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10k, not just once but twice this week

August 8, 2010

One of my early running goals, before I even considered half marathons was to be able to complete 3 x 10k runs in a week. I had not run 10k for some time. The heat made it very difficult to run so I only allowed myself to run 6kms. Earlier this week I tackled Kungsholmen, [...]

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Run for Water Stockholm, my first official race

April 11, 2010

I had my number through the post today. Wow I am starting to feel like a real runner now though in truth even those who choose to walk the race get a number The Run for Water Stockholm distance is 6kms so it should not be too troubling. The only thing that will get the [...]

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Happiness is a Long Run (very emotional post!)

April 4, 2010

I have written this blog post so many times earlier in my head.  I think it will be quite emotional and for that I apologise now.  If you know me this may amuse you, if you dont know me then… Today I went for my usual Sunday long run. I wanted to try and do [...]

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Everything is hard, until it is easy

March 7, 2010

Today I finally ran Årstaviken. Thats the bay where I live, it is around 5 miles (8k). You can see my run here A few things worried me before I set off. A lot of the paths are in the forest so there would be a lot of ice. There was going to be a [...]

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Gutted is not the word!

March 1, 2010

I dont know whether to laugh or cry. I am very honoured to be invited onto a prestigious business ‘academy’ for those earmarked for future leadership within the company. Its spread out over a year and is run by a major Dutch University. Now here’s the rub. One of the dates is the weekend of [...]

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Garmin Forerunner 305 – A James Bond Watch of my very own!

February 28, 2010

I have blogged before that as a kid growing up I was mad on James Bond 007. Even now I have all the DVDs, most of the books though I never joined the official fan club. I remember my parents buying me a James Bond watch when I was probably 10 years old. I cannot [...]

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There some bad bad people on the left!

February 18, 2010

There is a rant coming..you have been warned. The hardest thing for a Brit living abroad is the roads. The fact that the world drives on the wrong side of the road is not good! I am like an owl when I cross the road as my head swivels around checking all angles. Even after [...]

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The loneliness of the long distance runner

February 7, 2010

Its Sunday which is my designated day for my long run. I wasnt feeling in top form because I had eaten ‘badly’ in Linköping and I could feel it. I was not in the mood for a 10k run but I was soon into it. Was only around minus one or two and the sun [...]

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From Årsta to Skogskyrkogården and Back again!

January 31, 2010

I have just completed my first long run of 2010. 10kms in minus 10! I plotted a route from Årstafältet to Skogskyrkogården. It was my usual route through and around Årstafältet then I charted a route along Sockenvägen to Sockenplan and then to Skogskyrkogården. I deliberately plotted a route that I had not run before [...]

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Such a silly boy

January 28, 2010

There I was thinking the Swedish snowy winter was over. How wrong I was. I went out for my Tuesday run and it was minus 7, that caught me off guard. This morning I woke to over a foot of snow on balcony which had fallen overnight. Today the snow was heavy. Tonights run was [...]

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