tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78660681320487040432012-02-10T22:41:42.359+01:00From beginner runner to marathoner!Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121426633879390592noreply@blogger.comBlogger1921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866068132048704043.post-57476433019092102122012-02-10T22:25:00.001+01:002012-02-10T22:28:26.748+01:00

I found this fantastic challenge and just had to share it! It's called the Jurassic Coast Challenge, is run over 3 days in the south of England and consists of one marathon each day!! How cool is that? This is from the website http://www.votwo.co.uk/_webapp_1205242/Jurassic_Coast_Challenge_2012 :- The mother of all hilly runs. The 2012 course is being run again from Studland to Charmouth. 

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On Monday it was again really cold outside and I didn't much fancy having a run out there! Instead me and a friend went over to my hill training multi-storey carpark. It has apartments on top of it and so has lots of stairs that run in a straight line to the top. These are kind of inside and sheltered from the wind. We run up and down about 5 or 6 times. It worked out to be about 1.5k of stair

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It is just so cold in Denmark right now! Some days it's been down to minus 15 then add the wind chill on top of that and they say it's about minus 25 :-( I have been out for a couple of runs but haven't managed more than 5k at a time. The good news is that it has been snowing again :-) I actually had a great 4k run in the snow over the golf course yesterday. The snow was so deep it covered

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I have been reading a lot lately about the 10-20-30 training system and have decided to give it a go. It's interval training where you walk or jog slow for 30 seconds, run at a normal speed for 20 seconds and then sprint for 10 seconds. This is done for five minutes, between two and five times in each session with two minutes rest between each five minute bout. I'm still going to keep my hill

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When I awoke this morning the world was white outside :-) I had already planned to do some hill training so I had to add a run in the snow to my training today. I did 4k of hill training today!! As the snow had drifted into 'my hill' (the car park) I just ran up and down the top slope which is the steepest and therefore the hardest. Afterwards I went for a run on the trails through the golf

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After my blogpost yesterday about how the Madrid Marathon isn't nearly as hilly as expected, Spanish people started laughing at me!! From sources which are Spanish it seems that the Madrid marathon organizers have messed around with the elevation chart until it looked appealing to foreigners! The truth is that the course is pretty much the same as last year and the hills are still very much

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The route for the Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon 2012 has just been announced and it's much better than last years!! The hills are nowhere near as bad! Yippee...... Here's the route and the marathon elevation:- Madrid Marathon Route Madrid Marathon Elevation

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My training is going really good so I've been thinking about which marathons I should run in 2013. Dubai Winter in Denmark doesn't seem as depressing this year and I'm putting that down to having 2 great weeks with sunshine in Dubai in December. Therefore I will be running Dubai Marathon 2013 which is held in the middle of January! My second marathon of 2013 will be.........Brisbane

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Ok, so that's a bit of an exaggeration! Last Sunday I started my hill training for Madrid Marathon :-) The only problem is that I live in Denmark and hills are hard to find! My Hill Luckily I live very close to a multi story carpark. It is quite high and has 4 slopes I can run up with the last one (for some strange reason) much steeper that the others. Last week I ran up and down 3 times!

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I have been away for the last 2 weeks in Dubai!! What a city! If you haven't been before it's worth it for the experience :-) We did a home exchange so were very lucky to stay in a large villa right by a swimming pool! You may be wondering what this has to do with running.....well I did do a little running while there in the heat just in case Madrid is hot for the marathon. Also I am

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I am now the proud owner of a start number for the Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon 2012!! My flights are booked and paid for and I have paid a deposit on a small apartment around 7 minutes walk from the start line where I will stay from the Thursday until the Monday. I'm working on a training programme for myself which focuses on hill training as this is a weakness of mine. As a general rule I

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I've made my decision and I'm going to run Madrid Marathon 2012!! http://es.competitor.com/madrid/madrid-splash/?lang=en&lang=en I decided on Madrid because I like the Rock 'n' Roll thing that it will have going on :-) As Madrid has hills and will probably be hot I don't expect to get another PB but I do expect to have a lot of fun while running the marathon!! And as I say to my beginner

