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Jointace– much needed

vikingforproject — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:25:59 +0000

Completed a 2hour run at Bydgøy in rainy conditions… check out that Joitace!
Gives your joints and muscles that soothing feeling after a strenuous workout.

Just realised… I m a week ahead of schedule

vikingforproject — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:40:57 +0000

I have been following this training plan and just realised that the tough lap that I ran last Saturday was scheduled for tomorrow… hmm.. hope that wont change anything.

Just received a donation from a dear friend back in Leeds. Akafuna – thanks a lot.

Looking at the London Marathon race route…

vikingforproject — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:39:21 +0000

man… its gonna be a thrill ! Cant wait to stand on that start line with all those people ! See the route here

Ran my 3 miles tonite … fartlek style.

What is Fartlek?
Fartlek comes from the Swedish word which means ‘speed play’. It refers to a kind of workout in which the runner accelerates sporadically then slows down again with no particular structure. It is a kind of freestyle interval training which includes spontaneous bursts of speed depending on how the runner feels.

Too late …

vikingforproject — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:58:22 +0000

No running shoes for me today as I was too late – didnt get to the renowned store Løplabbet in time.

Hey – but I couldnt let that stop me so went on the treadmill with my old basket shoes running a 7.5 k. I ll spend a LOT of time in my local Friskis &Svettis gym in the next three months….