Latte addiction

With plenty of sunshine in the forecast, I am heading down to Halmstad again for thesis supervision and the final statistics workshop with the teacher education students. Despite my best intentions, I have slipped back into the bad habit of picking up a “vuxenvälling” (adult porridge) at the railway station before boarding the train. Ever since Espresso House discontinued their glorious subscription service (unlimited coffee for 349 SEK a month!), a daily latte has felt like an increasingly unjustifiable luxury. Thankfully, only five more days of commuting remain this semester as I would much rather spend my money on global adventures than fleeting caffeine highs.

Looking back on the past four weeks, I am roughly where I want to be in terms of training and prep for the summer’s races, kicking off with Alpaca 55k on 8 June. After taking a rest day yesterday, I am hoping to make up for lost kilometres on Thursday by running to Brödfabriken in Jonsered again. With 429 meters of elevation gain over 20 kilometres, and a good stretch of technical trails, it is one of the best routes I know for pushing myself as a long-distance runner.