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Ok. I'm down to two Spring marathons that I'm interested in: Barcelona and Madrid! Barcelona will have the cooler weather and the flatter course. But I've been to Barcelona already. Madrid will have someone I know (the cool Spanish guy that was doing the interviews in Valencia) and I've never been there before. But will have hills and probably hot weather. I think if it was a simple choice I

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I shared a dream of mine with a Spanish guy that I ran some of Valencia Marathon with. That dream is to run 50 marathons in 50 different european cities before I'm 50!! These are my marathon ideas (not set in stone) for the next few years:- May 2011 - Copenhagen Marathon Nov 2011 - Valencia Marathon Spring 2012 - Madrid or Barcelona Marathon Autumn 2012 - Berlin Marathon Spring 2013 -

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I was just thinking that I hadn't seen my marathon splits yet, so I hunted the web for them and here they are:- (it seems that my chip wasn't noted at the 5k and 20k markers) DETAILED CLASSIFICATION AND TIMES: KNIGHTLEY, DEANNA LYNNE- (dorsal n º 3683) timed event by: [ MyLap ] CLASSIFICATIONTIMEPERIODPOSITIONDISTANCEMEDIA BY KMSPEED OFFICIAL TIME4:36:01...535942,195k6:329.17 km / h REAL

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Ok. I really must have this marathon bug thing! I'm signed up for Berlin 2012 but that's so far away that I want to run a spring marathon as well :-) I'm thinking about Madrid but would love to know what your favourites are and why? I will go for a few days and make a holiday out of it. I'd like to run a marathon where the crowds are 100% behind you as they were in Valencia :-) Thanks for your

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My official Valencia Marathon time is 4 hours, 31 minutes and 55 seconds! (I had run 44k)My official Copenhagen Marathon time was 4 hours, 43 minutes and 33 seconds I stopped my watch after marathon distance (I was only at the 40k marker when my watch said 42.2k) and it said 4 hours, 21 minutes and 13 seconds.It's the 'official' time that counts though. MY VALENCIA MARATHON FINISHING VIDEO (

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I picked up my marathon pack and number today 3683 so now I'm the proud owner of a Valencian Marathon t-shirt and cap and many more goodies :-) I just need the medal to go with them! It is pretty hot here right now. Today was 23 degrees with clear skies!! I hope it's not so hot for Sunday. From 5k onwards every 2.5k there is an option to have water during the marathon so I'm happy about that.

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This time tomorrow I will be on my way to Zurich to then wait for my flight to Valencia! And I can't wait :-) I've started getting a little nervous about the marathon now. I can feel all the old feeling surfacing again. I've got butterflies in my stomach and am having problems sitting still. I know I can finish the marathon so I'm not worried about that this time. I'm so looking forward to the

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The finish is nearly built!! So what is the weather prediction with 6 days to go? Where did my clouds go??? And I don't like that big sun and the hot temperature....... Details for Sunday, November 27, 2011 SunnyHigh Temperature19°CRealFeel®20°CWindsS 3Maximum UV2Thunderstorm Probability0%Amount of Precipitation0Amount of Rain0Amount of Snow0Hours of Precipitation0 HoursHours of Rain0 Hours

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Oh my god!! Only one week left until Valencia Marathon 2011!! I am certainly not as scared as I was when it was only 1 week until Copenhagen Marathon. I think this is because I know what is ahead of me this time and, of course, because I'm going to Valencia too :-) I am actually very excited about my coming marathon and can't wait to be running it!! (I think this makes me a little crazy in most

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I have just found out my race number for Valencia Marathon (thanks for the tip Pancho) My number is 3683!! I am really looking forward to the marathon and to visiting Valencia :-) Only 8 days to the marathon! Latest weather report for Valencia Marathon:- This one is looking better! I like that it says 'increasing clouds' Details for Sunday, November 27, 2011 Increasing cloudsHigh Temperature17°

