| simonkagstrom ( @ 2009-05-09 20:45:00 |
From the department of silly names
For some reason, swedish running competitions are always organized by people that can't spell. Well-known examples are "Vår ruset" and "Tjur ruset". Today, I participated in yet another race of this kind, "SpringCross" (although it makes sense if you read it as pure english). This is a 12KM mostly cross-country race on norra djurgården in Stockholm.
I got caught on a photo from the race (by Martin Ekequist):

I'm the third guy from left in green. The result of the race was mixed though. My goal was to finish the race in less than one hour, which I just managed with a small margin (58:58). Everyone finishing in less than one hour got a slightly nicer medal in "gold", as opposed to "silver" if you were slower than that. However, I became really tired during the race and in fact almost threw up during the last rise before the finish.
Next weekend is "GöteborgsVarvet", the biggest half-marathon in Sweden (and just as misspelled as the other races). I'm hoping to do better then.
For some reason, swedish running competitions are always organized by people that can't spell. Well-known examples are "Vår ruset" and "Tjur ruset". Today, I participated in yet another race of this kind, "SpringCross" (although it makes sense if you read it as pure english). This is a 12KM mostly cross-country race on norra djurgården in Stockholm.
I got caught on a photo from the race (by Martin Ekequist):

I'm the third guy from left in green. The result of the race was mixed though. My goal was to finish the race in less than one hour, which I just managed with a small margin (58:58). Everyone finishing in less than one hour got a slightly nicer medal in "gold", as opposed to "silver" if you were slower than that. However, I became really tired during the race and in fact almost threw up during the last rise before the finish.
Next weekend is "GöteborgsVarvet", the biggest half-marathon in Sweden (and just as misspelled as the other races). I'm hoping to do better then.