For a weak moment I was thinking about running before breakfast but felt that I needed breakfast first 🙂
When it was time the sun was out and the temperature was 16oC (61F), not too warm not too cold.
This was also a run when I was preparing the last things before the job interview this afternoon, a very interesting role.
It was a bit windy but not too bad. Total time: 31.21.0 min but the average speed, max speed and distance is not correct on my pulse watch. This happened after I had my foot sensor in for repair.
Today it was time to get to the gym and lift weights.
Since I decided to once again participate in Suz’s challenge, 7 runs during one week. I have to be Creative this week.
Since I really did not need any warmup for today’s exercises and I had ate thai food with couscous for lunch, it felt that I could wait til the end to run on the treadmill.
So after I had done triceps, legs and biceps exercises I headed to the treadmill.
The resting period weeks have now started before Lidingöloppet end of September, I ran 4K in a comfortable pace, 6 min/k. Total time: 24.10 minutes.
This morning I woke up at 7 am and got ready for a 30K flat run.
Marina asked me on the hilly intervals Thursday if she could join me on this run and of course she was welcome.
It felt chilly, very windy so I went back home and got another long sleeve shirt + gloves 🙂 Yes I am serious, I wore gloves part of the run but took them off after a couple of k’s. Marina on the other hand ran in t-shirt.
Marina was suppose to run to Lomma and back. I told her that she decide how far she would run with me.
During the run Marina came up with the idea that she would run 20K with me and take the bus home from Bjärred.
We both wanted to live near the water, I found out she grew up in Timmernabben which is not too far from where I grew up and we both want to participate in Kalmar Ironman 🙂
We had a lot of good discussions about Lidingöloppet, how great Coach K Runners is as a runner group and other discussions.
I am used to run solo but this run felt so much faster with great company. Marina needed to learn how to run slower so I was a good pacer for her. She ended up running the whole run with me and her longest run before was 24K and now she ran 30K. Now she is ready for Lidingöloppet. The temperature was perfect, 16oC (61F). Total time: 3.06.05 h. New faster time before breakfast. Thanks Marina for being a bit faster than me.
I thought that I have had back luck with the batteries but it turned out it was a short circuit in my foot sensor so I had it in for repair this week and got it back. On this run everything was screwed up. The average speed was way to fast and the distance was way too long.
We had a bit of a laugh, I was joking saying that Marina was very slow today and I was very fast but we were having the same speed?????. It is going to be interesting on Lidingöloppet when I want to get a new PB.
This is how glad we were after running 30K early this Saturday morning.
Tonite it was Newaza (judo wrestling) First it was warmup but a bit differently.
We did ”drop ball” where we were two teams, one team started with a ball and the aim was to get as much points before the other team got the ball. You pounded the ball with both hands in the judo mat and then passed the ball to another team member. The other team needed to get the ball from the first team. A lot of running around. Unknown distance.
Then it was some other warm up.
Then Newaza. Stil not in good shape since I have not exercised judo the whole summer.
Still felt a bit lightheaded after donating blood so I was sitting every other round. Good start Friday evening.
Tonite it was hilly intervals on St Hans hills with Coach K Runners. We started with warmup: jogging and doing indian jumps, running backwards and ”kicking butt” and then it was time for the intervals.
This is the longest hill which is approxiamately 500 m, it felt like it was going to be a tough evening 🙂 I was going fast in the beginning but then it just got slower and slower. My calves felt very tired on top of each hill.
This describes how I felt this evening. Felt very gluey at the end of every hill.
This is the shortest hill which is approximately 70 m, in the end I could actully run faster and faster up this hill 🙂
Sometimes I wonder why I let myself do this but I also know that I will become a faster runner both on flat ground but also on hilly runs as well.
I do not regret that I was doing these intervals tonite even if it felt gluey. Maybe I still am tired after 4 laps Monday evening and that I donated blood yesterday.
The intervals were first up the longest hill (approximately 500 m), middle hill (approximately 250 m) and then the shortest hill (approximately 70 m), this was done 4 times.
