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35.02K Trail Run

#56

I was suppose to run 35K last weekend but I ran 36K so during the week I decided that I would run 35K and then walk the last 1K as cool down.

So since I have been a bit delayed when I have set the alarm to 6.30 am I decided that I would get up at 6.15 am instead.

Got ready and the car was on the road 7.30 am.

Put on t-shirt, shorts, shorts gococo socks, it was 12oC (53.6F) when I started but I did not freeze, started from Alunbruket.

Got to the meadow, looked if there were any cows but did not see any but when I got around the first corner these sinister cows were there 🙂

Oh no no no, they are not going to destroy my day, I won’t turn back, as solution minded as I is I stopped and had to come up with a plan. Why I didn’t want to continue around them was because there was one cow that was very close to the path where I would run. So what was the alternative. A fence and a forest. Was the fence a electrical fencing? I touched the wire and was fine, throw over my ultra back pack and got over the fence, could get out further down where there were no cows and continued.

Today I ran up part of the Northern hills of Brösarp on the first hill but needed to rest my knee. The first 10K I had the time 1 h 30 minutes, 5 minutes slower than last weekend.

I ran then all the way down to the first valley and saw that there were cows close to the path where I would pass so once again I had to walk to not scare them too much.

I started to run up the second hill and then walked, further up I saw cows close to the path, how would I handle this, decided to do a detour further down and get back up further up and it worked.

 

When I got down in the second valley there were no cows so I was fine.

At the rest area I had to visit the toilet at the rest area and then I continued on the yellow marker.

There were some walking due to a knee issue but finally I got to Haväng. There were a toilet that I had to visit before I continue to Vitemölla.

I ran 20 K in 3 h and 6 min, 8 minutes slower than last weekend.

Then I get to this part where it is a lot of asphalt and running/walking.

I got a bit upset when it came to one car. One car can drive on this road to Stenshuvud but when it comes to two cars in different directions, one will stop and wait for the other to pass but at one point there were an Volvo and me and the driver almost forst me into the bushes, he had enough space to move a bit closer to the right but he had to almost smearing me along the elbow.

Then I got to Stenshuvud finally. Nice to back in the woods.

Started to walk up the stairs and up to the top of Stenshuvud. Magnificent view over the water and then when I passed all the stones it was time to start running down 800m and then continue towards the other side.

Once again I had to visit the toilet. This was a different one, it was plastic in front of the toilet and it felt like it was going to crack 🙂

I was tired in my legs and feet. Helped a couple who thought that they were at the wrong place, thought that they wanted to visit Stenshuvud so I told them to just continue.

Back on asphalt again so tried to run til I got to a hill part and then continue runing when I had walked up the hill. Ran into an upwind but managed to handle it.

Stopped the clock at 35K and then walked 1K as cool down.

When I got to Vik I was met by a glad dog.

Then it was the mandatory swim in the ocean but this time there was a dog that was in the water also 🙂

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35.99K Trail Run

#53

Remember that last year I didn’t get up on those longer distances. Had planned to run some 40K’s but that did not happen. Longest distance I ran was a 33K on Österlen.

This year my goal is to run through the finish line and with my pneumonia I had to start slowly but after vacation it was time to raise the bar. So I raised the bar quite a bit from 28K to 39.37K and then I decided that between the next 40K I would run around 35K so it won’t be too tough.

So I was thinking where did I have to stop to get up to 35K, decided that I would run from Alunbruket to Vik and also this time try to start at 8 am.

Once again it could rain but I would run as long as it would be good weather and if it would start raining it would depend how much and how cold if I would throw in the towel or not. Cannot just stop anywhere, need to be somewhere where I can be picked up by a car.

So off I went in t-shirt, shorts, packed a long sleeve in a dry bag which I put in my ultra back pack.

It is such a huge difference now when the temperature has dropped. Was around 15oC (59F) when I started, cool and nice and I did not freeze, some years ago I wouldn’t try to run in t-shirt and shorts when it is 15oC but I have given it a try now a few weeks and it has not been an issue, I get warm when I start running.

Some weeks ago I ran into a cow situation on a meadow where I have run smoothly for some years but this year one morning I realize that there are cows or heifers. What I did wrong was to walk towards them, but they looked sinister from the start. So every time now I look if I see any when I enter the meadow and there were none 🙂 Good!

Continued on the meadow, saw fresh cow dung and was praying that I wouldn’t see them around the corner and thank God they weren’t, I saw them on the other side of the creek and hoped that they wouldn’t come over to me but why. I could not see any natural path that they could walk on.

Got into the woods.

One thing I do not like in the woods are the spider webs that gets into my face and legs, it is more disturbing when they get into my face.

During the summer with the tropical heat I have not have any issues with a certain plant but now when the temperature has dropped, it is greener and now they have started to grow these nettle and without thinking I was running on a dirt road and got a bit to close to the left and felt the sting. The only thing to do is to ignore it and then it won’t sting anymore

The first part between Alunbruket and Haväng went quite well. Walked after some hills. Now I have started to run up more on the first hill at Brösarps Nothern hills (in the beginning), also on the second hill. When I was on my way there I saw a bigger group of trekkers on these hills and hoped that I would caught up with the group at a place where I could pass them easily. But I caught up with them down in the valley where I walk anyway but where I usually start running again they were in front of me so I took the opportunity to rest my leg and walked behind them til I got to the rest area where one of them said it looks good and I responded You too.

