Monday, October 10, 2005

FIRST DAY: 4K in 30min

Finally today I got the inspiration to start running again after 8 months of inactivity. It wasn't as bad as I thought! Got along really well for beeing the first run in such a long time. The weather was perfect (+15°C). We have such a nice 10km running route close to where we live in Malmö, Sweden. It's such a beautiful route going through 3 parks, crossing several bridges over the canal, passing along the coast. It's a SLÍ. 'Sli na Slainte' is the Irish phrase for 'Path to Health' and it is a unique exercise concept devised and launched in 1996 by Paddy Murphy, Chief Executive of the Irish Heart Foundation. The aim of the project is to make exercise more attractive and more fun by putting distinctive signs along walking routes around the country to mark one kilometre walked. 'Sli na Slainte' signs are marked with a bright yellow sun and a human figure in yellow, blue and red, to signify the energy and vitality of life! Each sign is placed at a convenient one kilometre distance from the next and you can start and finish your walk anywhere you like.
My aim today was to run 5km, but I stopped at 4 'cause my knee started hurting. The pace was slow: 4k in 30min.
Fall is on its way. The trees ar turning yellow. It's really beautiful. I started to run with Tommy today. He has been running since he was given a half marathon
Göteborgsvarvet by his sisters and brother for his 40th birthday. He didn't train much but managed to run it in just under 2hours! I got him a rabbit-raincoat (the Liseberg rabbit) since it started to rain cats and dogs in the morning before start.....Isn't he sweet as a green rabbit!!!
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Here you can se "Malmö SLI", where we live now and where our new house is situated (next to Turning Torso).