#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)

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