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12.48K Short Run

#17

I ran into a knee issue Saturday during my trail run and decided to rest one day more.

Could have been running yesterday since there was no choir rehearsal but got to the gym instead. I was hoping that this extra day would get my knee in order.

When I biked home I saw on my watch that it was 28oC (82.4F). So it would be warm so mandatory water belt and then running skirt, linnen.

Since me, running and heat are not best friends it was very likely that I would be forced to walk due to the heat. Decided I would try to run as long as I could before I had to walk.

Had a good pace from the beginning and started to feel the heat at around 1K, decided that I would try to run 3K, it was a bit tough between 2 and 2.8K. I almost gave up at 2.5K but my stronger me pushed it. It felt almost like the first time, heavy  pressure on my chest, but the difference was that it was the pneumonia lungs talking, it was just because of the heat.

Decided to walk 500 m.

The water saved me tonite, I wet my hair as much as I could and it cooled me down 🙂

Next time I would try to run at least up to 6K, knew that at 5K I would have two up running parts but survived and then I had to push myself 1K more. I hadn’t run into any knee issue.

One guy passed me and looked unbelievable fresh, had a fast pace but it was good to see some other runners suffered as well.

The running between 6.5 and 9.5K was brutal, had to really push it the last 500 meters. Still no knee issue 🙂

Walked 500 meters.

Started running, felt like I had a fast pace but what I didn’t like was that I saw two horses in front of me but going in the same direction. One turned left but then there was one left. I would have some space between, lucky me the girl on the horse noticed me coming from behind and got the horse more to the left and I tried to be as far to the right as I could.

I was suppose to run all the way home after 10K but at 11.28K I had to stop, walk a short distance and then I ran the rest of the way.

No knee issue today and the water was my survival tonite, had to wet my hair and face multiple times during the run and also drink the water.

12.7K Trail Run

#16

Time again to get up to Frostavallen and continue with my trail running.

Suppose to be warm so I wore running skirt, linnen, ultra backpack, altralone peak 3.5, compression socks.

The weather was perfect, not as warm as the last time I was here but not too cold and also a breeze

Nice to be back and also that it is so dry, last year it was wet wet wet, gooey, gooey, gooey

The goal was of course to run up all the way on some more hills and also start running on all hills except two (Djuralids hill and the hill after)

Groups of treekers were also on the markers where I ran, I combines green, white, green today. In the beginning it was a larger group and they were in my way 🙂 A funny comment was here is someone who is in a hurry. Yes I am I responded and ran up the hill all the way, don’t think I did it last time 🙂

I would increase the distance to 12.5K, that’s why I added the white part which is a bit hillier than the first green part. Got up all the way on the first one on the white part which felt great but then there are two that are close to each other where I had to stop and walk on part of them.

It is so nice to run in the woods, I hear the birds singing and it smells lovely. And now it is so green.

I realized that when I would get back to the parking lot at Frostavallen I would not have been running 12.5K and have to come up with a new plan what to do. Decided to run around the lake of Wax (Vaxsjön) but still did not get 12.5 so I ran back on the green marker on the other side of the lake (where I normally come back on) and then found a new orange path into the woods and explored it.

Did not run into any knee issue til 8K and then I had to do a lot of walking.

Every time I run it just feels better and better now. I hope that it is true. I get lighter and get used to running again.

12.5K Short Run

#15

Tonite it was time to increase the distance to 12.5K.

When I biked home from work I would cross the route that the St Hans Extreme 6h race would run. Had time to stop and cheer them on. They had started 2 pm and I biked home 4.30 pm

It was warm so I put on linnen, running skirt, mandatory water belt and flipbelt.

Started my run, at one point I started to run faster and in the heat my lungs protested and had to stop walking for a bit

So then I got to the part where the ultra runners were running between the hills and they had a flat part where I also ran. I cheered on all of them who I was passing, some I knew and some were strangers, I probabaly cheered on some regular runners, thought they were part of the race but probabaly wasn’t.

I had issues with my right knee so most of the walks was due to this knee issue but was glad I got out anyway.

I had to pass a horse that was in front of me, ran as far to the left as I could just in case the horse would be scared.

Did not suffer so much because of the heat, am so glad that I have water with me so I can wet my hair and drink water to not get dehydrated.

