Bra känsla i kroppen efter gårdagens lopp. Det bästa med att vara med är att det ger ny vilja att träna. Jag vill simma och springa mer.
Bra känsla i kroppen efter gårdagens lopp. Det bästa med att vara med är att det ger ny vilja att träna. Jag vill simma och springa mer.
We had fun. And we made it under two hours which was our upper limit.
Sigtuna Swimrun was a great race with a friendly vibe. The swimming was tough but the water nice and calm. Me and my teammate Helena did our first race together but we decided right after finish that we’ll do it again. 🏊♀️ 🏃🏼♂️
Heading off to Sigtuna Swimrun. The backpack is loaded with swimsuit, goggles and running shoes. My ride and team mate Helena will soon pick me up. I’m a bit nervous (as usual) but that’s okay. We’re doing this for ourselves, for having fun and to prove to ourselves that we can make it.
Me and my friend Helena are competing as a team on Saturday. It’s swimrun time! Early in the morning we’re going to Sigtuna in the north of greater Stockholm, prepared to do 11 kilometres of running mixed with 3 kilometres of swimming. We’ll be dressed up in short wetsuits, goggles and running shoes. Our goal is to have fun.
this was a nice read from wa.rner.me.
During the last year I haven’t run as much as I used to. One knee has been causing pain. But regularly workouts in the gym has payed off and now I am running again. This morning a got out of bed 5.40 and went for a 40 minute run along the river. The air was fresh and the legs felt good. 🏃🏼♂️
Why is the music gyms are playing always the worst? What company will be the first doing gyms with a sub cultural touch? Heavy metal gym (pun intended), rap gym, country music gym etc.
Took off Monday with some running. The first ten minutes it felt like running and sleeping at the same time. After fifteen my body and mind started to wake up. Now I feel good.
On Saturday I’ll do a swimrun with my friend Helena. Looking forward to it. Want the work week to go fast.
Had four nice hours by myself.
Signed up for Apple Music again (it’s been a while) and listened to three episodes of Echo Chamber with Mike D from Beastie Boys. Like that show.
Now I’m on the train heading back home to Stockholm and discovered a song y Rollins Band that actually is good.
It’s called Low self opinion and you can listen to it here.
Sunday morning in my hometown Katrineholm.
Listening to the 90’s hardcore punk band Insted. Never heard about it before, found the recommendation over at an old friends Instagram. Reminds a bit about Suicial Tendencies earliest stuff. I’m on the train for a Sunday at the cottage. Have some harvesting to do. And some lawn mowing.
Det är så varmt i stan.
Ordered toothpaste online yesterday. Even though I’m going to the grocery store almost every day I keep forgetting about the toothpaste. It’s the same with olive oil. I need an subscription for that.
I think this writing focus thing Twitter is coming seems interesting.
My wife got the flu. I’m waiting for it to hit me and the kids too but so far so good.
This morning I don’t want to get out of bed. I don’t want to go to work.
The Academy of Science in Poland has decided that the cat is one of the invasive species. But that doesn’t effect cats or their owners. It’s strictly science, cats are disturbing the eco system.
Back at it.
I have a friend who used to be a frequent blogger on Blogspot fifteen years ago. I found his blog today and followed some of the links in his blogroll. Two of them had been updated quite recently, several years after the latest post. I liked seeing that.
Summertime at it’s prime in our neighbourhood.
#Stockholm
As originally posted on ndreas.eu. Now also in its full here for the WA community.
We’ve had a very good time. Seven days in the sun of Crete with a lovely apartment in Kalamaki run by a friendly guy named Giannis as our base camp. We’ve had good meals together at different restaurants almost every night and the kids have gone to sleep tired and happy. One week was perfect, one more would have acquired more activities. And the heat, oh my, I’m not built for that. It’s making me tired. But the kids loved it.
Ok, now let’s break things down a bit.
Climbing to Red Beach.
Bunga Bunga.
Small and young. Around 450 people live here all year around. Most of it is built around tourism and the village started to be a village as late as in the 1970’s. But it still has got a sleepy feeling (in a good way), it’s not the place you chose to go to if you want to party all night. And even if it’s got a touristy vibe it’s nothing compared to the northern coastline of Crete where the big hotel compounds are lined up as a long bracelet. The beach is large but rocks are hidden underneath the water so you better be careful. There are to small but sufficient mini markets and a lot of restaurant with decent food and prices. Aristodimos being one of the pricier one but worth every penny.
If you are up for a walk along the water go west for a couple of kilometres and you get to Kommo Beach. Here’s no rocks, just plain sand. Two restaurants are serving cool drinks and proper food (we only tried Bunga Bunga but that was so nice we went there twice), and if you get there early in the day (or hang around for some time) you could get hold of one of the sun beds for 8 euros. If not, be prepared with sunblock or a parasol of your own – and flip flops! The sand is burning!
Red Beach.
The beach in Kalamaki.
The terrace.
The “hidden” Red Beach is also nice but that’s in the village if Matala, a half hour drive from Kalamaki. To get to Red Beach you have to climb a mountain. Most guides says it’s a ten minute walk but I would correct that to being 40 minutes of climbing. It’s very steep and nothing for people with bad balance or bad shoes. My wife slipped and hit her coccyx (she’s alright now) and our kids thought the “walk” was tough and a bit scary even, but they liked the beach. And afterwards we all could talk about it like and adventure and something they wouldn’t do at home. Two small bars are serving drinks and snacks. One of them having a real bad reputation online..
We rented a car for the whole week through Hertz. It was worth paying for a bigger one. We got a Jeep Renegade. The roads are often bad and steep and the driving, well I’m not surprised there’s a lot if traffic deaths in Crete. My best advice: keep a distance and plan your longer drives so you can add an hour to the estimated time from Google maps.
Now I’m wrapping this up with a bunch of photos. When writing this I’m sitting on the floor at Chania international airport and soon it’s time to get on the plane bounding for Stockholm.
#journal #travelling
Just remembered Typehut and my blogging going on there for a couple of days 😄. The service is nice though. Simple.