I signed up for the Paris Marathon on April 12, 2026.
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I signed up for the Paris Marathon on April 12, 2026.
It will be my fifth marathon, the first one outside of Scandinavia. This is one of the races I have long wanted to do, and racing it means crossing an item off my bucket list.
My goal is threefold:
- to enjoy the race,
- to finish it, and
- to break 4h 7m (my PR is 4:14:31).This is what I train for now. Here we go.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 170 days.
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I signed up for the Paris Marathon on April 12, 2026.
It will be my fifth marathon, the first one outside of Scandinavia. This is one of the races I have long wanted to do, and racing it means crossing an item off my bucket list.
My goal is threefold:
- to enjoy the race,
- to finish it, and
- to break 4h 7m (my PR is 4:14:31).This is what I train for now. Here we go.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 170 days.
No need to sugarcoat it: getting my shoes on and getting out the door was hard today. But once I was out there, this was a very nice and quiet morning run.
"I'm movin' through the dark of a long black night
Just movin' with the moon and the light it shines
And I'm thinking of a place and it feels so very real
Just movin' through the dark"#ParisMarathon in T minus 170 days.
Distance: 5.13k
Pace: 5'28" -
No need to sugarcoat it: getting my shoes on and getting out the door was hard today. But once I was out there, this was a very nice and quiet morning run.
"I'm movin' through the dark of a long black night
Just movin' with the moon and the light it shines
And I'm thinking of a place and it feels so very real
Just movin' through the dark"#ParisMarathon in T minus 170 days.
Distance: 5.13k
Pace: 5'28"It was a dark and stormy morning, even if the sun soon rose, but I did the long run of this week. The first half was a struggle (because of strong headwinds), so I'll think of it as character-building... Running in the woods, though, was just wonderful.
35/52 of #52weeks52halfmarathons done.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 168 days.
Distance: 22.03k (total this cycle: 27.16k)
Pace: 5'40" -
It was a dark and stormy morning, even if the sun soon rose, but I did the long run of this week. The first half was a struggle (because of strong headwinds), so I'll think of it as character-building... Running in the woods, though, was just wonderful.
35/52 of #52weeks52halfmarathons done.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 168 days.
Distance: 22.03k (total this cycle: 27.16k)
Pace: 5'40"@askekammer
I just came from a walk'n'talk in the woods, 15 kms of beautiful Autumn weather.Well done today Aske!
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It was a dark and stormy morning, even if the sun soon rose, but I did the long run of this week. The first half was a struggle (because of strong headwinds), so I'll think of it as character-building... Running in the woods, though, was just wonderful.
35/52 of #52weeks52halfmarathons done.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 168 days.
Distance: 22.03k (total this cycle: 27.16k)
Pace: 5'40"My first speed run in ages, I did the "First Fartlek Run" with @coachbennett in the #NikeRunClub app: 17 minutes of alternating pace to push myself (+ 15 minutes to get home). This was hard but fun.
Let's make today count!
#ParisMarathon in T minus 166 days.
Distance: 6.22k (total this cycle: 33.38k)
Pace: 5'13" -
My first speed run in ages, I did the "First Fartlek Run" with @coachbennett in the #NikeRunClub app: 17 minutes of alternating pace to push myself (+ 15 minutes to get home). This was hard but fun.
Let's make today count!
#ParisMarathon in T minus 166 days.
Distance: 6.22k (total this cycle: 33.38k)
Pace: 5'13"Today, I'm in Oslo, so my morning run had lots of hills.
The highlight of the run was listening to https://youtu.be/YzhjTeSz9y4 as I ran through the warm autumn colors and the cold sunrise in the Vigeland Park. It was such a beautiful moment.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 163 days.
Distance: 7.95k (total this cycle: 41.33k)
Pace: 5'29" -
Today, I'm in Oslo, so my morning run had lots of hills.
The highlight of the run was listening to https://youtu.be/YzhjTeSz9y4 as I ran through the warm autumn colors and the cold sunrise in the Vigeland Park. It was such a beautiful moment.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 163 days.
Distance: 7.95k (total this cycle: 41.33k)
Pace: 5'29"My daughter wanted to go for a run together (that's a first), so we did.
It was quite short.
It was quite slow.
And it was quite amazing to spend time with her this way.#ParisMarathon in T minus 161 days.
Distance: 2.42k (total this cycle: 43.75k)
Pace: 7'40" -
My daughter wanted to go for a run together (that's a first), so we did.