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The 31st edition of the city’s largest race is taking place on 27 November. Some 6,700 athletes have already registered for the Divina Pastora Marathon, and will be running across the whole city to complete the 42-kilometre race. The circuit, which is completely flat, will begin at one of Valencia’s best venues, the City of Arts and Sciences. The popular athletics phenomenon has become a point of

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Two weeks today and I will be finished Valencia Marathon!! I can't wait! There are 6400 people signed up so far. Of course, I've already started checking the weather and have to say that right now I'm not liking what I'm seeing! The wind is fine, the temperature is fine but I'm hating that great big sun!! Bring on the clouds I say :-) Details for Sunday, November 27, 2011 Mostly sunnyHigh

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After getting a new personal best in a half marathon yesterday I wondered what all my official personal bests are. This is a list of them :-) 5k - 28 minutes and 6 seconds 10k - 54 minutes and 9 seconds 15k - 1 hour, 24 minutes and 13 seconds Half Marathon - 2 hours, 4 minutes and 15 seconds Marathon - 4 hours, 43 minutes and 33 seconds

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I have had a great run today :-) I needed to do my very long pre-marathon run so I signed up for a half marathon. First I ran the 5k down to the start line where I then picked up my start number, filled up my water bottle, and went to the toilet. Then it was time for the half marathon race. For the first 3k I was running by the sea at Amagerstrand (which you must know by now is somewhere I

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This time in 3 weeks I will be on my way to Valencia! I am really looking forward to my trip down there for many reasons... I get to go somewhere I haven't been before. I get to spend a few days with my beautiful niece Leah. I get to enjoy some warmer weather. And I'LL BE RUNNING VALENCIA MARATHON :-) I'm running my long pre marathon run this Sunday. I've signed up for a half marathon

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For the last 4 weeks I have been running a beginner runner training course every Monday! It is going very well. In 4 weeks we have gone from running 2 minutes and then walking 2 minutes for about half an hour to running somewhere between 8 and 10 minutes and then walking for 2 minutes.  It is a great feeling to be helping others become better runners :-) The goal is that within 10 weeks they will

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Ok, so now I know I really am a little mad in the head! I haven't even run Valencia Marathon yet and I have just signed up to run Berlin Marathon 2012!! I think Berlin is one of those marathons that just has to be tried :-) So this blog will still stay alive after Valencia!! I don't think I can call myself a beginner anymore but I hope this blog can still help others with their first marathon

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On Thursday evening I ran 5k in Tårnbyløbet 2011 with my 8 year old son :-) It was his first real race and he was very excited about running it! I thought it was a good idea to start of at a pace of 6 minutes a kilometre. This lasted for about 2k and then my son wanted to go faster and faster! At the 4k point I was beginning to struggle to keep up with him! I managed somehow to follow a few

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This Photo is for Paul :-)I've just lost my big toe nail :-( Doesn't it look disgusting?!? It has been wanting to come off for months but has keep on hanging in there. A couple of days ago I bent down and heard it rip! I taped it up hoping it would stay on but after todays shower off it came! I've lost 3 toenails now but I think because I wait for them to fall off in their own time they never

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Again I have had a VERY busy week! I have been out for the first run with my first paying client :-) It was a lot of fun and we both really enjoyed it! It made me realise that I had made the right choice and that being a running coach is really the right job for me :-) The AOF running course is confirmed and I will be starting with a class on Wednesday 2nd November! There are a couple of

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I am now a certified running coach/trainer!! I am very happy right now!! :-) I already have found a once a week job teaching a beginners running course for an evening school called AOF and have another company called FOF interested in me starting up a course with them in the Spring next year!! Both courses will be in English as there really aren't any running courses in English in Copenhagen.

