Planned lunch run Monday did not happen due to rain.
I also had planned to run 5 laps on St Hans hills Tuesday, got my running gear on and when I started running towards St Hans hills it started raining so I decided to turn back, am not one bit interested in catching a new cold, and biked to the gym instead.
New attempt yesterday but I got a phone call (work related) and needed to escalate an incident and decided not to run and lucky me, it rained much heavier when I could have headed out.
So today I was working from home and decided that if it was sunny during the day, I would take a break and head out on St Hans hills but busy day but just before I shut down my computer the sun came out. Of course I had to get to St Hans hills.
Decided to run in my regular running shoes even if I suspected that it would be gooey, since it has rained a lot lately, I just had to walk where it wasn’t safe.
I decided that I would run 3 laps instead of 5, need to have fresh legs on Saturday when I will head up to Kullaberg and run one lap, last chance before the race in November. I have to check how long it will take to run one lap and the route that was the race last year so I do not risk to injure myself.
Was a bit breathless but ran the first lap and walked where it was slippery. During the first lap I saw another runner who also ran the same route. It was very windy as well, at the top hill I felt the wind 🙂 Also on the circle hill at the top.
Then I decided that I would switch on the second lap, which meant that I turned around and ran the end first and the start last. When I was running up the downhill hill (slalombacken) I had to walk part of it due to tired calves. The other runner was running up the top hill and ran back in the other direction, I thought that he might have decided to do the same thing as I but I didn’t meet him again.
Last lap was a regular lap, always a relief the last lap when I know that every hill is the last one and then it was time to head back home.
Distance: 10.53 min/k, time: 1.23.44 h, average heart rate: 149, average pace: 7.57 min/k, max pace: 5.57 min/k, cadence: 166, VO2 Max: 29 ml/kg/min
The original plan was to run a 40K trail run from Tjörnarp to Frostavallen.
The weather forecast said it would rain and I hoped it wouldn’t rain at all or come later in the afternoon.
Realized Friday evening when I was going to check the train departures that it would be rail road construction work so it would be a long bus ride in the morning. I am not very fond of bus rides.
Woke up at 5 am and ate my breakfast and then it was time to put on the running equipment, didn’t have time to put water in the water bladder and was hoping I would be fine.
Put on a fleece to stay warm and gloves. Had to take the train at 7.00 am and the bus would leave 7.35 so I had decided that I wouldn’t stand outside, tried to find a warm place and saw that the coffee shop was open and went in there and said that I wanted to stay warm. I was thinking that I could buy a small cup of coffee but decided not to.
I was very tired on the bus and slept from time to time. I had promised the bus driver to guide him in Tjörnarp, show him where the bus stop was.
When I stepped out from the bus it was drizzle, oh no don’t say the whole run will be like this, I waited under the viaduct shortly but decided to start running and then the drizzle disappeared.
Had the fleeze and gloves on.
Realized that it had happening things on the trails around Tjörnarp, the footbridge had been replaces with a much better one, a smaller path had been
broadened, not that I have had any issues with the marking but it had been improved as well.
At clear-cut it was time to take off the fleeze, ran into issues with my breathing and also realized that I still was tired in my calves after the 10 hilly intervals. the walking started earlier than expected. Had to make a decision if I would get out on the last 10K or not.
It was being back in the Höör’s area. It is hunting season, interesting to read the sign This area is a hunting area, be there on your own risk, I came from the other direction.
I got very confused at the thicket (snårskog), they had cleared it so it did not look familiar at all, tried to locate where I had to continue and made it eventually. It will be marked in December.
I thought that I came to a hunting place, I first it was a hunter but it was a motor cycle, they could have been hunters, I do not know, heard a noise and another motor cycle biker came. They wished me a good run.
It had been raining so some paths had puddles and I hardly could pass them without putting my shoes in there and I do not like to get wet feet too soon.
I had now decided that I would cut the distance to 30K.
Even if the weather was not the best there were actually some trekkers out there. When I got on white and was on my way to Nyrups Nature hotel I heard girl voices. They asked me if they were on the right path and I said it depends where you are heading, we are trying to find the white path. I told them you are on the right path, the white will be down in the valley and it is good marked.
Nyrups Nature hotel was still there, the owner had informed on FB that they are moving. Someone was cleaning the windows at the Nyrups osteria (cheese house), maybe it was the new owner.
There is this part where I have had difficulties finding my way there too, it had been cleared earlier and I have not followed the route, realized that I only had 29% left battery on my pulse watch, it was a lot of sworing there because it was wet and I got wet feet and tired legs but eventually I find the narrow path, here it will be marked as well. I am wondering if branches will be removed or the route will be rerouted.
