Training Log Archive: jennycas

I'd managed to print off a sprint map of the southern part of Sodermalm, so set myself some sprintervals and walked 2 km to get there (somehow completely failing to find Stockholm Sodra station on the way; I do now know where it is for tomorrow morning). Legs very stiff from last night - partly due to running to/from start on paved paths in spikes - and didn't want to be made to move, but this was at least a good mental route choice exercise and also practice for running around in the noonday sun.

Also, I know Lizzie will believe me even if no one else does: I saw a snake! Just a skinny little thing but it was about 80cm long and made its way up the gutter, across the footpath and under a gate...wonder what kind it was?

C • Snake ! 9

Fed my knees anti-inflammatories and decided to walk not jog the 1.7km to the start. Goal was to run a bit harder today and to always remain in contact with the map. This did mean that I took some wider track routes, but only one resulted in then having to scale a cliff at the end (bare rock being unmapped, it had appeared as just a steep slope on the map...). I feel satisfied that I executed the end of the leg well each time, with the greatest hesitations being when the map showed me the control centred on a small gully but the description said "broad spur" - which happened on no less than 5 separate occasions! I was running around the same pace as a few M50/55s on the same course, and think I wouldn't have been quite so far down either of those age classes as on the previous 2 days.

C • Welcome to Stockholm! 3