månadsarkiv: juli 2018

24.24K Trail Run

#31

It was time to increase the distance and decided to run from Christinehof to Vitemölla. I thought that it would be 2.5K extra but turned out it was 5K.

It looked like it would be a warm day so I decided to put on linnen and running skirt. Fill up the bladder with water and also have 250ml tailwind tropical breeze with coffeine with me and had some candy left.

On my way to Christinehof I realized I had forgotten my pulse watch at the summer cottage but decided to use a app instead. Thinking about Runkeeper but then I realized that the best would be to use Movescount to get the distance registered and have my apple watch on.

Got out of the door a bit late, said that it would take 3h.

Weird not to have a pulse watch to look at so I was not sure about the pace, felt that I had a fast pace in the beginning but the body fixed it later.

It was chilly in the beginning which was nice. At approximately 4K this hill that I decided to run up all the way last week I also ran up all the way this week, felt good.

Then there is a flatter longer hill that I have to walk up on but on the flat part before it feels like it is uphill I managed to run longer there this time.

Then after Verkeån there is a steep short hill that I til today have walked up on but today I ran up on it all the way so two hills now.

I took a break at a rest stop, went to the toilet and had planned to wet my face with cold water because it had started to get warmer but only hot water got out from the basin.

It looked like I would make it in 3h but when it was 3K left to Haväng my right knee started to protest so I was forced to walk more than I had planned.

 

 

When I got to Haväng on my way to Vitemölla where I thought it would be 2.5K left it got very warm, I was boiling and had to get down to the water and wet my whole hair and pace.

Even if it was hot I was glad I got out and run this trail run. Increased the distance and will give it a new try next weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

Finally I reached the final destination, exhausted, for the first time I took off my socks, pulse belt and shoes, watch and went into the water.

 

I love to drink a cold beer after a long run and especially when it it has been warm. Wille had filled a 1 liter bottle of water and I drank halft of it in one zip after I have finished.

And finally my seafood and fish burger at Bures in Kivik

Pulse Based Interval Training

#30

So it was time for my first pulse based intervals this year.

The temperature dropped a bit which was nice, it was not too hot.

The training consists of 2K warm up, 4x2K intervals with 2 min rest between. 1K cool down.

During those 2 min you can choose to stand still, walk or jog and if it is not too hot I always jog.

During the intervals I am going to be a couple of heart beats under my threshold pulse which is 160.

Started the warm up but nothing moved on my pulse watch, what??? Realized that I had not started something on my pulse watch so I did, off I went 🙂 So now I had maybe been running 300 m ahead. Did not start all over.

When it was time for my first interval I could not see any pulse on my pulse watch just pace and I was thinking that I had chosen the wrong exercise on my pulse watch. Interesting with pulse based intervals when you have to go on a feeling. Tough Tough. Felt that I was running on max and I was above 6 min/k but I also got under on the first interval. Breathless.

Jogged for two minutes and started again, now I had to do some detours to reduce these extra 300 m otherwise I would run into problems when I was on my third interval. Seemed to have managed but could started jogging before 2K, ran about 300 m shorter, I was just too exhausted.

2 min jogging again where I had to do ”slalom” between some kids who were walking on the bike path 🙂

It felt that it got slower and slower for each interval, definately not a good start but I was doing intervals and it will be more.

The first two intervals are the toughest but when I am starting on my third I know that I just have one left.

Finally I ran my last interval but it was so tough so I started jogging before I had finished these 2K’s, then I thought that I would have 2K warmup when it was just 1K (which I realized at the end).

THen i was thinking about why I had not seen any pulse and realized once again that it is based on which mode I am choosing on my pulse watch and an auto had chosen Running when I should have chosen intervals or hilly intervals. I will do better next time for sure. No point doing pulse based intervals if you cannot follow your pulse.

 

16.07K Hilly Run

#28

The original plan was to run the same hilly run as last week but got delayed at work and when I biked home it felt very warm. I was not sure if I would survive or not but time would tell.

Put on linnen, running skirt, ultra back pack with one 250ml water bottle and one 500 ml water bottle.

Me running and heat are not best friends and the heat affected me early.

Forced myself to run approximately 2.7K before I had to stop and walk.

What is it with stones. Why do they most of the time put themselves between the shoe and my heel?

Then it walking from time to time up to Klosterängens höjder. But I had promised myself that I would run up all the hills there.

Was totally exhausted when I had run up the first hill and had to catch my breath.

Then I ran up the second hill and catched my breath there for a shorter time and ran down on the other side. But when I turned around and started running on this longer hill I had to stop and walk shortly and then ran up the last part. Had to catch my breath 🙂 Then I just had to run up the last hill before I ran towards St Hans Hills.

At around 8K I ran into a knee issue.

I decided on my way to St Hans hills that I would try to run up all the hills even if it might mean I had to walk between.

Got ready, last week I was not able to run up the first hill but this time I did. Was very breathless and had to walk before the second hill.

Running up on all hills was very exhausting tonite. Tired legs as well but I ran up all the hills which felt good.

During the run I decided I would cut the distance due to the heat and knee issue at the end.

When I finished running one lap on St Hans hills I ran directly to my home instead of continuing on my 5K run back.