When it was approximately 7K left it started raining, bummer and 7K did not take 42 min, it took longer than that, I was soaked when I got back to Frostavallen and in a shitty mood. Decided not run back to Höör, 4K, instead wait for the circle bus (ringbussen) so I stood under a roof so I didn’t get more wet. Hoped that I wouldn’t catch a new cold. Finally the bus came. When I got back to Höör I waited in the waiting area at the train station. Finally the dry clothes in the dry bag come in handy, changed on the bus and also the news paper were not wet so I could put them in the running shoes. Lucky me it was a faster bus, replaces the Öresunds train so It did only stop at Eslöv and then Lund
Distance: 31.82K, time: 5.10.52.2 h, average heart rate: 126, average pace: 9.45 min/k, cadence: 140, VO2 Max: 25 ml/kg/min
The original plan tonite was to run 10x500m hilly intervals on St Hans Hills.
Worked from home to be able to get up to the hills earlier, always get started earlier when I am working from home.On the 2 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran 500 m with 0% and a pace of 6.18 min/k
Thought that I heard rain before I woke up, grey morning.
Ran an errand at lunchtime when it was colder, rain in the air, on the news there had been talk about storm later so I started to think that I might head to the gym instead and do hilly intervals on the boring treadmill.
I was thinking how I would tonite on the treadmill, last time I increased each interval with 0.5%, started with 2.5%, finished with 6% which was tough. Decided that I would stick to 4% incline on all intervals.
Streched before I started doing those intervals.
Then I actually did 1.5K warmup, with a pace of 6.18 min/k, so it would be easy adding 500 m to those 1.5K.
On the 1 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran 500 m with 0% and a pace of 6.18 min/k
Put the fan on high.
1 min rest standing on the side and then had to get the distance to an equal distance so it would be easy adding 500 m so it would be approximately 1 min each rest.
On the 2 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran 500 m with 0% and a pace of 6.18 min/k
Approximately 1 min rest putting my head close to the fan and drinking water.
On the 3 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran 500 m with 0% and a pace of 6.18 min/k
Approximately 1 min rest putting my head close to the fan and drinking water.
On the 4 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran 500 m with 0% and a pace of 6.18 min/k. Started to feel the incline in my calves.
Here a couple stepped up on the two treadmills to the right of me. The guy was a bit heavier and breathed heavy and I asked him if he had put on the fan, it really helps on the treadmill but he said that he easily got a cold, not that I believe that the fan would get him sick so I continued with my hilly intervals
Approximately 1 min rest putting my head close to the fan and drinking water.
On the 5 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran 500 m with 0% and a pace of 6.18 min/k. More tired calves.
Approximately 1 min rest putting my head close to the fan and drinking water
On the 6 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran 500 m with 0% and a pace of 6.18 min/k. More tired calves.
Approximately 1 min rest putting my head close to the fan and drinking water
On the 7 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran approximately 430 m with 0% and a pace of 6.18 min/k. The treadmill stops automacially at 60 minutes. More tired calves.
Took a mini break, got off the treadmill and wiped my face and breathed for a short time
Approximately 1 min rest putting my head close to the fan and drinking water
On the 8 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran 500 m with 0% and a pace of 6.40 min/k. More tired calves. Here it started to be tougher during the 4% incline, more breathless and had to fight harder and that was how it was the last 3 intervals.
Approximately 1 min rest putting my head close to the fan and drinking water
On the 9 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran 500 m with 0% and a pace of 6.40 min/k. More tired calves.
Approximately 1 min rest putting my head close to the fan and drinking water
On the 10 hilly interval I had a 4% incline and a pace of 6 min/k and then I ran 500 m with 0% and a pace of 6.40 min/k. More tired calves.
Here I had to step off to the side and breath for a short moment before I started the cool down.
These two hilly intervals trainings had been good preparation if I will participate in the 6h treadmill battle that Coach K Runners have had for some years now. Felt the tired feet, get more tired under my feet after a while.
At the warm up I gradually decreased the pace til I got down to walking mode.
Even if the treadmill is boring it is great that it exist when outside is not an option
Distance: 11.22K, time: 1.29.13 h, average heart rate: 154, average pace: 7.56 min/k, max pace: 5.57 min/k, cadence: 176, VO2 Max: 30 ml/kg/min
Just reliazed that I forgot to stop my pulse watch after my trail run so I got some interesting results.
Today it was time for very likely the last train on Österlen, will now run in the northern part of Sweden til it is time to have rest weeks before the race in November.
