I signed up for the Paris Marathon on April 12, 2026.
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I'm in Tromsø, north of the Arctic Circle. I had hoped for a spectacular weekend run under the aurora borealis - but the roads are too icy for outdoor runs to be safe so I must use the hotel threadmill. If there were ever a downgrade from expectation to reality, this is it.
Still, a run is a run, and I got to play around with pacing. And the northern lights were amazing Friday night. All is good.
Distance: 5.53k
Pace: 5'07"#ParisMarathon in 84 days.
An easy and icy morning run.
For the first half, I could not really find my groove. It was ... ok, I guess. But when I then switched my music from Rosalía ("Lux") to The War on Drugs, I hit it bullseye and had a great run.
Distance: 8.21k
Pace: 5'31"#ParisMarathon in 81 days.
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An easy and icy morning run.
For the first half, I could not really find my groove. It was ... ok, I guess. But when I then switched my music from Rosalía ("Lux") to The War on Drugs, I hit it bullseye and had a great run.
Distance: 8.21k
Pace: 5'31"#ParisMarathon in 81 days.
It was a dark and terribly stormy morning, and to the beat of LCD Soundsystem's "45:33" I did a fartlek:
- 6:00 warm-up
- 2 x 1:30 @ 7/10 effort
- 4 x 1:00 @ 8/10
- 4 x 0:30 @ 9/10
- 4 x 0:15 @ 10/10
- warm-down until I got homeIt was hard, and I got to really push myself, and it was fun, and I look forward to soon do it again.
Distance: 4.97k + some more not registered by the #NikeRunClub app
Pace: 5'15"#ParisMarathon in 79 days. Getting there.
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It was a dark and terribly stormy morning, and to the beat of LCD Soundsystem's "45:33" I did a fartlek:
- 6:00 warm-up
- 2 x 1:30 @ 7/10 effort
- 4 x 1:00 @ 8/10
- 4 x 0:30 @ 9/10
- 4 x 0:15 @ 10/10
- warm-down until I got homeIt was hard, and I got to really push myself, and it was fun, and I look forward to soon do it again.
Distance: 4.97k + some more not registered by the #NikeRunClub app
Pace: 5'15"#ParisMarathon in 79 days. Getting there.
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It was a dark and terribly stormy morning, and to the beat of LCD Soundsystem's "45:33" I did a fartlek:
- 6:00 warm-up
- 2 x 1:30 @ 7/10 effort
- 4 x 1:00 @ 8/10
- 4 x 0:30 @ 9/10
- 4 x 0:15 @ 10/10
- warm-down until I got homeIt was hard, and I got to really push myself, and it was fun, and I look forward to soon do it again.
Distance: 4.97k + some more not registered by the #NikeRunClub app
Pace: 5'15"#ParisMarathon in 79 days. Getting there.
Stage 48 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
The soundtrack: my Radical Running playlist. It's good for a progressive run. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4G3UFLeVvtttZZNKF7Beft?si=DFxRVecJTaqS3Lx9NdRxwQ&pi=JWvIfsTlQoqzP
Distance: 22.92k
Pace: 5'36"#ParisMarathon in 77 days.
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Stage 48 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
The soundtrack: my Radical Running playlist. It's good for a progressive run. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4G3UFLeVvtttZZNKF7Beft?si=DFxRVecJTaqS3Lx9NdRxwQ&pi=JWvIfsTlQoqzP
Distance: 22.92k
Pace: 5'36"#ParisMarathon in 77 days.
Half a marathon @ marathon pace!!
That's already halfway there, pretty cool!Did you bring the vest, for testing?
It really is solid work you're doing toward the goal, sounds like perfect training
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Stage 48 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
The soundtrack: my Radical Running playlist. It's good for a progressive run. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4G3UFLeVvtttZZNKF7Beft?si=DFxRVecJTaqS3Lx9NdRxwQ&pi=JWvIfsTlQoqzP
Distance: 22.92k
Pace: 5'36"#ParisMarathon in 77 days.
