Posted in LilleLyngstad, sport, travel, tagged marathon, Meghan, Rochester on 25 May, 2008| 9 Comments »
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.)
Posted in Culture, travel, tagged ABN Amro, bank employees, banks, culture shock, customer service on 23 May, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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?
Posted in Minneapolis, sport, tagged animal instincts, marathon, marathon training, trainers on 18 May, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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.
Posted in Culture, Minneapolis, tagged Mayday, Powderhorn Park on 4 May, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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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