Published in Pheidippides

·Jul 30

Marathon tumulus → Sparta → Marathon stadium → Kallimarmaro

Six days in heaven and hell. Dogs, heat and nose bleeding — I am writing this from a hotel in Mallorca, Spain. It has been almost two weeks since I completed this adventure, and in some way — it feels like a dream — that thes days did not happen for real. These six days was so surreal, sometimes so frightening that…

Athens

64 min read

Marathon tumulus → Sparta → Marathon stadium → Kallimarmaro

Published in NDW100

·Jul 28

3. Race plan

Time schedule — Aim is to finish at 16–17 hours. Race day: 03:30 Wake up! 04:00 Breakfast / coffee (bring some additional food to the start area). Note: remember to also take the normal vitamins and minerals. 04:20 Dress up. Remember to tape up scratch at right collar bone 04:30 Check out from hotel and leave for Race HQ (2.2 km from hotel to Race HQ). Taxi? 05:00 pick up race bib from Race HQ 05:00 Deliver drop bags (2 + 1 for finish)

Running

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3. Race plan

Time schedule

Aim is to finish at 16–17 hours.

Race day:

03:30 Wake up!
04:00 Breakfast / coffee (bring some additional food to the start area). Note: remember to also take the normal vitamins and minerals.
04:20 Dress up. Remember to tape up scratch at right collar bone
04:30 Check out from hotel and leave for Race HQ (2.2 km from hotel to Race HQ). Taxi?
05:00 pick up race bib from Race HQ
05:00 Deliver drop bags (2 + 1 for finish)
05:30 Drop bags (latest deadline)
05:30 Go to start area
06:00 Race start

Published in NDW100

·Jul 28

2. Aid stations, support crew, pacing

Planning document — Aid stations / Crew stations There are following race aid stations for refuel etc (possible crew stations in italic): 10. 9 km — Puttenham → 12.8 km to next 17.5 km — Shalford Park (6.6. km from Puttenham and 6.2 km to Newlands Corner) 20.1 km — St. Marthas — NOT NEEDED. TOO CLOSE 23.7…

London

2 min read

Published in UltraUtenFilter

·Jul 27

Festing og fasting

Etter en festmåned som mai, med overfylte kakebord flere helger på rad, får jeg behov for en pause. Her er hvorfor — og hvordan — jeg faster etter festen, og hvordan det hele lar seg kombinere med et ultraløperliv. — (Tidligere publisert i Runner´s World Nr.6 — Juli 2022. Skrevet 23. Mai 2022) Mai var en måned preget av mye fest: himmelske kaker, nydelig mat, godt øl og ikke minst herlige folk. Rett og slett en måned med smaken av det gode liv. Det har blitt mye kaker. Vi snakker…

Mat

7 min read

Published in UltraUtenFilter

·Jul 27

Elsk din skjebne

En fullstendig forandring av alle mine vaner betyr lediggang, og lediggang kan bety tekning. Skal jeg velle meg i bitterhet eller omfavne tilværelsen? — (Tidligere publisert i Runner´s World Nr.5 — Juni 2022. Skrevet 25. April 2022) Jeg kan fremdeles ikke løpe som før, det er noe som ikke stemmer. De gangene jeg prøver, er pulsen høyere enn normalt, får slim i halsen og nesen renner. Har vært slik altfor lenge. I tillegg blir…

Ultramarathon

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Published in NDW100

·Jul 26

1. Kit

What to wear, mandatory items and drop bags — North Downs Way 100 starts at August 6th. This documents shows my kit list for this race. At start 1. Items on me when running: Altra Vanish Carbon (492 g.) — if wet / rainy conditions I will use Mont Blanc shoes ( ? g.) — in order, not yet received Injinji Run Lightweight Mini-Crew Sock ( 40.3…

Running

3 min read

Published in BW135

·Jul 20

Mainframe

Initial project document — This document will serve as a project document for the the 2023 Badwater race. NOTE: Application deadlioen for the 2023 race is in January 25th 2023 17:00 (local time), but planing for a potential attendance must start now. …

Badwater

4 min read

Published in Spartathlon

·Jul 18

2. Race plan

Support, gear list, drop bags, nutrition, etc. This is a project document that will be continuously updated. General: Start date/time: September 30th, 07:00 local time Bib number: 328 Support: Sondre Amdahl Goal: sub 24 hours — — — — — — — Gear list (when running) Day: Altra Vanish Carbon shoes Injini socks Asics arm-sleeves …

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Published in Spartathlon

·Jul 18

1. What now?

73 days till start At the moment in Alcudia in Spain at Sunwing Resport. With “all-inclusive” armband, drinking Sangria, reading books, eating cake and relaxing with my kids. In 30 degree Celsius. Today it is Monday. Last week was a recovery week, after the 660 km/6 days adventyre, with 65…

Ultramarathon

1 min read

1. What now?

73 days till start

At the moment in Alcudia in Spain at Sunwing Resport. With “all-inclusive” armband, drinking Sangria, reading books, eating cake and relaxing with my kids. In 30 degree Celsius. Today it is Monday. Last week was a recovery week, after the 660 km/6 days adventyre, with 65…

Published in Pheidippides

·Jun 28

9. Hmmm….

The situation three days and 11 hours before start — Blue toe At my 100 kilometer run this Saturday — a beautiful sunny day — I managed to get a blue toe. (Stupid me! This is basic. Running long distance and forgetting to cut your toe nails). In a few weeks this nail will fall off, but meanwhile, I need to treat…

Athens

5 min read

Marathon tumulus → Sparta → Marathon stadium → Kallimarmaro

3. Race plan

3. Race plan

Time schedule

Race day:

2. Aid stations, support crew, pacing

Festing og fasting

Elsk din skjebne

1. Kit

Mainframe

2. Race plan

1. What now?

1. What now?

9. Hmmm….

Simen Holvik