Then I continued on the yellow marker. I realized that I ran more today then I have done before even if I had to walk where it was cows and animals. Managed to run the whole dirt road just before Haväng.

The beach part between Haväng and Vitemölla was running and walking, it is tough running on sand.

After that I have approximately 6K asphalt which is not so good to run on with trail shoe so once again running and walking.

Finally I made it to Stenshuvud where I run a lot in the woods and it is going up to the top of Stenshuvud. Am running in the beginning but when I get tot the stairs I walk up on those and then all the way to the top. Time to head down and when it is not so rocky anymore I ran down. Now I got tired in my legs and feet so I did some walking, met a labrador puppy who was happy when I patted him.

Then it was only 5K left on asphalt. Ran and walked up the hills. The first 10K I ran in 1h 25 min, 20K in 2h 58 min so I hoped that I would be able to finish in less than 5 h and 30 min which I have said to Wille. I had run 35K in 5 h and 5 min which felt great but it was 36K to Vik but finished in 5 h 13 min which felt great.

Wille was a bit delayed but it was not cold so I tested my thermal blanket and then when Wille arrived I had my mandatory bath and then lunch.

Results

39.37K Trail Run

#51

This week it was time to raise the bar, 2 months left til the only race I will run this year.

When I got back from vacation I looked at the calendar and decided that it is more important that I run 3x40K runs and 2 runs at Kullaberg before the race.

So the first 40K trail run would happen today and first time on Österlen. Decided  to start at Alunbruket and thought that 40K would be at Baskemölla.

So I wanted to start running earlier since I thought it could take 6h to finish.

Started the run at 8.13, it was 13oC (55.4F), wore shorts, t-shirt. It was definately cooler but I never got too cold. Great to run when it was cooler.

Did not have to deal with the cows at the first meadow, they had been moved 🙂

Since it has not been a lot of trail running on my vacation and I have gained some weight it would be interesting how I would handle the hills but I ran up on the hill at approximately 3K (4K normally when I have started at Christinehof) and then I managed to run up on the hill at approximately 7K (8K when I start from Christinehof)

Then I decided that I would give it a try on the first hill when I get close to Brösarp and managed to do that, not all the way but part of it and then to my surprise when I got on the top it was cows there instead of horses. I thought that I would be able to run on the side of one cow that I thought was a good distance but she got scared and ran away 🙂

When I got down in the valley one cow was just where I would run so I had to get up with an alternative way because it was a lot of cows, worked.

The first 20K went well, I ran 10K in less than 1.5 hours, 20K in less than 3 hours.

After 20K I ran into a knee issue and had to do some more walking but thought that I still would be able to finish under 6h.

 

When I got to Stenshuvud I walked up because it is a lot of stones and some stairs.

 

What a view, I am blown away every time I have run up there. Now the uphill part was now the down hill part.

At Stenshuvud I got 5 drops of rain on me, saw that it was blue sky and white  clouds so I thought that I would be fine.

Felt good when it was 5K left

At the end I had very tired feet and the right leg was tired, ate a lot of carbs and drank Tailwind with coffeine to get the soreness off.

Last longest run was 28K and now I ran 39.37K, ran at the end, a bit tired but I can do it 🙂 Was expected to be more tired the first time

Some trekkers were out and passed some runners.

After the run of course I had to take a swim in the ocean, oh boy it felt much colder

Results

20.02K City Trail Run

#50

Did not want to head out too late since it could take 3h to run my 20K run after work so I started work at 7 am to be able to get out around 4.30 pm.

When I biked to work this morning it was cooler so I actually put on a jacket but during the day the temperature increased to a pleasant temperature.

Decided to wear shorts, linnen, ultra back pack with 1 liter water.

Finally the temperature has dropped to a manageable level.

I ran all the way to the first part where I have to walk which felt good.

Then I ran all the way to Klosterängens höjder up all the way on the first hill and had to catch my breath, I was wondering what the couple thought hearing me breating heavily while they were in a middle of a discussion.

Ran up all the way on all the other hills, they are a total of four.

Tried not to stay too long to catch my breath.

10K took 1h and 14 minutes, there was hope. I wanted to be able to finish this run in 2h and 30 minutes.

Ran into a minor knee issue and walked a short time after around 11K.

The I ran up on all the hills, I had decided that I would run up on all hills and the plan was to not have to walk and that worked. Also tried to walk a short moment if I had to.

What a difference it makes when the temperature has dropped 10oC (50F), during most of the summer it has been around 30oC (86F) and today it was 20oC (68F).

Had to stop a few times during the last 5.5K due to a minor knee issue and also that the legs wanted to be fast today.

Then finally it was 1K left and I ran all the way home.

Results

Weight report

-0.7KG since yesterday

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.