This night, we had quite a lot of snow (by Danish standards), so this morning run turned out to be a somewhat technically challenging one. But challenges are fun, and I got to enjoy the beauty of the quiet morning. This is my meditation; I am recharged.
Take care out there, people.
Stay strong.
Stay sane.
Stay safe.Distance: 5.42k
Pace: 5'41"#ParisMarathon in 75 days.
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This night, we had quite a lot of snow (by Danish standards), so this morning run turned out to be a somewhat technically challenging one. But challenges are fun, and I got to enjoy the beauty of the quiet morning. This is my meditation; I am recharged.
Take care out there, people.
Stay strong.
Stay sane.
Stay safe.Distance: 5.42k
Pace: 5'41"#ParisMarathon in 75 days.
Nyfalden sne uden indgriben fra andre mennesker, wauw det virker som en dejlig tur.
Selvfølgelig lidt sværere at se kantsten og lignende, men jeg tror du kender området godt derude
Godt kommet ud!
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This night, we had quite a lot of snow (by Danish standards), so this morning run turned out to be a somewhat technically challenging one. But challenges are fun, and I got to enjoy the beauty of the quiet morning. This is my meditation; I am recharged.
Take care out there, people.
Stay strong.
Stay sane.
Stay safe.Distance: 5.42k
Pace: 5'41"#ParisMarathon in 75 days.
Snow and black ice kept me from giving it all, but this was a (hard and) fun morning fartlek nonetheless:
- 5:00 warm-up
- 2 × 1:30 @ 6/10 effort
- 3 x 1:00 @ 8/10
- 4 × 0:30 @ 9/10
- 5 x 0:15 @ 11/10
- easy running home
(in-between the intervals: recovery run effort)"Hey, I'ma keep running
'Cause a winner don't quit on themselves."Distance: 5.21k
Pace: 5'15"#ParisMarathon in 72 days.
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Snow and black ice kept me from giving it all, but this was a (hard and) fun morning fartlek nonetheless:
- 5:00 warm-up
- 2 × 1:30 @ 6/10 effort
- 3 x 1:00 @ 8/10
- 4 × 0:30 @ 9/10
- 5 x 0:15 @ 11/10
- easy running home
(in-between the intervals: recovery run effort)"Hey, I'ma keep running
'Cause a winner don't quit on themselves."Distance: 5.21k
Pace: 5'15"#ParisMarathon in 72 days.
Well done!
It's tricky to find the safe spots for running these days, rather have a slightly less productive run today, than not run at all during recovery from an injury!
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Snow and black ice kept me from giving it all, but this was a (hard and) fun morning fartlek nonetheless:
- 5:00 warm-up
- 2 × 1:30 @ 6/10 effort
- 3 x 1:00 @ 8/10
- 4 × 0:30 @ 9/10
- 5 x 0:15 @ 11/10
- easy running home
(in-between the intervals: recovery run effort)"Hey, I'ma keep running
'Cause a winner don't quit on themselves."Distance: 5.21k
Pace: 5'15"#ParisMarathon in 72 days.
Stage 49 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
This was a difficult run with hard winds and snow blowing; with wind chill, it was a freezing -16°c. So today, I trained endurance. #EveryRunHasAPurpose
Despite (or because of) the low temperatures, this was a beautiful countryside morning. And being able to stay in control and even increase the pace throughout the last 6k (where I ran against the wind) was a major win today.
Distance: 21.68k
Pace: 5'41"#ParisMarathon in 70 days.
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Stage 49 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
This was a difficult run with hard winds and snow blowing; with wind chill, it was a freezing -16°c. So today, I trained endurance. #EveryRunHasAPurpose
Despite (or because of) the low temperatures, this was a beautiful countryside morning. And being able to stay in control and even increase the pace throughout the last 6k (where I ran against the wind) was a major win today.
Distance: 21.68k
Pace: 5'41"#ParisMarathon in 70 days.
Well done! That's an amazing achievement!
