Marathon

World Run II

This past Sunday, my running friend Jesper Kenn Olsen payed a visit…. running, of course. Indeed, we ran a whole marathon and not quite alone…. no, +100 runners were signed in to the ‘Strandvejsmarathon’ from Helsingore to Copenhagen. Jesper is the first runner on the planet to run across the Globe passing 4 continents and +26.000 km… this was his historic achievement in World Run I.

Jesper Kenn Olsen at World Run II / Strandvejsmarathon 2008

Now, Jesper and Sarah Barnett is up to +40.000 km during WRII, believe it if you can ! Well, I can not ! But it was a great pleasure to follow Jesper and Sarah this nice, sunny Sunday…. which is clear from the pictures here.

Keep up the good work, Jesper and Sarah… and best wishes for your trip ! You are truly awesome and amazing !

08.08.08 08.08 AM

CANNONBALL !!!

My friend and marathon race organizer Michael Nielsen thought that we should run a marathon including the details in the subject line. So we did ! It was a beautiful little race wih 21 participants and a quite tough route including a very sneaky hill… we had to run the roundtrip 12 times ! We did !

In FRONT of the pack at Cannonball marathon 08/08/08

Next day… my ‘own’ race GARMIN Rudersdal marathon. 46 participants and a great day on the fantastic RudersdalRuten just north of Copenhagen. This marathon is actually one of the absolute tougher ones in Denmark… so doing a double including this one is no joke for sure ! But as often before, Anders and I endured and could thus sign up additionally two races on the scorecard. Boy, what a long ‘long’ weekend…

… 84 km and a lot of experiences richer ! WE WANT MORE 😉

The fast runners at GARMIN Rudersdal marathon 09/08/08

Check the many pictures from my list ‘MY MARATHONS’ as always.

Swiss Alpine marathon 2008

Yesterday, I completed the most beautiful and demanding marathon for me to date: Swiss Alpine 42K.

The sceneries cannot be described in words, the toll on the body cannot be read… it must be felt end endured by yourself ! So you marathoneers out there, be aware !!! You MUST go to Davos, Switerzerland, and participate in the Swiss Alpine marathon sometime in your life ! It is a HUGE experience.

Swiss Alpine 2008 

For now, though, you can get some impressions from the race here.  

Summertime !

This past Sunday we had the pleasure of running the “Winter Route” in Kalundborg.

Kalundborg Summermarathon 2008

Boy.. oh, boy… that was such a beautiful treat ! Green trees, yellow corn fields, blue sky and white Cumulus clouds just made up fantastic scenaries along the course… a quite hilly and tough course to complete, indeed !

See the picturesque stuff here

Extreme !

Yet another weekend with two marathons, even the two toughest marathons in Denmark !

Firstly, Mjoelner marathon on Saturday, a very challenging and technically difficult race. Add to this temperatures at around 28 degrees and you have a cocktail only to drink for experienced and very stubborn runners. Pictures here.

Tor Rønnow at Extreme marathon 2008. Foto: Ole Cramer.

Then, Sunday… the hardest and toughest marathon in Denmark, Extreme marathon… including 4400 height meters !!! Let’s just say that I came through… but with great difficulties due to blisters and damage on the left Achilles, unfortunately somthing that still troubles me here four days after. See the extreme pics here.