Thea Lillehov

Today spring has again come to Vienna and hopefully this time it will last for more than two days! Today we had something around 17 degrees, pretty perfect for running. In the early afternoon Anita Seeböck and me ran a 5000m track-test. We do this approximatly once a month. For me one reason to do this is the limit we need to run for the national team. Another reason is that it is a high-quality training and a third one that it is a good way to measure my improvements in running strength.

The conditions was not so perfect as last time, as it was more windy. But it was OK and my form was so much better than one month ago. Working normal hours does help! We were going for 20:00 (Ok, that ist not fast, but you need to start somewhere..) and after some faster laps in the beginning, we ran a steady pace untill the last lap, which of course was a bit faster. In the end both ran 19:53, which ist a PB for both of us. Of course, there ist still a long way to go but it is a start. And on the 8th of May the next test comes. That ist shortly after the WOC-selections, so by then the legs should be speedy enough for a bit better time.

But, before any selections are coming up, there is an Austrian Ultralong Championship to be run. Upcoming Sunday 10:40, 12,6k/450m climb, mass-start, 2x map change, challenging area. Sounds to me like good fun!!