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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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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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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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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 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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This week I thought it would be easy to reach my weekly running goal. I really would like to run further and get more miles in every week to be able to be safely run 100 miles one day. Therefore; I would like to get at least 70K in per week, but ultimately later get…
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Winter in Stockholm… It’s snowy a few days or a week, then ice, slush and then snow again. Wish we could have proper snow for a few weeks as I would like to start doing cross country skiing. Oh, well. At least I have my running – and new Altra running shoes 😉 This week…
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Trail running is fantastic. It’s so great just to be able to be out on the trails for hours. Disconnecting from the normally busy days and to recharge the mental batteries while letting the body get exhausted. This week though… with lot’s of snow finally coming to Stockholm, the snow made trail running magical. I’ve…
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I’ve been using Altra shoes for the last few years, and since I tried them the first time, I’ve been a huge fan. That’s why I’m super excited to announce that I now have been accepted to the 2021 Altra Red Team. “Altra Red Team is a diverse group of athletes who live and breathe…
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It had now been a lifetime (perhaps not, but it for sure feels like it) since we last ran intervals together. By following the local recommendations and restrictions all joint training sessions has been cancelled for weeks and weeks. Today it was finally time to meet up out in the forest and enjoy the trails…
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