Vestjysk Half Marathon 03-11-2012

Time 02:00:56

Cool weather, ran well for the first 13km (5:35 pace) despite problems with my achilles tendon. Achilles problems forced to to walk/hobble a fair bit of the rest of the race, putting paid to a sub-2:00 time... 10.467 Km/t | 00:05:43 Min/km, 5:43/5:52 split.

Viborg Half Marathon 19-09-2012

Time 2:02:08

City marathon with a couple of hard hills. Ran comfortably, fatigued again about 17km, last 2km were hard going. Amanda's first organised race, came through with a good 5k time! 5:49/5:48min/km negative split!

Running gait analysis, Vibram FF September 2012

I shot this video in slow motion in September 2012 to check my running form. Landing seems to be good mid-foot landing.

Hjerl Hede Trail Half Marathon 11-08-2012

Time: 02:20:59

Hard run, extremely difficult hills and terraen, lots of gates to open. Stopped a number of times and couldn't figure out which way to go... Difficult to even see the path at times! Hardest run I've ever done, this kind of run requires a lot of concentration and probably isn't the ideal race for me. Had hoped for a 2:00 time... 8.979 Km/t | 00:06:40 Min/km.

Skjern Å Running Challenge Half Marathon 28-04-2012

Time: 2:11:13

First half-marathon, four months after starting minimal running. Gravel/dirt roads, cold - good run, fatigued at 17km but sprinted the finish. 6:13/6:14 min/km split!

Principles of Natural Running

Instructional video on natural running, by Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Director of the Natural RunningCenter. naturalrunningcenter.com

About the way I run

I run in order to slip as soon as possible into my personal, zen-like sweet spot of a 75% pulse / 6:15min/km pace, where my worries disappear and my body is working optimally.

My feet (barefoot or in minimalist shoes, such as Vibrams Sprints) flex and pump blood through my legs, my heart works hard yet comfortably pumping oxygenated blood through my musckes and brain.

At this pace, I can maintain this sweet spot for hours, the by-product of distance covered as easily as the grass deflects the wind. As the miles slip by, I am as rejuvenated and refreshed after 10km as I am after 20. My goal then, is neither speed nor distance, but the running itself.