Aske Kammer8k tempo run!
Harder, better, faster, stronger. Today, I focused on effort, training to keep it up even when I am exhausted.
Distance: 8.20k
Pace: 5'06"
#CPH42 in 39 days.
Out of the warm bed at 5:15, oatmeal, start #running in the cold, windy, and rainy weather, turn right on a whim, get lost in the woods, find the way back, get attacked by a dog, realize it's on a leash (so no danger), gel every 5k, spend 3hrs with a favorite band to prepare for concert tonight, witness the woods wake up, find the flow, overcome the struggle, runner's high.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable run.
Distance: 31.35k
Pace: 5'48"
#CPH42 in 42 days.
A morning tempo run.
As Copenhagen Marathon is now in the near future (#CPH42 in 44 days), I train keeping on even when it is hard. So today, I consistently pushed for a higher effort than what I would usually do and what felt most comfortable. No surprise: this was challenging. But it was also managable, and the fundamentals prove to be strong.
Distance: 12.07k
Pace: 5'17"
Today is election day in Denmark, and I started it with an easy morning run.
Spring is coming, and I look forward to brighter days.
Have a good one.
Distance: 5.54k
Pace: 5'15"
#CPH42 in 48 days.
An utterly bonkers long morning run:
- I forgot my headphones, so I had no feedback about distance or pace (and no music)
- my app paused tracking - which I did not realize until ~5k later
- I ran in a rural area I had never been to before
So I got to YOLO my way through woods, countryside, and small towns. The sun was shining, and it got pleasantly warm). It was glorious.
Distance: 22.32k (measured post-run)
Pace: 5'40"
#CPH42 in 48 days.
Two good colleagues, who live just by our workplace, had invited me to join their morning run before going to the office.
I am not really a run-together-with-other-people-and-talk person (because I do not fully control my own pace and effort), but this was a most enjoyable run nonetheless. And it was fun to see Roskilde University and the surrounding areas in a different way than I usually do.
Distance: 11.07k
Pace: 5'43"
#CPH42 in 51 days.
"You know what freedom is? No fear. Like Tom fucking Cruise."
This is about running.
This is not about running.
Distance: 5.61k
Pace: 4'58"
#CPH42 in 52 days.
A long run through the morning.
My training program has moved into the longest distances (21.1+), which is nice. My form is as it should be, I think, and today I was even able to increase pace through the last five km.
The weather is tricky now. Too warm and humid for a lot of clothes, but 2.5hrs ago it was too cold to wear less. There is much more light, though.
This was a good run, and I enjoyed it.
Distance: 26.29k
Pace: 5'34"
#CPH42 in 55 days.
It was a humid and cold morning, so the fog was heavy. Nevertheless, this run was a nice one.
This was an easy run, but to mix things up I added three hard sprints where I turned the effort to 9.5/10. The challenge was not so much the sprints as the aftermath (where I had to keep the pace steady rather let my tired legs slow down). It was fun.
Distance: 6.51k
Pace: 5'25"
#CPH42 in 60 days.
#52weeks52halfmarathons is done, but I'm keeping the habit alive as I train for Copenhagen Marathon in two months.
Edit: the first half of the run, I felt sluggish and did not catch the wave. But I changed my playlist and made a challenge out of running against the wind, and so I managed to turn things around and make this run fun again.
Happy International Women's Day!!
Distance: 21.73k
Pace: 5'44"
#CPH42 in 62 days.
#52weeks52halfmarathons #cph42 #running #mastorundk #everyrunhasapurpose
