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35.02K Trail Run

#56

I was suppose to run 35K last weekend but I ran 36K so during the week I decided that I would run 35K and then walk the last 1K as cool down.

So since I have been a bit delayed when I have set the alarm to 6.30 am I decided that I would get up at 6.15 am instead.

Got ready and the car was on the road 7.30 am.

Put on t-shirt, shorts, shorts gococo socks, it was 12oC (53.6F) when I started but I did not freeze, started from Alunbruket.

Got to the meadow, looked if there were any cows but did not see any but when I got around the first corner these sinister cows were there 🙂

Oh no no no, they are not going to destroy my day, I won’t turn back, as solution minded as I is I stopped and had to come up with a plan. Why I didn’t want to continue around them was because there was one cow that was very close to the path where I would run. So what was the alternative. A fence and a forest. Was the fence a electrical fencing? I touched the wire and was fine, throw over my ultra back pack and got over the fence, could get out further down where there were no cows and continued.

Today I ran up part of the Northern hills of Brösarp on the first hill but needed to rest my knee. The first 10K I had the time 1 h 30 minutes, 5 minutes slower than last weekend.

I ran then all the way down to the first valley and saw that there were cows close to the path where I would pass so once again I had to walk to not scare them too much.

I started to run up the second hill and then walked, further up I saw cows close to the path, how would I handle this, decided to do a detour further down and get back up further up and it worked.

 

When I got down in the second valley there were no cows so I was fine.

At the rest area I had to visit the toilet at the rest area and then I continued on the yellow marker.

There were some walking due to a knee issue but finally I got to Haväng. There were a toilet that I had to visit before I continue to Vitemölla.

I ran 20 K in 3 h and 6 min, 8 minutes slower than last weekend.

Then I get to this part where it is a lot of asphalt and running/walking.

I got a bit upset when it came to one car. One car can drive on this road to Stenshuvud but when it comes to two cars in different directions, one will stop and wait for the other to pass but at one point there were an Volvo and me and the driver almost forst me into the bushes, he had enough space to move a bit closer to the right but he had to almost smearing me along the elbow.

Then I got to Stenshuvud finally. Nice to back in the woods.

Started to walk up the stairs and up to the top of Stenshuvud. Magnificent view over the water and then when I passed all the stones it was time to start running down 800m and then continue towards the other side.

Once again I had to visit the toilet. This was a different one, it was plastic in front of the toilet and it felt like it was going to crack 🙂

I was tired in my legs and feet. Helped a couple who thought that they were at the wrong place, thought that they wanted to visit Stenshuvud so I told them to just continue.

Back on asphalt again so tried to run til I got to a hill part and then continue runing when I had walked up the hill. Ran into an upwind but managed to handle it.

Stopped the clock at 35K and then walked 1K as cool down.

When I got to Vik I was met by a glad dog.

Then it was the mandatory swim in the ocean but this time there was a dog that was in the water also 🙂

Results

 

15.80K City Trail Run

#54

I have decided that during the week I will run approximately half of the long trail run I run on the weekend.

The plan Saturday is to run a 35K trail run so my 16K city trail run was planned today. Hoped it wouldn’t be too cold. When I biked home from work it was 21oC (69.8F). Put on linnen, shorts, short socks, ultra back pack and headed out. Put on liniment on my right knee and hoped that I wouldn’t run into a knee issue during my run.

In the beginning I was running in the shadow and then I got out in the sun. Hoped it wouldn’t be too bad. Lucky me I felt a breeze.

There is a dirt road coming up around 2K and my feet and right knee have not been too happy, it has been too rough but today for the first time I was not forced to walk, ran all the way on the dirt road but had to stop and walk after the first hill. Took a short walk and continued running til the street where I always walk nowadays, I have run up all the way in the past so I will work on that 🙂

Then I continued running and even ran up the hillier bike path that I have walked up on earlier, felt good. Had to take a short walk after that.

