Training Log Archive: Cat T

Roads and tracks. so so pretty this evening, everything is frozen white!

First time round Gropen Extreme hill course, two laps with (following) Inga. 30-80cm snow off the big tracks, so it felt extreme. so much lactic acid and i even had to walk bits of the slalom hill on both laps. tough, i would not have done this much on my own! great training though.

http://keyzer.mine.nu/gropenextreme/

SO bored. easy week not a favourite.

easy Friday run. only fell on bum once :-)

Sprintervals at Ultuna. bits of deep snow and bits of icy thin snow on the roads. mostly good but feeling last night's intervals a little on the tough bits.

need to look over the map properly, i got put off by the group a bit when i should have picked my own way. when will i get confident enough to do my own thing?!

incase i havent raved enough about Tisdagsbana on here: http://www.project2015.co.uk/blog.html

C • Very good! 2

A day of heavy snow that fell quicker than it could be cleared and Uppsala in minor chaos, no bus to get to KG for training. so had to go to gym instead, took the chance for some treadmill intervals, progressively faster as i went. 2x8mins and 3x4mins (1min recoveries), not too many on an easy week (also intervals tomorrow) but was pleased to be running faster than i could have last year even though i havent run this session or run on a treadmill in ages. felt really comfy at the beginning and getting tough by the end, perfect :-)

no real warm down, instead did...

a bit of strength stuff: TRX for core, knee stability and leg strength, gluts, ankles. good Linné presence at the gym, at least 4 of us in there!

Vinterträningspremiären. Brill! a more comfortable temperature now and nearly everything properly frozen. out for longer but stops for fika (coffee, buns, biscuits) and barbecue. also fireworks, music and hot food after. not much hard running today, just felt like a long run, but the snow made parts fairly tough, like running in sand.

Ran the 16km loop, plus a bit extra when the whole group went wrong in the top bit and also when i followed the Olle-and-Ulrik train on the route choice bit and ended up somewhere that wasn't the start of the SI course http://www.oklinne.nu/premiaren/2013/premiaren_201...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjK1gi7UPNI&feature... snowy forest! im featured reaching for a second kanelbulle...

easy week time! just getting used to training in this temperature, it's been a while... many many layers and actually running well across town, around Stadsskogen and home. coughing a bit after though, may have to see about getting one of those breathing mask things, especially if i want to d any hard training outside

Rockgympa plus extra gluts stuff. getting stronger i think but developing fear of burpees. found out that -15 is the temperature where exposed diet coke freezes.