Training Log Archive: TGIF

BBA 1:05:00 [1] 8.5 km (7:39 / km)
slept:7.0 weight:74.4kg shoes: HOKA Speedgoat

Cross Training 1:50:00 [1]

Orienteering (Nordic) 54:43 [1] **** 6.95 km (7:52 / km)
4c shoes: VJ Irock 2016

Evening corridor around Stordammen (North Lunsen).

BBA 35:00 [1] 3.5 km (10:00 / km)
slept:9.0 shoes: HOKA Speedgoat

Running 21:00 [1] 4.0 km (5:15 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 31

Running 40:00 [4] 9.0 km (4:27 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 31

Orienteering (Nordic) 1:05:00 [1] *** 8.8 km (7:23 / km)
19c shoes: VJ Irock 2016

Basics in one of my favourite area around Uppsala, Östuna.

Sadly, lot of new cuttings since a year or so, but still some part of the terrain are really enjoyable and much faster than Lunsen or Nåsten for example.



Always love the hate. The alarm clock is already set for 4.30am!

BBA 35:00 [1] 3.5 km (10:00 / km)
slept:8.5 weight:75kg shoes: HOKA Speedgoat

Orienteering (Nordic) 1:40:18 *** 16.55 km (6:04 / km)
55c shoes: VJ Irock 2016

High altitude training this morning at Uppland´s highest point, Upplandberget (117,56 m.a.s.l, every centimetre counts in that case…).

Started with a short contours course to reach the most interesting part of the terrain.



Followed by 6 short courses at 1/5.000° scale, with a climb (22,5m…) to the top of Upplandberget to begin each interval.




The starting point.

The final part of the training was a fun micro-sprint in one of the most detailed area there:



A pretty perfect morning in the wood, while waiting for the big games tonight (Man City - PSG and Real – Wolfsburg).

Road bike 1:20:00 [1]

Running hills 1:43:00 [2] 16.5 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: Nike Pegasus 31

BBA 45:00 [1] 6.0 km (7:30 / km)
slept:10.0 weight:74.6kg shoes: Nike Pegasus 31

Orienteering (Nordic) 51:12 [1] ** 9.2 km (5:34 / km)
14c slept:8.5 shoes: VJ Irock 2016

Went to Rånässtafetten this morning to run an open course. The competition took place in the same arena as Tiomila last year. Even though the weather was great and about 10 degrees warmer than last year, the forest was the same green mess, and I got a lot of bad vibes. But still, it was worth going there.



In sport, in general, we always underestimate the power of negative thoughts. The sport psychologists teach us to keep positive thinking in every moment. But for me, bringing back some bad memories into the surface has always bring more energy in my pre-race preparations. For sure, when I will start preparing 10mila, I will have some thoughts about last year, and commit myself to be better prepared to not get this bad taste in mouth anymore.

Running warm up/down 10:00 [1] 2.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Irock 2016

Road bike 1:20:00 [3]

Orienteering (Nordic) race 24:53 [5] ** 5.45 km (4:34 / km)
18c slept:7.0 shoes: VJ Bold 7

Lännamedeln in Almunge. Another small competition among my favourites, with only a short drive from Uppsala.


Results / Livelox

With a 5km long course and this type of terrain, it is pretty much full speed and straightforward from start to finish. A very good performance today.


Always love this kind of small arena…


It is all about shoes…

Running warm up/down 45:00 [1] 9.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Bold 7

E-bike 40:00 [1]

Evening ride around Uppsala Högar.

BBA 35:00 [1] 3.5 km (10:00 / km)
slept:9.5 weight:74.6kg shoes: Nike Pegasus 31

Running warm up/down 40:00 [1] 8.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Bold 7

Orienteering (Nordic) race 1:03:03 [5] **** 13.1 km (4:49 / km)
23c shoes: VJ Bold 7

Grymnatta (literally the "cruel night") in Vallentuna.

One of my favourite race during the season, as it is more or less the only night competition I run every year.

It is a rather small event, especially when all the Swedish top guns are now fighting in Skåne for EOC tickets, always organized north of Stockholm, and therefore also quite close from Uppsala.

The terrain this year was diffuse in many place (the most eastern part was used for 25manna 2015), but the biggest challenge came already with the 2nd control. If you survived this area (a super flat and green approach to the control), you could enjoy an otherwise quite fast and open terrain.


Results

My race went alright, and my biggest challenge was to deal with my spare headlamp and its magnet bottom (Lumonite Compass R). I had it strapped way to close from my left hand (and thus my compass). I noticed this quickly enough to mostly use the terrain´s features, and avoid running only with directions. Maybe not the most efficient technique in this type of terrain, but a very good training anyway.