Then I ran all the way to Klosterängs höjder where I ran up the first hill which really takes the breath out of me. Now I walk around and catch my breath til I was breathing a bit lighter and continued up on the second hill, took a short break and then continued running down on the other side. On my way down I passed a couple I saw last week, he wearing a back pack and trekking shoes. If you are running up or down a hill and meet him, he won’t move to the side. On my way back on the third hill I caught up with the couple and had to pass on the grass to the left. When I got up on the top I waited til they were almost up so I didn’t have to deal with them 🙂 And ran up the last hill.

Catched my breath on the last hill til I saw the couple starting walking up the hill that I was on.

Continued my run to St Hans hill and had to walk for a short moment before I continued running and this time I ran alll the way to St Hans, oh boy did that feel great 🙂

The goal on St Hans hill is to run up all the hills and walk less between and that is happening more and more.

A lot of freesbee golfers today that I had to watch out for so I wouldn’t get a freesbee in my face or on my head.

Then today I ran all the way home which I usually do.

Today I had a really great run, no knee issue and faster than last week.

Results

Weight report

Last Wednesday I weighed 65KG so +0.1 from one week ago.

 

35.99K Trail Run

#53

Remember that last year I didn’t get up on those longer distances. Had planned to run some 40K’s but that did not happen. Longest distance I ran was a 33K on Österlen.

This year my goal is to run through the finish line and with my pneumonia I had to start slowly but after vacation it was time to raise the bar. So I raised the bar quite a bit from 28K to 39.37K and then I decided that between the next 40K I would run around 35K so it won’t be too tough.

So I was thinking where did I have to stop to get up to 35K, decided that I would run from Alunbruket to Vik and also this time try to start at 8 am.

Once again it could rain but I would run as long as it would be good weather and if it would start raining it would depend how much and how cold if I would throw in the towel or not. Cannot just stop anywhere, need to be somewhere where I can be picked up by a car.

So off I went in t-shirt, shorts, packed a long sleeve in a dry bag which I put in my ultra back pack.

It is such a huge difference now when the temperature has dropped. Was around 15oC (59F) when I started, cool and nice and I did not freeze, some years ago I wouldn’t try to run in t-shirt and shorts when it is 15oC but I have given it a try now a few weeks and it has not been an issue, I get warm when I start running.

Some weeks ago I ran into a cow situation on a meadow where I have run smoothly for some years but this year one morning I realize that there are cows or heifers. What I did wrong was to walk towards them, but they looked sinister from the start. So every time now I look if I see any when I enter the meadow and there were none 🙂 Good!

Continued on the meadow, saw fresh cow dung and was praying that I wouldn’t see them around the corner and thank God they weren’t, I saw them on the other side of the creek and hoped that they wouldn’t come over to me but why. I could not see any natural path that they could walk on.

Got into the woods.

One thing I do not like in the woods are the spider webs that gets into my face and legs, it is more disturbing when they get into my face.

During the summer with the tropical heat I have not have any issues with a certain plant but now when the temperature has dropped, it is greener and now they have started to grow these nettle and without thinking I was running on a dirt road and got a bit to close to the left and felt the sting. The only thing to do is to ignore it and then it won’t sting anymore

The first part between Alunbruket and Haväng went quite well. Walked after some hills. Now I have started to run up more on the first hill at Brösarps Nothern hills (in the beginning), also on the second hill. When I was on my way there I saw a bigger group of trekkers on these hills and hoped that I would caught up with the group at a place where I could pass them easily. But I caught up with them down in the valley where I walk anyway but where I usually start running again they were in front of me so I took the opportunity to rest my leg and walked behind them til I got to the rest area where one of them said it looks good and I responded You too.

Then I continued on the yellow marker. I realized that I ran more today then I have done before even if I had to walk where it was cows and animals. Managed to run the whole dirt road just before Haväng.

The beach part between Haväng and Vitemölla was running and walking, it is tough running on sand.

After that I have approximately 6K asphalt which is not so good to run on with trail shoe so once again running and walking.

