Better when it’s over

Running a marathon is one of the amazing experiences that you’d do that actually feel a lot better after you’ve done them than during the experience itself. (Running a marathon can, of course, only be considered amazing if you’re in possession of a slightly mis-wired and masochistic brain.)

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Smiling all the way to the bank

I (Bjørn) have been to the bank and came back smiling (yes, that has not happened too many times and for several reasons…). Where else in the world, except the U.S., would you be greeted at the counter by not only one but two smiling ladies?

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A tribute to my…shoes

Today is exactly one week before my debut as a marathon runner.

Once I started training for my first marathon I decided that I was not going to pay to race 42.195 km/26.2 miles and rack up a weekly mileage of 50-70 km only to risk throwing it all away by getting injured before the big race.

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Spring for a Day

Sunny and 65F/20C! Totally worth sacrificing some day-time sleep after a night shift. Not that sleep-sacrificing is something I do a lot of these days, but the motivating factor turned out to be well worth it.

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