After a disappointing marathon in Berlin, I lined up for one more race in an attempt to close the season on a high. Read all about it in this race report from the 2022 Vintermaraton half marathon.
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The journey has come to an end. Read all about the race, and the last week leading up to it in this final instalment of the Running to Berlin column.
If a single race should symbolise this odd year, Perseløpet “Boston” Maraton 2020 would be a strong contender. Read the full report from my one and only marathon race this year.
I started thinking about the Berlin Marathon after finishing my first half marathon back in 2017. By all accounts, Berlin struck me as the fastest and the greatest marathon in the world, and I threw it up near the top of my bucket list.
My first race of the year was Fredrikstadløpet Half Marathon 2019, which I ran on March 31st. This race report details my experience during the race.
After running Hytteplanmila last year, I was so pleased with the overall experience that I immediately signed up for the 2018 edition as soon as registration opened.
Skagerakløpet is a race put on by the local football club in the Norwegian town of Skien, a couple of hours drive south-west of Oslo. The 2018 edition of the race happened on Saturday, September 29th, and in addition to the half marathon I ran, they also put on a 5k and a 10k.
After a thoroughly disappointing 5k race just three weeks earlier, I felt the need to redeem myself at the earliest opportunity. Luckily for me, every first weekend in September, Skiløperne, a local run group I have run with a fair bit, put on a local race called Skiløpet.
Summarising my goals for this fall season of running is simple: PR on the road in the 5k, the 10k and half marathon. First out was the 5k, and I had found what I thought was the perfect race to grab a convincing PR.
Travel far enough north, and you’ll eventually reach Norway. Keep going up, and you will reach the polar circle. Go further north still, and you will find yourself firmly in the land of the midnight sun, or the night that never ends, depending on the season.