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15.80K City Trail Run

#54

I have decided that during the week I will run approximately half of the long trail run I run on the weekend.

The plan Saturday is to run a 35K trail run so my 16K city trail run was planned today. Hoped it wouldn’t be too cold. When I biked home from work it was 21oC (69.8F). Put on linnen, shorts, short socks, ultra back pack and headed out. Put on liniment on my right knee and hoped that I wouldn’t run into a knee issue during my run.

In the beginning I was running in the shadow and then I got out in the sun. Hoped it wouldn’t be too bad. Lucky me I felt a breeze.

There is a dirt road coming up around 2K and my feet and right knee have not been too happy, it has been too rough but today for the first time I was not forced to walk, ran all the way on the dirt road but had to stop and walk after the first hill. Took a short walk and continued running til the street where I always walk nowadays, I have run up all the way in the past so I will work on that 🙂

Then I continued running and even ran up the hillier bike path that I have walked up on earlier, felt good. Had to take a short walk after that.

Then I ran all the way to Klosterängs höjder where I ran up the first hill which really takes the breath out of me. Now I walk around and catch my breath til I was breathing a bit lighter and continued up on the second hill, took a short break and then continued running down on the other side. On my way down I passed a couple I saw last week, he wearing a back pack and trekking shoes. If you are running up or down a hill and meet him, he won’t move to the side. On my way back on the third hill I caught up with the couple and had to pass on the grass to the left. When I got up on the top I waited til they were almost up so I didn’t have to deal with them 🙂 And ran up the last hill.

Catched my breath on the last hill til I saw the couple starting walking up the hill that I was on.

Continued my run to St Hans hill and had to walk for a short moment before I continued running and this time I ran alll the way to St Hans, oh boy did that feel great 🙂

The goal on St Hans hill is to run up all the hills and walk less between and that is happening more and more.

A lot of freesbee golfers today that I had to watch out for so I wouldn’t get a freesbee in my face or on my head.

Then today I ran all the way home which I usually do.

Today I had a really great run, no knee issue and faster than last week.

Results

Weight report

Last Wednesday I weighed 65KG so +0.1 from one week ago.

20.47K City Trail Run

#48

I am back, did not blog over vacation, ran 5x5K runs. Enjoyed starting early in the morning when it has been cool.

Got back yesterday, before I went on vacation we had tropical heat in Sweden and after nearly 2 weeks in France the temperature has dropped but it is still warm.

Decided to head out on a long run after breakfast but the temperature as 24oC (75.2F). Brought 1 liter of water in my ultra back pack.

My legs were fast from the beginning but me running in the heat is not best friends so a slower pace would be much better but forcing my legs to run slower is just going to give bias (=snedbelastning) so I decided to let my legs decide the pace and when I would get this uncomfortable breathlessness I would stop and walk to catch my breath.

Even if is was warm when I started it was cloudy and there was a breeze so it was not as tough as two weeks ago when I only lasted for approximately 1K.

The first hill I just ran up but then around 3.5K I had to stop and walk for a moment and then I ran again til I got to this part where I have walked in the past, it is a road in the neighborhood which goes up for a while.

Then I ran longer before I had to stop again.

Thought that I would be fine when I got to the first hill at Klosterängens höjder but I could not run all the way up that hill. When I stood at the top to catch my breath I saw on top of the second hill were school kids, they were not going to destroy my run but decided to run back on the first hill and run up again and hope that they would be gone. Now I managed to run all the way up 🙂 Felt good.

They had started walking down the second hill so I got ready and ran up the second hill and then ran down on the other side, ran back up again and ran all the way 🙂

Then up the fourth hill.

Then it was time to run to St Hans hills and run one lap there.

After approximately half the run I ran into a new knee issue, did not feel the same as before so I had to deal with that, what helped was to walk, if I started to run too soon I felt it in my knee so then I just had to walk some more.

It felt good to run up all the way on all hills except one, what I did this time was not to stop and catch my breath, kept walking instead and then when I was ready I started running again.

Then the worst was over and I had approximately 5K left. Wanted to finish under 3h.

I could wet my whole hair at the grave yard, had a place where you can fill water pitchers with water. Oh boy did that feel good.

I have to say that the heat was not the biggest issue, earlier it was blue sky and sun and now it was cloudy, but the fast legs in the heat made me have to walk from time to get rid of the uncomfortable breathlessness and then then knee issue from time to time.

Was glad to head out and get this long run, hope that it will cool down soon so I just can run.

Results

Weight report

Been on vacation, expected weight gain since I would not run as much as I normally do, hoped it would be around 2 KG and this felt good

+2.3 KG

12.45K Short Run

#18

I was eating lunch with my test team at lunch and it was warm when we walked to the restaurant.

