Well, Sunday evenings have turned out to be pretty relaxing, nice times to run. I ran last Sunday evening (20070624) from Blindern Studenterhjem (where I'm living) to Holmenkollbakken. According to my GPS mileage tracker, I travelled 8.25 miles (round trip), but it's not so far as the crow flies (I had to do some switchbacking to run up there, as it's up on a hill). Here are some pictures of Holmenkollbakken. It's a ski jump, in case that's not entirely clear from the pictures. The first is a picture in winter. The next is a picture in summer. (I'm sure that much wouldn't have been clear!) The next is a majestic view from the bottom, and the last is the view from top—ready to jump?
Then yesterday I ran to Sognsvann. (6.2 miles r/t on the GPS.) Beautiful. Silent forsts, well-maintained trail system, picturesque views of the lake... Wow. Very nice. Here are some pics.
Add to that the Norwegian folkdancing I did tonight, and if I'm not careful, I might actually lose those 15 pounds the doctor said I didn't need! :-)
More to come...