Finally I made it to Stenshuvud where I run a lot in the woods and it is going up to the top of Stenshuvud. Am running in the beginning but when I get tot the stairs I walk up on those and then all the way to the top. Time to head down and when it is not so rocky anymore I ran down. Now I got tired in my legs and feet so I did some walking, met a labrador puppy who was happy when I patted him.

Then it was only 5K left on asphalt. Ran and walked up the hills. The first 10K I ran in 1h 25 min, 20K in 2h 58 min so I hoped that I would be able to finish in less than 5 h and 30 min which I have said to Wille. I had run 35K in 5 h and 5 min which felt great but it was 36K to Vik but finished in 5 h 13 min which felt great.

Wille was a bit delayed but it was not cold so I tested my thermal blanket and then when Wille arrived I had my mandatory bath and then lunch.

Results

39.37K Trail Run

#51

This week it was time to raise the bar, 2 months left til the only race I will run this year.

When I got back from vacation I looked at the calendar and decided that it is more important that I run 3x40K runs and 2 runs at Kullaberg before the race.

So the first 40K trail run would happen today and first time on Österlen. Decided  to start at Alunbruket and thought that 40K would be at Baskemölla.

So I wanted to start running earlier since I thought it could take 6h to finish.

Started the run at 8.13, it was 13oC (55.4F), wore shorts, t-shirt. It was definately cooler but I never got too cold. Great to run when it was cooler.

Did not have to deal with the cows at the first meadow, they had been moved 🙂

Since it has not been a lot of trail running on my vacation and I have gained some weight it would be interesting how I would handle the hills but I ran up on the hill at approximately 3K (4K normally when I have started at Christinehof) and then I managed to run up on the hill at approximately 7K (8K when I start from Christinehof)

Then I decided that I would give it a try on the first hill when I get close to Brösarp and managed to do that, not all the way but part of it and then to my surprise when I got on the top it was cows there instead of horses. I thought that I would be able to run on the side of one cow that I thought was a good distance but she got scared and ran away 🙂

When I got down in the valley one cow was just where I would run so I had to get up with an alternative way because it was a lot of cows, worked.

The first 20K went well, I ran 10K in less than 1.5 hours, 20K in less than 3 hours.

After 20K I ran into a knee issue and had to do some more walking but thought that I still would be able to finish under 6h.

 

When I got to Stenshuvud I walked up because it is a lot of stones and some stairs.

 

What a view, I am blown away every time I have run up there. Now the uphill part was now the down hill part.

At Stenshuvud I got 5 drops of rain on me, saw that it was blue sky and white  clouds so I thought that I would be fine.

Felt good when it was 5K left

At the end I had very tired feet and the right leg was tired, ate a lot of carbs and drank Tailwind with coffeine to get the soreness off.

Last longest run was 28K and now I ran 39.37K, ran at the end, a bit tired but I can do it 🙂 Was expected to be more tired the first time

Some trekkers were out and passed some runners.

After the run of course I had to take a swim in the ocean, oh boy it felt much colder

Results

20.02K City Trail Run

#50

Did not want to head out too late since it could take 3h to run my 20K run after work so I started work at 7 am to be able to get out around 4.30 pm.

When I biked to work this morning it was cooler so I actually put on a jacket but during the day the temperature increased to a pleasant temperature.

Decided to wear shorts, linnen, ultra back pack with 1 liter water.

Finally the temperature has dropped to a manageable level.

I ran all the way to the first part where I have to walk which felt good.

Then I ran all the way to Klosterängens höjder up all the way on the first hill and had to catch my breath, I was wondering what the couple thought hearing me breating heavily while they were in a middle of a discussion.

Ran up all the way on all the other hills, they are a total of four.

Tried not to stay too long to catch my breath.

10K took 1h and 14 minutes, there was hope. I wanted to be able to finish this run in 2h and 30 minutes.

Ran into a minor knee issue and walked a short time after around 11K.