Perfect weather, woke up with sun out. Put on long sleeve, capri tights. Got a ride to Christinehof and had to make a stop to get aquainted with the cows
Was a bit chilly in the beginning. Interesting was that I was breathless so when I got on the orange marker I had to walk til I got to the woods.
Nice to have these when I am out running
But if you have to go you have to go even if they are not there, I always bring toilet paper and wet wipes.
Today it was great that I was running all the way on the dirt road after Hallamölle til I ran into the woods again.
Did not meet any trekkers til I got on the blue marker, foot path, on the foot path I first saw 4 black raptors and 1 light brown/grey
Then it was time to head out on the orange marker again
and here the horses were back
Today there were some bigger groups of trekkers that I had top pass, the cows on the orange marker got afraid of us, it was interesting to see
At the rest area there were a lot of harly davidson bikers who had taken a rest
Continued towards Haväng, at Bengtemölle I got on yellow.
Both on orange and yellow there can be some unwilling walking due to loose cattle.
Finally I got to Haväng, the pulse watch showed 24.14 and then I would continue on orange marker but not to Kivik but back and hoped that 2.5K would be the distance til I got to the longer asphalt. I had forgotten this part, ran this part but from the other direction the first time I ran to Haväng but it was too much asphalt and dirt road but at the end it was running on the meadow.
I ran 2K on the orange marker til I had to get out on the asphalt part and ran back to Haväng.
Of course I had to take the mandatory swim in the ocean, high waves today and windy, could be cold
It was cold so a quick swim to get colder and change to regular clothes and head out for a late lunch
The original plan was to run 5 laps on St Hans Hills but I was not sure how tired my legs still would be after the trail run last weekend.
According to my training plan I needed 70 minutes so I knew that if I had to cut the distance I would be fine.
Got to St Hans hills and it did not take long til I realized, yes I have tired legs so I decided that 3 laps would be just fine.
Nice with the sun out, I chose to have long sleeve, capri tights, did not bring any water but hoped that I would be fine.
First lap was just fine, a bit breathless but ran up all those hills, no walking.
Decided to run the second lap backwards, which meant that I would start with the end first and end with the start. So I had a good pace up the first hill, I am not sure if that caused the knee issue later on. Ran into a knee issue, right knee on at the front, the second lap and had to walk for a short time.
Ran again but then I ran into a knee issue again, right knee but now it was the hollow of the knee and had to walk again.
Turned around and ran the last lap the regular way, in the beginning I had to walk again due to a knee issue but could finish running after that.
Nice to see the Nordic
Then it was some walking on my run on my way home but nice to be back on St Hans hills
Tough week after one week’s cold, started with 9 intervals Wednesday and this morning it was time to run my longer trail run.
Original plan was 35K, would end the run with some running on Kivik’s hills.
I was hoping it would’t rain.
Decided to wear long sleeve, capri tights.
Temperature: 13oC (F), a bit chilly in the beginning but then I was just fine, perfect weather, not too cold, not too warm.
It definately had been raining because it was more gooey than 2 weeks ago.
Also felt that I still was tired after the hilly intervals Wednesday so some walking because of that.
Trekker weekend again, met some bigger groups during my run.
Once again I had to walk on some parts where there were horses, cows or a mix.
After the foot path and I had run on the orange marker I heard a birdsong and suspected it could be a bird of prey and I was right. I saw the bird of prey up in a tree which flew away but I couldn’t say which one it was.
Today it was a calf that was not afraid of me, cows are the animals that runs away when I show up but this calf looked up but did not walk towards me but did not run away either, that was new. But I got aquainted with three horses at the beginning of the orange marker after the foot path.
One of the foals that almost attached my ultra back pack two weeks aga, they were very indescreet, was not afraid but had a distance.
Then I finally got to Haväng, nice to run near the water. So when I was at Vitamölla I had run approximately 29K and got up on Kivik’s hills. Those hills was a challenge and I got very tired in my calves and felt that I was just fine after 30K so I cut the distance.
And the best, the ”ice cold” swim in the ocean afterwards, my feet was ice cold but the rest of the body was just fine and I did not freeze on the beach when I changed back to regular clothes.
Distance: 30.08K, time: 4.34.59K, average heart rate: 134, average pace: 9.09 min/k, max pace: 5.27 min/k, cadence: 148, VO2 Max: 26 ml/kg/min
Weight progress
+1.2 KG, not the best to weigh myself in the afternoon when I have eaten breakfast, drinking a lot of water and lunch.
#4 – Transport to St Hans hills
#5 – Hilly intervals
#6 – Transport back to home
I was thinking about it earlier, if I should get a cold a good time would be now. Sunday last weekend in the evening I felt that I was going to get a cold and tried everything in my power to be just fine Monday morning but no such luck.
