Originally I had planned to run this route yesterday but it looked like it was going to rain and it did at lunch time and it was cloudy. I also had been invitied to dinner and was thinking about it and decided that I would run the route today instead, in the morning it was chillier so I hoped that it wouldn’t be as hot as Tuesday but no such luck.
I wore running skirt, linnen, water belt and flipbelt.
Started the run and it did not take long til the heat hit my face. I decided to not look at my watch and instead try to run as long as I could til the body refused to run anymore and I got to approximately to 1K, walked 500 m and then ran again, decided that I would try to run at least 1K and got to 2.5K, didn’t need 500 m walk and started running earlier but would run til 4K, I had to mentally work with myself, part of me wanted to give up but I didn’t give up.
This pretty much sums up the route, if I did not need 500 m walking I would run those extra meters that I didn’t walk.
Wet my face and hair from time to time and drank water.
When I was close to home I decided that I would run all the way, funny how it is a mindset sometimes. You just decide that you are going to do it and then you just do.
Longing for the fall when the temperature will drop and it will be cooler and nicer to run.
After work I had decided that I would run a 10K run, yesterday I changed my mind and decided that 12.5K would be the route but then I changed my mind again and decided that 10K would be fine.
It was hot when I biked home so it was running skirt, linnen, water belt and flip belt.
It was warm from the beginning but if I wet my hair I was fine, it is so important to wear water belt or have a ultra back pack with a water bladder so you can drink and/or wet your hair in the summer when you are not close to the water.
At approximately 4K I ran into a knee issue and was forced to walk and had to do that from time to time after that.
Still I ended up with a pretty good time.
I am doing a test this week, hope that by running Wednesday before Saturday will get my right knee in shape. I do not want to run into a major knee issue on Saturday when I will run my longest run.
The original plan was to run a 18K hilly run in the city after work.
I remembered that I had run a hilly run to Klosterängshöjden and on St Hans hills.
Checked my earlier runs and tried to figure out the route.
Today it would be a ad hoc run. Would figure it out on the way. The route that I found was 20.69K and I was not ready for that even if I will increase the distance this weekend.
Started the run towards Vallkärra, my original 5K run and then turned up to Annehem and on my way to Klosterängshöjden.
It was a bit warm so I was glad I brought my water belt so I could wet my hair and drink water. I also had decided to wear my linnen which was a good choice.
When I had run around 5K this longer flatter uphill started and my legs once again refused to run. I also had to stop and get out the irritating stone that had got in between my shoe and my heel. Why do the stones always get stuck there. Really annoying.
Then I ran all the way to Klosterängshöjden, ran up the first steep hill and was very breathless when I got to the top and had to catch my breath, ran up the second hill where the bulls are.
Ran down on the other side and up again and down on the first side.
The first 12K I had a good pace and didn’t have any issues but when I got closer to St Hans hills I started to feel an issue in my right knee, not pain but something so I walked up the first hill.
At St Hans hills I had to walk more times due to this knee issue.
Decided that I would run back on the 5K that I started on and thought that I would end up with 19K but ended up with 20.4K.
Now I have really heavy legs but I was glad I got out and ran this route.
Weight Report
-4 KG since May, it is definately going in the right direction.
The temperature has dropped this week so it was a bit chilly yesterday, this morning and when I biked from home.
Decided that I would wear t-shirt instead of linnen on my run.
Early I felt it would be tough, it has been warmer but it was still warm enough to make me suffer.
My body did not want to run up most of the hillier part even if this is a city run so it was walking there and then I had to stop from time to time and walk but I decided that I would take shorter walks and run more.
It might have been tough since I am tired in my legs after Saturday’s hillier run, I was thinking during the run that maybe my running shoes are worn out. Need to check that.
I need to foamroll my calves tonite.
Looking forward to Saturday’s trail run where I will increase the distance again.
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 🙂
I ran into a knee issue Saturday during my trail run and decided to rest one day more.
Could have been running yesterday since there was no choir rehearsal but got to the gym instead. I was hoping that this extra day would get my knee in order.
When I biked home I saw on my watch that it was 28oC (82.4F). So it would be warm so mandatory water belt and then running skirt, linnen.
Since me, running and heat are not best friends it was very likely that I would be forced to walk due to the heat. Decided I would try to run as long as I could before I had to walk.
Had a good pace from the beginning and started to feel the heat at around 1K, decided that I would try to run 3K, it was a bit tough between 2 and 2.8K. I almost gave up at 2.5K but my stronger me pushed it. It felt almost like the first time, heavy pressure on my chest, but the difference was that it was the pneumonia lungs talking, it was just because of the heat.
Decided to walk 500 m.
The water saved me tonite, I wet my hair as much as I could and it cooled me down 🙂
Next time I would try to run at least up to 6K, knew that at 5K I would have two up running parts but survived and then I had to push myself 1K more. I hadn’t run into any knee issue.
One guy passed me and looked unbelievable fresh, had a fast pace but it was good to see some other runners suffered as well.
The running between 6.5 and 9.5K was brutal, had to really push it the last 500 meters. Still no knee issue 🙂
Walked 500 meters.
Started running, felt like I had a fast pace but what I didn’t like was that I saw two horses in front of me but going in the same direction. One turned left but then there was one left. I would have some space between, lucky me the girl on the horse noticed me coming from behind and got the horse more to the left and I tried to be as far to the right as I could.