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I've been very  busy lately with running :-) I'm training pretty hard for Valencia marathon right now! I've been running a night tour on Thursday and a special tour for expats in Copenhagen on Saturday this week! I've been to a meeting to set up a running training course especially for English speakers! I've set up my own running group at http://meetup.com/copenhagenrunners! I have been

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I haven't been out for any long runs this week as my knee started hurting after I ran the Venindeløbet last Sunday! For once it wasn't running that injured my knee. It had more to do with me slamming a door onto my knee cap on the Sunday afternoon!! It really hurt :-( I was supposed to run a corporation sightseeing tour on Thursday but felt my knee wouldn't quite be up for it so I missed out

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Today I ran 10k in the Venindeløbet 2011 down on Amagerstrand. It's a womens run which I normally don't like doing as so many women that run these races only run once or twice a year so they don't have a clue about 'running races rules'. The main rule being:- If you need to stop and do up your shoelace, walk a bit, catch your breath, have a drink, scratch your bum, please run over to the

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This weekend I have been at 'school' learning to be a running coach! It has been a very interesting weekend where I have learnt about all the different aspects of being a running coach. I have also meet some interesting people there. Because I'm not Danish and the course was taught in Danish it has been very hard on my old brain :-o Try concentrating in a foreign language for 8 hours straight

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I haven't written for awhile but am still running :-) I've just been busy with my new job and running coach studies! On Thursday the Running Copenhagen team ran the Dhl Stafet. This is a very big event which is run over 5 days in Copenhagen and is also run in different towns in Denmark before the Copenhagen week. You run in a team of 5 runners from your work. This is the biggest team relay

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I just bought my start number for Valencia Marathon 2011!!! I can't wait :-) It's going to be a fantastic trip. I'm really looking forward to running a marathon in a different country! I plan to run two marathons a year in a different place each time :-)

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This morning I had a fantastic 17k run :-) I dropped off my youngest at nursery and then run over the bridge and along the waterfront. I love running there! Then I headed back over the water and ran along the front to Christianshavn and headed through Amager to Amager Beach. I also love running along the beach :-) The weather was perfect! The sun was shining and there was a nice breeze. I hope

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And so I have got the rest of the photos from the photo shoot and these are the ones of me :-) Photos by Esben Zollner Olesen

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Yesterday evening I guided another night running tour around Copenhagen for Running Copenhagen. As it was the day of the Copenhagen Pride Parade there were MANY people in the city. This made the running a little different but also with a bit of a party atmosphere! I had to change the tour a little as we couldn't run up all of Strøget (the walking street) because of all the people so we ran

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I now have some of the photos from the running copenhagen photo shoot that we did on Tuesday :-) I think they are really good! The photographer is Esben Zollner Olesen

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Just a little update.....I did my 8k run today so my training for Valencia marathon is still on schedule :-) I have a night running tour tomorrow so that will be another 7k training. On Tuesday I will be doing around 15k

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Today has been a VERY interesting day :-) At 9am this morning I met up with Lena from running copenhagen outside Christiania (this is a very special place, read more about it here http://www.christiania.org/index.php) Anyway standing with Lena is a photographer. I am a running photo model for the morning! We waited for another runner to join us and went down to some of the different areas

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I've written out a marathon training schedule for Valencia Marathon :-) It has a page of it's own at the top of the blog. I've been training quite a few days this week but only smaller distances as I am running 5k in the dhl Stafet (company relay race) at the end of August. As you can see in the training schedule my serious training starts on Tuesday :-)

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I just found this photo of me on the Internet. It was a couple of minutes after I had crossed the finish line of Copenhagen Marathon 2011 :-)

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After Copenhagen Marathon I lost one of my toenails. It didn't hurt as I kept it on with a plaster until it fell off by itself. Then underneath the new toenail had already formed. I have been doing the same with another toenail which is also almost falling off and this one hasn't hurt either. Now let's talk about my big toenail! This one has been absolutely fine since the marathon but the other

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So these are my new trainers which I am to use for my running tours! Because Ecco sponsors running copenhagen I got these for free :-) I gave them a test run yesterday and found them to be very nice to run in! I only run 4km though as I want to built the distance up slowly in these trainers. They are very different from my good old Nimbus 12's. Below is part of a review I found on the net from

