Back from the track!

Before I go on and get into to detail about the horrible experience I had at the track today, I have to address the question of why I don't blog everyday!

To me a blog is like a tattoo   You get it because you want it, and because you want to express something.  It is yours and an expression of who you are!  It is not a place that you have to fill with content in order to make others happy - it is a place you fill with content because it makes you happy.  This leads us to an interesting place where you will find that I will blog on a fairly regular bass because Ill have something to share:-)  What a mind job huh!

Todays WoD was an interesting little piece of work.  It consisted of 5 rounds of:

400m sprint
15 KBS @ 24
15 goblet squats @ 24
15 burpees

- 3 min rest between rounds

I honestly thought I would be able to keep each round at approx 4 min - but I soon realized that there was no way to keep that kind of tempo today! The result is below:

1: 4:41
2: 4:06
3: 4:20
4: 5:21
5: 5:02

This was interesting because I actually felt really good on the first 3 rounds.  I was playing with different techniques on the run, and how it affected my ability to perform once I got back to the KB.  Obviously round 2 was the best, rounds 1 and 3 not so much!  But then something happened!  It

could be the fact that it was mid day and 22 degrees centigrade outside, and I had made my way to the track without any water!  Or it is just the fact that this is all I have got??  This remains to be seen.
The fact is that I died right there and then between round 3-4!  It felt like I was running through mud on the 4th round!  The rest was all good, but the run was an absolute killer!  The sensation was the same in the last round but I decided to try to power through it anyhow!

A really cool WoD, and I definitely need this kind of work:-)


Obama in town!

President Obama is in town and as a consequence more or less all of Stockholm is closed down. Virtually every social media platform is flooded by people who feel sorry for themselves because their commute to and from work takes longer than they are used to, or whatever inconvenience they happen to experience!
I am honestly baffled by the lack of perspective from all of us!  Sure it is inconvenient that we have to spend more time in traffic, or maybe even miss a workout!  But what really stands out to me is that we are spending somewhere in the neighborhood of 165 million SEK on this visit.  Money that I am sure could have been spent better on taking care of our elders, teachers, Schools, hospitals etc.  you see where I am going with this!  

Obama is more than welcome here, and there is always a cost associated with these visits - but this has lost all proportions!

I wish you a fantastic day in the sun, and hope that you take the opportunity to appreciate and tell someone that you care for, just how special they are!


Much love