8.82K Trail Run

#14

The original plan today was to run my 10K city run and premiere on St Hans hills Thursday but realized that on Thursday the race St Hans Extreme is happening so it wouldn’t work.

I was suppose to run three laps but since I had booked laundry time I had to be back at a certain time, decided that two laps would be just fine.

Warm of course so I wore linnen, shorts, water belt and flipbelt.

Now I let my legs decide the pace which works much better.

One lap on St Hans hills has 12 hills, both shorter, steeper, longer, a good mix, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to run all the way up on all those hills but the goal was to start running and hopefully make it all the way. If not it would be just fine. I am not back 100% when it comes to trail running but I am working on it.

The run would be shorter than planned but to get as close to 10K I decided I would start running up where St Hans Extreme starts and it starts just below the ”Downhill hill”, longest of them all, steep first and then level out at the end.

I started running on that hill but had to stop and walk part of it and was quite breathless when I was on the top, then there is a half moon, some call it horse hoof and then comes the ”Short hill”, it is called so because it is the short hill when I do hilly intervals with Coach K Runners but most of the hills are short 🙂   Started running but had to stop and walk part of the hill. Then I ran up some hills all the way before I got to the ”Circle hill” where I ran up the first part but on the other side I started running on that hill but had to stop walking. Then I ran up some hills all the way. Then it comes the hill in the grove where I also started running on but had to stop and walk part of it. After that it is a very short hill and then comes the ”Murder hill” where my legs refused to run at all so I walked up that hill.

Great to have water with me, I both drank and wet my head during the run.

I decided that on the second lap I would try to run longer on those hills where I had to walk part of it and then or course run all the way on those hills where I ran all the way on the first lap.

On the first lap a horse showed up, first we passed face to face but I kept a distance and then the horse turned around and ran up the short hill where I was behind the horse, lucky me the horse was faster than me, I had to be on my watch but the horse stayed on the top hill.

Second lap I ran longer on that first hill and just decided that I would run all the way on the ”Short hill” which I did 🙂

On the ”Circle hill” I ran longer on the second hill, in the grove I hoped that I would run all the way up but had to stop and walk but got longer on this hill too.

Then I decided that I would run all the way up on the ”Murder hill” and I did 🙂

I have to say that I did a good job there even if I had to walk part on some hills.

It felt good to be back on St Hans Hills. Hopefully soon I can start doing intervals again both pulse based and hilly intervals.

 

 

4.39K Treadmill Run

#13

This morning Wille and I took the train up to our capital city in Sweden, Stockholm.

I had decided that I would run before lunch and dinner and have planned a 5K run.

When I have run in Stockholm earlier it has been early in the morning but now when I ran some errands after lunch there were of course a lot of cars, street lights and I did not feel running on the streets.

Knew that it was a gym at the hotel so I took a look at it before I got back to the hotel room.

Put on my running gear: shorts, t-shirt and headed down in the basement.

Had decided to run 3K and started running, it is so interesting with a treadmill, I do not like to run on a treadmill, but then I have been part of a battle when I ran on one for 6 hours, unbelievable. But it has it pros and cons.

Sweaty because there was no fan, not so good airconditioning in the gym.

And it feels that I am running much faster than the pace, I started with 6 min/k but had to get down to around 6.30 min/k.

When I had reached 3K, I decided I would run one more k and when I had 800 m left I pictured I was near the finish line and at each 100 m I shouted only 800 m left, 700 m, 600 m etc.

Finished with 24 pushups, 3×20 twisted boat with 2.5KG weight.

Right now I have problems logging into Movescount on the web so I will add the pictures later.

Ran the whole time.

 

 

10.07K Short Run

#12

After Tuesday’s run I had decided I would run my 10K city run after work.

During work my knee did not complain, just a regular day.

Just before I was going to leave work I remembered the start of the 9.9K run I decided to run Tuesday but ended up being shorter so I had to replan the running during the route to get up to around 9K.

On my way home I was going back and forth which route I would run but finally I had made up my mind and decided to run the route that was I started on Tuesday.

I felt breeze when I biked home, did not feel so warm but when I got home it was warm.

Decided to wear running skirt, linnen, flipbelt and water belt. The water was a life saver during the run.