It was quite short.
It was quite slow.
And it was quite amazing to spend time with her this way.#ParisMarathon in T minus 161 days.
Distance: 2.42k (total this cycle: 43.75k)
Pace: 7'40"I was never really in the zone today, but experience carried me through. It was an ok run. This was week 36 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
More important and impressive, however, my wife is walking a 27k route today ("Amarminoen"). This is a massive undertaking for her, but we will be there to support her and celebrate with a pop-up energy station later.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 161 days.
Distance: 22.35 (total this cycle: 66.1k)
Pace: 5'39" -
I was never really in the zone today, but experience carried me through. It was an ok run. This was week 36 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
More important and impressive, however, my wife is walking a 27k route today ("Amarminoen"). This is a massive undertaking for her, but we will be there to support her and celebrate with a pop-up energy station later.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 161 days.
Distance: 22.35 (total this cycle: 66.1k)
Pace: 5'39"Flot klaret! Det er konsistent som bare fanden det der!
Håber det er en god tur på Amager for de gående, det er en rigtig fin tur 🤩
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I was never really in the zone today, but experience carried me through. It was an ok run. This was week 36 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
More important and impressive, however, my wife is walking a 27k route today ("Amarminoen"). This is a massive undertaking for her, but we will be there to support her and celebrate with a pop-up energy station later.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 161 days.
Distance: 22.35 (total this cycle: 66.1k)
Pace: 5'39"Friday was Halloween - and this morning, I went on the "Spooky Speed Run" with Count Bænnætt (aka @coachbennett) in the #NikeRunClub app.
At 1k, in the dark and the quite of our small town, I passed a crowd woth torches. I think they were on their way to surprise a friend on his birthday, but with John Carpenter synth in my ears it sure was a little spooky.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 159 days.
Distance: 4.98k (total this cycle: 71.08k)
Pace: 5'16" -
Friday was Halloween - and this morning, I went on the "Spooky Speed Run" with Count Bænnætt (aka @coachbennett) in the #NikeRunClub app.
At 1k, in the dark and the quite of our small town, I passed a crowd woth torches. I think they were on their way to surprise a friend on his birthday, but with John Carpenter synth in my ears it sure was a little spooky.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 159 days.
Distance: 4.98k (total this cycle: 71.08k)
Pace: 5'16" -
Friday was Halloween - and this morning, I went on the "Spooky Speed Run" with Count Bænnætt (aka @coachbennett) in the #NikeRunClub app.
At 1k, in the dark and the quite of our small town, I passed a crowd woth torches. I think they were on their way to surprise a friend on his birthday, but with John Carpenter synth in my ears it sure was a little spooky.
#ParisMarathon in T minus 159 days.
Distance: 4.98k (total this cycle: 71.08k)
Pace: 5'16"A tempo run in the dark of the morning with The War on Drugs as my soundtrack. Many runners out there. This was a hard run, and it felt good.
I test the #Runna app these days. The guided runs in #NikeRunClub are gold, but I need something to push me a little further on especially long runs. Maybe this is it..?
Distance: 9.63k (total: 80.71k)
Pace: 5'17"#ParisMarathon in 157 days. (Runna, ridicuously, projects my finish time to be 3:45:46. LOL!)
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A tempo run in the dark of the morning with The War on Drugs as my soundtrack. Many runners out there. This was a hard run, and it felt good.
I test the #Runna app these days. The guided runs in #NikeRunClub are gold, but I need something to push me a little further on especially long runs. Maybe this is it..?
Distance: 9.63k (total: 80.71k)
Pace: 5'17"#ParisMarathon in 157 days. (Runna, ridicuously, projects my finish time to be 3:45:46. LOL!)
Such a joyful long run this morning. I got to see the sun rise over the sea, I met my mother and brother (quite a surprise), and I just had a blast out there. This was week 37 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
I'm still testing the #Runna app, tweaking the settings to best suit my preferences.
Distance: 21.29k (total: 102k)
Pace: 5'31"#ParisMarathon in 155 days.
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Such a joyful long run this morning. I got to see the sun rise over the sea, I met my mother and brother (quite a surprise), and I just had a blast out there. This was week 37 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
I'm still testing the #Runna app, tweaking the settings to best suit my preferences.
Distance: 21.29k (total: 102k)
Pace: 5'31"#ParisMarathon in 155 days.
An early and easy morning run. It was nice, and I felt good out there. Not much to report, really; it was just a run.
