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<\/a><\/p>\nIt was nice hearing the birds singing at the start of my trail run.<\/p>\n
At 12K is where my issues have started but I was just fine, in the\u00a0forest I saw a tent and two girls camping and I said hi and all of a sudden a dog barked at me.\u00a0 Near there is a trail that was not so easy to follow today because of all the growth of bushes and grass and I also experienced getting my Altra wet, I had been told that Altra was staying wet because the fabric is very thick but it actually dried quite well and did not bother me after a while.<\/p>\n
At around 17K I started to feel tired in my calves and I was hoping I wouldn’t run into issues later and chose to walk up on the tougher hills at Frostavallen, I also chose to run around the new trail alignment (green\/orange), there has been a big puddle at one place and I have chosen to walk on a stone wall that has been a bit unstable, not very good when you have tired legs.<\/p>\n Today I also tested Redbull, some ultra runners drink this during ultra races and when one of my sport drinks bottle was empty I exchanged it with Redbull in the front. I am not a energy drink drinker and when I was shaken out the carbonic yesterday there was some left that I drank and didn’t like it then.<\/p>\n I passed 25K where I in the past had been forced to stop and stretch a longer time, did not happen \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n At 30K I didn’t have to start walking and not at 32K either. When I got to the loop I chose to walk because it is a tricky part and with tired legs it is better for me to walk, have done that in the past.<\/p>\n When I get tired in my legs I do not lift my feet and bump into stones with my front part of the shoe so there was some swearing.<\/p>\n As far as the temperature it was perfect, not too warm, not too cold<\/p>\n At the thicket I also chose to walk to rest my tired legs a bit.<\/p>\n Then it was only 6K left and I was using Robert’s tip to get the brain to focus on other things when you start to get really tired legs and drinking either sports drink or redbull helped.<\/p>\n Then it was only 3K and kept going and then I was done \ud83d\ude42 And under 6h Tjohooooooooo!<\/p>\n First run where I have been running the whole time except at certain chosen places but not because of any issues or tired legs.<\/p>\n The train left 13.38 and I got to the train station at 13.43 so I had to wait til 14.38 for the next train. Unfortunately\u00a0I did not have any cash with me but the small grocery store let me fill my water bladder.<\/p>\n Spent time stretching, oh boy was I stiff \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Drank my protein drink and put news print in my trail shoes and walked in my socks til I got to the train station where I got off.<\/p>\n Distance: 24.85 miles (40.01K), time: 5.24.08 h, <\/p>\n <\/p>\n When I got home I drank my smoothie and saw the last of Tour de France<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n
\naverage pace: 8.06 min\/k, max pace: 5.57 min\/k,
\nVO2 Max: 25 ml\/kg\/min, cadence: 170<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n