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This morning I decided to have a little run down to Amagerstrand and back. I was planning on running about 8k which then actually turned into a 15k run :-) I ran down to Amagerstrand and all the way along it which was very beautiful as there was hardly any people today because it was cloudy. Then I ran towards Christianshavn and headed up by the DR Byen and then home again. I had an energy

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And so I will be running Valencia Marathon on November 27th 2011!! I changed my mind about running Barcelona because, although the city and route are fantastic, it would involve training during the winter again! And the winter in Denmark is VERY cold and VERY windy :-( Also I haven't been so motivated to run lately so what better way to motivate myself than choose to run a marathon that's

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I've got a little fed up with my Barcelona Marathon blog. It feels like an intruder to me and not like a best friend :-( I miss my old blog so have decided to bring the posts I've written over there over here to my favourite blog :-) I've also listened (at last) to my friend Paul from 50 is the new 30 and have changed my blog name so it isn't just about a certain marathon. Now it can be about

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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011 I've been neglecting my blog a little lately, sorry! This is because July is my lazy month ;-) I've been on holiday to Barcelona and can't wait to run the marathon there! The route looks fantastic! I'm flying out 4 days before the marathon so I can have some more time in this GREAT city :-) Imagine running up these steps! (I didn't) I did a couple of little runs

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FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2011After having a kidney stone a week ago I hadn't been out running until yesterday. The kidney stone came on the day I was supposed to be running a night tour with a reporter. So typical. My boss ran it for me and it went really well :-) I found somewhere new to run yesterday which was good as I'm getting a little bored of running the same places every time. There is a golf

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SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011Yesterday I ran the !Solid Ørestadløbet 10k. As this race was on my home turf I wanted to get a good time. Last week I ran the Malmömilen 10k in 57 and a half minutes so I wanted to get a better time than that. My best 10k up until yesterday was 54 minutes and 34 seconds. I beat it!! My time in the 10k yesterday was 54 minutes and 9 seconds :-) So this is a new personal

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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2011 Yesterday evening I guided a night sightseeing running tour around Copenhagen! At Rådhuspladsen I met up with the two guests running the tour. As it was Sankt Hans Aften (midsummers eve) I found out where all the bonfires were and what time they would be lit and adjusted the tour so we would run past these places when the bonfires were fully alight. So we first started

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SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2011 Yesterday I went over to a town in Sweden called Malmö where I then ran in a new race called Malmömilen! It had a great 10k route around the city. Because everything was in Swedish it was a little hard for me to find changing rooms and where to leave my luggage but it was very easy to find the start line as I just had to follow the crowds. I started in the group

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SUNDAY JUNE 5th, 2011 I've been asked by a few people what my Barcelona Marathon 2012 goals are. They are as follows :- 1. To enjoy myself and have fun. 2. To finish quicker than Copenhagen Marathon. Around 4:30 is what I will be aiming for. 3. To see the sights of Barcelona. For me, enjoying myself while running a marathon will always be top of the list :-)

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This will be my final post on this blog :-( I have started a new blog called The Way to Barcelona Marathon 2012! As every marathon will be special to me and as my goals and training will be different for each one, I think that every marathon should have its own blog :-) You can find my new blog at www.barcelonamarathon2012.blogspot.com

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And so I've picked a new marathon!! I'm going to run Barcelona Marathon on 25th March 2012 :-) We're going to Barcelona for a few days over the summer so it will give me a chance to check out the route etc. Maybe I can watch a football match while I'm there for the marathon.....now that would be great!! I suppose I'd better start a new blog about Barcelona Marathon now then :-)

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So this week I've started running again! The first run I did was a week after the marathon and was a 5k. It was sooo hard! This, of course, could be because I thought I would be able to run it at a 5:40 pace like normal. My runs are getting a little easier now and I'm planning to run home from work this evening which will be around 8k. I'll just take it nice and easy :-) Also, as I said before