I decided that my legs would decide the pace tonite 🙂

What a run, compared to Tuesday it felt much better.

After the first hill where part of me wanted to walk up but my stronger me decided that I would run up that hill and I did it but afterwards it felt almost that I was going to get respiratory distress and walked for a short distance.

Ran again, ran up one short part and two medium parts and after the second medium part that road came where it is going up for a longer part, started running on that road but my legs just stopped in the beginning and I walked the rest of the road to get my breath back.

Now it got cooler and got breezier.

I am not sure how long I had been running when I started to feel pain in my right hip and then also right knee. A good rule is to stop and walk til the pain is gone and try again. So a short walk, during the walk I see a horse in front of me going over a bridge, oh no. What I do not want is to get behind a horse and have to pass it, like I have said before I am not afraid of horses but do not want to get kicked by them.

Lucky me when I was ready to start running again the horse had stopped and I started running and decided that I would run the rest of the way home, was approximately 2.5K left.

Cooler and breezier.

Last hill part where I decided that I would run up and not walk and increased the pace at the end.

To sum this route: 3 walks: 2 shorter and 1 longer, walked up one part and ran up the rest. The best was that it felt just like a normal run when it is warm.

But I do not want to jump yet. See if it will continue to feel like a normal run from now on. Than it has taken one month.

9K Short Run

#11

The original plan was to run a 10K city run but since it went well around Frostavallen, my first trail run last week I changed my mind and decided to run 3 or 4 laps on St Hans Hills.

Unfortunately while I was working I ran into an issue with my right knee but was still determined to run on St Hans Hills.

When I got home I couldn’t decide, City run? St Hans Hills? City run? St Hans Hills? At the end I decided I would run the city run to not strain my knee but just before I headed out the door I realized I knew a 9.9K city run but more out in the country and decided to run that route instead.

In the beginning I had heavy legs, hard time breathing, it was 23oC (73F) and cloudy. Decided to take out the t-shirt under the flipbelt and now I could breath a bit better 🙂

The flipbelt has its pros and cons.

Ran in the beginning but then I got on a road in a neighborhood where it just went up and my legs did not want to run so I decided to walk all the way til I was on the top, was a bit breathless.

I was hoping that I would be able to run the rest of the way but no such luck. The knee protested plus it was bit warm, almost decided to not bring my water belt but was glad I did because I had to drink and water my head and face a couple of times.

I realized that the route would not be 9K and was thinking how would I get those 9K and realized if I ran back and then turned to the left I would end up on my 5K route but backwards and that would be around 9K

When I ran into pneumonia I googled how to get back after pneumonia and runners said that you would run into set backs, would have some good days and then it would be heavy again and maybe this nite was a set back?

Don’t get me wrong, I was glad that I got out but I did not think it would be this hard, I guess the knee and some heat was part of the problem.

During the run I had a good pace from time to time, I have decided know that I will let the legs decide the pace, they will slow down when they want to and it is very true.

I saw this scenery during the run, it is dandelions which have bloomed over and the wind had spread the white over the ground, looked really interesting.

I hope that the next 10K run will feel much better.

 

 

10.02 Trail Run

#10

Since some years ago it has become a tradition to run on Ascension Day.

Started to run middle of April and decided that today was the time to do a trai run for the first time after my pneumonia.

One of my favorites trail places is Frostavallen. This week I increased the distance to 10K.

Took the train and bus to Frostavallen and of course I would test my first trail run on the green marker, 10K.

Was a bit nervous, did not know how my lungs would respond after I had walked up Djuralidsbacken (=Djuralids hill), the hill that is the biggest challenge at Tjörnaparen plus the one that comes after.

But I was determined I was going to finish the distance, not cut it.

Had put on t-shirt, shorts, ultra back pack, Altra Lone Peak 3.5, compression socks. But it did not take long til I realized that t-shirt was too warm this day and it just had to get off and once again running around in a sports bra, have gotten used to it.

It was so nice seeing it was so dry, last year it was wet wet wet.

There were two places where it was a bit more difficult to get around, in the beginning of the route a tractor has drive around and left traces, there was some water and then below a tree had been cut so the path had a tree in my direction so I found a detour to get around the tree 🙂

I was wondering if they had rerouted the green marker, all of a sudden I was on a dirt road where I passed some trekkers but could not remember that I have been running here on the green marker.

