Lidingö Ultra 2011, my best long-run performance ever, all categories !
I can not compare this with anything else. This was long distance running at my absolut maximum.
I did everything, and I mean everything acc. to the Ultra school-book;
I suffered a lot last 5km in and after that sucking Aborrbacken for the second time. For the first time in years now the cramp came creeping on in my left calf and even worse, in my left groin. I was so tired that only walking up the last couple of hills took my HR up to 90% and above...
But like in trans I denied all the pain and started up downhills to run again, and again, after every hill even though I sometimes needed to stop when the cramp came..... So when entering Grönsta gärde (the 30km finishing line), with approx. 1km left to go down to Kyrkviken I said to my self, no more stop until I fall down, after just passed another runner that I actually got real pissed of at in Aborrbacken, he asked me how I felt and if I needed some help, even though he was exactly in the same bad shape as me. He did one major misstake, he attacked the hills to hard upwards, and sometimes turned over to powerwalk when flat or downhill, so I knew that I will pass him sooner or later.... Of course I was in a personal trans-mode, my own Vendetta. No problems at all with that guy. We talked a lot after the race. He was a real gentleman, but I was to tired to understand :-)....
So all in all this was my total experience;
1 - 30 km (So beautiful, this track is so amazing, I just enyoyed every second in full control with good margins to my 85% HR-max level)
31 - 40 km (Elfvik - Grönsta, now the real challange begun, full focus on my feets, no sprained ancles this time, thank good, my worst fair...)
41 - 50km (At Grönsta service station I took a famous "Gunde-drink" mix of Coffe & Coke. The rest is history, see above)
Lidingö Ultra Ditstance: 49,72km Tme: 5h 25min
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/84156029
Lidingö Ultra can not be compared with anything else, this year believe it or not, 302 participants did it all the way around !
This is the Ultra Mecca of Scandinavia .......
Mr L./.
I can not compare this with anything else. This was long distance running at my absolut maximum.
I did everything, and I mean everything acc. to the Ultra school-book;
I suffered a lot last 5km in and after that sucking Aborrbacken for the second time. For the first time in years now the cramp came creeping on in my left calf and even worse, in my left groin. I was so tired that only walking up the last couple of hills took my HR up to 90% and above...
But like in trans I denied all the pain and started up downhills to run again, and again, after every hill even though I sometimes needed to stop when the cramp came..... So when entering Grönsta gärde (the 30km finishing line), with approx. 1km left to go down to Kyrkviken I said to my self, no more stop until I fall down, after just passed another runner that I actually got real pissed of at in Aborrbacken, he asked me how I felt and if I needed some help, even though he was exactly in the same bad shape as me. He did one major misstake, he attacked the hills to hard upwards, and sometimes turned over to powerwalk when flat or downhill, so I knew that I will pass him sooner or later.... Of course I was in a personal trans-mode, my own Vendetta. No problems at all with that guy. We talked a lot after the race. He was a real gentleman, but I was to tired to understand :-)....
So all in all this was my total experience;
1 - 30 km (So beautiful, this track is so amazing, I just enyoyed every second in full control with good margins to my 85% HR-max level)
31 - 40 km (Elfvik - Grönsta, now the real challange begun, full focus on my feets, no sprained ancles this time, thank good, my worst fair...)
41 - 50km (At Grönsta service station I took a famous "Gunde-drink" mix of Coffe & Coke. The rest is history, see above)
Lidingö Ultra Ditstance: 49,72km Tme: 5h 25min
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/84156029
Lidingö Ultra can not be compared with anything else, this year believe it or not, 302 participants did it all the way around !
This is the Ultra Mecca of Scandinavia .......
Mr L./.
Great to read this report. I am currently in Kiev. I would have done this race if I would have been in Sweden.
SvaraRaderaLooks like you had a real challenge this year. What was your time last year - pretty much the same right? Would be interesting to see a comparison between these two races. HR / pace etc. If I remember correctly it was a lot of rai last year!
Anyway - congratulations to the excellent race.
I actually did a long run in Kiev today. 32.5km - better than nothing.
Oaho, 32,5km in Kiev, great ! I guess you are quite familiar with the local neighbourhood now :-)
SvaraRaderaI cut 8 minutes from 5,33 last year...Last year was colder, +7C, and half an hour rain in the end, but no cramp at all in 2010 !!!!!)
Mr L./.
Hej Mr. L!
SvaraRaderaCongratulations on another impressive performance!
Great recap also!
/ Mr. USC