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and finals Sunday.

The 1500 meter ended up being quite close. I won it two years ago, with a 3.40 but this year the race was much slower and tactical. But after a 56/57 progressivly faster last lap I managed to just get ahead of the number two finisher. Which was especially satisfying with the other races in the legs and as I knew it would be difficult with some fast 800 meter runners in there (4 with prs 1.47 to 1.51).

Results below 🙂

Marius

5000m Menn Finale
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1 187 M BAKKEN IL Runar 13.46,74
2 99 E EVENSEN IK Tjalve 14.07,43
3 65 K J RASMUSSE Haugesund IL 14.08,91
4 64 I ASKELAND Haugesund IL 14.13,81
5 251 H SANDSTAD SK Vidar 14.18,00
6 309 K E RAME Gjesdal IL 14.28,59
7 311 T AGGVIN Gjesdal IL 14.34,29
8 68 T OLSEN Heimdal Friidret 14.42,34
9 312 S I BUHAUG Gjesdal IL 14.43,64
10 308 T IDLAND Gjesdal IL 14.47,58
11 337 T TJØRNHOM IK Tjalve 14.54,76
12 129 J A PRESTSTU IL BUL 14.58,24
13 87 T SAND HANSE IF Sturla 14.59,14
14 66 Dørheim Hals Haugesund IL 15.06,98
15 242 B KRISTENSEN Sandnes IL 15.21,26
183 Ø LUNDE IL Norna Salhus DNF
305 S STENSLAND Ås IL DNF

1500m Menn Finale
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1 187 M BAKKEN IL Runar 3.49,40
2 96 B KVALHEIM IK Tjalve 3.49,62
3 307 O M Brekke Gjesdal IL 3.50,21
4 30 K HODNEKVAM AKS-77 3.53,38
5 224 J BRØNDBO Mosvik IL 3.53,87
6 179 S FOSTERVOLD IL Norna Salhus 3.55,26
7 175 R HISDAL IL Norna Salhus 3.55,50
8 201 E K OSNES KFUM – Kam. 3.58,43
9 168 M DESSALEGN IL Norna Salhus 4.03,52
10 308 T IDLAND Gjesdal IL 4.07,10
126 G BERG IL BUL DNF
361 K MÅKESTAD IL Korlevoll-Odd DNS

plus I used to be a middle distance runner. This year, however, it fits nicely.

I am looking forward to running my favourite distance there finally. Then I will see what I will do about the 1500 meter on Sunday.

All well from here,

Marius

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anaerobic work has a much greater negative impact than at sea level) but at the same time be in the competition mode. To balance this is one of the keys to successful altitude training, in particular when you are in the middle of the season.

Interesting view yesterday ; Sepeng of South Africa (1.42 800), Bucher (1.42/World Champ 800) Som/1.43 800 and Liefers (3.31 1500 meter) were running a very hard track workout together on the St Moritz track. You very seldom see this kind of teaming up in training in the middle distances at that kind of level. Needless to say, the speeds were quite high 🙂

All well,
Marius

weather can be quite harsh up here somtimes and change quickly. Today it it great weather again with 25 degrees and sun..

Both Jim and myself are searching for the World Championship qualifier. He has been quite close already also. If he does not qualify it would be the first time since 1993 he does not participate in the major championship that year (!) Name one other runner in the world who has been in the World Championships 1993, 95, 97, 99 and 2001. The European Championships 1994, 98 and 2002. Plus the Olympics 1996 and 2000…. and he made the finals of about half of them. (plus running in both the World Juniors and European Juniors before that..)

I will get back to the exact dates for competitions to qualify when we have plotted it for sure into the schedule. The time limit is the 13th.

Intervall session tomorrow by the lake close to Silvaplane, the town next to St. Moritz.

All well from here 🙂

Marius

since I came. And of course quite nice and cool night temperatures up here in the Alps.

I went on a run with the athletes from the Netherlands yesterday. At very easy pace in the direction of Pontresina, the small village next to St Moritz. There was quite a nice level on the athletes in the group. Simon Vroemen (8.06 3000 steeple, European record), Jim Svenoey (8.12) Tom Combernolle (13.17 5000) Kamiel Maase (27.20s 10000) Karl Keska (13.20 5000) Sander Schutzen (13.30s) etc. This group went on a long run while the other people that met that morning, Dieter Baumann, Gert-Jan Liefers, Bram Som etc. took abit of a shorter route.

I like to be around athletes like this on the training camp. It is good to travle to places where you have plenty of people to train with such as Kenya and St Moritz.

Tomorrow is an easy day before an intervall session on Monday. I have very good indications down here from previous years and tests so that gives me a fair idea of where I am at.

All well here in Switzerland,

Marius

very easy and relaxed up to 2000 meters (5.18) but then gradually just got locally tired in the quads after that. This kind of race developement is very rare for me as I usually have my strength at the end of races. It gives me a few ideas of what kind of work is needed now to find back to the shape I had about a month and a half ago. And the perfect place to do so is here in St Moritz where everything is right on the spot for distance running.

There is quite a few Norwegians here at the moment. Jim Svenoey (8.12 steepler), Karl Johan Rasmussen (about 2.14 marathon), Stine Larsen (2.27 marathon) plus two female 5000 meter runners at around 15.40. I was a bit surprised as I am used to being about the only Norwegian athlete down here this time a year. But is is nice with some company.

We all live right by St Moritz Bad, next to the running track and the running paths.

I am not yet sure how long I will stay here. It depends on the racing plan and progress from here on. I have another month to qualify for the Worlds so no hurry there. I only need to find back to where I normally am and I will be there 🙂

All well here from the Swiss Alps,

Marius

the standard has to be met but it would be ok to do it now. Either way, I will travel to St. Moritz on Sunday after the race.

I have very good memories from Rome. I did 13.11 there in 2000 to break Lasse Virens Nordic record and also had a good race there the year after. The track is very hard (like most southern European tracks) and fast. And the crowd and atmosphere is great.

I will race either at 20.40 Norw/Italian time or 21.08. Two different schedules out there. Either way it will be broadcasted directly on the Norwegian NRK2.

Last update before Rome 🙂

Marius

the standard has to be met but it would be ok to do it now. Either way, I will travel to St. Moritz on Sunday after the race.

I have very good memories from Rome. I did 13.11 there in 2000 to break Lasse Virens Nordic record and also had a good race there the year after. The track is very hard (like most southern European tracks) and fast. And the crowd and atmosphere is great.

I will race either at 20.40 Norw/Italian time or 21.08. Two different schedules out there. Either way it will be broadcasted directly on the Norwegian NRK2.

Last update before Rome 🙂

Marius

Exactly what is needed after the Bislett Games 🙂

I will travel from here directly to the Golden League Meeting in Rome where I will run the 5000 meters Friday the 11th of July. Very strong field there (with Gebrselassie and Bekele) so plenty of speed in that race.. The focus is 100 % on that meeting now. After that I will leave for St. Moritz for my usual summer training there.

All going well !

Marius