So I have been off training since Monday, was hoping I wouldn’t run into the same cold as this Spring when I had a cold for 5 weeks. Lucky me I got better every day.
The plan was to run around Kullaberg this Saturday but I had a cough Friday, when I run into a cold I want to be without a cold for a day and then the day after I will train. Saturday in the morning I still had a cough plus it started raining in the morning.
Am careful when I have a cold with a cough, not starting training to soon otherwise the cough will be very difficult to get rid of.
Monday this week I had a cough in the morning so decided not to run during lunch, planned being at the gym yesterday but decided to not do it either. Had a slightly cough this morning but decided to give it a try to train today. Maybe not the smartest thing to start with hilly intervals.
I heard it rain when I slept and when I woke up this morning it was raining so I planned to do hilly intervals instead on the boring treadmill at the gym because it would very likely wet and gooey but then in the afternoon the sun came out. I had decided to work from home because I always get started early with work and then I can get off earlier and train also earlier.
When the sun got out I changed my mind and decided that I would head up to St Hans Hills and do those 9 intervals that I had planned.
Even if it was 17oC (62.6F) I decided I would wear my capri tights, long sleeve and compressions socks (I had cramp in my left calf this morning and get issues with my right calf after a while during trail running). I was hoping I wouldn’t be too warm but I am not interested in running in another cold short after this one. I really have to be able to stay on my feet to get ready for the ultra race in November now when I am one week behind. On the other hand it is good to have a rest once in a while. It has been a lot of longer trail runs lately with some tougher hills.
Decided not to bring any water. Since I thought it would be very wet and gooey I was going to run in my altra lonepeak.
I ran up to St Hans Hills and got ready for the first interval. Did not think it would go fast today but I didn’t mind since I have been having a cold for a week, I just hoped that I would be able to run those 9 intervals.
I realized that it wasn’t so gooey and wet as I thought and was glad that I changed my mind running on a real hill instead of on a treadmill.
There were some other runners there as well. Some did also intervals on different part of St Hans Hills and some ran the St Hans Extreme route.
Always tough when I get to the top. Really breathless and have to catch my breath before I run down to the starting point again. Waited til I got below 140 in heart rate before I started to run down to the starting point.
Catched my breath til I was around 124 in heart rate.
It was a bit gooey just before the top, on the first intervals I ran at the side of the most gooey part and then got back on the sandy part.
Then it was time for the second interval, stayed away from the most gooey part again and had to catch my breath on the top. Physilogically I counted down every time at the top so after the first interval I knew it was only 8 left. And on the second interval I knew it was only 7 intervals left, felt easier every time.
Ran down to the starting point and catched my breath, I noticed that when I was going down in heart rate I went up a few before I went down again, there must some explanation for that.
On the third interval I fel sore in one of my back thighs and hoped it wouldn’t get worse.
Breathless at the top and had to get down below 140 before I started to run down to the starting point.
Fourth interval I did not feel sore in the back thigh, breathless at the top once again. Nice view with the sun out.
Fifth interval I decided I would see how it was to run on the gooey part and survived without gliding. Catched my breath at the top.
Felt that I would make it to nine and now I have run more than half of them too.
Sixth was the same, ran on the gooey part.
On the interval 7-9 I was tired in my calves but I made it, good to train on tired calves, they might very likely be that in November on the second lap
And then finally the last interval and I made it, I thought it would be much tougher today but I took it easy. I was fine with running slower, I am not 100% fit yet after having a cold and hope I will be able to run my longer trail run this weekend.
Then it was just to calm down a bit, stretch my right calf and then run back to home.
Nice to see that it is still so green outside even if it is September but I am looking forward to those Fall colors as well.
Distance: 8.58K, time: 1.14.38h, average heart rate: 144, average pace: 8.41 min/k, max pace: 5.23 min/k, cadence: 160, VO2 Max: 30 ml/kg/min
Transport to St Hans Hills: Distance: 1.62K, time: 10.26.7 min, average pace: 6.27 min/k
Transport back to home: Distance: 1.66K, time: 12.50.2 min, average pace: 7.43 min/k (Took some pictures during this run)
Major mile stone today, first time I ran 9 intervals up those hills.
This week it has rained since Wednesday afternoon and earlier this week it looked like it was going to rain Saturday. I hoped that that would change.
When I checked Friday it looked like it would not rain today.
Decided that I would run my run from Christinehof to Kivik and if it would start raining I had to take a decision if I would cut the distance or not. Depending on the rain of course, if the temperature is high enough rain can cool me down in a positive way.
