The Laugavegurinn 55K ultramarathon is now only two months away. Even though I have been preparing for some time now, it got real when I booked the flight tickets and accomm
Going for 55K: Week 24 – 26
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Going for 55K: Week 19 & 20
For the last two weeks, I have solely focused on trail running and completely removed the road running from my training routine. The feeling it gives to be out in the forest/jungle and just be running for because you like running is something else. I hav
Going for 55K: Week 19 & 20
Going for 55K: Week 18
Last week was a way better running week than previous weeks. At the moment I am shifting focus from running fast to running for an extended period of time. All the trails here in Hong Kong really helps when it comes to doing long sessions with heavy climb
Going for 55K: Week 18
Going for 55K: Week 16 & 17
Hi, and sorry for the (very) delayed update. It's been two busy weeks with lots to do and we also had a visit by my mother-in-law that made the training schedule go kaputt. On the flip-side, though I've been out on a lot of hikes with the dog
Going for 55K: Week 16 & 17
Going for 55K: Week 15
With the new family member, our dog Cola, there have been some changes to the training schedule and routines here at the house. First of all, the morning training has been moved to the evening and during the day, long walks and hikes have been added. All
Going for 55K: Week 15
Going for 55K: Week 14
We just got a dog here in the family, which is great! It takes some time though so the preparations for everything has to be pushed down to second place. We adopted the dog from a rescue centre, and she's around 6-7 months old and hasn't lived in a house
Going for 55K: Week 14
Going for 55K: Week 13
This week the government decided to prematurely close all schools and prolong the Chinese New Year Holiday due to a rather serious outbreak of the flu. This kind of threw my planned training off track and I had to do some ad-hoc changes. Now I have a 7-ye
Going for 55K: Week 13
How to make your workouts more intense
Sometimes it's hard to really go all gung-ho at the gym. Maybe you meet a friend, maybe you read a text message on your phone, or maybe (as in my case) you're having difficulties knowing how long a minute is without looking at a clock. This is all good, w
How to make your workouts more intense
Going for 55K: Week 12
Last week I told you that I wanted to do more running but keeping the amount of strength training, and to be able to do that I would try to do strength and be running at the same day this week as an experiment. Now, training for an ultramarathon was never
Going for 55K: Week 12
Going for 55K: Week 11
With the added amount of strength training, I need to come up with a system that allows me to do the following; A) Accumulate more kilometres per week At this point I am running too few, I would like it to be at least 40 every week.
Going for 55K: Week 11
Going for 55K: Week 6 & 7
First of all, sorry for the delay. You know the holidays have been around and I also managed to get a little bit of a man-cold so there has been a lot going on. But enough about that! Let's make this post more juicy than ever instead of making it a double
Going for 55K: Week 6 & 7
Going for 55K: Week 1
So, the first training week is completed. I do feel a little bit sore and tired in my legs, especially in my quads and calfs. I guess this is due to the amount of training and kilometres that I have put behind me and that my body needs to adapt to this ne
Going for 55K: Week 1
Free Weights vs Machines: My thoughts
If you go into any gym or workout locale you will most definitely see both machines and a section of free weights that you can use for your training. Some people only use the free weights and some people only use the machines. Some people use a combinatio
Free Weights vs Machines: My thoughts