I signed up for the Paris Marathon on April 12, 2026.
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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.
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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.
As @coachbennett says, "commitment is not giving up, it is giving more." This is about running, and this is not about running.
This was a long run through the cold and beautiful dawn. I felt good; this was nice. A big shout-out to the drivers who slowed down when they met this solitary runner in the dark of the countryside.
Stage 39 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
Distance: 22k (total: 210.37k)
Pace: 5'40"#ParisMarathon in 140 days.
Edits: typos.
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As @coachbennett says, "commitment is not giving up, it is giving more." This is about running, and this is not about running.
This was a long run through the cold and beautiful dawn. I felt good; this was nice. A big shout-out to the drivers who slowed down when they met this solitary runner in the dark of the countryside.
Stage 39 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
Distance: 22k (total: 210.37k)
Pace: 5'40"#ParisMarathon in 140 days.
Edits: typos.
Boy, that escalated quickly. My easy morning run with quite some hills in rainy Aarhus turned into stage 40 of #52weeks52halfmarathons. At 10k I just felt like #running far today, and YOLO got the best of me.
This run was heavily #MastoRunDK-supported. @nerdd suggested Aarhus Ø and Riis Skov as good places to run. @jimmyhartington provided the soundtrack (Radiohead, "The Bends"). Thank you!!
Distance: 21.28k (total: 231.65k)
Pace: 5'49"#ParisMarathon in 138 days.
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Boy, that escalated quickly. My easy morning run with quite some hills in rainy Aarhus turned into stage 40 of #52weeks52halfmarathons. At 10k I just felt like #running far today, and YOLO got the best of me.
This run was heavily #MastoRunDK-supported. @nerdd suggested Aarhus Ø and Riis Skov as good places to run. @jimmyhartington provided the soundtrack (Radiohead, "The Bends"). Thank you!!
Distance: 21.28k (total: 231.65k)
Pace: 5'49"#ParisMarathon in 138 days.
A nice afternoon run in Elsinore. It was fine, and Kronborg (the castle of Hamlet) is impressive.
This was likely the last time I used my pair of pink Nike Pegasus 41s. But they have covered 1,256k, so we literally had a good run.
Distance: 5.99k (total: 237.64k)
Pace: 5'27"#ParisMarathon in 135 days.
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A nice afternoon run in Elsinore. It was fine, and Kronborg (the castle of Hamlet) is impressive.
This was likely the last time I used my pair of pink Nike Pegasus 41s. But they have covered 1,256k, so we literally had a good run.
Distance: 5.99k (total: 237.64k)
Pace: 5'27"#ParisMarathon in 135 days.
Pjat! De kan da holde lang tid endnu!
(Kigger bedre på billedet)
Nååååå, ja ok, det kan jeg godt se
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A nice afternoon run in Elsinore. It was fine, and Kronborg (the castle of Hamlet) is impressive.
This was likely the last time I used my pair of pink Nike Pegasus 41s. But they have covered 1,256k, so we literally had a good run.
Distance: 5.99k (total: 237.64k)
Pace: 5'27"#ParisMarathon in 135 days.
I pushed hard to get a fast run in this morning. It worked out well, though I would have loved to go a little longer.
This was the first run of my new shoes. I still use a pair of Nike Pegasus 41, so I couldn't feel much of a difference. But I know these are an improvement.
It's December 1. Happy Christmas - or what you celebrate. Let's make this a good one without any fear.
Distance: 5.95k (total: 243.59k)
Pace: 5'07"#ParisMarathon in 132 days.
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I pushed hard to get a fast run in this morning. It worked out well, though I would have loved to go a little longer.
This was the first run of my new shoes. I still use a pair of Nike Pegasus 41, so I couldn't feel much of a difference. But I know these are an improvement.
It's December 1. Happy Christmas - or what you celebrate. Let's make this a good one without any fear.
Distance: 5.95k (total: 243.59k)
Pace: 5'07"#ParisMarathon in 132 days.
Sådan! Det er pænt hurtigt det der!
Hvor meget kraft skulle du lægge i det for at holde det? Var det cruise-tempo eller lidt vildere?
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Sådan! Det er pænt hurtigt det der!
Hvor meget kraft skulle du lægge i det for at holde det? Var det cruise-tempo eller lidt vildere?
Tak.
Jeg pressede mig selv - dog ikke så meget, at jeg på noget tidspunkt for alvor var presset (hvis det giver mening). På en 1-10-skala for intensitet lå jeg nok omkring 7,5, så der var et ekstra gear, jeg kunne have brugt over en kortere distance. Alt i alt går det planmæssigt fremad med at skrue op for tempoet.
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Tak.
Jeg pressede mig selv - dog ikke så meget, at jeg på noget tidspunkt for alvor var presset (hvis det giver mening). På en 1-10-skala for intensitet lå jeg nok omkring 7,5, så der var et ekstra gear, jeg kunne have brugt over en kortere distance. Alt i alt går det planmæssigt fremad med at skrue op for tempoet.
