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PB-ing in Tromso

I can’t believe it: I PB-ed! Only by 40 seconds to be fair (official time is 3:27:50), but hey I PB-ed!! And the person responsible for that is Ole, a guy who wanted to overtake me at kilometre 7 or so and it took him 20 kilometre to finish his job. Hahaha. As a result I ran a lot faster than I naturally would have run, and Ole was also good company and it gives you definitely a boost, when you make friends and have a running buddy beside you. That’s him by the way, we met again at the finish.

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Other contributing factor might been the midnight sun. They say it gives you an extra energy boost. A negative contribution was the fact that Norway does not seem to allow energy gels with caffeine or other boosting additives. Arghhh! I do need my caffeine gels over the last 10 ks. And I think it did feel that I didn’t have them, but luckily because of Ole’s insane running pace I had still enough buffer for the PB. An other negative was that the course was not exactly flat. It was not crazily hilly either, but crossing this monster of a bridge twice was in itself a little challenge. Overall was the Tromso Midnight Sun Marathon a one of its kind experience. Running along the Fjords is stunning, and doing it which such a bunch of cheery people, while crossing and passing the impressive bridge, the Arctic Cathedral and the many breathtaking sceneries and having this all dipped into the warm light of the midnight sun creates an experience that you won’t forget and makes you want to come back.

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4 Comments

  1. Cathy Basiel Cathy Basiel

    Wow. Well done! Great time!

    • Roy Roy

      Thanks Cathy!! It took me 18 months to reach a new PB. I thought I never gonna happen again. Not that it is all about times, but sometimes it does feel nice to see you are progressing and not vice versa 🙂

  2. Gerty Gerty

    Wow… well done Roy. Congratulations on your PB, feels good doesn’t it? 🙂

    • Roy Roy

      Thank you Gerty!! It does feel good. Sometimes you think with a certain age it can only go downhill. And it’s nice to see that this is not necessarily true 😉

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