The “opening” of the season will this year be a bit different than other years. Or actually quite the same, only at a later time.

Usually I do a couple of low key races, like Norwegian cross country national champs etc. early in May, late…

Today, alot of the Norwegian athletes are starting the season down in a small meeting in Tønsberg very close to the place I am from, Sandefjord. A quite nice meeting in a stadium that I have run many, many times as a young runner. Something special…

To clear out alot of hard post-altitude training this last week I joined Henrik and the others for a long run this Sunday. I normally do not use those, if I do not have specific reasons to. But sometimes it is wise to just go on a real easy run to…

The next few weeks I will be getting ready for the hard track workouts that will continue throughout the season. A gradual buildup in intensity outside the track plus more muscular stimuli in addition to this to get 100 % ready for…

This evening, one of the normal treadmill tests after altitude. This weeks is the most stable one and I have been able to do much of the hard work I wish to so time to just ensure that the shape is all right.

Last year at this time I…