Sommer Plans..

It’s been a while. Well, i’m still alive and right now i do what it seems that I can do best – I travel. More accurate, I sit in a plane from Oslo to Trondheim. I do this in average once a week – but actually I don’t want to think too much about it coz I might figure out that I travel far too much…

What has happened since?!

In sports: I started my orienteering season in Sweden, Training and Tiomila. I continued it in Trondheim with several Sprint Cups and more training sessions and I’ve almost finished it it already too. Why? Adventure Racing rules now!

This year I’m part of the Norwegian Multimania Team. We’ll start at three races in from May until August – which will be enough ;) In May we’ll do the Nordic Championships in/around Karlstad in Sweden – it’s a 'easy' 50h race . After some weeks of relaxing – which is actually not really true – because I’ll be testing Skis with the Biathletes and Cross Country Skiers up in high altitude in the middle of Norway. From there I’ll head straight to the Nordic Champs (in Orienteering, this time). Jukola will also take place this year… and two weeks after that it’s World Cup in Oslo on my schedule.

That was June.

In July:

EXPLORE SWEDEN. An adventure race over about 1000k… should take about 1 week or something like that. I guess, I’ll get to know some new sides of my body there ;)

Later in July Line and I will take some vacation somewhere. For me mainly sleeping probably…

And in August Vigleik, Per, Linda and I will conquer the USA – or more accurate the ECO PRIMAL QUEST. That’s our main goal this year – another exhausting adventure race in South Dakota. 600 miles, unsupported – means we just have one box each with equipment for the whole race and no one to prepare some food, fix things or help us with anything. We’ll make it.

Anyway, Training goes good. My body get’s used to long bicycle rides up to 5h and my dreads are still in shape. I like it.

… Yesterday I got my new favourite play mobile – Specialized Expert Carbon. Looks beautiful. I took a little ride – it convinced me, I’ll keep it. Furthermore, my swimming improves – due to my kayak training – I spend at least as much time in the water as in the boat… I have hopes that there won’t be too much waves during the kayak sections of the adventure races… I mean 80k… that’s too much to swim ;)

My study also doesn’t stand still – it’s at least the reason why I know almost every flight attendant from Norwegian Airlines… nice guys, by the way.

..My other favourite activity at the moment (besides eating) is looking for apartments. Line and I have to move out from the Student apartment by the end of June. She finishes her study soon and I’m no student longer myself, so welcome to the real world. We have been to some apartment showings, but haven’t found the right one yet… We’ll also make that ;)

links:

Explore Sweden

Eco Primal Quest

Tieto Enator Adventure