Power jog

A little jog before bedtime tonight: Half an hour: St. Hans-haugen, Bislett, Suhms gate and Kirkeveien (just under 4 K). Nice temperature, good to be outdoor and know that this is just peanuts - although my heart really have to work in some of the hills (can´t say anything else when my max is 181!

I starting to realise that if I have to run for a long time, I shouldn´t go over 160. I probably should stick to 155-158.

Cooler is better

So, it was time to do some running again. From now it´s just getting serious. Trying to sleep enough, eat properly and do some exercise..he he.

Today I went to my favourite area: Sognsvann. Apart from the fact that I now know that I should avoid Sognsvann at Sunday afternoon (this is not only MY favorite area, but apparently half of Oslo as well - and on Sundays this include walking the dog, the baby, the grandparents, the lover - or all at the same time. It leeds to quite a zz-jogging to pass all this (now that I have some speed on my jogging, that is :-)

Anyway - did three loops a 3,3 K and then run/walked home (approx 5-6 K). Did the three loops in one hour five minutes, which makes it a lot better than my last attempt on this. If you count five minutes a lot better!

It might also has something to do with the temperature. Five degrees less today (21 C) than last time. Next Sunday I´ll try to add a two more loops.

Two lessons

Today´s jog (home-Galgerberg; approx. 7,5 K) learned me two lessons:

1. I need a cap or something like that when it´s raining. I am not with water in my eyes, especially not when it is mixed with a little bit of sweat and therefore is salty. It irritates my eyes.

2. I run much better when I get something to drink underway. So I just have to find out how much - or how little - before my stomach starts to say no thank you.

Other than that: I ran in 50 minutes. If I keep this pace (quite fast, but also a few stops at red lights...), I´ll manage to run my half marathon in 2 hours 30 minute. On September 5th I´ll do a test on how I behave during an actual contest. I will have a go on Sørkedalsløpet - which is 11 K.

Holiday jog

All this summer´s holidaying is not good for my regular training scheme. I take my shoes with me, but for some reason I end up not running as much as I have thought. I went to the Baltics and managed all in all to have three runs (the beach was really nice for jogging). It should have been twice as much. I had one long run (1,5 hour) and then two smaller one´s. Both of them bad. The first because I had a beer a few hours earlier and the second one was ruined by too heavy rain. I like to run in the rain, but when it´s pouring down so much that I can´t see a thing, then it´s time to stop. The good thing though was that it became a good intervall run. I ran as fast as I could for as long as I could see, then I had to stop to get some water off my face...

Today it is six weeks before the half marathon, so I should get my feet back on the track.

Asphalt jog

Tried a new loop tonight: home-Carl Berner-Galgeberg-Vålerenga/Ensjø-Tøyenbadet-Carl Berner-home. Did it in one hour and five minutes (probably around 8 K). Tried to keep my HR around 150 - and managed almost all the way (apart from the hills - that is impossible). Got a little tired the last 15 minutes, so walked most of the last K.

A nice evening in Oslo. Pink evening sky and happy people all over the place!

Intervall to Carl Berner

Felt kinda exhausted this weekend and didn´t manage much beside from a little walking and music-listening (See Summer Soul at St.Hans-haugen).

Ran twice around Sognsvann on Monday, but forgot my watch, so I understood after a while that I am totally addicted to my pulse watch.

Today I took a mini-intervall training. My programme said 50 minutes, but I just did half...(actually less than half). Ran to Carl Berner and back in 21 minutes (3,4 km). Ran slow over there and then two x two speedminutes followed by two minutes of slower running. My max HR was up at 185, and I got fairly sweaty from all this.

Maybe I should try it tomorrow as well, I am sure I need some intervall training to pace myself more.