Stockholm Marathon 2014
Tomorrow (Saturday, May 31) it’s time to run a marathon again. Stockholm Marathon is a big race with 21,942 runners signed up for this year’s 42.195 km and 93 countries are represented.
The race is also the Swedish Marathon Championship for those qualified for it. I’m excited to run my first race on home soil in Sweden and to be one of approx 50 men competing in the Swedish champs (Svenska Mästerskapen, SM).
Preparations since my last marathon in early March have been ok. March wasn’t great, recovered from the marathon, had some injuries and colds. April was all about hard work, not much structure nor rest. Run just run! May has been more balanced, emphasis on quality and with a 2-week taper in the end of the month.
Arrived to Sweden 10 days prior race day, changing my training ground from the streets of Bangkok to the scenic Göta Kanal. It has been nice to run in cooler temperatures for a change, the Bangkok heat has been brutal in April and May. I now follow the weather forecasts closely, hoping for at least 15°C, no rain and not too windy on Saturday.
As always, I don’t run 42 km just for the fun of it, I go all in. My starting number is 55 – HaHa (ห้า ห้า), is that a good or bad sign? The results as well as live reports with 5k splits will be available here. The race starts at noon local time (5.00 PM Thai time). Run Stockholm!
good luck mr Henrik Jannborg, we will follow you tomorrow, I think the Brooks will fly you to the finish line under 2,28
Good luck Hegge! Bangkok is with you! I expect a top ten placement… 🙂
Best of luck! Stay loose and focused, you will know very early on how well you are doing- stick with the momentum and remember how hard you worked to be right where you are.
Have a great run Henrik! Bangkok is rooting for you!
Was great to follow the race and see you leapfrog your bib number.
Hope you recover quickly too.
Good luck with the race tomorrow! We are excited and will follow your live updates either poolside or while watching a movie (TBD..) /Henrik & Amm
Have a great run, Henrik! Hope to see in one of the Thai marathons, Sukhothai perhaps?
All the best of luck!
Have a great race!
Good luck Henrik! I am excited for you and hope that the Swedish air and temperature will make you run faster than ever!
I wish that u crossing finish line with gentle smile after 2hr+ suffer. ^ ^ 555
you can follow live
http://universalsports.com/watch-live/
All the best Henrik. You are an inspiration for us all. Good luck for sub 2:30!
Good luck, Henrik! Maz already gave the best wishes possible. To his I’ll add: go get it, citizen runner! 2 hours and 29 minutes of pain for a lifetime of glory. 😉
Incredible effort today! Amazing race! You trained in oppressive heat and humidity and still produced a heroic time- the marathon is a challenging distance….
good race. We were rooting for you at 35 km!
Stort grattis till en fantastisk placering idag!
Hoppas på att få träffa er i Östersund!
Kram från Anta, Monica, Jenny och Samuel.
Thank you all for the support!
Incredible first 34k, terrible last 8k! A bit disappointed right after the race, but give me a few days and I’ll look back at a great marathon experience.