At last I had some time to write my race report from my half marathon in Atlantic City. I arrived together with my family to AC Saturday at 5.30pm and was in a bit of a tight spot with regards to picking up my package as the pickup closed at 6pm. So I hurried to the Bally’s casino 5.50 only to find a 300 feet line of people also being close to being a little late for their pickup. However … →

The worst part of training towards a race isn’t the hard workouts. I actually like the 1000m intervals, the 10k tempo runs and the consistent slow pace of the long runs. I like putting on my running/cycling/swim clothes everyday and go for my training session. Hell – I even like the feeling of my lungs about to pop out of my chest and the blood taste in my mouth after that last sprint around the local 400m track. All those … →

I admit it. I have quite a few running shoes. I current list entails: For long runs: Asics Nimbus and Asics Rush 33 (I actually bought the Rush because the look really cool) For tempo runs: Asics DS-Trainer For racing: Adidas Adizero Feather For trail running: Salomon Speedcross 2 and Adidas Terra something For misc running: Nike Free+ And these is only my running shoes. I have a few (just 5 or 6 or 7 pairs) other sneakers that I … →

In search for fastness (see blog from the other day) I went out and bought the new Adidas Adizero Feather for use in races. Man, they are light. The come in at 250 grams pr shoe, which is almost 150 grams lighter pr shoe than my regular Asics Nimbus 12. That means that I (theoretically) can take 5-7 seconds off pr mile that I run. That adds up to 1 to 1 1/2 mins off my half marathon time I … →