#67

Some weeks ago we got the PM from Kullamannen and the route had been decided. One week later I read that Länsstyrelsen (=county government) that Nimis would be a no-go zone which meant that the race cannot be at the stone part to Nimis and up Nimis. The people who are arranging this race had a 72h email conversation and had to come up with a new route.

Today it was time to head up to Kullaberg and run this new route, I had plan to run on Kullen this Saturday but now had to run the new route of course.

Got the route from Kullamannen himself.

Took the train and bus up there, put on wool sports bra, wool long sleeve, compression tights, gloves and the jacket I will wear in November. It is colder in the morning and it can be cold in the morning when you get to Kullen. Better to be able to take off clothes if I get too warm then being cold from the beginning and not be able to something about it.

This year they are renovating the harbor where the start and finish has been so the start and finish for the race I am going to run will start at a hotel so I walked up there. Started running, the start will be tougher, it goes uphill very shortly after the start and then I got to the regular part that has not been changed.

It did not take long til I felt too warm and had to take off my jacket. I also realized that I had not attached the water bladder properly and had to stop and fix that too.

It felt good to know that I am so much better prepared. I was running up on some hills and walked on the more challenging or at least tried to run up on them and then have to stop and walk but that is fine with me.

I passed the narrow path where we had run down to get to the stone part that we won’t run down on this year and continued further down on the dirt road and then continued down on another dirt road.

Got down to the water and realized that someone else was also testing running this route, we pulled our heads together to find the path to continue on. This guy had run the same race as me last year and had also thrown in the towel. He disappeared and then I was alone again, was not sure if I was on the right path turned around and now came two other runners who also were testing the new route so we were running on the route together for a moment and then I was on my own. Nice to collaborate to find the correct way. Realized that I now had gotten to the bottom wher the stone part starts but now would get up on that part where we have heading now earlier. It will be a tough part on the race and after that it was off road. I loved it. Got a bit confused but all of a sudden saw a pattern that I could follow.

Thought that I had gotten to Håkullen but was on the top before Nimis.

Then I was back on the regular route again when I had passed Nimis on the top.

I was so happy that I did not have to walk due to a knee issue, only had to walk because I had tired legs or too breathless after running up a hill.

It was a bit windy when I got to the light house and had to take it easy to not blow away.

I was not dressed for the weather but it is not easy to know how to dress, it can be very cold in the morning and then get warmer or stay cold. So I got a bit over warm. I had told Wille that I might not swim in the ocean afterwards but then informed him that meet me at the beach because I am a bit over warm and need to cool down after the run.

Wandered a bit off but it was not too long. I stopped at the beach and probably had 1K left to the finish line. This is going to be a great race this year, am glad not to have this long stone part and love the off road part a lot. It will as tough but more off road and narrow paths. It is going to be interesting how we runners will behave, we will be many who will run and some need to pass from behind because they are faster and how we will deal with that.

Results

Weight report:

Have not been satisfied with my weight this week. Hope that next week will be better.