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Busy run-up   I set off for the 14th edition of my own special marathon with a hunch that things were going to go well, although not with the same level of conviction as the year before. Some of the kilos, I had lost had found their way back again, and I had been particularly […]

Having completed marathons on all seven continents, it was only natural for me to seek membership of the club for runners with the same accomplishment on their CVs. To my amazement, I ascertained that there were two clubs of that kind and that both clubs had two Danish members, although there were four different runners. […]

Another trip with Elisabeth   The last two weeks of February 2013 were truly some of the most dramatic in my life, and I experienced the entire register of emotions.   The seed that had been sown one warm November day the previous year had germinated and grown into two marathons in a week. Not […]

At the Great Wall Marathon in 2000, I made the acquaintance of a woman, whom I would look forward to meeting year after year. In the marathon’s debut year, only Danish runners competed, but one year later runners of eight different nationalities took part. Although the event was still predominantly Danish, with almost three quarters […]

Eclipse of the Sun   A total solar eclipse is a phenomenon that occurs early in the waxing phase of the Moon, when it is between the Earth and the Sun. During this phase, the Moon will cover the light of the Sun, casting a shadow on the part of the Earth’s surface. On the […]

Short distance triathlon   For many years, the KMD Challenge Copenhagen has been Denmark’s biggest triathlon event. In 2013, it was given the blue stamp of approval and its name was changed to KMD Ironman Copenhagen. In 2012, I took part in the short distance, the 4:18:4, which stands for 400 metres swimming, 18 kilometres […]

Strong conviction   It was with entirely different convictions than a year earlier that I signed up for The Great Wall Marathon 2012. After a year with a heel injury and the fear of having to drop out, I was now free of injuries, well-trained and several kilos lighter.   With Karin again   Because […]

Karin and I received an invitation in the autumn of 2011. Thomas Thomsen would be 75 years old on 2nd January, and this was to be celebrated with a reception and brunch in Hvidovre, a suburb of Copenhagen, the following Saturday. My first thoughts were about what I should give Thomas. The present we had […]

Information meeting   In October 2011, I followed Morten Fenger’s recommendation and turned up at an information meeting at Roskilde TRI. The club has existed since the late 1980s and was quite small, although, like sport in general, it was growing. At that time, it had around 35 members.   Not enough swimming pools   […]