FKT: Deri Thomas - Upplands-Broleden (Sweden) - 2020-10-17

Athletes
Route variation
one way
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Unsupported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
2h 11m 27s
GPS track(s)
AAHA5623.FIT45.98 KB
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A beautiful morning to set an FKT on my local route along Upplands-Bro leden (thanks Madeleine Lind for adding it). Living in Kungsängen I knew almost all the route extremely well, but I'd been out on a couple of scouting missions in the last week to check out the sections I didn't know, particularly the first section around Bro. Clear skies, and a westerly wind gave perfect conditions, though it was still fairly muddy underfoot in some sections, plus leaves on the ground meant you had to be a little careful where you placed your feet on the technical trail sections in the forest. I ran the route from Bro to Stäket, so in the opposite direction to Madeleine. Took a 500ml bottle of water with me and a couple of gels. Kept the pace under 4:30 for the first 11-12km, but wasn't able to keep this on the forest section as you start to head down towards Frölunda. Average pace was at one time down to 4:40/km, but pleased to gain some time back in the last 7-8km and bring it back to 4:35/km for the whole run, just under 29km. Will be fun to have another crack at it next summer when the ground is firmer.