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The Long Game

Sandarne, March 4, 2023

All sports are about long-term thinking, training for something in a wise and sustainable way, in order to reap the benefits when it's time for competition. Ultrarunning is more about long-term thinking than many other sports, because it requires so many hours of training, each race takes longer than most other sports, and the lower intensity allows for high performance at an older age.   Read more

Our 4000 weeks

Sandarne, Sweden November 9, 2022

In the USA, people live an average of 77 years or 4000 weeks. In my home country Sweden, the average lifespan is 82 years, while the global average lifespan is 70 years. Regardless of whether we live for 70, 77, or 82 years, we have a limited time to live. In a just a slightly larger perspective, we will all soon be dead and forgotten. I think nothing really matters except that the life we live is meaningful when we live it.  Read more

New experiences with simple goals

Sandarne, Sweden, July 2, 2020

A few years ago, Lotta and I did 100 everyday adventures. It was a joint project where we came up with 100 different trips and activities, about once a week for two years. We started with 50 adventures in one year and after the first year we were completely in agreement that the activities added so much value to our lives that we wanted to continue for another year.  Read more