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This last week I have been recovering from the marathon. All in all I haven't felt too bad and most aches and pains went over quite quickly. After the race on Sunday I was on a high and was so happy :-) I thought when I crossed the line I would say 'never again' because that is what I read most people say. I instead said ' YES! Where and when is my next marathon!' I slept very well on Sunday

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I finished Copenhagen Marathon in 4 hours, 43 minutes and 33 seconds!!! First I want to say that I had a fantastic first marathon!! I enjoyed it very much and would gladly repeat the experience again :-) I arrived at the start area at 8.50am on the morning of Sunday 22nd May 2011. The atmosphere was already charged with nervous energy. After a quick trip to a friends home to borrow the toilet

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I finished Copenhagen Marathon in 4 hours, 43 minutes and 33 seconds!! I am really happy with that time :-) The race went really well and was easier than I thought it would be. I'll do a full write up on the marathon tomorrow as I'm still recoveing right now :-)

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Twas the night before Copenhagen Marathon and all was quiet in the house of Lynne :-) All day she had been lying on the sofa, resting her feet and eating pasta. Everytime she stood up she would have a little glass of water so as not to be dehydrated for the long run in the morning. Lynne had packed her energy gels, pain killers, extra contacts, tissues and a spare hairband in her gel belt pouch

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The weather men just can't seem to make up their minds :-( If you look at the photo below you can see that they are now predicting a little rain at 9am If you click on this link http://vejret.tv2.dk/vejr/id-2618425:koebenhavn.html?ss#w-48h you can see no rain until around 3pm. Maybe the weather people just put their hands into a little bowl full of different weather signs like the sun, rain,

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The rain has gone, the temperature has dropped, and the wind has stayed the same :-)

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I have been running a little the last few days but only a couple of 5k runs. I'm starting to get pretty nervous now! It's only 2 days until Copenhagen Marathon :-) I have got my race pace sorted, energy gels sorted, cheerleaders sorted, drinks and food sorted, and am already aware of what will be the 'boring' part of the course. I have run almost the whole course in pieces during all my

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Same old story with the weather!

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And the wind is picking up......!

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Well I did say that the predictions change quickly. Here's the one for 5 days before Copenhagen Marathon. It looks like rain :-(

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This is what they are saying the weather will be for Sunday. Danish weather predictions change very quickly so I've decided to post this everyday until the marathon :-)

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What am I feeling now? EXCITED SCARED HAPPY NERVOUS WORRIED ANXIOUS COURAGEOUS FANTASTIC If you have any other emotions let me know. It could get interesting :-) Today I ran nearly 11k and as there was a cold wind I put on my winter stuff. I was SO hot!! I'm oviously just running the marathon in shorts and a T-Shirt. This time next week it will all be over.....

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On Tuesday evening at 9pm me and Lena from Running Copenhagen ran a night tour around Copenhagen :-) It was just to test the route and work out what sights should be included in the tour. (I also used it as a little training). We learnt a few things about what would work and what wouldn't! For example, 9pm is too early so we would probably start from 9.30pm. Also a couple of bits of the route

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Some information regarding the drinking stations, toilets and where to find fruit during Copenhagen Marathon 2011. Drinking stations You will pass drinking stations 9 times during Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon. 4,8 km -  Kristianiagade (Water, Powerade energy drink, oranges and bananas) 8,5 km -  Frederik V’s vej (Water and Powerade energy drink) 13,0 km -  Nørregade (Water, Powerade

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This is the latest updated Copenhagen Marathon 2011 route!

