25.11.13-1.12.13 - DAF Vinterturnering / Cross Challenge, DM 10km Cross Viborg
Mon 25/11 - PM: easy recovery run in Klostergården, Lund after Nytårscup.
Tues 26/11 - rest day. Horrible weather, so easy choice.
Weds 27/11 - PM: easy 15.5km, up to Skt Hans and a loop back via Gunnesbo in Lund. Quite late after work, so hard going.
Thurs 28/11 - AM/PM: easy standard Klostergården route, as Mon.
Fri 29/11 - AM: 10km in Lund, past the sewerage works in Källby. Easy again - tired legs.
Sat 30/11 - rest day, before race.
Sun 31/11 - DM 10k Cross, Viborg: 35:08, 34th place
I had pretty much zero expectations for this, other than to not get injured. But I was quite keen to do well though, hence the easy week of training beforehand. Race was at an idrætshøjskole, next to the lake on the edge of Viborg, which was a very nice setting with a good view across the lake to the cathedral (and some good changing facilities and somewhere warm to sit, an improvement over the last round in Roskilde). No train this time - went on the bus from Århus with the others from AGF and 1900. Weather was dry, sunny but not too cold at 8-10C but it was quite windy ~15m/s max. The course itself, although quite a nice 2k lap, stretched the definition of 'cross country', with 1/3 of the lap on grass and 2/3 on prepared hard trail paths. I thus ran in the trail shoes I won at the Himmelbjergløbet, which proved excellent for the job. Took a warmup of 2x2k lap at a decent pace; immediately felt some pain in my left ankle on some of the tighter turns. But "once you've come this far, you can't go back..."!
Race itself started off slowly for the first half a lap - I suspect some of those racing the EM cross next week were slowing the pace as much as possible (or tactically taking the first bit slow). Ran the first 3 laps at 6.20, ~13 and ~20.30 to 6k. I went off fairly hard, as I usually do now to maximise the amount of 'good ankle time'. On the 4th lap, it started to hurt quite a bit and I dropped in pace to finish in just over 35min. Took 5x2k laps afterwards at an easier 4.00/km pace to build up the distance to 22k total and for a bit of endurance work, and to stay warm while the women's race took place. Overall a race to be pleased with, a good improvement and my best cross performance since the DM 2011. A good haul of medals for 1900, particularly in the vet category - soon i'll be a M30 'veteran'; 'den unge gamle'!
This is definitely one of the days where Danish running can be very good. The VT is great since Denmark is small enough and the events prestigious enough to regularly have the best runners from the entire country showing up, from juniors upwards. This something which is very difficult in other places (such as England or Sweden) due to the size of the place, meaning local or regional races and leagues can often dominate the objectives of clubs and the race calendar.
Summary - easy week before DM cross. Next week back to regular training. Have no (major) races now for the rest of 2013, but I'll do a race on New Year's Eve. As yet undecided between the Nordea Nytårscup 10k in Århus or the Änglamark Nytårsløb in Kbh - 5k, 10k or even one very last half marathon of the year.....
| date | km | time | min/km |
| 01/12/2013 | 22 | 01:23:00 | 03:46 |
| 29/11/2013 | 10 | 00:42:00 | 04:12 |
| 28/11/2013 | 8.7 | 00:36:00 | 04:08 |
| 28/11/2013 | 8.7 | 00:36:00 | 04:08 |
| 27/11/2013 | 15.31 | 01:03:00 | 04:06 |
| 25/11/2013 | 8.7 | 00:36:00 | 04:08 |
| total= | 73.41 | av pace= | 04:04 |
Mon 25/11 - PM: easy recovery run in Klostergården, Lund after Nytårscup.
Tues 26/11 - rest day. Horrible weather, so easy choice.
Weds 27/11 - PM: easy 15.5km, up to Skt Hans and a loop back via Gunnesbo in Lund. Quite late after work, so hard going.
Thurs 28/11 - AM/PM: easy standard Klostergården route, as Mon.
Fri 29/11 - AM: 10km in Lund, past the sewerage works in Källby. Easy again - tired legs.
Sat 30/11 - rest day, before race.
Sun 31/11 - DM 10k Cross, Viborg: 35:08, 34th place
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| Photo: fra Herning Løbeklub,fb |
Race itself started off slowly for the first half a lap - I suspect some of those racing the EM cross next week were slowing the pace as much as possible (or tactically taking the first bit slow). Ran the first 3 laps at 6.20, ~13 and ~20.30 to 6k. I went off fairly hard, as I usually do now to maximise the amount of 'good ankle time'. On the 4th lap, it started to hurt quite a bit and I dropped in pace to finish in just over 35min. Took 5x2k laps afterwards at an easier 4.00/km pace to build up the distance to 22k total and for a bit of endurance work, and to stay warm while the women's race took place. Overall a race to be pleased with, a good improvement and my best cross performance since the DM 2011. A good haul of medals for 1900, particularly in the vet category - soon i'll be a M30 'veteran'; 'den unge gamle'!
This is definitely one of the days where Danish running can be very good. The VT is great since Denmark is small enough and the events prestigious enough to regularly have the best runners from the entire country showing up, from juniors upwards. This something which is very difficult in other places (such as England or Sweden) due to the size of the place, meaning local or regional races and leagues can often dominate the objectives of clubs and the race calendar.
Summary - easy week before DM cross. Next week back to regular training. Have no (major) races now for the rest of 2013, but I'll do a race on New Year's Eve. As yet undecided between the Nordea Nytårscup 10k in Århus or the Änglamark Nytårsløb in Kbh - 5k, 10k or even one very last half marathon of the year.....
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