It's beautiful today, at least when watching from the cozyness of the couch
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Stage 49 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
This was a difficult run with hard winds and snow blowing; with wind chill, it was a freezing -16°c. So today, I trained endurance. #EveryRunHasAPurpose
Despite (or because of) the low temperatures, this was a beautiful countryside morning. And being able to stay in control and even increase the pace throughout the last 6k (where I ran against the wind) was a major win today.
Distance: 21.68k
Pace: 5'41"#ParisMarathon in 70 days.
Bad news: #ParisMarathon is off (for me).
The combination of an excrutiating workload the next half year and sickness in my immediate family means that I had to cancel my travel and withdraw my participation. No need to sugarcoat it: it sucks! I had really looked forward to it, but the ends just do not meet. I feel very sorry for myself today.
I did a run this stormy morning nonetheless. Ever onwards.
Distance: 5.32k
Pace: 5'20"#CPH42 in 94 days.
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Bad news: #ParisMarathon is off (for me).
The combination of an excrutiating workload the next half year and sickness in my immediate family means that I had to cancel my travel and withdraw my participation. No need to sugarcoat it: it sucks! I had really looked forward to it, but the ends just do not meet. I feel very sorry for myself today.
I did a run this stormy morning nonetheless. Ever onwards.
Distance: 5.32k
Pace: 5'20"#CPH42 in 94 days.
@askekammer det var ærgerligt. Jeg må dog sige, du holder en god fart i dette møgvejr og føre.
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@askekammer det var ærgerligt. Jeg må dog sige, du holder en god fart i dette møgvejr og føre.
Tak.
Føret var helt ok i dag (men lad os nu se, hvor meget sne der kommer i morgen), og blæsten er god til at træne udholdenhed.
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Tak.
Føret var helt ok i dag (men lad os nu se, hvor meget sne der kommer i morgen), og blæsten er god til at træne udholdenhed.
@askekammer nåeh. Blæsten er udholdenhed. Derfor er jeg, efter lidt sygdom mv nu nede i et all-time low, hvor uret siger træningseffekten er fraværende.
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@askekammer nåeh. Blæsten er udholdenhed. Derfor er jeg, efter lidt sygdom mv nu nede i et all-time low, hvor uret siger træningseffekten er fraværende.
Sikke et opmuntrende ur...
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Sikke et opmuntrende ur...
Aldrig stole på uret!
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Bad news: #ParisMarathon is off (for me).
The combination of an excrutiating workload the next half year and sickness in my immediate family means that I had to cancel my travel and withdraw my participation. No need to sugarcoat it: it sucks! I had really looked forward to it, but the ends just do not meet. I feel very sorry for myself today.
I did a run this stormy morning nonetheless. Ever onwards.
Distance: 5.32k
Pace: 5'20"#CPH42 in 94 days.
With the snow, the lights, the silence and calm of the world not yet awake, and Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem", this was a majestically beautiful morning run.
It was also hard, because I had to plow myself through 10-15cm of fresh snow for much of the run, and it was challenging and fun.
It was just what I needed.
Distance: 6.55k
Pace: 5'31"#CPH42 in 92 days.
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With the snow, the lights, the silence and calm of the world not yet awake, and Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem", this was a majestically beautiful morning run.
It was also hard, because I had to plow myself through 10-15cm of fresh snow for much of the run, and it was challenging and fun.
It was just what I needed.
Distance: 6.55k
Pace: 5'31"#CPH42 in 92 days.
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With the snow, the lights, the silence and calm of the world not yet awake, and Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem", this was a majestically beautiful morning run.
It was also hard, because I had to plow myself through 10-15cm of fresh snow for much of the run, and it was challenging and fun.
It was just what I needed.
Distance: 6.55k
Pace: 5'31"#CPH42 in 92 days.
To mix things up, I took the train to Friheden and ran home this morning.
This turned out to be a difficult one, as most of the pavements and bicycle lanes were covered by a soup of snow, slush, and salt, and underneath it was a layer of ice. I'm not a big fan of #running on slippery surfaces; NO ICE!
A run is a run, nonetheless, and this was good training.
This was also stage 50 of #52weeks52halfmarathons.
Distance: 25.02k
Pace: 5'50"#CPH42 in 90 days.