Also was not sure how those hilly intervals would affect my run
Temperature at start: 15oC (59F).
On the car ride to Christinehof it rained and I really really hoped it wouldn’t rain when I started and I was lucky.
So glad I brought my longsleeve which was on til I almost was at Haväng. It was cloudy most of the run but near Haväng the sun finally came out.
I thought it was raining from time to time but the creeks fooled me, their noise made me believe it was raining 🙂
Oops here a tree had fallen down on the path so I had to take an alternative way
Near Hallamölla, when I had run 5K, I felt the tiredness in my right calf so I had to walk from time to time during the run because of this tired calf, one more day rest would have been the best but it is good to run on tired legs since on the second lap on the race in November I will have tired legs.
It showed cleary today that it had been raining during the week, it was gooey and some puddles.
When I was on my way to the footpath there were a lot of horses that came running and when one of them saw me and came forward
The footpath was a bit gooey today
I was wondering if the heather would still be as beautiful as last time
That part still amazes me, I also saw a bird of prey
Then it was time to head back on the orange again, I was not sure if the horses would be back or not but they were and I also had to pass some cows, thought it would be good to walk slowly til I had gotten a good distance between them and me til I started running again
Then it was time to get out on the yellow marker to Haväng. On the yellow I had the pleasure of bond with these too curious foal
They almost attached my ultra backpack, it was hard getting away from them, when I started to walk to the stone wall the grey foal followed me 🙂
Nice to get to Haväng and see the ocean
On my way to Vitemölle it looked like it was raining close to Kivik and then it started to rain but great thing today was that I ran the whole beach path without walking, that was a major thing.
Also when I got on the side of the car road I ran a longer part, with tired legs and altra lonepeak trail shoes asphalt is not so funny
Had to take the mandatory swim in the ocean afterwards even if it was raining and the temperature was around 13oC (55.4F)
Then it was lunch at a new interesting place
Distance: 29.34K, time: 4.16.16 h (improvement with 4 minutes from last time), average heart rate: 133, average pace: 8.44 min/k, max pace: 5.13 min/k, cadence: 150, VO2 Max: 27 ml/kg/min
The original plan was to run 8×500 hilly intervals on St Hans hills yesterday but in the afternoon it started to rain so change of plans, biked to the gym that was planned today and hoped the weather would be better today but no such luck, it has been raining the whole day.
So I decided that I would do hilly intervals at the gym, on the treadmill and was thinking how would I do that. First time I would do hilly intervals on the treadmill.
Could I run 500 m with a certain incline or should I gradually increase the incline, many questions.
When I got home from work I was googling and found the right one at the top but changed it a bit.
Thought that I would do warm up first and then I would start with 2.5% incline but instead of having the 1 min rest after the hilly interval I decided that I would run 500 m with 0.5% incline, then 1 min rest.
Put on the fan and started my hilly interval training with a pace of 6.15 min/k. I would increase the incline with 0.5% for each interval.
First 2.5% was piece of cake, also 3%, had to put the fan on high, 3.5% no problem, no problem with 4% and 4.5%.
Then at 5% I was not sure if I could go any higher.
It said that if I would get lactic acid I would decrease the incline by 0.5%.
I survived the 5% incline.
Then I was not sure about the 5.5% incline, tougher of course but managed that too.
Then the treadmill stopped at 60 min so I took a micro pause
Then I was not sure about the last interval which would have a 6% incline, really tough but when it was 200 m left I just pepped myself to continue even if it was heavy breathing and I managed all the inclines that I had planned.
Great workout, really sweaty and tougher and tougher, I had of course the security string on
Distance: 11.07K, time: 1.14.47.9 h, average heart rate: 150, average pace: 6.45 min/k, VO2 Max: 29 ml/kg/min
After I blogged Saturday I was invited to the Autumn challenge so now I am back.
The original plan was to run my lunch run Monday but I woke up with sore throat plus I had a sore knee after the trail run, decided to rest one day more.
Today after work I biked to the gym and started with a 1.60K treadmill run with a pace of 6 min/k til 1K and then I gradually decreased the pace till walking mode so time 11.30 min.
Then I exercised triceps, biceps, legs, hips and core. Unfortunately next to me when I was going to do my hip and core exercises a guy started to skipping (=hoppa hopprep) so I had to choose my exercises to not come to close to him.
Did a hip exercise called sitting down when I stand on one leg and have the other in the air and then bend my leg 3×10 times, also some other hip exercises, the for core it was rolling toe plank 30 times, the boat pumping 3×15 times, rolling wheel 3×10 when I tried to roll a bit further down.