I was suppose to run all the way home after 10K but at 11.28K I had to stop, walk a short distance and then I ran the rest of the way.
No knee issue today and the water was my survival tonite, had to wet my hair and face multiple times during the run and also drink the water.
Tonite it was time to increase the distance to 12.5K.
When I biked home from work I would cross the route that the St Hans Extreme 6h race would run. Had time to stop and cheer them on. They had started 2 pm and I biked home 4.30 pm
It was warm so I put on linnen, running skirt, mandatory water belt and flipbelt.
Started my run, at one point I started to run faster and in the heat my lungs protested and had to stop walking for a bit
So then I got to the part where the ultra runners were running between the hills and they had a flat part where I also ran. I cheered on all of them who I was passing, some I knew and some were strangers, I probabaly cheered on some regular runners, thought they were part of the race but probabaly wasn’t.
I had issues with my right knee so most of the walks was due to this knee issue but was glad I got out anyway.
I had to pass a horse that was in front of me, ran as far to the left as I could just in case the horse would be scared.
Did not suffer so much because of the heat, am so glad that I have water with me so I can wet my hair and drink water to not get dehydrated.
The original plan today was to run my 10K city run and premiere on St Hans hills Thursday but realized that on Thursday the race St Hans Extreme is happening so it wouldn’t work.
I was suppose to run three laps but since I had booked laundry time I had to be back at a certain time, decided that two laps would be just fine.
Warm of course so I wore linnen, shorts, water belt and flipbelt.
Now I let my legs decide the pace which works much better.
One lap on St Hans hills has 12 hills, both shorter, steeper, longer, a good mix, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to run all the way up on all those hills but the goal was to start running and hopefully make it all the way. If not it would be just fine. I am not back 100% when it comes to trail running but I am working on it.
The run would be shorter than planned but to get as close to 10K I decided I would start running up where St Hans Extreme starts and it starts just below the ”Downhill hill”, longest of them all, steep first and then level out at the end.
I started running on that hill but had to stop and walk part of it and was quite breathless when I was on the top, then there is a half moon, some call it horse hoof and then comes the ”Short hill”, it is called so because it is the short hill when I do hilly intervals with Coach K Runners but most of the hills are short 🙂 Started running but had to stop and walk part of the hill. Then I ran up some hills all the way before I got to the ”Circle hill” where I ran up the first part but on the other side I started running on that hill but had to stop walking. Then I ran up some hills all the way. Then it comes the hill in the grove where I also started running on but had to stop and walk part of it. After that it is a very short hill and then comes the ”Murder hill” where my legs refused to run at all so I walked up that hill.
Great to have water with me, I both drank and wet my head during the run.
I decided that on the second lap I would try to run longer on those hills where I had to walk part of it and then or course run all the way on those hills where I ran all the way on the first lap.
On the first lap a horse showed up, first we passed face to face but I kept a distance and then the horse turned around and ran up the short hill where I was behind the horse, lucky me the horse was faster than me, I had to be on my watch but the horse stayed on the top hill.
Second lap I ran longer on that first hill and just decided that I would run all the way on the ”Short hill” which I did 🙂
On the ”Circle hill” I ran longer on the second hill, in the grove I hoped that I would run all the way up but had to stop and walk but got longer on this hill too.
Then I decided that I would run all the way up on the ”Murder hill” and I did 🙂
I have to say that I did a good job there even if I had to walk part on some hills.
It felt good to be back on St Hans Hills. Hopefully soon I can start doing intervals again both pulse based and hilly intervals.
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.
The original plan was to run a 10K city run but since it went well around Frostavallen, my first trail run last week I changed my mind and decided to run 3 or 4 laps on St Hans Hills.
Unfortunately while I was working I ran into an issue with my right knee but was still determined to run on St Hans Hills.
When I got home I couldn’t decide, City run? St Hans Hills? City run? St Hans Hills? At the end I decided I would run the city run to not strain my knee but just before I headed out the door I realized I knew a 9.9K city run but more out in the country and decided to run that route instead.
In the beginning I had heavy legs, hard time breathing, it was 23oC (73F) and cloudy. Decided to take out the t-shirt under the flipbelt and now I could breath a bit better 🙂
The flipbelt has its pros and cons.
Ran in the beginning but then I got on a road in a neighborhood where it just went up and my legs did not want to run so I decided to walk all the way til I was on the top, was a bit breathless.
I was hoping that I would be able to run the rest of the way but no such luck. The knee protested plus it was bit warm, almost decided to not bring my water belt but was glad I did because I had to drink and water my head and face a couple of times.
I realized that the route would not be 9K and was thinking how would I get those 9K and realized if I ran back and then turned to the left I would end up on my 5K route but backwards and that would be around 9K
When I ran into pneumonia I googled how to get back after pneumonia and runners said that you would run into set backs, would have some good days and then it would be heavy again and maybe this nite was a set back?
Don’t get me wrong, I was glad that I got out but I did not think it would be this hard, I guess the knee and some heat was part of the problem.
During the run I had a good pace from time to time, I have decided know that I will let the legs decide the pace, they will slow down when they want to and it is very true.
I saw this scenery during the run, it is dandelions which have bloomed over and the wind had spread the white over the ground, looked really interesting.
I hope that the next 10K run will feel much better.
