 Mini Flags Displayed at the Manulife Centre

2020 – 5k PB Week 11 – Updated Plan, Procrastination, and Mental Toughness

November 16, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020

Reading Time: 6 minutes Eleven weeks down, and five more to go, to the big day… my attempt to set my all-time 5k PB in 2020. If you’re interested in learning about the journey[…]

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Photo of the Rail Bridge over David Balfour Park

2020 5k PB Attempt Week 10 – Summer in the Fall

November 9, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020, Uncategorized

Reading Time: 5 minutes Week 10 of my quest to set a 5k PB in 2020 is in the books.   This week was a week of ups and downs, from unmotivated to fully motivated,[…]

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A picture of the leaves fallen on the trail at Sugarbush Mills Heritage Park.

2020 5k PB Attempt Week 9 – Wisdom Paradox, Caffeine Overdose, and Finding Balance

November 3, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020

Reading Time: 7 minutes ” The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” Albert Einstein Otherwise knows as the Dunning-Kruger Effect, a cognitive bias where people believe they are[…]

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A Picture of Giant Road Side Pumpkin at Linton Family Farm In North Oshawa

2020 5k PB Attempt Week 8 – October 19 – 25

October 26, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020

Reading Time: 7 minutes Week 8 of my quest to set a 5k PB in 2020, the recovery week, is now officially behind me.

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Unlike Last Year, University Ave. Was Empty As I Lined up for the 2020 Toronto Waterfront Marathon

2020 5k PB Attempt Week 7 – October 12 – 18

October 20, 2020 Cory Kawa 5k PB in 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutes Week seven is officially in the books. If you’re interested in learning about the journey so far, I encourage you to click through to Diary of My Attempt to 5km PB[…]

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