Puglia

It is now 44 years since our local half marathon “Göteborgsvarvet” was organized for the first time. Following the original course from 1980, five hundred runners of all capabilities set off this morning in 6:30 min/km pace in a guerilla race with no road closures of any kind. Obviously, the cars had no choice but stopping as the “elephant herd” made its way across town and over to Hisingen.

Running next to Anna and her new Altra Via Olympus 2, I was so impressed by her stable and controlled effort as she set a new half marathon PR with plenty of energy to spare. With the real version of Göteborgsvarvet coming up in three weeks for both of us, it is fantastic to see her bounce back after her head injury last summer.

Back home, I made some Orecchiette con Cime di Rapa for lunch. This classic dish from Apulia is a bit difficult to recreate as “broccoli rabe” does not really seem to exist outside of Italy, so instead I had to use some regular broccoli.