I signed up for the Paris Marathon on April 12, 2026.
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Two good colleagues, who live just by our workplace, had invited me to join their morning run before going to the office.
I am not really a run-together-with-other-people-and-talk person (because I do not fully control my own pace and effort), but this was a most enjoyable run nonetheless. And it was fun to see Roskilde University and the surrounding areas in a different way than I usually do.
Distance: 11.07k
Pace: 5'43"#CPH42 in 51 days.
An utterly bonkers long morning run:
- I forgot my headphones, so I had no feedback about distance or pace (and no music)
- my app paused tracking - which I did not realize until ~5k later
- I ran in a rural area I had never been to beforeSo I got to YOLO my way through woods, countryside, and small towns. The sun was shining, and it got pleasantly warm). It was glorious.
Distance: 22.32k (measured post-run)
Pace: 5'40"#CPH42 in 48 days.
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An utterly bonkers long morning run:
- I forgot my headphones, so I had no feedback about distance or pace (and no music)
- my app paused tracking - which I did not realize until ~5k later
- I ran in a rural area I had never been to beforeSo I got to YOLO my way through woods, countryside, and small towns. The sun was shining, and it got pleasantly warm). It was glorious.
Distance: 22.32k (measured post-run)
Pace: 5'40"#CPH42 in 48 days.
@askekammer Det virker som noget værre rod. Dejligt, at det - tilsyneladende? - ikke gik dig for meget på, og du alligevel fik en god tur ud af det
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@askekammer Det virker som noget værre rod. Dejligt, at det - tilsyneladende? - ikke gik dig for meget på, og du alligevel fik en god tur ud af det
Det blev en værre rodebutik af en løbetur - ikke mindst fordi jeg aldrig rigtigt havde et overblik over distancen. (+ Nogle småveje lignede det sted, hvor teenagerne i en gyserfilm træffer en dårlig beslutning og fortsætter fremad.)
Men samtidig var det virkeligt flot i skovene og dejligt med solens varme. Og erfaring, grundform og en god stedsans forhindrede kriser. Jeg tog det, som det kom.
Alt i alt: En ok tur, og jeg skal helt sikkert løbe i det område (10 min. væk i bil) igen.
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Det blev en værre rodebutik af en løbetur - ikke mindst fordi jeg aldrig rigtigt havde et overblik over distancen. (+ Nogle småveje lignede det sted, hvor teenagerne i en gyserfilm træffer en dårlig beslutning og fortsætter fremad.)
Men samtidig var det virkeligt flot i skovene og dejligt med solens varme. Og erfaring, grundform og en god stedsans forhindrede kriser. Jeg tog det, som det kom.
Alt i alt: En ok tur, og jeg skal helt sikkert løbe i det område (10 min. væk i bil) igen.
@askekammer Det er ret fedt, når erfaringen kan tage over og sige: “Bare rolig, vi har den”.
I det mindste var det en stille søndag morgen med masser af solskin, som kunne tage toppen af gyserstemningen på småvejene.
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@askekammer Det er ret fedt, når erfaringen kan tage over og sige: “Bare rolig, vi har den”.
I det mindste var det en stille søndag morgen med masser af solskin, som kunne tage toppen af gyserstemningen på småvejene.
Jeg vidste slet ikke jeg skulle tænke gyser da jeg var i Hareskoven her til formiddag!
Der var fuld af glade mennesker og solskinsglæde synes jeg
Godt kommet ud @askekammer, det var noget af et eventyr, men det lyder som om det var mere spændende end irriterende.
Og fedt at finde noget nyt at løbe i
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An utterly bonkers long morning run:
- I forgot my headphones, so I had no feedback about distance or pace (and no music)
- my app paused tracking - which I did not realize until ~5k later
- I ran in a rural area I had never been to beforeSo I got to YOLO my way through woods, countryside, and small towns. The sun was shining, and it got pleasantly warm). It was glorious.
Distance: 22.32k (measured post-run)
Pace: 5'40"#CPH42 in 48 days.
Today is election day in Denmark, and I started it with an easy morning run.
Spring is coming, and I look forward to brighter days.
Have a good one.
Distance: 5.54k
Pace: 5'15"#CPH42 in 48 days.
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Today is election day in Denmark, and I started it with an easy morning run.
Spring is coming, and I look forward to brighter days.
Have a good one.
Distance: 5.54k
Pace: 5'15"#CPH42 in 48 days.
Godt valg!
Og dejligt tempo du kører hvis det er stille og roligt!!
Jeg glæder mig også allerede til de længere dage, synes heldigvis jeg kan mærke det allerede
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Godt valg!
Og dejligt tempo du kører hvis det er stille og roligt!!
Jeg glæder mig også allerede til de længere dage, synes heldigvis jeg kan mærke det allerede
Tak, i lige måde.
Tempoet var rigtigt fint i dag, selvom jeg aldrig rigtigt pressede på. Det bliver stadig tydeligere, at grundformen er god efter kontinuerlige (både korte og lange) vinter-ture.
Og ja, jeg kan nu løbe i shorts og uden lys-vest. Så det går fremad.
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Tak, i lige måde.
Tempoet var rigtigt fint i dag, selvom jeg aldrig rigtigt pressede på. Det bliver stadig tydeligere, at grundformen er god efter kontinuerlige (både korte og lange) vinter-ture.
Og ja, jeg kan nu løbe i shorts og uden lys-vest. Så det går fremad.
Ja, jeg synes det lyder som en super grundform du har fået bygget op!
