Bad news: #ParisMarathon is off (for me).

The combination of an excrutiating workload the next half year and sickness in my immediate family means that I had to cancel my travel and withdraw my participation. No need to sugarcoat it: it sucks! I had really looked forward to it, but the ends just do not meet. I feel very sorry for myself today.

I did a run this stormy morning nonetheless. Ever onwards.

Distance: 5.32k
Pace: 5'20"

#CPH42 in 94 days.

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Stage 49 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.

This was a difficult run with hard winds and snow blowing; with wind chill, it was a freezing -16°c. So today, I trained endurance. #EveryRunHasAPurpose

Despite (or because of) the low temperatures, this was a beautiful countryside morning. And being able to stay in control and even increase the pace throughout the last 6k (where I ran against the wind) was a major win today.

Distance: 21.68k
Pace: 5'41"

#ParisMarathon in 70 days.

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Snow and black ice kept me from giving it all, but this was a (hard and) fun morning fartlek nonetheless:
- 5:00 warm-up
- 2 × 1:30 @ 6/10 effort
- 3 x 1:00 @ 8/10
- 4 × 0:30 @ 9/10
- 5 x 0:15 @ 11/10
- easy running home
(in-between the intervals: recovery run effort)

"Hey, I'ma keep running
'Cause a winner don't quit on themselves."

Distance: 5.21k
Pace: 5'15"

#ParisMarathon in 72 days.

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This night, we had quite a lot of snow (by Danish standards), so this morning run turned out to be a somewhat technically challenging one. But challenges are fun, and I got to enjoy the beauty of the quiet morning. This is my meditation; I am recharged.

Take care out there, people.

Stay strong.
Stay sane.
Stay safe.

Distance: 5.42k
Pace: 5'41"

#ParisMarathon in 75 days.

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Stage 48 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.

The soundtrack: my Radical Running playlist. It's good for a progressive run. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4G3UFLeVvtttZZNKF7Beft?si=DFxRVecJTaqS3Lx9NdRxwQ&pi=JWvIfsTlQoqzP

Distance: 22.92k
Pace: 5'36"

#ParisMarathon in 77 days.

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It was a dark and terribly stormy morning, and to the beat of LCD Soundsystem's "45:33" I did a fartlek:
- 6:00 warm-up
- 2 x 1:30 @ 7/10 effort
- 4 x 1:00 @ 8/10
- 4 x 0:30 @ 9/10
- 4 x 0:15 @ 10/10
- warm-down until I got home

It was hard, and I got to really push myself, and it was fun, and I look forward to soon do it again.

Distance: 4.97k + some more not registered by the #NikeRunClub app
Pace: 5'15"

#ParisMarathon in 79 days. Getting there.

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An easy and icy morning run.

For the first half, I could not really find my groove. It was ... ok, I guess. But when I then switched my music from Rosalía ("Lux") to The War on Drugs, I hit it bullseye and had a great run.

Distance: 8.21k
Pace: 5'31"

#ParisMarathon in 81 days.

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I'm in Tromsø, north of the Arctic Circle. I had hoped for a spectacular weekend run under the aurora borealis - but the roads are too icy for outdoor runs to be safe so I must use the hotel threadmill. If there were ever a downgrade from expectation to reality, this is it.

Still, a run is a run, and I got to play around with pacing. And the northern lights were amazing Friday night. All is good.

Distance: 5.53k
Pace: 5'07"

#ParisMarathon in 84 days.

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Because of family plans, I did stage 47 of #52weeks52halfmarathons this morning. It was a bit too icy for my liking, and a streak of red lights broke my rhythm in the beginning of the run - but apart from that, this was a nice break from grading papers.

If all goes well, my weekend run will be a spectacular one. Fingers crossed.

Distance: 21.58k
Pace: 5'52"

#ParisMarathon in 86 days.

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