Whilst half of Nordicboys are helping tourist in Switzerland, the other half brings some action. Yesterday (28/7) me and Persy competed in Gothenburg. The competition was from the beginning just a minor local competition, but it soon turned out to be a quit impressive line up. Three Mexicans (Pedro Gomez, Ever Palma, Isaac Palma) all with a personal best under 40 min, Erik Tysse ( no further presentation) and Andreas Gustafsson all decided to participate. Obviously me and Persy couldn't resist the temptation to be a part of that race!
Said and done, after breaking the ice with my not especially advanced but surprisingly appreciated Mexican pun, the race started of in a high pace. Me and Persy had different approaches to the race. Persy's plan was to tag along with the leading group as long as possible, whereas my plan was to do my own race and try to improve my personal best. Persy's plan worked for around 5 km, my plan worked all the way.
It wasn't Persy's day and he couldn't keep up the pace as he had hoped. Tired, disappointed and with a substantial amount of facial hair he stopped at around 7 km.
Me on the other hand felt a bit tired the first few kilometers but as the race went on I regained some power and were able to increase my pace on the second half of the race. Somewhat odd regarding 28 degrees (C) and 80% humidity (according to validatable sources). This led to fifth place and a new personal best of 42'56,5''. A time I'm satisfied with regarding the tough weather.
Results
1.Andreas Gustafsson GK Steget 39.51,6
2.Pedro Gomez Mexiko 39.58,8
3.Erik Tysse Norge 40.25,6
4.Ever Palma Mexiko 41.23,2
5.Anders Hansson SK Svängen 42.56,5
6.Christer Svensson Växjö AIS 47:45
DNF Perseus Karlström Eskilstuna FI
DNF Isaac Palma Mexiko
Live long and Prosper!
Anders, Nordicboys
Said and done, after breaking the ice with my not especially advanced but surprisingly appreciated Mexican pun, the race started of in a high pace. Me and Persy had different approaches to the race. Persy's plan was to tag along with the leading group as long as possible, whereas my plan was to do my own race and try to improve my personal best. Persy's plan worked for around 5 km, my plan worked all the way.
It wasn't Persy's day and he couldn't keep up the pace as he had hoped. Tired, disappointed and with a substantial amount of facial hair he stopped at around 7 km.
Me on the other hand felt a bit tired the first few kilometers but as the race went on I regained some power and were able to increase my pace on the second half of the race. Somewhat odd regarding 28 degrees (C) and 80% humidity (according to validatable sources). This led to fifth place and a new personal best of 42'56,5''. A time I'm satisfied with regarding the tough weather.
Results
1.Andreas Gustafsson GK Steget 39.51,6
2.Pedro Gomez Mexiko 39.58,8
3.Erik Tysse Norge 40.25,6
4.Ever Palma Mexiko 41.23,2
5.Anders Hansson SK Svängen 42.56,5
6.Christer Svensson Växjö AIS 47:45
DNF Perseus Karlström Eskilstuna FI
DNF Isaac Palma Mexiko
Live long and Prosper!
Anders, Nordicboys