The first two hills I ran all the way up, the third was too tough but I started running up all hills but if I felt it was too hard I stopped and walked

I did not care about the time today, it would take the time it would take, I would be ok if I couldn’t run up all the way on some hills. This was a test run to see where I am.

Since I did not know how warm it would be, I might have to wet my hair I brought 500 ml water and 500 ml sports drink (Tailwind Tropical Buzz)

Then I got to Djuralidsbacken (Djuralids hill) where I had thought that I would be dead at the top.

To my surprise it felt just like normal. I have run up all the way ONCE in August some years ago. At Tjörnarparen last year they now have a competition who will run up the fastest, I willl never win and will not even try 🙂

After Djuralidsbacken there is another shorter very steep hill and I walk up that one as well. these two were the only two where I did not start running, I am familiar with these, great to have trail shoes with good grip.

First 5K took 50 min so I thought that I would finish in 100 minutes.

To my surprise the whole route took 1:29’43.9. Where I am right now, with the weight and recovering after pneumonia I am so proud of myself that it took less than 90 minutes. It was some walking. And it felt just like normal with some extra weight. It seems to me that I am on my way back. I will definately come back here in a couple of weeks and redo this route. It has all the hills that I need, some hills to work on and also increase the distance later of course.

9.82K Short Run

#9

Yesterday’s run was tough due to the heat, I struggled but did not cut the distance.

On the weather report it looked like today would be as warm but I was determined to run the distance that I had decided. Tonite I increased the distance to 10K.

At work in the afternoon I saw that it looked like it was breezier so I might survive.

I decided to wear my running skirt again, linnen this time, water belt and flipbelt.

Temperature: 24oC (75.2F)

My legs decided the pace from the beginning.

It was much breezier but I still had to wet my hair and drink water during my run.

Major improvement today, I ran the first 4K in a 6.30 min/k pace, longest so far, then came an upwind and I slowed down but continued to have from time to time a 6.30 min/k pace.

After around 6K I was forced to walk due to the heat but decided it would be a short walking distance.

I also had to walk prior to that, not because of the heat but it was difficult to get the mobile back into the flipbelt after I had taken some pictures. The flipbelt is great just as long as you have things in there but do not have to bring things out. The waterbelt is over the flipbelt and the flipbelt is turned with the holes towards my body.

There were a couple of more times that I had to walk, some issue with my right knee also.

When it was approximately 2K left I decided that now you are running all the way home and I did.

Even if I had this 6.30 min/k pace and I was breathless, it felt more like the breathless I feel if I am heavier and not due to the breathlessness that I felt in the beginning.it

This was my fastest run so far 🙂

I really hope it will soon feel more normal.

Tomorrow I will test myself on the trails again. I want to know where I stand, I will get myself to one of my favorite trail places and try the green marker. There are two really tough hills but I am looking forward to it a lot.

8.25K Short Run

#8

When I biked home from work I realized it was very warm.

No way I would wear long sleeve wool, windstopper and long tights.

Tonite it would be premiere for shorts and t-shirt but when I got home I changed my mind and decided to put on my running skirt. Also premiere for my flipbelt and water belt.

To try to avoid another knee issue I put liniment on my right knee

Temperature: 24oC (75.2F)

Decided that the legs would decide the pace the first 1K but it was tough getting them to slow down not until on the bog they slowed down due to the heat.

From time to time the pace increased but I was not too breathless

Water belt is a tip when it is warm and you do city runs, you can drink and also wet your hair and face. It helped for a while but then it was warm again

I was forced to walk from time to time due to the heat.

But since I did not have any knee issue I wouldn’t cut the distance, I am not a person who give up. I need to loose weight and get fit again and not head out because it was warm was not an option.

Same thing with the gym, need to get the strength back and just because it is tough right now I won’t give up there either, it won’t make me stronger.

There were some other runners that seemed to struggle with the heat.

Once again my legs started to run faster and faster at the end

Even if it was warm tonite I was glad I ran, not too bad, 4 minutes slower than last time due to heat is just fine.

This was my last 8K run, tomorrow I will increase the distance once again.