The road towards the race..

..goes sometimes early in the morning.

Here, where I live pretty far north on earth is it that winter sun can be up just a few hours. Summertime is the reverse applies and the sun can be up almost 24 hours :-)

This fact makes it a little less tiring to run in the morning in summer compared to winter. You often see deer, birds and other animals. The sun is shining and you do not have to dress so hot anymore.

Well, not many people was here in the morning.
A couple of kilometer warmup and then some great hills ;-)

Last Wednesday (6th May) I was running a race (5K) together with the refugees and about 350-400 others for Childhood Cancer. The called it "Fuck Cancer". Ok with me and Elton who also ran ;-)

One of the refugees from Eritrea (Africa) did run into 2nd place just under 18 min. GREAT done!!
Some of them are not runners but still the got a great technique! Wonderful to look at :-)

One of the refugees.
Happy as usual and having fun :-)

Warm-up before run!

Me (right) with a great friend of mine out running hills!
Deadly... ;-)

Flexirun in action!

The day after with other great runners.
Pict from the turn and still happy!
16,3 km when done.

Hey Master!
When are we gonna run?

Never ever forget to smile and sy Hello! to people You meet! :-)

Easy, Light and Smooth!
/Flexirun

Signed up for a 48h run..

Some say: That it is not wise! Some ask: Why? Others just shakes their heads.

I can understand the reactions I get from people. They certainly have the right to their thoughts and questions. That it is not wise physically, I can very well agree to all that.

A body is possibly built to move me 30 km a day. Not more! How to move five times as much every day for 48 hours is probably insanity.

My conviction is this. I run because I can and because I want to! Physically I break down my body, but not so that it breaks. Mentally something amazing  happens. The more I break down the body the more you strengthen the mental in you. Like Yin and Yang perhaps..

No, I don't have any bad or negative feelings about my upcoming running. I do not think in that way. I love running and.. Well, that's just it! I focus in having fun and not in all those things might happen.

Elton and me on one of our evening-runs.
He's more than 10 years now but still give me a lot of inspiration :-)

Blue Anemone
One of the spring-flowers here :-)

Well, You know how to do friends! A smile and a Hello! is the right way to go :-)

Take care and go Easy, Light and Smooth!
/Flexirun

Running - A way of living!

Yes, I run very regularly. Maybe one could even say often. However, it is important not to get out of hand so that it becomes a compulsion. It must be fun, otherwise it could set off.

With 46 years of running the inspiration is the most important thing for me. By acting or being in a way that inspires other people becomes even I inspired.

A great evening-run with my son Magnus :-)

There currently are 94 days left until the day "D". The day when I will start on my home ground once again.  Difference now the time is that instead of 1000 m (0.62 mi) and 2.5 laps on the track and I will run anywhere from 250-300 km (155-186 mi). Instead of 3 minutes, I will run in 2880 minutes or 48 hours. ;-)

No fake! I am that happy every Wednesday at 7pm.
Love running with my Syrian, Eritrean and others friends!!

Every Wednesday at 7pm I use to run with refugees where I live. It's fun, educational and exciting all at once! So many destinies, cultures and religions gathered in one place. And it works!

All shows respect, help and care for each other in a wonderful way. Just what we all can do. If we only want! :-)

My best friend when it comes to running. Elton!
Here, after a great run up in the woods

Me and Elton at Åre checking out some downhill skiing.

Today I signed up for my 48h-run between July 31st thru August 2nd. Going to be so fun meeting other "crazy" runners. :-)

From one of my runnings.
Behind me lays the Big Lake I ran around 2013 :-)

Windy, rainy and cold..
But I did run!

During a run with a good friend!
This time in a sunny weather!

Try to say hello! and smile, and things will happen!

Easy, Light and Smooth!
/Flexirun

6h-run April 18th 2015

Yesterday I did something quite unusual for me nowadays. I ran a contest!
It was a so-called ultra race and I would run a course at 2553 m for 6 hours around a lake.

Me (left) and a very good friend soon hitting the 60K mark :-)

May not sound as exciting for the uninitiated but then I can say that the run, the purely physical side, is a side issue in this context. Seeing the joy and pepping between runners/spectators and runners/runners can not be described. It just needs to be experienced.

That some run 4 laps and 27 plays like no larger role. Everyone is happy with just his performance. It's something that really could / should be applied in real life. To be satisfied with what you are doing. The important thing is to try and do their best!

Me and Elton on the day after the 6h-run.
Felt fine so we did a slow 6 km ELS-run together :-)

I did 61048 meters in 6 hours and I'm happy about that. But what I'm most happy about right now is that the muscles in my legs feel quite ok!

Therefore, I went out with Elton for a ride in the forest. It was 6 km #ELS and no bears though they apparently should have woken up after winter sleep now;-)

Elton who loves the Life!
And snow.. :-)

Checking out the quarry in the forest!
Elk and deer usually found here. Once I saw even a heron springtime!

 As most may know, I  never run intervals. Possibly a little "fartlek" and long slopes occasionally to raise my lactate threshold. There are a number of reasons why I am running after the motto "Easy, Light and Smooth." The most important are listed below:

1. I'm never injured.
2. I achieved a great stamina and high lactate threshold.
3. I have time to talk and cheer on others when I'm out running. Thus a social piece which is a cornerstone of the genus Homo sapiens.

Yeah, right! There is another word besides "Easy, Light and Smooth". A fourth word actually arises from the other. Namely "Fast"! With a high stamina you can also run relatively quickly.

However, it should be added that wants to be really fast so you are forced to Abade train in race speed and run intervals!
But then, at the risk of injuries because many runners increase their workouts faster than the joints, ligaments and tendons can adapt.

Well, here we go again! Please try a little smile and a Hello to the ones out there! :-)

Easy, Light and Smooth!
/Flexirun

April..

