Etikettarkiv: headlight

8.29K Night Run

#68

Tonite it was time to run this night run with the headlight that I am going to use on the second lap on the race.

I was suppose to get up to Tjörnarp and run with my running buddy Lars but he could not make it so I decided to find a route out in the country close to where I live. Remembered that I and another running buddy of mine, Eva, we had run a run during the day out in the country where there were no street lights.

I had just run once and was not 100% sure where I would run, found the route on Movescount and studied the map and imported the route to my pulse watch earlier this weekend.

Put on my headlight and reflective vest, thought it was needed.

Started to run, interestering with running at nite is that I can followo the route on my pulse watch without using the inverse light but it goes off very quickly so I had a much tougher time on the bike streets to find the route, had to stop a couple of times to see if I was heading in the right direction.

Finally I find this narrow path between the two fields, pitched dark and now I could finally follow the route due to the fantastic headlight that I invested in last year, Lumonite Air 1500. The light is wide so I can see on the sides and far ahead of me which makes me calm. I also got up the speed when I ran in the dark.

I was glad I decided to wear the reflective vest because when I got out on a dirt road I saw on a distance a car that turned down on this road. With a strong headlight, reflective vest and reflectives on my compression tights the car could see me in the dark.

Felt some pain in my knee at the end of the route otherwise I was fine. Was breathless in the beginning probabaly because I felt the tiredness after the tough trail run this weekend. At the end I had a good pace and could run longer without stopping and walk too much.

Results

Weight report

This was a bummer but hope for better results later this week.

9.78K Flat Run

#29 – 50 runs in 100 days – Winter edition

The plan tonite was to do pulse based intervals, when I planned this I thought I would gotten back my pulse watch who has visited Suunto.

UPS is very funny, I found out from Suunto that they had sent the pulse watch back, last time I booked a time for returning of the pulse watch but no such thing.

When I got back from work yesterday I saw that UPS had come for a visit, do they think that everyone is home waiting for UPS if we do not even know when they are going to arrive. They had just left a paper but no instructions what to do. Tonite I scanned the QR code and saw that they plan to come tomorrow when I am on training.

So Monday I will finally get my pulse watch back.

So it is tough to do pulse based intervals if you do not know if the pulse belt will be with you or not so I decided that I would run a regular 10K flat run instead.

Heel has rested since Monday and I did not feel any pain or ran into any issues with the heel tonite, good then I will probably will be fine running a trail run at Frostavallen Saturday.

Reflective vest and headlight on.

When I use my Movescount app to register my run I do not know my pace, in a way it can be a bit more relaxing, was a bit breathless during part of the run.

Realized that my pulse belt was not my friend tonite either 🙂

Oh do I miss my pulse watch even if the problem still exist, the technical department couldn’t find anything wrong even if something is wrong.

There is a risk that I have to buy a new pulse watch this spring. To follow a route is important, especially if you run in a new place or Kullaberg or on a route combined with different marked routes.

Distance: 9.78K, time: 1.01.06 h, average pace: 6.14 min/k, max pace: 4.32 min/k

5.04K Short Run

#26 – 50 runs in 100 days – Winter edition

Tonite it was time for a shorter run, have a long trail run Saturday.

My pulse watch is still in Finland so I was using my Movescount app to get the run registered.

Headed out, used my headlight on the darker parts.

Felt ok even if I was at HIT yesterday (High Intensity Training) where it was a lot of leg exercises.

Distance: 5.04K, time: 31.56 min, average pace: 6.20 min/k, max pace: 4.46 min/k

5.05K Flat Run

#7 – 50 runs in 100 days – Winter edition

Second resting week before my last race this year, Tjörnarparen Dec 10th. So after work it was time to change in to running clothes, mandatory reflective vest and headlight.

A short run tonite.

Nice weather, not too cold, not too warm.

When we changed to Winter time I totally forgot what a difference 1 hour can make. I forgot my reflective vest and headlight then and after a little more than 1K I run on a dirt road which do not have any street lights and when a car passed me, just before I had to run on the side because I am invisible, really scarry.

I have seen it many times myself when I am biking and I have my bike lights on and another biker pass me without any bike lights, you hardly see them.

This evening two cars passed me when I was running on this dirt road and I could tell that they saw me when I wore my reflective vest and headlight and it feels so safe.