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I went out for a 15k run this morning. The weather was beautiful :-) Not too hot but not too cold. It was still a little windy but not as bad as it has been! I ran from Amager over Langebro, through Christiansborg Slot, into Nyhavn and then all the way along the water up to The Little Mermaid again. I was there at 9.15am and it looked like a cruise ship had just arrived as there were tourists

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I just want to apologise for my blog posts over the last few days! They have mostly been short with no photos. This is because there is no working computer in my house right now :-( My one died a month again and now my husbands one is dead too. There is a new one arriving within the next day or two so then I should be back to blogging as normal. Anything would be better than to keep

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I had a really good run yesterday evening :-) It was only 10k but it was really nice to just run along listening to music! I stayed in villa areas as much as possible because it is getting windy over here again. The wind is what I dread most for the weather on marathon day :-( I would prefer it to rain than to have to run in the horrible danish wind! 17 days to go...Published with

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I haven't forgotten that I said I'd give a write up of my radio interview. I'm still waiting for the sound file of the interview but will put it on here as soon as I can. The interview actally went really well. I was asked about Copenhagen Marathon, why I was running for Help for Heroes, and how people could support me. The interview lasted around 5 minutes or so. Published with

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On Sunday I had my last long pre-marathon run! It was a little over a half marathon and was the easiest run I have ever had! I ran with Jeppe my friend Lisa's husband. It was really good to have company and made the running much less hard. He was happy to run at my slow pace because he hasn't done much training over the last few weeks. Jeppe is also running Copenhagen Marathon for the first

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Last Friday I was invited on a running tour of Copenhagen with Lena from http://www.running-copenhagen.dk/ This is because I am going to become a running sight seeing guide for Running Copenhagen! I met Lena at the town hall square at 10am and started on a very interesting and talkative running tour :-) We ran up to Christiansborg which is the parliament building. Then we ran down by Nyhavn

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http://www.bmycharity.com/copenhagenmarathon2011 I have been contacted by a man from the British Forces Broadcasting Service asking if I will do an interview on the radio. He wants me to do this because I am raising money for Help for Heroes while running Copenhagen Marathon It's on Monday 2nd May at 9.30 am British time. If you want to listen along then please visit www.bfbs.com/radio If you

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 Me after 21k  I have been over the other side of Denmark in Jutland for Easter and thought this would be a great place to get in one of my long pre-marathon runs :-) There is an old railway line which runs from Horsons until Silkeborg and is around 52k long. We were staying around 1k from a part of this so it made sense to run some of it. The path is now a nature trail and

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And so today I ran the last of the Nike marathontests. This was a half marathon. Copenhagen Lakes I had forgotten to buy energy gels so only had one to take with me :-( I had an energy drink before I left home which perked me up a bit It was cloudy and a little windy while we were waiting to go and then the sun come out and I knew I was going to have a great race :-) I wasn't really aiming for

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I had another run in the sun yesterday morning :-) What a difference it makes when the sun is shining! I only ran around 7k as I have the half marathon Nike marathontest 3 tomorrow. Springtime is here at last!!!

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It's actually been warm and sunny the last few days so I have had a couple of runs :-) Nothing major just a 7k  and a 10k. It was just so nice to be running in the sun again! I have the Nike Marathontest 3 on Sunday which is a half marathon this time. I can't wait for it!

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Today was my Run for Japan event! I ran 13.5km and so have raised a minimum of 140kr for the people of Japan! You can also donate money without even having to run at www.runforjapan.com I wasn't expecting anyone else to turn up as it was so VERY windy!! I got ready and put on my new Asics Nimbus 12 trainers (remember the pink ones). I got the metro down to where the meeting place was and

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I have just bought some new trainers as my Nikes are a little worn out now. I figured it was best to buy some new trainers a while before Copenhagen Marathon so I can wear them in. I choose the Asic Nimbus 12 (in pink) because I have strange feet! I have high arches but over pronate! I always knew this but let a specilist tell me this time :-) I tried on some trainers and liked the Nimbus 12

Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121426633879390592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866068132048704043.post-26875870008492939772011-04-06T09:05:00.000+02:002011-04-06T09:05:14.509+02:00

I never ran the run on Sunday to raise money for childrens cancer :-( I had already paid though so my money will still be donated :-) Instead I spent the morning sitting in a waiting room at the hospital as I had been having trouble breathing (will these colds never end). The doctor checked my lungs, chest and breathing. Anyway I was told that I have an 'upper airway infection' and they

Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121426633879390592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866068132048704043.post-84375682276148153102011-03-28T19:49:00.000+02:002011-03-28T19:49:41.537+02:00

I am visiting my brother and his family in England right now and, of course, packed my running gear. I woke up just before 7am this morning so had a hard little run. I still have a bad throat but decided to just ignore it for a while so I ran down to a river and along it, turned around and then ran up hill for about 2km to go past the house where I grew up (my parents have long since moved).

