Feeling the heat

After running Angel Island half marathon on 1 hour and 49 minutes, I had great expectations for Kalmar and its flat course. Pacing around 4:40 min/km for the first five kilometres, I seemed on track to set a new PR but as the sun was blazing down on the asphalt and the temperature climbed up to 29 degrees, I felt that my heart rate was way too high and that I urgently needed to slow down. Which I did and decided to instead enjoy the views of my hometown, ultimately finishing 130 out of the 280 runners who completed the race.

This experience of course makes me very tempted to run Tavelsjö again in August. It also makes me better recognize what a really good job my colleague Rolf did when he ran Stockholm Marathon last year in the extreme heat.