The I ran up on all the hills, I had decided that I would run up on all hills and the plan was to not have to walk and that worked. Also tried to walk a short moment if I had to.

What a difference it makes when the temperature has dropped 10oC (50F), during most of the summer it has been around 30oC (86F) and today it was 20oC (68F).

Had to stop a few times during the last 5.5K due to a minor knee issue and also that the legs wanted to be fast today.

Then finally it was 1K left and I ran all the way home.

Results

Weight report

-0.7KG since yesterday

20.47K City Trail Run

#48

I am back, did not blog over vacation, ran 5x5K runs. Enjoyed starting early in the morning when it has been cool.

Got back yesterday, before I went on vacation we had tropical heat in Sweden and after nearly 2 weeks in France the temperature has dropped but it is still warm.

Decided to head out on a long run after breakfast but the temperature as 24oC (75.2F). Brought 1 liter of water in my ultra back pack.

My legs were fast from the beginning but me running in the heat is not best friends so a slower pace would be much better but forcing my legs to run slower is just going to give bias (=snedbelastning) so I decided to let my legs decide the pace and when I would get this uncomfortable breathlessness I would stop and walk to catch my breath.

Even if is was warm when I started it was cloudy and there was a breeze so it  was not as tough as two weeks ago when I only lasted for approximately 1K.

The first hill I just ran up but then around 3.5K I had to stop and walk for a moment and then I ran again til I got to this part where I have walked in the past, it is a road in the neighborhood which goes up for a while.

Then I ran longer before I had to stop again.

Thought that I would be fine when I got to the first hill at Klosterängens höjder but I could not run all the way up that hill. When I stood at the top to catch my breath I saw on top of the second hill were school kids, they were not going to destroy my run but decided to run back on the first hill and run up again and hope that they would be gone. Now I managed to run all the way up 🙂 Felt good.

They had started walking down the second hill so I got ready and ran up the second hill and then ran down on the other side, ran back up again and ran all the way 🙂

Then up the fourth hill.

Then it was time to run to St Hans hills and run one lap there.

After approximately half the run I ran into a new knee issue, did not feel the same as before so I had to deal with that, what helped was to walk, if I started to run too soon I felt it in my knee so then I just had to walk some more.

It felt good to run up all the way on all hills except one, what I did this time was not to stop and catch my breath, kept walking instead and then when I was ready I started running again.

Then the worst was over and I had approximately 5K left. Wanted to finish under 3h.

I could wet my whole hair at the grave yard, had a place where you can fill water pitchers with water. Oh boy did that feel good.

I have to say that the heat was not the biggest issue, earlier it was blue sky and sun and now it was cloudy, but the fast legs in the heat made me have to walk from time to get rid of the uncomfortable breathlessness and then then knee issue from time to time.

Was glad to head out and get this long run, hope that it will cool down soon so I just can run.

Results

Weight report

Been on vacation, expected weight gain since I would not run as much as I normally do, hoped it would be around 2 KG and this felt good

+2.3 KG

 

9.73K Short Run

#42

Originally I had planned to run this route yesterday but it looked like it was going to rain and it did at lunch time and it was cloudy. I also had been invitied to dinner and was thinking about it and decided that I would run the route today instead, in the morning it was chillier so I hoped that it wouldn’t be as hot as Tuesday but no such luck.

I wore running skirt, linnen, water belt and flipbelt.

Started the run and it did not take long til the heat hit my face. I decided to not look at my watch and instead try to run as long as I could til the body refused to run anymore and I got to approximately to 1K, walked 500 m and then ran again, decided that I would try to run at least 1K and got to 2.5K, didn’t need 500 m walk and started running earlier but would run til 4K, I had to mentally work with myself, part of me wanted to give up but I didn’t give up.

This pretty much sums up the route, if I did not need 500 m walking I would run those extra meters that I didn’t walk.

Wet my face and hair from time to time and drank water.