… is here and the weather turn between snow, wind and sun. For me it doesn’t matter that much. I just put my running-cloths on.

 

On the run :-)

Instead to focus on negative thoughts I always find something positive makes me happy. Normally I don´t think at all. I just do! ;-)

When not care about speed when running instead I focus on the things happening on the way. My legs have been moving for 46 years and now they can run without me thinking. What I mean is I can focus on positive things instead. Well, it is positive to run but the inspire that I store in my cells comes from people I meet, animals I see and views I´ll be a part of.

It’s like I´m running in another dimension. Crazy but true!

I like different! J

All are unique, all can smile and say Hello!

113 days from now (July 31^st – Aug 2^nd) I will be standing on the start-line to run my 48h at my home-arena.

I´m still not nervous, just filled with happiness and expectations. It’s going to be fun! I will meet a lot of people. Friends I haven´t met and old friends coming just to follow my run and cheer me up.

Feels I´m still that 8-year old boy running because he loves it so much!

Guess I’m lucky because I can run like I do. It´s a kind of a gift and I want to take care of it. Who else but me can do it?

I like to run in the forrest. The silence, the views and all the animals you usually see out there gives me a huge inspiration and love for my running.

Quite recently, even the bears awakened from their hibernation, which means you have to be a little mindful of tracks, claw marks on trees, excavated anthills, etc. when you are out running ;-)

Some days are great when out running :-)

One great hill!
About 5,5 km straight up in the sky and then some great trails!

I do not differentiate anyone. I believe that everyone has the right to be who they are and believe what they want. My only hope and as a mantra is to smile to you and say Hello!

Me on a Wednesday evening when out running with refugees from Eritrea and Syria.
You really get filled with inspiration when You can GIVE!
Yes, Elton's behind me and I guess he's most loved of us all :-)

I think I did a tweet mention something about my happiness and love that I can run. Well, it's not a lie. No money in the world could hold me from my running. I'm not a whole man if I can't run!

I've seen so many places, met a lot of people and experienced the peace out in the forrest or in the mountains. I think I'm the most happy when out there running.. We're build for movement!

Just.. HAPPY!

Well, take care, smile and dare to say Hello! to all living things out there :-)

Easy, Light and Smooth! #ELS
/Flexirun

I'm running and running...

Some wonder when I will stop running. Sometimes I wonder myself about it but mostly because I shall have something to think about while I'm running ;-)

Me a runner!

What distinguishes a runner anyway? Well, it is in a way a pretty easy question to answer. It is simply someone running! Almost anyone can run. One doesn't have to run fast to be a runner.

The definition seems to regularly have two feet above the ground!

Many believe they have the right to tell others how to run. The "right" technology, so to speak. There is a basic technique to save as much energy as possible of course, but ultimately it is very personal how to run.

It can be very difficult to describe in words how to run. It's best to experiment with a little help of runner you know. I often see runners who take little too long strides when running. Take off your shoes and run barefoot on a hard surface. Then I promise you that you will not take too long strides or insert your heel first.. ;-)

No, I shall not tell you how to do. Let sense control!

From my run around The Great Lake.
137,88 miles (221,9 km) in 42 hours.

I didn't get any medal, no money, no nothing! Well, but a lot of new friends though! Worth more than all medals and money in the world I think. Yes, I might be crazy but I'm healthy and happy instead :-)

Wintertime it could be about -30°C (-22F) here.
Well, just take it Easy, Light and Smooth and bring some clothes on ;-)

The Big Lake Run (137,88 miles)

 Running for me is the feeling of being a part of nature, and all the wonderful meetings with different people. To get and give inspiration is perhaps among the best you can be a part of.

Well, I'm not only meet people out there :-D

 Do you know that moose have a giant soft mule! No animals are by nature evil. On the contrary, they are very affectionate and follows very simple but strict rules. Humans have much to learn from animals and nature ..

On the run a beautiful day once.

 You can not be happy all day.. or? Humor is a pleasant companion through life! Never forget that when hard out there. :-)

Just kidding!

Take care now and please inspire as much people out there as You can. Try a smile and a Hello! :-)

Easy, Light and Smooth!

/Flexirun

Running for me..

.. so much more than "right, left, right ..".

There is so much more that is much more important than pressing times and lengths. Lot of people forget all the wonderful encounters one can experience with animals, nature and other people out there.

Being able to give a smile or/and a Hello! and get the same in return is worth more than all records, gold and money available.

Being able to run on a mountain in the midnight sun and see the views of the countryside is absolutely priceless.

Being able to run a cold, frozen, sparkling and wonderful winter evening and see, and hear, the amazing northern lights can not be described but must be experienced.

Really! It is those smiles, Hellos! and questions I got from those encountered when I'm out running. They all give me inspiration to keep on running and never stop. I mean, I´ve been running for 46 years now. Why should I stop?

Yes, sometimes when I run longer distances I sooner or later come into the really tough periods.
But even then you have to come to terms with the pain. Not only the physical feeling in your legs, but also the mental in the head.

It always turns and suddenly it's good again, and you can run almost as usual agin. Strange but probably a proof that if you run Easy, Light and Smooth the charge it is not the same on either body or soul.

Yes, it comes to finding the method that works. It is usually an individual so therefore I try never convince or argue against those who think differently :-)

Well, the movement is on and 2 years ago I ran 137,88 miles in 42h and last summer me and a friend of mine ran a 4-day relay of 205 miles. This summer I will do another race. This time it's a competition but I don't mind about that. I will run my 48h just for fun.

Think it's cool to run without any medal, no money and.. no nothing! ;-)

Please take care out there. Try a smile and a Hello! and You will be surprised!

Easy, Light and Smooth!
/Flexirun