23.12.13-31.12.13: Jul and Änglamark Nytårsløb
Mon 23/12 - 12km in Lund; standard 10k route south along the river, with an extra loop in Papegojelyckan (aka parrot town!). Last run of the year in (Swedish!) Lund.
Tues 24/12 - at gf's parents near Horsens. 19km along the usual route I take there, the gamle jernbane (Horsens-Byrup-Sikeborg) - a former railway, now a paved cycle route. Ironically, started in (Danish!) Lund and ran to the edge of Østbirk and back. Very horrible weather; heavy rain and wind 20m\s+, but needed to build an appetite for Jul-dinner.
Weds 25/12 -Juldag! Normally Christmas day requires a shorter morning run to get an appetite for food, but this time food had been and gone. Therefore, a longer run to burn it all off! Same route as 24th, but right through Østbirk, Vestbirk and a loop back through Torp to make exactly 21k. Very hard work at the start - turkey-lag!
Thurs 26/12 - rest day
Fri 27/12 - a shorter, more hilly run up the jernbane but turning at Lundum and back through an assortment of villages. Hard on every hill.
Sat 28/12 - in Aarhus. Standard Sat parkrun workout; 6.5k run to Hasle bakker, 5km parkrun in 17:20, run back 7.5k (a slightly longer way via the Veri center post office).
Sun 29/12 - very easy 10k round Egå Engsø.
Mon 30/12 - rest day
Tues 31/12 - Änglamark Nytårsløb, 1/2 Marathon, 1:14:47
One last race of the year and one last half. Conditions were fairly idea; cold, sunny and with very little wind - generally similar to those in Vejle back in Oct. The race started at 9.30am so an early start from Lund, meaning I was quite tired at the start (and sluggish after lots of julmad...). I'd also left my ankle support in Denmark, which was not ideal. The start was a bit crazy, with 5k, 10k and half starting at the same time into a narrow path and a good few slower kids (and slower 'ambitious' adults...) at the front. So I hung back for the first 200m until the wider road outside Parken, trying extremely hard not to trip over. The first couple of laps were done at around 17.20-17.30 pace, staying comfortably inside 3.30/km. The difficult part came on the 3rd lap, where I lost the accompanying 10k runners pushing me round and really hit the traffic of the slower 5-10k runners, costing me time as I had to zigzag past. I felt tired on the 4th 5k lap, but far less so than in Vejle a couple of months ago. With the length of Parken stadium to go I realised sub-75 could be on for the first time since early 2012 and I went for it, sprinting the last 400m. A great way to finish the last km of the year!
| date | km | time | min/km |
| 31/12/2013 | 21.1 | 1:14:47 | 3:32 |
| 31/12/2013 | 2 | 0:08:00 | 4:00 |
| 29/12/2013 | 10.83 | 0:43:00 | 3:58 |
| 28/12/2013 | 5 | 0:17:10 | 3:25 |
| 28/12/2013 | 6.26 | 0:26:00 | 4:09 |
| 28/12/2013 | 7.86 | 0:30:00 | 3:49 |
| 27/12/2013 | 12.83 | 0:53:00 | 4:07 |
| 25/12/2013 | 21 | 1:30:00 | 4:17 |
| 24/12/2013 | 18.83 | 1:20:00 | 4:14 |
| 23/12/2013 | 12.23 | 0:50:00 | 4:05 |
Mon 23/12 - 12km in Lund; standard 10k route south along the river, with an extra loop in Papegojelyckan (aka parrot town!). Last run of the year in (Swedish!) Lund.
Tues 24/12 - at gf's parents near Horsens. 19km along the usual route I take there, the gamle jernbane (Horsens-Byrup-Sikeborg) - a former railway, now a paved cycle route. Ironically, started in (Danish!) Lund and ran to the edge of Østbirk and back. Very horrible weather; heavy rain and wind 20m\s+, but needed to build an appetite for Jul-dinner.
Weds 25/12 -Juldag! Normally Christmas day requires a shorter morning run to get an appetite for food, but this time food had been and gone. Therefore, a longer run to burn it all off! Same route as 24th, but right through Østbirk, Vestbirk and a loop back through Torp to make exactly 21k. Very hard work at the start - turkey-lag!
Thurs 26/12 - rest day
Fri 27/12 - a shorter, more hilly run up the jernbane but turning at Lundum and back through an assortment of villages. Hard on every hill.
Sat 28/12 - in Aarhus. Standard Sat parkrun workout; 6.5k run to Hasle bakker, 5km parkrun in 17:20, run back 7.5k (a slightly longer way via the Veri center post office).
Sun 29/12 - very easy 10k round Egå Engsø.
Mon 30/12 - rest day
Tues 31/12 - Änglamark Nytårsløb, 1/2 Marathon, 1:14:47
One last race of the year and one last half. Conditions were fairly idea; cold, sunny and with very little wind - generally similar to those in Vejle back in Oct. The race started at 9.30am so an early start from Lund, meaning I was quite tired at the start (and sluggish after lots of julmad...). I'd also left my ankle support in Denmark, which was not ideal. The start was a bit crazy, with 5k, 10k and half starting at the same time into a narrow path and a good few slower kids (and slower 'ambitious' adults...) at the front. So I hung back for the first 200m until the wider road outside Parken, trying extremely hard not to trip over. The first couple of laps were done at around 17.20-17.30 pace, staying comfortably inside 3.30/km. The difficult part came on the 3rd lap, where I lost the accompanying 10k runners pushing me round and really hit the traffic of the slower 5-10k runners, costing me time as I had to zigzag past. I felt tired on the 4th 5k lap, but far less so than in Vejle a couple of months ago. With the length of Parken stadium to go I realised sub-75 could be on for the first time since early 2012 and I went for it, sprinting the last 400m. A great way to finish the last km of the year!
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