191 days left...

Today I had a little cold and coughed a bit. Well, as you all understand I didn't run. Instead me and the dogs went out for a walk and then we shoveled snow that came this night. About three inches I guess. As I said before it's nothing to worry about. A little rest is just good for you. It's when running the body breaks down and it's when you rest the body is building it self up again.

Should have been talking to my mental coach a couple of days a go but had to postpone it. Well, it was not a problem. We talk later on! Nice to have someone to talk to and brainstorm with.

Take it easy out on the roads when running and keep on smiling!

Me on one of my runs by the lakeside.

Part of the lake I'm going to run around. Now with ice on it...

Easy, Light & Smooth!
/Flexirun

192 days left...

... and Monday! That usually means rest for me and Elton. Todays rest was a run for 6,37 miles... Great recovery! ;-)
Well, I'm going to write every day but perhaps not so long writings every day. Perhaps shorter writings monday to friday and a little longer at weekends instead.

I have now been running about 35 miles every week for about 20 weeks now. It doesn't feel bad in my body at all anymore. The body has get used to the  loading or weight. That means I soon can run just a little more every week. Perhaps up to 40 miles per week. To be a good long-distance runner it takes a long time to let the body get used to the exercise.  No shortcuts at all... Shortcuts usually means injuries! Remember that. Patience is the key!

Summer...

Once again: Try to smile when it hurts...

Easy, Light & Smooth!
/Flexirun

193 days left..

Well, no running today! Watching TV all day instead ;-) First of all it was Tour de Ski, The Final Climb! Then it was biathlon. Worked for me today because it was my rest day!

Not much to write about today but I'm fixing for tomorrows work. Gonna teach math tomorrow! :-)

See you tomorrow which probably also will be a a day of rest from running...

Resting...

Smile!

Easy, Light and Smooth!
/Flexirun

194 days left...

i feel... from now I will run almost 140 miles. Sounds crazy but  feel trilled about it. One could say I long for it. Must be  something positive I guess and my runnings really starts to feel good. No hurt, no negative vibes. I just run and like it. My legs just go on and on...

35 miles per week doesn't feel like a burden anymore. I will go on a couple of more weeks with this weekly distance and then extend it a little perhaps about 40 miles per week.

Best is to increase the running miles very slow otherwise you might get hurt and that's the last thing I want to be.

Well. my running is ok and just goes on and on so there's not much to say about it for now I think

Here's some nice pictures from when celebrating my 50th birthday up in the mountains. A nice place 150 km from where I live and we brought food and tents to sleep in. A little windy and rainy the first 5 hours and then there was hot and sunny!

Elton heading for some water. All water up here is drinkable!

 Me and Adam. We both carried our own food :-)

 Nice view over a massive called Syllarna. Just about a mile to basecamp.

 Second days morning. Hot and nice weather.

Adam and Elton posing before the massive Syllarna.

 On the way back we stopped for some dried meet of reindeer.

Taste salty and you might chew it for a while... ;-)

 No fun bridge for the dogs so we decided to wade over instead.

Society who attended and celebrated me. Thank You!

As usual don't forgot to smile at least before you get to sleep for the day!

Easy, Light & Smooth!

/Flexirun

195 days left...

Yesterday I both did XC-skiing and running. While using different muscles in skiing against running my legs where like "rubber" when my daughter and I ran... Well, all exercise is exercise!

So today after the XC-ski Tour de Ski on TV I cleaned up the kitchen and then went for a run. I didn't feel alright mentally today... Didn't know why but perhaps because of going back to work on monday which should  be good not bad ;-)

Well, I started to run and didn't expect anything of my run. Just a brain blow! As you can see on Endmondo link down below I ran quite in a evenly pace. One of my strength when running I guess.

http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/116852142?country=se&lang=en&measure=imperial&o=course&fb_source=timeline_og

You easily can see where I stopped to drink my blueberry soup I always bring with me on my long runs :-) As I ran I came closer and closer to town and sometimes I didn't remark how the miles appear behind. One thought today was: Don't focus on how many miles you've got ahead, instead count the one you've done! Don't think! Run!

One more thing that helped me out there was the Gregorians! Great music for longer runs :-)

The weather was just on 32F and it was not cold I think. The days also will be longer and lighter now and after over 13 miles I smiled happily again. The body hurts but my mind jumped up and down screaming more! God how I want it to be summer and 18th July...

I already have a great and crazy adventure in my mind... But it's only in my head and it will stay there for a while, like a baby... ;-)

 Summer night where I live...

These are the feet that will make it...

Thank you everyone out there! You really inspire me and make me SMILE!

Easy, Light & Smooth!

/Flexirun

196 days left...

... and todays first exercise was XC-ski with my son. Nice but but when skiing you don't use same muscles as when running. The really complement each other but running after you have done skiing it can feel very strange in your legs though. Today my legs felt like rubber and I really have to focus and fight a lot when running with my daughter. Well, tomorrow it probably will feel good again and I will do my running first instead.

The temperature was about 28-20F so it was all right both for skiing and running. Well, as I said skiing is a good complement to running and you have to use all muscles in your body. Cycling, summertime, is then a nice complement to running. Kind of active rest.

Think I've mentioned it but I'm not sure. I work as a teacher in math and science therefor I sometimes have good time for my running. Like now during the X-mas time. About two weeks of from duty and I can run and ski a lot :-) It's even better when it's summer holiday and I can run for 10 weeks. Well, that's also why I will do  The 140 mile Run summertime.

My first marathon medal ever. I was 36 years old and I did 3:33:39.

(PR is 3:12:25)

Stockholm marathon was elected the most beautiful race in the world once!

I think I'm not to old for running sub 3h once in my life. If I continue with my about 35 miles per week I will have a nice endurance to fix it. Just put in some quality runnings. Well, the future got the answer... ;-)

As always hope you don't forgot how to smile!

Easy, Light & Smooth!

/Flexirun

197 days left...

...and today some funny/nice things happened. Went to town (bad habit now) with my wife and daughter today. Well, after X-mas things use to be a lot more cheaper so that's ok I guess. While my wife and daughter went into some stores I went to... yeah, right! To a runner store! This store is one of the sponsor to the half marathon 20th July 2013 which I always use to run. So even this year, after The Run!
They are very interested in my crazy 140 mile run and asked me to write on their Facebook-site! :-) Perhaps once a week. Well, I said: -Yeah, why not! I also got three fancy running shirts with their name on so perhaps I'm sponsored now. At least in my mind... As I told before I'm running my race with no money, no medal and no diploma. But this felt good though :-)

I found this cool wall picture in a alley

just behind a shop where my wife and daughter went in

(Inside the alley there is a great jazz club...)

Today I also got three T-shirts from the runner store (47 miles/shirt)

which also working with the half marathon here in Östersund.

Well, todays run with both Elton and Adam made me reach another 6,47 miles. And in the evening I went out XC-skiing with my son. We did 3,10 miles together and it was a very nice exercise. Tomorrow I will run again and then go XC-skiing again. I kind of active rest you can say!

Here's some pics from todays run and the weather was quite remarkable I'll say. No colors!

Nice view a place a little bit up from the village I live in.

 Elton. Looks colder than it is... (just about 23F).

On the way down from the hill against the village again.

Today I smiled almost whole day! Did You... :-)

Easy, Light & Smooth!
/Flexirun