I was prepared when I biked home but it turned out that even if it was warm, it was not as warm as Tuesday and it was a nice breeze on most of the route.

The plan was as Tuesday, I would try to run as long as possible if I was forced to walk. And then try to run at least 3K if I had to stop again.

Wore linnen, running skirt, flipbelt and water belt.

Headed out on the run, felt a bit in my knee in the beginning, forgot to put on liniment, hoped that I would be fine.

After 3K there is an uphill part on a dirt road, part of me wanted to walk up that part but my stronger me decided that I had to run up on it and I did and then I was breathless and walked 500m.

I do not know what it is with this short hill, after this one there are two that are longer but I manage those without walking afterwards. Maybe I run faster up the first one and then take it more easy on the second and third.

Once again very good to have a water belt so I can drink and wet my hair.

After I had walked 500 m I managed to run 6K before the next walk. Lars my running buddy have taught me that you can push it more than you think. It was so true, I got up a fast pace and was breathless but could still run for a longer period of time.

During the walk I decided that now I would run all the way home, it was only 2.5K left and so I did.

Great run today and the fastest of my 12.5K runs 🙂

10.07K Short Run

#12

After Tuesday’s run I had decided I would run my 10K city run after work.

During work my knee did not complain, just a regular day.

Just before I was going to leave work I remembered the start of the 9.9K run I decided to run Tuesday but ended up being shorter so I had to replan the running during the route to get up to around 9K.

On my way home I was going back and forth which route I would run but finally I had made up my mind and decided to run the route that was I started on Tuesday.

I felt breeze when I biked home, did not feel so warm but when I got home it was warm.

Decided to wear running skirt, linnen, flipbelt and water belt. The water was a life saver during the run.

I decided that my legs would decide the pace tonite 🙂

What a run, compared to Tuesday it felt much better.

After the first hill where part of me wanted to walk up but my stronger me decided that I would run up that hill and I did it but afterwards it felt almost that I was going to get respiratory distress and walked for a short distance.

Ran again, ran up one short part and two medium parts and after the second medium part that road came where it is going up for a longer part, started running on that road but my legs just stopped in the beginning and I walked the rest of the road to get my breath back.

Now it got cooler and got breezier.

I am not sure how long I had been running when I started to feel pain in my right hip and then also right knee. A good rule is to stop and walk til the pain is gone and try again. So a short walk, during the walk I see a horse in front of me going over a bridge, oh no. What I do not want is to get behind a horse and have to pass it, like I have said before I am not afraid of horses but do not want to get kicked by them.

Lucky me when I was ready to start running again the horse had stopped and I started running and decided that I would run the rest of the way home, was approximately 2.5K left.

Cooler and breezier.

Last hill part where I decided that I would run up and not walk and increased the pace at the end.

To sum this route: 3 walks: 2 shorter and 1 longer, walked up one part and ran up the rest. The best was that it felt just like a normal run when it is warm.

But I do not want to jump yet. See if it will continue to feel like a normal run from now on. Than it has taken one month.

10.02 Trail Run

#10

Since some years ago it has become a tradition to run on Ascension Day.

Started to run middle of April and decided that today was the time to do a trai run for the first time after my pneumonia.

One of my favorites trail places is Frostavallen. This week I increased the distance to 10K.

Took the train and bus to Frostavallen and of course I would test my first trail run on the green marker, 10K.

Was a bit nervous, did not know how my lungs would respond after I had walked up Djuralidsbacken (=Djuralids hill), the hill that is the biggest challenge at Tjörnaparen plus the one that comes after.

But I was determined I was going to finish the distance, not cut it.

Had put on t-shirt, shorts, ultra back pack, Altra Lone Peak 3.5, compression socks. But it did not take long til I realized that t-shirt was too warm this day and it just had to get off and once again running around in a sports bra, have gotten used to it.

It was so nice seeing it was so dry, last year it was wet wet wet.

There were two places where it was a bit more difficult to get around, in the beginning of the route a tractor has drive around and left traces, there was some water and then below a tree had been cut so the path had a tree in my direction so I found a detour to get around the tree 🙂

I was wondering if they had rerouted the green marker, all of a sudden I was on a dirt road where I passed some trekkers but could not remember that I have been running here on the green marker.

The first two hills I ran all the way up, the third was too tough but I started running up all hills but if I felt it was too hard I stopped and walked

I did not care about the time today, it would take the time it would take, I would be ok if I couldn’t run up all the way on some hills. This was a test run to see where I am.

Since I did not know how warm it would be, I might have to wet my hair I brought 500 ml water and 500 ml sports drink (Tailwind Tropical Buzz)

Then I got to Djuralidsbacken (Djuralids hill) where I had thought that I would be dead at the top.