When I was close to home I decided that I would run all the way, funny how it is a mindset sometimes. You just decide that you are going to do it and then you just do.

Longing for the fall when the temperature will drop and it will be cooler and nicer to run.

Results

Weight Report

 

 

20.16K City Trail Run

#41

Once again a hot day.

After work I put on running skirt, linnen, ultra back pack with 1 liter water.

Started running and felt the heat straight away, hoped I would make it to 2K before I had to stop and walk but I had to stop already at 1K.

Started running again when I had catched my breath. Had to stop and walked til I have walked up the first hill on the dirt road.

It is interesting, the legs wants to run but the body cannot stand it. Sometimes the legs want to run fast and it last til the body says no.

The first half of the run was awful but I managed to run up all the hills, 4 of them on Klosterängens höjder which felt great.

 

Had some issues with my right knee also.

I was wondering how it would go when I got to St Hans hills where I would run one lap. Wanted to be able to run up on all the hills, last time there were some where I had to walk but today I ran up on all of them, that felt so great too.

Part of me wanted to cut the distance but at the end I decided that I would run the route that was originally planned.

At the grave yard came a car that drove slowly behind me, part of me thought that I would get kidnapped which made me run faster and also longer. Then I had to stop, had not seen the car but it showed up again and I started running again and turned right down to the narrow path at Vallkärra.

Hoped that I would finish under 2 hours and I actually did, at the end I had natural farlek.

Results

Weigh Report

 

28.3K Trail Run

#40

It was time to increase the distance today to approximately 30K which meant that I would add the foot path where there is a lot of heather.

With this heat that have hit Sweden I was not sure if I would experience the very purple color of there but I would run there at least.

When I opened the door in the morning it was cooler 🙂

On our ride to Christinehof I realized I had forgotten my pulse watch so we had to return back and I also could bring my hair brush to my back pack with  my chaning clothes afterwards.

It was very enjoyabe starting this run because it was cooler, it was a breeze.

It has been so WARM lately.

When I got to the meadow where I had experienced these hostile cows they were there but to the right and stayed there, I realized I ran so much faster over this meadow, I wonder why.

Did not experience any knee issue during the first part.

Passed some other runners and got a comment, oh another long distance runner 🙂

A lot of trekkers and on my way to Verkeån I heard someone whistling, I was so glad because otherwise I would not have heard this biker so I moved to the right.

 

On the meadow I did not see the very purple, more brown plants due to the heat.

At the end of this path I turn to the left and get on a narrow path but realized that they had put on a fence and let the path to the right but I still saw the blue marking on the other side of the fence ????? How would I get over, I could not get over the fence in the middle because it is a electrical fence but at the end it was a old stair, I was wondering if the steps would fall but they did 🙂

 

On the next meadow I had a close experience with some horses, one walked towards me and another horse, one of them started to press me 🙂

And another horse came up from a hill, they started to follow me but then they stopped.

Close to Haväng the heat came and I had a minor issue with my right knee.

I wet my hair and drank water and got finally to Haväng and had only approximately 5K left to the final destination.

Between Haväng and Vitemölla I try to get down to the water and wet my hair but today it was waves so it was tough wetting my hair, I gave up.

So nice to get to the final destination but my ride was not there with the cold water but saw that he was close, finally he showed up and I got my water and drank almost 1 liter before it was time for the mandatory and necessary swim in the water. Went in the water with my running gear.

I was surfing, the waves moved me forward.

Results:

 

 

 

12.4K Short Run

#39

The plan was to run my 12.5K run after work.

It was suppose to be warm today it was.

OH MY GOSH.

Put on linnen, running skirt, first I had decided to wear my water belt but changed my mind and was putting on my ultra back pack with 1 liter water.

It I was suffering yesterday it was worse today and the distance was shorter.

I hoped that I would be able to run approximately 3K I had to give up before 2K before I had to walk.

The legs wanted to run fast but the body gets exhausted.

I drank constantly and wet my hair but it did not help.

Felt so good to finally reach the final destination.

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