#11 – 50 runs in 100 days spring edition
#45 – 100 Days Of Miles Challenge

Today it was with mixed feelings I was going to run this run.

Since end of January I have had a glutues problem that I have tried to get under control, it seems to me it will take some time.

Due to this I did not sign up for my first ultra race beginning of May but am planning to run my first June 6th.

During March I have avoided the really long runs, have kept the longest around 20K, done a lot of foam rolling and stretching.

But if I am going to have a chance to run my first ultra race in June I need to get up to 40K so to see in what condition my glutues is in I decided I would do my 30K flat run and if my glutues was fine when I got back to town I would run a few more K’s to get to around 35K.

The day did not start the way that I planned. I was suppose to get up at 7 am but the alarm did not go off so I slept til 8.54 am so instead of a morning run it became an afternoon that started after lunch.

With joy I emptied the Enervit Orange flavor container. It is not my favorite brand. Had two bottles with Enervit sports drink and 2 bottles of water in my water belt.

Spring tights on, long sleeve shirt, jacket, gloves and hat. Turned out the temperature were around 20oC (68F) so it became a bit warm during the run so gloves and hat off early and then the jacket had to be taken off too.

Enjoyed running in solitude.

After 17K I had to stop and walk for 1K due to a knee problem that I run into from time to time.

Glutues was fine Did not complain at all. But had to walk 4x1K during this run which was the negative but the test was to see in what condition my glutues is in and it can handle 32.5K so now I know what I will do in April. The plan is to run the ultra race in June and April will tell if that will be possible. It is such a beautiful race but if I am not ready I am not ready.

After the run I made a new smoothie with strawberry, mango, blueberry, chocolate whey protein, milk and vanilla yoghurt

Had to do the plank challenge: 60s regular, 60s right side plank, 60s left side plank and 60s reverse

Then it was also the burpee challenge: 11 burpees, pushup first

It felt that I had run a long run before

Great day for a run, spring weather, heard the birds singing, at the sea it smelled seaweed

Distance: 20.22 miles (32.56K), time: 4.02.54 h,
average pace: 7.27 min/k, max pace: 3.13 min/k

4x1K walking due to a knee problem