Det tager jo noget tid, men kontinuitet i træningen er virkelig det der giver resultater!
Jeg minder lige mig selv om at jeg er startet op igen for mindre end 1 år siden.
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Today is election day in Denmark, and I started it with an easy morning run.
Spring is coming, and I look forward to brighter days.
Have a good one.
Distance: 5.54k
Pace: 5'15"#CPH42 in 48 days.
A morning tempo run.
As Copenhagen Marathon is now in the near future (#CPH42 in 44 days), I train keeping on even when it is hard. So today, I consistently pushed for a higher effort than what I would usually do and what felt most comfortable. No surprise: this was challenging. But it was also managable, and the fundamentals prove to be strong.
Distance: 12.07k
Pace: 5'17" -
A morning tempo run.
As Copenhagen Marathon is now in the near future (#CPH42 in 44 days), I train keeping on even when it is hard. So today, I consistently pushed for a higher effort than what I would usually do and what felt most comfortable. No surprise: this was challenging. But it was also managable, and the fundamentals prove to be strong.
Distance: 12.07k
Pace: 5'17"@askekammer
Nicely done!
I hope you will continue to feel strong towards the marathon, and I look forward to following along -
@askekammer
Nicely done!
I hope you will continue to feel strong towards the marathon, and I look forward to following alongThanks!
Truth be told, I struggle a little with motivation and with fitting running into everything else these days. But the moment I have the shoes on and hit the street, I know I am exactly where I should be, and I feel strong and in control.
This weekend, my long run will be 30 km (for the first time in around six months, I think). I am curious to see how that will play out.
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Thanks!
Truth be told, I struggle a little with motivation and with fitting running into everything else these days. But the moment I have the shoes on and hit the street, I know I am exactly where I should be, and I feel strong and in control.
This weekend, my long run will be 30 km (for the first time in around six months, I think). I am curious to see how that will play out.
It's been a few weeks here with a lot of things going on outside our normal daily lives, with the election and world news taking some of our attention, I understand why it's a struggle.
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It's been a few weeks here with a lot of things going on outside our normal daily lives, with the election and world news taking some of our attention, I understand why it's a struggle.
Happy to hear you're in the right mood when the shoes are on!Things are not all bad - a major point of distraction is that I do some incredibly interesting data collection and analysis at work right now, and in the mornings I am often tempted to just have a quick look (narrator voice: it is never just a quick look) instead of getting out the door.
So the struggle is real. But I should not make it sound worse than it is.
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Things are not all bad - a major point of distraction is that I do some incredibly interesting data collection and analysis at work right now, and in the mornings I am often tempted to just have a quick look (narrator voice: it is never just a quick look) instead of getting out the door.
So the struggle is real. But I should not make it sound worse than it is.
Oh!!! I know about data analysis and the "just a quick peek, some very rudimentary analysis, just checking if everything looking alright" vibe! That's definitely a positive challenge to have!
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A morning tempo run.
As Copenhagen Marathon is now in the near future (#CPH42 in 44 days), I train keeping on even when it is hard. So today, I consistently pushed for a higher effort than what I would usually do and what felt most comfortable. No surprise: this was challenging. But it was also managable, and the fundamentals prove to be strong.
Distance: 12.07k
Pace: 5'17"Out of the warm bed at 5:15, oatmeal, start #running in the cold, windy, and rainy weather, turn right on a whim, get lost in the woods, find the way back, get attacked by a dog, realize it's on a leash (so no danger), gel every 5k, spend 3hrs with a favorite band to prepare for concert tonight, witness the woods wake up, find the flow, overcome the struggle, runner's high.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable run.
Distance: 31.35k
Pace: 5'48"#CPH42 in 42 days.
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Out of the warm bed at 5:15, oatmeal, start #running in the cold, windy, and rainy weather, turn right on a whim, get lost in the woods, find the way back, get attacked by a dog, realize it's on a leash (so no danger), gel every 5k, spend 3hrs with a favorite band to prepare for concert tonight, witness the woods wake up, find the flow, overcome the struggle, runner's high.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable run.
Distance: 31.35k
Pace: 5'48"#CPH42 in 42 days.
What a start to the day!
Sounds like you're really killing it out on the track!
I hope you're still full of energy for the concert this evening!
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Out of the warm bed at 5:15, oatmeal, start #running in the cold, windy, and rainy weather, turn right on a whim, get lost in the woods, find the way back, get attacked by a dog, realize it's on a leash (so no danger), gel every 5k, spend 3hrs with a favorite band to prepare for concert tonight, witness the woods wake up, find the flow, overcome the struggle, runner's high.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable run.
Distance: 31.35k
Pace: 5'48"#CPH42 in 42 days.
8k tempo run!
Harder, better, faster, stronger. Today, I focused on effort, training to keep it up even when I am exhausted.
Distance: 8.20k
Pace: 5'06"#CPH42 in 39 days.
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8k tempo run!
Harder, better, faster, stronger. Today, I focused on effort, training to keep it up even when I am exhausted.
Distance: 8.20k
Pace: 5'06"#CPH42 in 39 days.
Daft punk?
Well done! That's a great workout!!
7/10 effort or how far up the scale did you go? -
Daft punk?
Well done! That's a great workout!!
7/10 effort or how far up the scale did you go?Thank you.
I kept it around 7 for most of the run but cranked it up to 8 on the homestretch. I could probably have run faster throughout, but I had dressed a bit too lightly and was a little cold, and there is no point in risking injury; we are human, after all.
