Month: February 2021

Sharing my trail running experience

Long-distance skates instead of running?

The week passed quickly, despite not doing much running. I truly enjoyed the new Nordictrack bike, and I got into a routine of morning yoga. But boy… I missed the excitement of running, and the long run over the weekend. Instead of doing a long run over the weekend, I tested something new. I tried…
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Perfect timing to buy Nordictrack S22i indoor studio bike

Two years ago I was injured. Had a stress fracture in my right foot, preventing me to run for eight months. It was crap… Something that was good though, I started to enjoy indoor cycling. I could actually with a fracture, and a boot go to the gym and enjoy some indoor cycling. 🤔 Did…
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I blame it on the intervals

Or could it be the lack of rest days… Probably the latter, but it feels better to blame it on the intervals, putting the blame on something else than me… 😉 During the interval session last week, I felt that my calfs was tired. Despite that I pushed through mixed terrain with speed and lots…
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A snowy run in Hellas

We wanted a day out in the sun… and Helena had never been running in Hellas. So, what better way than to combine it. While enjoying snow covered trails for 20K we got a good few hours out in the sun. Hellas is a beautiful area south of Stockholm. This day we ran the green…
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An upgrade to COROS Vertix

A few years ago… I was a Suunto user. Watching inspiring YouTube clips from runners and trail runners from US. One thing, many of them had in common was how they positively spoke about their running watch. Something called COROS Apex. How special can it be I thought. Now a few years later I know.…
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Morning fire during the run to give you energy the whole day.

Morning runs normally are magical, but some morning runs a more magical than others. Like this one.  5.30am I took the car and headed to Väsjöbacken like many mornings before. During the last couple of weeks it has been snowing a good amount and it has remained as it continuously been around -5. Therefore, the…
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