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12.55K Flat Run

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#8 – 50 runs in 100 days – No excuses edition

After have been doing member registrering at Judolekis (=Judo playschool) for 2 hours this morning I had to clear my head and what is better than going out for a run.

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It snowed when I biked to Judo playschool and it was also snowing when I started the run. Hope it won’t freeze, it was snow rain and not this dry snow that I prefer.

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It felt raw cold, temperature 1.3oC (34F) but when I started the run it did not take long til I took off my gloves and did not use them on the rest of the run.

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Wore my regular shoes today and it worked just fine. Felt that I had a good pace. It is so nice to see these numbers under 6 min/k most of the run but part of myself still cannot believe that I am a 5 min runner now and not 6 min runner. All my hard work has paid off.

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There were not a lot of other runners but a lot of dog walkers that I passed during the run.

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Distance: 12.55K, time: 1.30.50.5 h, average heart rate: 149, average pace: 5.52 min/k, max pace: 5.13 min/k, cadence: 184, VO2 Max: 27 ml/kg/min

 

5.36K Flat Run

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#4 – 50 runs in 100 days – No excuses edition

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I usually run a distance run during the weekend but today the Choir, I am singing in, will have our first choir rehearsal, our rehearsal day is Monday. So the distance run was earlier this week and today I ran a short run.

It is magical to run through a winter landscape.

Temperature: -3oC (27F) but not raw cold

I decided that I would wear my regular running shoes and take it easy and it felt that I had a comfortable pace, not breathless.

Had to deal with dog walkers who wouldn’t move, as a runner I am running on the wrong side of the road when I am running on a car road for safety reason but on a dirt road where no cars are it should be the normal law that applies but these two dog owners was going to stay on the right side so it was just to “step aside” :-)

Some other runners were also out running and we said hello to each other, I also had the pleasure of seeing one deer.

There was one icy part, no issues, a good run in other words.

Still nice to see the average pace number under 6 even if part of me still cannot believe that I am a 5 min pace runner now. I hope that I will keep up the good work.

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Distance: 5.36K, average heart rate: 141, average pace: 5.56 min/k, max pace: 5.13 min/k, cadence: 184, VO2 Max: 24 ml/kg/min

 

22.76K Hilly Run

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#2 – 50 runs in 100 days – No excuses edition

This morning it was time to run a distance run (distanspass). I wanted it to be hilly.

Temperature: -2oC (28F), sunny and blue sky :-)

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When I woke up this morning it had snowed. It did not look like I needed metal studs so I decided I would wear my Altra Lone Peak 2.0. I have not run with these on snow yet so it would be a test as well. It looked a bit slippery so it was not about speed today.

What a great day, even if it was cold it was not raw cold.

When I came to St Hans hills I realized that I was the first runner after the snow fall so no trace of running shoes just snow.

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There were some icier parts but if I took it easy it was just fine running with my Altra Lone Peak on the snow but I avoided the icier part.

I love to hear the crack sound when I run on the snow.

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After two laps on St Hans hills I ran a flat part and got back to St Hans hills. It was also a test how it would be to run with my Altra Lone Peak on longer asphalt parts and dirt roads during the flat part but it worked just fine.

I met some under happy runners who said hello.

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Then it was 2 laps again on St Hans hills.

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I was glad that I decided to run during the day when the sun was out and the blue sky and it glitters in the snow. Looked so nice.

 

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Distance; 22.76K, time: 2.39.10 h, average heart rate: 141, average pace: 6.59 min/k, max pace: 5.12 min/k, cadence: 176, VO2 Max: 27 ml/kg/min

 

 

27.28K Flat Run – Lund Runt

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#35 – 50 runs in 100 days – Hardcore edition

The plan today was to run a longer run. I had some routes in mind, the first plan was to get up to Frostavallen and run 25K, then I could have run a 30K run on Sunday but at the end, since I did not run the whole Lund Runt Wednesday, that I would run the whole Lund Runt.

Yesterday when I biked hom from Newaza it was a bit slippery and then it was raining so the question was if it would be slippery today or no snow.

Temperature: 2oc (36F)

I brought 250 ml water and 2 mini snickers, charger and mobile phone

Decided to put on regular running shoes.

The interesting thing with following the route today was to see how we followd the route Wednesday, there were some variations and then at some point I had to do a detour due to road work

When I was running down I was running more cautious due to the weather.

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When I got to the last 12K it was interesting to see another side of Linero.

Lucky me I followed the route today, there was a part that was totally unfamiliar to me. Was not sure where I was so it was just to keep going :-)

Then I saw the Sony house and remembered what Magnus had written on FB, he ran this route Tuesday and came to the road work.

It is nice to run and hear how it crackle under my shoes where I at the end ran on a bike path that had more snow.

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When it was around 1.5K left I increased the pace more and more and had a very fast pace at the end.

It is tough running on snow, my legs felt tired but I enjoyed the route a lot. Got to see other areas of Lund and a great day

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Distance: 27.28K, time: 2.50.02h, average heart rate: 146, average pace: 6.13 min/k, max pace: 4.25 min/k, cadence: 182, VO2 Max: 37 ml/kg/min

24.89K Flat Run

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#33 – 50 runs in 100 days – Hardcore edition

When I woke up yesterday there was snow on the ground and this morning at 8 am a bigger group from Coach K Runners started to run “Lund Runt”, a 27K run around the city, it has been a race that has become a run that Coach K Runners does a couple of time each semester and I decided I would participate.

The temperature was -4oC (25F).

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What was cool about this run was that I would test a app called Race One, a fairly new app where friends and family can follow you during a race.

I found out about this app this Fall but was not sure if I would use it or not because GPS apps has a tendency to kill the battery on your mobile phone and on a 50K race it is crucial that you can keep in touch with people in case of an emergency. But I got a tip to bring a charger in the back pack so if the charger would work it would be interesting to use this app.

Used it at Tjörnarparen i December but it did not work properly due to a database problem that they had experienced in the end of the Fall and I volonteered to be an official tester.

Started the run, fell a bit behind which does not bother me but at around 15K I lost my group. I was suppose to follow the route on my pulse watch but on automatic I chose the Running mode. So at 15K I decided to run solo which meant I decided to run home on my own.

Because of the temperature the battery died at 20K, brought the charger but forgot to bring the cable for the phone. Something told me that Race One has worked this time.

When I got home I opened the app and saw that data had been registered

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Results

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Distance: 24.89K,  time: 2.36.53 h, average heart rate: 142, average pace: 6.18 min/k, max pace: 4.48 min/k, cadence: 180, VO2 Max: 25 ml/kg/min