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5.28K Flat Run

#41 (Flat Run) – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition
#42 (Barefoot Running) – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition

This is going to be a tough week, Friday is the last day of this challenge and I am a bit behind. So I decided I would run a short flat run and then finish with barefoot running.

When I walked from the train station to my home after work I felt a breeze and part of me said that I did not need my water belt but lucky me my wiser me told me to bring it.

I have two 5K runs; city run, mostly on bike paths and then one where I am running out in the country and longed for that one.

Wore linnen, running skirt, flipbelt and water belt.

Temperature: 27.5oC (81.5F) but when I started the run I did not feel any breeze and it did not take very long til I had to wet my hair and drink water. So in the beginning I struggled a bit but then around a corner of the hay bales I finally felt the breeze 🙂

Me, running and heat are not friends but I was surprised that I had a faster pace part of the run, under 6 min/k which I didn’t expect.

So I was glad I brought my water belt because I had to wet my hair many times during the run and drink water. That is a advice from me, always bring your water belt otherwise your run could be destroyed, either cutting the distance short or be forced to walk part of the run.

Distance: 5.28K, time: 32.26.5 min, average heart rate: 155, average pace: 6.08 min/k,
max pace: 5.33 min/k, cadence: 174, VO2 Max: 31 ml/kg/min

After the flat run I did some barefoot running, visualized running on glass but the cadence ended up not being good today.

Distance: 0.70K, cadence: 162

7.49K Hilly Training

#38 (Transport to) – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition
#39 (Hilly training) – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition
#40 (Transport from) – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition

Now it is time to get serious with the hilly training so I decided to run up to St Hans Hills and do pulse based hilly training. Which means that when I am running up the hill I have to stay below 160 which is my threshold pulse.

I wore linnen, running skirt, short socks, regular running shoes, flipbelt, water belt with 5 bottles of water.

First I had a plan to run up and down the longest hill and then the slalom hill (=Down hill skiing hill) but during the transport run I decided for the longest hill only, the first plan was 5 times up and down and pulse based but not intervals but then I changed my mind and decided to run 8 laps.

Transport to – Distance: 1.62K

So after some rest after the transport I wet my hair and face and started my lap 1.

This hill is flank from the beginning and then get steeper at the end, approximately 400m. After half the hill my pulse went up to 157, had to slow down but at the end I ended up getting up to 161. Ran down to the start, stood in the shades to get down to 132 in pulse before I would start my second lap.

Wet my hair and face and then it was time for the lap 2, now I knew that when it got steeper I have to keep the pace down to try to stay below 160 but once again I got to 161. But for me that is ok. Ran down and decided to get to approximately 130 before the next lap.

Wet my hair and face and started my lap 3, it was warm and got up to 161 again. Ran down again to the start.

I do not recommend to to hilly training in the middle of the day in the summer but I did not have a choice today. Good for brain training but you need to bring a lot of water and during resting stay in the shade.

Wet my hair and face and started my lap 4, got to 161 at the end and now a guy showed up and we both puffed out on the top. Ran down again. Half done 🙂

Wet my hair and face and started my lap 5 and got to 161 in pulse at the end. Ran down to the start.

When I was standing in the shade resting three girls on bikes biked up the dirt road. 3 laps to go.

Wet my hair and face and started my lap 6, passed the Girls, at then end I got to 162 in pulse but still ok. Ran down to the start. Only two more laps.

Wet my hair and face and started my lap 7, passed the girls, they probably thought that I was nuts 🙂 Once again got to pulse 162 and ran down again to the start. Only one more lap to go.

Wet my hair and face and started lap 8, passed the girls and once again got to pulse 162.

Glad that I am stubborn.

Distance: 7.49K, time: 1.12.38 h, average heart rate: 145, average pace: 9.41 min/k, max pace: 5.21 min/k, cadence: 158, VO2 Max: 28 ml/kg/min, ascent: 243m, desc: 246

Wet my hair and face and ran back to home, wet my face and hair during the transport home

Transport home – Distance: 1.66K

18.62K Flat Run

#26 – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition

After work it was time to run a longer run out to the country.

The nice thing with the summer is that you can run long in the evening because it is still light out.

It was a bit breezier so I decided to wear shorts, t-shirt, water belt, flipbelt.

It was nice checking out a house that started to get built when I ran here the last time, I looked forward to see the progress.

On this country road is usually not too many cars. Here I have to run more on the road instead of more to the side otherwise I run into a knee issue. But tonite the road was busy where I had to run more to the side to make room.

It was a very nice run, not too warm, not too cold, a breeze. Some soreness in my right knee but not any pain, felt a bit in my back. Ran into a back issue the first resting week after my ultra race but I will be at the gym this week and start with the back exercises again.

Drank water and had to wet my head on my way back

Had a goal to run under 2h, almost made it 🙂

Distance; 18.62K, time: 2.01.50.5 h, average heart rate: 143, average pace: 6.32 min/k, max pace: 5.40 min/k, cadence: 174, VO2 Max: 24 ml/kg/min

5.06K Flat Run

#23 – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition

Last run before the ultra race – Hallandsultran – on Saturday. Tomorrow at the gym the second time this week focusing on core and hips.

Temperature: 21oC (69.8F)

It was a bit chillier when I got home from work so Idecided to wear shorts, t-shirt, flipbelt and water belt but realized that linen would have been a better choice.

Nice with a breeze.

I washed my pulse belt earlier this week and realized that I had to pair my pulse watch and pulse belt when it found the GPS very quickly and skipped the pulse belt 🙂

During the run I drank some water but did not wet my hair this time.

Comfortable pace.

Distance: 5.06K, time: 31.48.9 min, average heart rate: 135, average pace: 6.17 min/k, max pace: 5.45 min/k, cadence: 174, VO2 Max: 25 ml/kg/min

5.22K Flat Run

#22 – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition

Today it was a joy running a 5K run compared to Friday when I thought I was gonna die.

This picture sums it up.

Decided to run after breakfast but had to run some errands and did those first and then before lunch I ran.

Temperature: 23oC (73.4F) so I decided to wear my running skirt (has become a life saver), linen, flipbelt and water belt.

As soon as I started running I felt a cool breeze. 🙂

I wet my hair a couple of times, not because I got over heated, just that it feels good to have a cool head and drank some water during the run. Running up the bike path at the end was a joy and I also increased the pace at the very end.

This is the temperature I am hoping for this weekend, a bit cooler in the morning and then around 22oC with a breeze in the afternoon. The worst scenario would be how it was Thursday and Friday this week.

Distance: 5.22K, time: 32.09.8 min, average heart rate: 141, average pace: 6.09 min/k, max pace: 5.24 min/k, cadence: 176, VO2 Max: 26 ml/kg/min

5.25K Flat Run

#21 – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition

This picture sums it up pretty much. The plan was to run around 9K but it did not take long til I was about to give up. It was SO WARM.

If it was warm yesterday it was nothing compare to today. 5 really agonizing K’s.

I wore my runnning skirt which is so liberating when it is very warm, I am so glad I bought this outfit, linen, flipbelt and water belt. I had to wet my hair a lot during the run and I thought that I literally would die so I cut the run short and turn back home.

It was tough breathing today. I hope that June 11th won’t be this way the whole day.

Distance: 5.25K, time: 33.09.1 min, average heart rate: 141, average pace: 6.18 min/k, max pace: 5.24 min/k, cadence: 174, VO2 Max: 25 ml/kg/min

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