maj | 2016 | Gabby's Challenges

#7 – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition

I was hoping that the weather would stay warm all the way down to the town where I live and it felt that way.

Temperature: 16.5oC (61.7F)

3/4 Capri, short socks and t-shirt 🙂 and the Life saver: flip belt

My legs did not feel tired after yesterday’s intervals and the pace was around 6 min/k.

I saw one woman on inlines and couldn’t believe that she didn’t wear any helmet, wrist guards, kneepad or elbow protection.

Allergy time even if I like this time of the year best, it gets greener and greener.

At the end I saw a horse coming in the other direction and it started to move more towards the middle and started to trot. I said hold to the left. I am not interested to get kicked by a horse, those hooves can do severe damages. Nothing happened.

First time in t-shirt this year and nice to get out on a run in this very nice spring weather, I hope that the heat will stay and that it will get warmer and warmer so it also can be a great summer too.

Distance: 12.41K, time: 1.17.27.8h, average heart rate: 152, average pace: 6.14 min/k,
max pace: 5.13 min/k, cadence: 180, VO2 Max: 39 ml/kg/min

#6 – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition

I decided last week that it was time again for intervals this week. I have not done them in a while.

When I left the town where I work it was warm, I had to take off my extra long sleeve under my jacket but when I got back to my town it was the other way around . COLD! So I had to put on my extra long sleeve.

Of course part of me did not want to run those intervals but lucky me my stronger me won this time.

Temperature: 13oC (55.4F) but chilly and cold so I am not kidding wore gloves and hat. I took off the gloves from time to time 🙂

What a life save a flip belt is when you do not have any pockets.

Started with 2K warmup. At the end I was wondering if I would be lucky to pass a mom with a bicycle trailer and her kid who also was biking. Lucky me they stopped just before I started my interval, 2K.

It did not take long til I was over my threshold pulse (160), got to 163 very quickly, even if I was doing pulse based intervals my brain was more on speed than pulse, it took some time to get below 160 and then I got back over 160 a couple of times.

2 min rest when I was jogging.

Second interval, 2K where I was doing just fine til I came to the famous hill near the school, even if I know that I have a tendency to increase the pace when I am slowing down and tried my best to be below 160, I got to 161.

2 min rest when I was jogging

Third interval, 2K was just fine but had some upwind and felt tired so I got around 155 mainly. Felt like this interval would never end.

2 min rest when I was jogging.

Last interval, 2K and when I was on my way back I saw another CKR runner coming in the other direction, saw our hat which I also wore, thought it was Tobias Widell and we said hi.

Then 1K cool down.

Interesting how rusty you can get when you have not done intervals in a while.

It was tough today but I am glad I did it.