#CphHalf done!
I quickly realized I had "it" today, so from 2k I chased a PR. The challenge: to keep pushing myself, but not to the point of burning out.
Again, experience mattered greatly as I constantly calibrated the effort. I knew what to do and what I could do; this was hard but most satisfying.
At 16k, I knew I would succeed. And I did! Finishing in 1:51:26, I shaved 1:16 off last year's result and got the new PR I had hoped for. All is well.
Så er jeg på vej til #CPHhalf og man kan følge med her:
https://live.cphhalf.dk/runner/?bib=20997
Det bliver jo et lidt ynkeligt forsøg på at løbe en halvmaraton på 3-4 måneders træning, 3 gange om ugen.
Men det burde også være OK i forhold til hvad Thijs Nijhuis siger! Så jeg er fortrøstningsfuld!
https://www.dr.dk/sporten/dansk-ol-loeber-giver-de-bedste-og-vaerste-raad-til-cph-half
Vejret er overskyet, og S-toget er præget af folk i løbetights og med løbenummer på brystet
Today, I run the #CphHalf. 21.097m through Copenhagen.
Races are celebrations of #running. This one is usually a blast!
My goal is to finish strong and enjoy it. But as the course is flat and I am in good shape, I might also try to beat my PR (1:52:42). The light rain, the lack of sleep this week, and the excessive dinner my mother-in-law served yesterday may work against it, though. I'll decide early on when I'm out there.
Live feed: https://live.cphhalf.dk
En rolig 5 km tur som egentlig var planlagt til torsdag, men træning på arbejde kom i vejen.
Og nyheder fra arbejde også...
Dagens opgave:
Lad være med at købe billet til #cphhalf via Novo Nordisk løbeklubben, selvom der er mange der tilbyder.
Stiller Israel premier Tech op til CPH Half? Eller hvad er det gør, at de er bange for demonstrationer til deres løb?
https://www.dr.dk/sporten/seneste-sport/cph-half-holder-oeje-med-potentielle-protester
VICTORY!!!
Today, I conquered the Copenhagen Half-Marathon. Only eight days after Arrakis Marathon (see earlier posts), I managed to cut 15 seconds off my old PR, feel in control the whole time, and have a blast. This was close to a perfect race for me. This is what #running is (also) about.
Apologies for the bragging (sorry, not sorry), but this really feels like a major accomplish, and I am most content.
Thank you for the support, everyone!
Jeg gad også godt "gå helt kold" og så stadig kunne ende som den næstbedste i Danmark (!) 😅
Norsk superløber går helt kold i København | Sport | DR
https://www.dr.dk/sporten/norsk-superloeber-gaar-helt-kold-i-koebenhavn
Aske Kammer
Vicomte Folmer af Helvede
Sigurd
Éloïse Shifa Doğuştan
Troels Agergaard Jacobsen
Sorin Davidoi