Posts in Philosophy
Running as medicine in times of uncertainty

I kicked off 2020 with a boost of energy and motivation unlike any I have felt in a long time. This was the year I was going to spend endless days in the mountains again, racing and doing my own projects. I was beginning to feel strong and fit again after a 2019 of being injured and limited in terms of what I could do as an athlete. Nothing was going to stop me this time.

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Being a beginner ultrarunner: Training plan, gear, energy, inspiration and mentality

Jënni ran her first ultra in 2014, at the age of 20. Half a year earlier, her two sisters had decided to run a 50k race, and it didn’t take Jënni long to decide that she also wanted to take on this intriguing challenge. Read more about Jënnis entry into the ultrarunning world and how she learned to navigate her way through it in terms of training schedule, gear, energy, inspiration and mentality.

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Why run ultra: the driving forces of an ultrarunner

“WHO could possibly want to run for that many hours at a time?!” That’s a question I often get. I understand that it sounds crazy in most people’s ears – setting your alarm clock for 6 am on a Saturday morning, starting your run still half asleep, knowing that you will be doing that for many more hours to come.

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