Etikettarkiv: bath

22.03K Trail Run

#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.

40.04K Trail Run

#62

This morning it was time for another trail run, the last on Österlen this and the last but one 40K trail run.

Was cold in the summer cottage in the morning so I had to drink two coffee before we hit the road.

How could the temperature drop so fast, last Saturday it was 11oC (51.8F), my feet was cold but got warm eventually. When I started it was 6oC (42.8F).

I was prepared and brought compression tights with fleece, wool sports bra, wool long sleeve, wool socks, windstopper, had forgotten to bring gloves but brought with me on the run my gloves I have when I bike to work. Didn’t need to wear them very long til my hands were warm.

Was left off at Alunbruket, from a distance I saw that there were cows on the meadow I pass before the woods. So I decided to start with the yellow marker instead of the orange marker, everything was just fine til I got out on a more open area and saw these cows, I do not trust these cows at all, at Brösarp hills I and the cows have bonded. I was not in a mood of dealing with these cows so I turned around and hoped that all cows would be on this first meadow. I now continued on the orange marker but when I got to the famous meadow I saw the cows, what?????? These cows are not going tot destroy my day, I am going to run my 40K trail run, since I am a problem solver I had to come up with a second detour, there is a red marker that I have seen when I have gotten out from the woods and am getting close to Hallamölla, where is the start, decided to head back to Alunbruket and have seen that there is a map, saw where the red marker started and had to head back towards Christinehof and then saw where the red marker was heading, have never run on the red marker before

A bit hilly in the beginning and mainly dirt roads, the red markers were far apart but one running friend of mine has tought me to continue forward if u do not see any arrow in another direction and it was true. Finally got on the dirt road where I am getting down on when I run on the orange marker and am in the woods and then get out on this dirt road.

Was not sure how long detour I had taken but when I was on my way to Vantalängan my pulse watch sounded and saw that it was 10k, so I calculated that I had 3K extra. I was suppose to run to Baskemölla and was not sure where I would end now.

I had some knee issues in the beginning and also fell flat faced before Vantalängan, scraped my elbow and my knee.

When I got to the Northern Brösarps Hills there were these cows I have bonded with very close to the orange marker

But I could walk to the left and they stayed on the right, one was glaring at me but did not move and when I had a distance I could start running again. When I got to the top hill there were more cows and I also managed to pass them without any issues, see how it goes when u have bonded 🙂 After I had run down in the valley and up again I saw that there was bull calves but I could pass them too 🙂

At the rest area I informed Wille that he had to pick me up at Vik instead of Baskemölla. Continued to Brösarp hills on my to Haväng, it got colder and put on the windstopper again but after a short time I felt it was too warm so I had to take it off. Had to walk from time to time but tried to walk not too long. When I got closer to Haväng there was a group in front of me, kids and some adults, one tried to scare the sheep, it was not my job to tell the kid to stop but finally the owner got his attention, passed this crows and got to Haväng, was a bit tough to run between Haväng and Vitemölla, tired legs and sand is not a good combo.

After that I had some K’s with asphalt and this weekend it was also Kiviks apple market, tought to pass Kivik with all the cars parked on the side, cars on the road moving and people waking on the side but finally I got out from Kivik and thought that I would be fine but of course they also had to visit Kivik’s musteri (cider place), narrow road, cars in both directions, bus, train with people between Kivik and Kiviks musteri and a tractor also transporting people and then me trying to be on the left side, sometimes have to stop to let cars pass, with tired legs it was not easy balancing on the shoulder and the ditch. Good to finally reach Stenshuvud

Good started running again til I got to the part where it goes up to Stenshuvud 400m when I have to walk and for the last time see this view, for this year

Magical.

Then it was time to head down from the top and the bottom of Stenshuvud.

Tried to walk shorter and run longer, had to say that I had to pass some times during my run at Stenhuvud’s area.

Finally got out from there, had a dirt road to run on before I got out on the asphalt again. Trail shoes on asphalt is not a good combo. There are two uphills on the last 5K. Had informed Wille to pick me up on the other side of Vik because I thought I would have 1K left when I got to Vik.

But when I got close to Vik I only had 800m left to 40K so I informed me Wille to get to the harbour instead. When I got down to the water I turned to the left and then turn back, when I got to the harbour Wille was there, odd, turned out that he had to read about the other part 🙂

So of course I had to take a swim in the ocean before the late lunch. Just had to do it. You probably can guess it was cold, it was 13oC (55.4F)

Results

 

25.82 Trail Run

#47 – 50 runs in 100 days – Summer edition

Needed a 25K trail run this weekend and have run from Christinehof to Haväng included the 5K ”strövstig” (footpath) but felt that I could try to find something new. When I asked my running group CKR about if something new a longer run on Österlen someone mentioned Österlen circle but that one was around 40K which is too long at the moment but saw that one part was Vantalängan to Kivik 15k. And from Christinehof to Vantalängan it is almost 10K so I decided to combine those.

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Earlier I have run from Alunbruket to Hallamölla on orange, then yellow to Vantalängan but deciced to run from Alunbruket all the way to Bengtemölle on orange, no footpath today.

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The orange part from Hallamölle started with a longer dirt road but then I was back in the woods again and some steeper hills. Will see what I will do next weekend.

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A bit chillier today when I started, 16oC (60.8F) but I love when it is around this temperature, not too warm, not too cold.

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Felt that I still was tired in my legs after the trail run at Kullaberg last weekend and the hilly intervals Wednesday, have some issues with my right heel and right knee, brought linament but never put it on my knee, so some walking from time to time.

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Then I had decided that I would go on yellow after Bengtemölle because the 6.5K orange to Haväng is too much dirt road and asphalt.

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Some bigger groups of trekkers were out today on the orange marker and we said hi to each other.

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Got down to Haväng where I walked back to the orange marker.

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When I got to the parking lot there was an orange marker showing where I would continue to Kivik but then when I got the next sign place no Kivik, thought that I was going to run near the water to Kivik to Haväng so I saw an orange marker further up with a pinboard and thought that it would say something where to head but it was just a lifebuoy. So I had to sit down, bring out my map but it did not cover to Kivik, then it is when your mobile came in handy, searched for the route and got a name on the map. Headed back to the sign place and saw that I would continue further up.

The last part was first running close to the water with a lot of sand parts and then when it was left 2K asphalt which is not the best with running with Altra shoes.

When I had finished it was time for the mandatory swim in the ocean, lovely when you are warm after a 3-4 hours run and get into the water and cool down.

Then lunch at Bures in Kivik

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Distance: 25.82K, average heart beat: 133, average pace: 8.42 min/k, max pace: 5.13 min/k, cadence: 152, VO2 Max: 26 ml/kg/min

Weight report

Weight loss: 0.8 KG, since I have weighed myself in the afternoon after eating breakfast and lunch I believe that my weight should be lower. But it is going in the right direction, getting closer and closer to 60 KG

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