@askekammer det giver rigtig god mening!
Jeg føler i hvert fald jeg forstår hvad du mener, og kan næsten mærke det som en oplevelse jeg selv kan have.
Fedt med fremgang i tempo, hvis jeg forstår rigtigt så mærker du garanteret også efter at det ikke bliver for meget.
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@askekammer det giver rigtig god mening!
Jeg føler i hvert fald jeg forstår hvad du mener, og kan næsten mærke det som en oplevelse jeg selv kan have.
Fedt med fremgang i tempo, hvis jeg forstår rigtigt så mærker du garanteret også efter at det ikke bliver for meget.
Jo, jeg løber stadig meget på gefūhl.
Træneren i Nike Run Club-appen arbejder med, at man i stedet for at løbe et bestemt tempo løber en bestemt anstrengelse (altså, hvor hårdt er det på en skala fra 1 til 10). Den tilgang har jeg overtaget.
Så hvor jeg normalt måske ville løbe 6, prøver jeg for tiden at presse den op på 7. Og så videre. Teorien er, at det efterhånden forbedrer både udholdenhed og tempo - og samtidig tager højde for dagsform. Det virker for mig.
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Jo, jeg løber stadig meget på gefūhl.
Træneren i Nike Run Club-appen arbejder med, at man i stedet for at løbe et bestemt tempo løber en bestemt anstrengelse (altså, hvor hårdt er det på en skala fra 1 til 10). Den tilgang har jeg overtaget.
Så hvor jeg normalt måske ville løbe 6, prøver jeg for tiden at presse den op på 7. Og så videre. Teorien er, at det efterhånden forbedrer både udholdenhed og tempo - og samtidig tager højde for dagsform. Det virker for mig.
Det lyder som en rigtig god måde at gøre det på.
Jeg har tendens til at løbe lige omkring det højeste af det interval jeg skal løbe.
Så f.eks tempo interval fra 5:15-4:55, så vil jeg komme til at løbe omkring 4:55 eller 4:50
Så det tror jeg klart er en dårligere idé
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I pushed hard to get a fast run in this morning. It worked out well, though I would have loved to go a little longer.
This was the first run of my new shoes. I still use a pair of Nike Pegasus 41, so I couldn't feel much of a difference. But I know these are an improvement.
It's December 1. Happy Christmas - or what you celebrate. Let's make this a good one without any fear.
Distance: 5.95k (total: 243.59k)
Pace: 5'07"#ParisMarathon in 132 days.
This was a hard fartlek to start the day with: two minutes of hard running, one of easy, repeated seven times over. This was fun.
Fittingly, my soundtrack was Springsteen:
"And hard times come, hard times go
Hard times come, hard times go
And hard times come, hard times go
Hard times come, hard times go
Hard times come, hard times go
Yeah, just to come again"Have a good one!
Distance: 6.12k (total: 249.71k)
Pace: 5'01"#ParisMarathon in 130 days.
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This was a hard fartlek to start the day with: two minutes of hard running, one of easy, repeated seven times over. This was fun.
Fittingly, my soundtrack was Springsteen:
"And hard times come, hard times go
Hard times come, hard times go
And hard times come, hard times go
Hard times come, hard times go
Hard times come, hard times go
Yeah, just to come again"Have a good one!
Distance: 6.12k (total: 249.71k)
Pace: 5'01"#ParisMarathon in 130 days.
Cool! Det lyder som en god træning, flot gennemsnits tempo du holder!
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Cool! Det lyder som en god træning, flot gennemsnits tempo du holder!
Tak!!
Den syvende og sidste del, hvor jeg ydede 8/10, var streng, men i sidste ende gav det pote.
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Tak!!
Den syvende og sidste del, hvor jeg ydede 8/10, var streng, men i sidste ende gav det pote.
@askekammer
Negativ split ovenikøbet!!Ja, det er lidt vildt hvad man kan med kroppen når hjernen bliver engageret og fokuseret på et bestemt mål!
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This was a hard fartlek to start the day with: two minutes of hard running, one of easy, repeated seven times over. This was fun.
Fittingly, my soundtrack was Springsteen:
"And hard times come, hard times go
Hard times come, hard times go
And hard times come, hard times go
Hard times come, hard times go
Hard times come, hard times go
Yeah, just to come again"Have a good one!
Distance: 6.12k (total: 249.71k)
Pace: 5'01"#ParisMarathon in 130 days.
Oh my!
For the first time in my life, I have won a lottery - so I will participate in the 2026 Half-Marathon World Championship!!
(Along with a gazillion other people. For all practical purposes it is just the Copenhagen Half-Marathon, which I have done since 2019.)
The #ParisMarathon on April 12 is still my primary race of next year. But getting into shape to race the HM fast has just moved up my list of priorities.
See you on the starting line.