This was the third test run of the #Runna app. I look forward to Thursday, where I'll do intervals, and it'll have to show its true colors.
Distance: 10.6k (total: 112.6k)
Pace: 5'33"#ParisMarathon in 152 days.
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An early and easy morning run. It was nice, and I felt good out there. Not much to report, really; it was just a run.
This was the third test run of the #Runna app. I look forward to Thursday, where I'll do intervals, and it'll have to show its true colors.
Distance: 10.6k (total: 112.6k)
Pace: 5'33"#ParisMarathon in 152 days.
@askekammer
Kedeligt konsistent er vejen frem
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An early and easy morning run. It was nice, and I felt good out there. Not much to report, really; it was just a run.
This was the third test run of the #Runna app. I look forward to Thursday, where I'll do intervals, and it'll have to show its true colors.
Distance: 10.6k (total: 112.6k)
Pace: 5'33"#ParisMarathon in 152 days.
Intervals. 5 x 1k @ 4.55. Plus 3.5k warm-up and 2.5k cool-down. This was FUN! And occasionally fast. And hard. But mostly fun.
Have a good one, folks. Let's make it a beautiful day.
Distance: 12.96k (total: 125.56k)
Pace: 5'22"#ParisMarathon in 150 days.
Edit: reposting this as part of my thread; sorry for the confusion.
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Intervals. 5 x 1k @ 4.55. Plus 3.5k warm-up and 2.5k cool-down. This was FUN! And occasionally fast. And hard. But mostly fun.
Have a good one, folks. Let's make it a beautiful day.
Distance: 12.96k (total: 125.56k)
Pace: 5'22"#ParisMarathon in 150 days.
Edit: reposting this as part of my thread; sorry for the confusion.
Well done!
A full 5k below 25 minutes hidden as an exercise inside a long run!That's marathon pace right?
Pushing the limit is fun, I'm happy my Tuesday intervals so far are only 2 minutes
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Intervals. 5 x 1k @ 4.55. Plus 3.5k warm-up and 2.5k cool-down. This was FUN! And occasionally fast. And hard. But mostly fun.
Have a good one, folks. Let's make it a beautiful day.
Distance: 12.96k (total: 125.56k)
Pace: 5'22"#ParisMarathon in 150 days.
Edit: reposting this as part of my thread; sorry for the confusion.
An amazing morning run. It was cold (0 degree C), and it was pitch black when I started, but over the two hours the sun rose and I got to watch the world wake up. I spotted hares and a flock of geese, a young deer just 10 meters from me.
My free trial of #Runna expires now, and I won't move to a paid subscription. #NikeRunClub is better for me.
Week 38 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
Distance: 22k (total: 147.56k)
Pace: 5'35"#ParisMarathon in 147 days.
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An amazing morning run. It was cold (0 degree C), and it was pitch black when I started, but over the two hours the sun rose and I got to watch the world wake up. I spotted hares and a flock of geese, a young deer just 10 meters from me.
My free trial of #Runna expires now, and I won't move to a paid subscription. #NikeRunClub is better for me.
Week 38 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
Distance: 22k (total: 147.56k)
Pace: 5'35"#ParisMarathon in 147 days.
On a writing retreat with good colleagues, I started the day with a run.
This one was technically challenging. The light from my vest reflected in the raindrops on my glasses, making it hard to see were I ran. That combined with some uneven roads made it ... interesting. All in all, this was a run where I collected XP.
Distance: 6.89k (total: 184.45k)
Pace: 5'30"Edit: pace corrected
#ParisMarathon in 144 days.
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On a writing retreat with good colleagues, I started the day with a run.
This one was technically challenging. The light from my vest reflected in the raindrops on my glasses, making it hard to see were I ran. That combined with some uneven roads made it ... interesting. All in all, this was a run where I collected XP.
Distance: 6.89k (total: 184.45k)
Pace: 5'30"Edit: pace corrected
#ParisMarathon in 144 days.
Morning intervals: 8 x 80 secs of various fast paces. Again, mixing things up on speed runs (and in general) was so much fun.
Due to windchill, it felt like -7 celsius out there (this one's for you, @pfernandes). Cold, but nice and clear.
A minor issue with the #nikerunClub app is that it doesn't count the light running I do between the intervals. It is what it is.
Distance counted: 3.92k (total: 188.37k)
Pace: 5'06"#ParisMarathon in 142 days.
