Year in sport

On the very last day of 2024, it is time to sum up the past year in sport. After some freezing cold morning skiing around Luossavaara, I can look back on 562 hours of training (which is 9% more than in 2023), 3,708 km of running with a total elevation gain of 45,097 meters (up 40% over 2023), and once again being among the 1% of the most active users on Strava.

Starting the year by completing my first 100k race in Denmark in January, other racing highlights include the 48k Transgrancanaria Marathon in February, the 94k Borås Ultra Marathon in May, and Helsingborg Half Marathon with Anna in September. After my monumental failure in Tallinn last year, I did not attempt any road racing in 2024, but I did a few Parkruns and ended the year faster than ever on the treadmill by running 5k in 19 minutes and 19 seconds. As for the year that lies ahead, I plan to once again run 10k per day on average and swim 36,000 meters. However, I will increase my monthly indoor rowing goal to 30 km for a total of 360 km in 2025.