To my surprise it felt just like normal. I have run up all the way ONCE in August some years ago. At Tjörnarparen last year they now have a competition who will run up the fastest, I willl never win and will not even try 🙂

After Djuralidsbacken there is another shorter very steep hill and I walk up that one as well. these two were the only two where I did not start running, I am familiar with these, great to have trail shoes with good grip.

First 5K took 50 min so I thought that I would finish in 100 minutes.

To my surprise the whole route took 1:29’43.9. Where I am right now, with the weight and recovering after pneumonia I am so proud of myself that it took less than 90 minutes. It was some walking. And it felt just like normal with some extra weight. It seems to me that I am on my way back. I will definately come back here in a couple of weeks and redo this route. It has all the hills that I need, some hills to work on and also increase the distance later of course.

9.82K Short Run

Yesterday’s run was tough due to the heat, I struggled but did not cut the distance.

On the weather report it looked like today would be as warm but I was determined to run the distance that I had decided. Tonite I increased the distance to 10K.

At work in the afternoon I saw that it looked like it was breezier so I might survive.

I decided to wear my running skirt again, linnen this time, water belt and flipbelt.

Temperature: 24oC (75.2F)

My legs decided the pace from the beginning.

It was much breezier but I still had to wet my hair and drink water during my run.

Major improvement today, I ran the first 4K in a 6.30 min/k pace, longest so far, then came an upwind and I slowed down but continued to have from time to time a 6.30 min/k pace.

After around 6K I was forced to walk due to the heat but decided it would be a short walking distance.

I also had to walk prior to that, not because of the heat but it was difficult to get the mobile back into the flipbelt after I had taken some pictures. The flipbelt is great just as long as you have things in there but do not have to bring things out. The waterbelt is over the flipbelt and the flipbelt is turned with the holes towards my body.

There were a couple of more times that I had to walk, some issue with my right knee also.

When it was approximately 2K left I decided that now you are running all the way home and I did.

Even if I had this 6.30 min/k pace and I was breathless, it felt more like the breathless I feel if I am heavier and not due to the breathlessness that I felt in the beginning.it

This was my fastest run so far 🙂

I really hope it will soon feel more normal.

Tomorrow I will test myself on the trails again. I want to know where I stand, I will get myself to one of my favorite trail places and try the green marker. There are two really tough hills but I am looking forward to it a lot.

8.25K Short Run

When I biked home from work I realized it was very warm.

No way I would wear long sleeve wool, windstopper and long tights.

Tonite it would be premiere for shorts and t-shirt but when I got home I changed my mind and decided to put on my running skirt. Also premiere for my flipbelt and water belt.

To try to avoid another knee issue I put liniment on my right knee

Temperature: 24oC (75.2F)

Decided that the legs would decide the pace the first 1K but it was tough getting them to slow down not until on the bog they slowed down due to the heat.

From time to time the pace increased but I was not too breathless

Water belt is a tip when it is warm and you do city runs, you can drink and also wet your hair and face. It helped for a while but then it was warm again

I was forced to walk from time to time due to the heat.

But since I did not have any knee issue I wouldn’t cut the distance, I am not a person who give up. I need to loose weight and get fit again and not head out because it was warm was not an option.

Same thing with the gym, need to get the strength back and just because it is tough right now I won’t give up there either, it won’t make me stronger.

There were some other runners that seemed to struggle with the heat.

Once again my legs started to run faster and faster at the end

Even if it was warm tonite I was glad I ran, not too bad, 4 minutes slower than last time due to heat is just fine.

This was my last 8K run, tomorrow I will increase the distance once again.

13.02K Hilly Run

#32 – 50 runs in 100 days – Just run edition

Tonite I had decided that I would run on St Hans hills. It is time to start preparing for Lidingöloppet end of September and Kullamannen beginning of November.

It was a while since I had been running on St Hans hills.

The temperature showed 26oC (78.8F) but it was windy so I decided to wear shorts, t-shirt, compression socks. flipbelt, no water. Turned out to be perfect weather, not too cold, breeze.

Decided to run the regular route on St Hans Extreme and also the half moon that has not existed for a while, they did drainage work and the half moon was just a big mound that you couldn’t run on.

It was nice being back, felt that I had a good pace up the hills and down the hills.

Totally had forgotten about the frisbee golf players, two teams were there and during the run another team showed up, hoped that we would not bump into each other, we kept a distance in the beginning but then I heard one team in the grove and did use the word Fore to get noticed. They behaved and I was on my watch to not get hit by a frisbee.

I guess being frustrated, longing for St Hans hills and perfect weather was a good match, no screaming today 🙂 but pictured what have put me in a shitty mood in front of me up the hills 🙂

Distance: 13.02K, time: 1.31.50.4h, average heart rate: 154, average pace: 7.03 min/k, max pace: 5.39 min/k, cadence: 172 (thought it would be a bit better), VO2 Max: 29 ml/kg/min

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

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