Training Log Archive: TGIF

Orienteering (Nordic) race 23:53 [5] ** 5.2 km (4:36 / km)
20c slept:9.0 weight:74.5kg shoes: VJ Bold 7 nr2

Enenracet in Enköping.

Even though it is one of the smallest competition in Uppland (still nearly 800 entries) I always took part since I moved to Sweden three years ago.

This year, the organizers used the terrain of Tiomila 1999 - a pretty flat and wet area. Still I like to compete there as some parts remember me my "native" forest in St Etienne, with some very runnable part where running under 4min/km is not a big challenge.


Results / Livelox

In this type of terrain, it is a lot about compass and, time to time, about sharpening the route to avoid the wettest marshes. Still, the contours in some places are great help (to the 10th for example) as they are "baserad på LM GSD-höjddata" and thus trustable.

A small event, but still a nice atmosphere and everything you need to spend a happy morning :





Hard to find a more runnable forest here in Uppland :







Soon about to become a cartoon star here in Sweden ; )

Running warm up/down 1:00:00 [1] 11.0 km (5:27 / km)
shoes: VJ Bold 7 nr2

E-bike 57:00 [1]
slept:9.5

Orienteering (Nordic) 1:22:00 [1] *** 13.2 km (6:13 / km)
20c shoes: VJ Bold 7 nr2

BBA 35:00 [1] 3.5 km (10:00 / km)
slept:8.0 weight:74.4kg shoes: HOKA Speedgoat

Road bike 1:53:00 [1]

Orienteering (Nordic) 14:11 [4] *** 2.6 km (5:27 / km)
17c shoes: VJ Irock 2016

By bike to Eda, to run a micro-sprint in a pretty flat and runnable area of Östuna. The combo of a (still) pretty low undergrowth, and a sunny weather, made a great morning there.

Running warm up/down 18:00 [1] 3.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: VJ Irock 2016

Running hills 50:00 7.0 km (7:09 / km)
shoes: HOKA Speedgoat

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