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I've been neglecting my blog very much lately as I haven't had any long runs :-( My marathon training has pretty much come to a stand still as I am getting cold after cold after cold!! Now I have a throat ulcer and a bad cough and it hurts to breathe so it's really hard to run :-( I have tried to get out at least twice a week and run around 5km but this is no way helping me for the longer

Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121426633879390592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866068132048704043.post-15668868707859395122011-03-17T19:16:00.001+01:002011-03-17T20:46:05.379+01:00

After watching and reading about the earthquakes, tsuami, radiation problems, death and destruction in Japan I wanted to help. I came across a website http://www.runforjapan.com/ For every mile or kilometre you run you donate some money. I'm running my next long run to help the people of Japan. I am a member of a running club and am also setting up an event in April to try and raise even more

Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121426633879390592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866068132048704043.post-57135484742825874842011-03-14T20:23:00.000+01:002011-03-14T20:23:31.479+01:00

I have just signed up to run what I think is a great run and for a fantastic cause!! It is a 3 km course around the Utterslev Mose and costs 50kr to enter. Then everytime you go around again it costs another 10kr. All the money goes to charity. Have a look at http://www.sporti.dk/event/activity.php?id=589 to find out more. I'm signed up to run 24km!!

Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121426633879390592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866068132048704043.post-51502705774956967472011-03-14T20:17:00.000+01:002011-03-14T20:17:39.177+01:00

I ran the Nike Marathon Test 2 yesterday which is 15k! I had a great run even though I was still ill with a bad cold and could hardly talk :-) It was harder to run though because it hurt to breath but I was still very happy with my time of 1 hour and 28 minutes. The last official 15k I ran was in 1 hour and 24 minutes so with not much training the last two weeks and being ill I was only four

Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121426633879390592noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866068132048704043.post-54621021412388493602011-03-10T19:28:00.000+01:002011-03-10T19:28:16.844+01:00

And so I got out and ran a little today :-) My throat is still hurting so I decided to just run 5km and figured that was better than nothing at all! I ran around the Amagerfælled and then home again. I have no idea of what pace I had or how long I took as I forgot my watch. It was so windy and cold I probably wouldn't want to know the pace anyway ;-)

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Just a quick update! I haven't done much running this week just 1 or 2 kilometres here and there. This is because I've come down with a really bad cold which I hope will be gone completely by Monday. I have the whole of next week off work so hope to train at least 4 of the 5 days with one really long run in the middle of the week. (I'm going to try for a 25k)!! I'm looking forward to running

Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121426633879390592noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866068132048704043.post-14022262695349971862011-02-25T21:08:00.000+01:002011-02-25T21:08:38.241+01:00

It has been so cold, icy, snowy, and windy this week that I really didn't have any motivation to run. (I always hate the end of February in Denmark). Anyway I have still been busy training :-) What I have been doing is some running up and down the stairs anywhere and everywhere. In my apartment building, at the metro, at work etc etc. When I started doing this it was so hard running up the

Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121426633879390592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866068132048704043.post-62287205524847625312011-02-20T15:17:00.004+01:002011-02-20T15:30:54.723+01:00

See my run at http://go.nike.com/05cm0705 I had a great run this morning!! It was minus 5 degrees outside but the sun was shining which always makes me happy :-) Also the horrible wind had died down to almost nothing! I didn't actually wake up until 10.15 so by the time I'd had breakfast, coffee and let my food go down a bit it was 11.30 when I got out the door. I am fed up with running my

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