
The bright colored stairway
Training first of all have to be fun. That's the direction I have moved towards in the recent years. Skipping the heart rate monitor,...

Scratching the surface
In my search for terrain a little similar to AZT I went to Sweden to ride Skaaneleden, a network of hiking trails connected by dirt...

The demons in the loop
I have lots of demons stopping me from doing the training I set off to. "I have to shorten my training session otherwise my wife will be...

The unexpected challenge
Probably not a challenge any mountain biker would even consider; carrying the bike and all other luggage on his back and front. Well, the...

The wonders of Chia seeds
Gulping the distasting, too sweet and stomach disruptive gels is now belonging to the the past for me. When researching for alternatives...

Handling test
An important aspect in the preparations for the AZT race is testing how the bikes handling is affected by the luggage. During a 149 km...

Sweden, coast to coast
On june 23 in the afternoon I boarded the train from Copenhagen to Kalmar in Sweden to do the crossing from the east coast to the west...