Tag: running

Wow – What happened. 2 months without a single blog post. The winter passed and work and life kept me busy. I did watch a nice little Youtube clip the other day about motivation, and how to take a single next step to get started with something.

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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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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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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I wanted to apply last year, but it didn’t happen and at that I wasn’t really trained enough still recovering from the foot injury. But the question is, am I trained enough now? Last year, I believe I ran longer than I ever have been, ending up on about 2.800K for the year so right…
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Last weekend, I participated in the Ultra Interval Challenge and had planned to complete a few more streets of Stockholm. Both was a god experience, but let’s start with the Ultra Interval Challenge update. A video summary at the bottom of this page. Ultra Interval Challenge Ultra Interval Challenge is a fun concept by Pace…
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