Since it is finally 'warm' again, I decided to do one of my 'spring tills jag spy' sessions. Nothing works better for endurance. The hills would give me some type of interval but other than that it was pretty steady.

The twist was I had with me my new Samsung Galaxy Spica phone which is a way better deal than anything from a certain fruit company. =) Their Android ap 'My Tracks' is supposed to follow you by GPS and then plot it on Google Maps. At first I couldn't get any contact with the satellite so I ran up the hill and tried again. Then it worked surprisingly well, even in the forest.

The first 2km was straight uphill so this is the summary from Björndammen, along the 5km trail and then back down the hill to Allum.
Total Distance: 7.56 km
Time: 51:27 (bit slow but it was snowy/icy)
Höjdmeter: 232 m

You can also get a nice graph of elevation and speed over time/distance plus the track on the map. Really cool. And when I can figure out how to get those pictures to here, I will.

The big surprise here was the 232 m of climbing. Add to that at least 75m from my place along the hilly little trail up to where I started the program and you have one hell of a running course. Try that in Uppsala!

I can't wait to see how this works on some of my favourite bike routes.