Then after the dirt road it is a normal city car road but still no street light and another car passed me and once again I could tell the car saw me (or the person who drove the car 🙂 )

The pace was ok today.

Tomorrow I will participate in Toughest

An intensive workout done in small groups with focus on the use of free-weights. Using equipment such as power bars and kettlebells we improve strength, explosivity, endurance and technique

I still have planned to run the day after, I am sure I will have very sore muscles after this exercise. I had decided to test an alternative gym training every other week and now it is time for Toughest that think could suit me better than Bodypump which I tried last time.

Distance: 5.05K, time: 32.38 min, average heart rate: 141, average pace: 6.27 min/k, max pace: 5.57 min/k, cadence: 170, VO2 Max: 25 ml/kg/min

9.46K Flat Run

#47 – 50 runs in 100 days – Keep Running edition
#48 – 50 runs in 100 days – Keep Running edition

Lat run before the race Saturday

I have changed the plan distance Tuesday but today I decided that I was going to stick to the plan and to my 10K city run after work and this time I wouldn’t forget my reflective vest or headlight.

Since the temperature dropped these couple of days I decided I would wear my 2xu windstopper tights to see if they work on Saturday when I will run a race.

Reflective vest on and headlight and started my run. Realized that the headlight did not work grrr, I should have checked the headlight before I started the run.

No cars were coming in my direction when I was running on the not lit dirt road.

Later the headlight ”was” falling apart so I had to stop for a short time to get back one of the batteries and close the lid and then there was light 🙂

The pace was ok.

Distance: 9.46K, time: 59.50.6, average pulse: 145, average pace: 6.19 min/k, max pace: 5.36 min/k, cadence: 176 I am not sure if the cadence is not as high as normal due to new running shoes, time will tell, VO2 Max: 26 ml/kg/min

After that fore foot running

Distance: 0.22K, cadence; 158 not as good as the other day even if I was visualizing I was running on glass.

5.08K Flat Run

#21 – 50 runs in 100 days – No excuses edition

Today it was my first working day, got up 5 am to take the train 7 am so my brain was exhausted but I had decided that I would go out for a run when I got back home.

I was glad my stronger side won because a lot of tension disappeared after the run.

This was a test run to see if my knee was OK. After Newaza (= judo wrestling) Friday evening, when I had been home for a while I had pain in my left knee, I didn’t think it was serious.

Had a good pace from the beginning. Was dark so I wore my reflective vest and head light.

Interesting how invisible people can be who do not wear reflective vest or similar when they are walking on a dirt road without any streetlights. I passed a girl in the dark and hardly saw her.

Distance: 5.08K, time: 29.20.6 min, average heart rate: 148. average pace: 5.46 min/k, max pace: 4.57 min/k, cadence: 182, VO2 Max: 28 ml/kg/min

5.25K Flat Run

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#9 – 50 runs in 100 days – Hardcore edition
#116 – 100 Days Of Miles Challenge

Yesterday I had not decided if my last run before Saturday would be 2K on the treadmill at the gym or a 5K flat run til I ran my 12.5K run yesterday and realized that the GPS did not work properly so after that the decision was made, it would be a 5K run today to do a test to see that it will work following a route and get time and distance, crucial for Saturday.

Ended up being a nite run so premiere with reflective vest and headlight since I would be on dirt roads without any lights.

The temperature had dropped a bit so I decided I would test my winter compression tights.

Seemed that I was a bit faster than yesterday as far as pace

It is a bit spooky running in the dark, on a dirt road without any lights and the headlight lead the way. I saw a rabbit at the side seeing two red eyes 🙂

I was glad I listened to myself and used the reflective vest and headlight because all of a sudden on the dirt road I saw some lights coming down the road and I was wondering what it was, a hug wide tractor that basically took up all the road. I think he saw me 🙂

Also when I was on a dark trail on my way to the grave yard I saw two silver eyes at the side which was a cat. It is interesting to see animals in the dark. The only thing you see is their eyes 🙂

You also will realize how invisible people and animals can be when they do not have any glare. When I was running through the grave yard I noticed some movement on the road and it wasn’t til I got closer I saw that a person was out walking a dog.

Distance: 3.26 miles (5.25K), time: 32.21.9 min, average pace: 6.09 min/k, max pace: 5.23 min/k, cadence; 180, VO2 Max: 25 ml/kg/min

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