Snart ö till ö

Ö till ö närmar sig med stormsteg, på måndag den 2september, ska vi simma och springa 75 km.
Jag ser fram emot och få vara där ute och få kämpa i vågorna och springa på de underbara öarna. En underbar dag kommer det förhoppningsvis bli. Undrar om det är några öbor som dukar upp kaffe, kakor, ostbågar och chips i år också... Förra året var det himla uppskattat.
Att få godis på energistationen på Kymmendö var riktigt kul. Tyvärr tryckte jag in lite för mycket saltlakrits i munnen och hade det i munnen hela simningen över till Ornö. Var minst sagt irriterande...
I år blir det ny utrustning som känns bättre och snabbare framförallt och nu är vi mer vana så det ska bli kul och se hur det går.
Enda orosmomentet är att det här loppet alltid går 2veckor efter skolstart, vilket gör att förkylningarna omringar en lagom till tävlingen. Min minsting snorar som värst nu så det är inte å kul.
I år är det många internationella lag så det kan bli tufft men en rolig dag blir det.
Njut och ha kul är mitt motto iallafall.

Background of the Team

Annika

Annika is a former swimmer, and has competed in triathlon for two years now. She got a nice 1th place at the Swedish National Longdistance Championship in Triathlon in her agegroup this year. 

She has improved her running quite a lot this year, and did her first couple of swimrun competitions last year with her first Ö till Ö race/finish.

Fredrik

Fredrik is a former baskeball player from an age of 8 until he was around 18.

He started learn swimming in 1993 and found his passion for triathlon the same year. Two years later he competed in his first Ironman in Kalmar and was stuck in the sport after that. He has competed in 150 triathlon races with 12 Ironmans (both international and national). The last two years he has mostly focused on swimrun races since his two young daughters takes a lot of time.

Two Ö till Ö races/finishes. 

12 th place in Amfibiemannen 2013 with another Fredrik (2x Freddan).

Accomplishments by the Team (Mixed category)

1th place Utö swimrun in May 2013 (30km of trailrunning and 3 km of swimming)

4th place Ö till Ö 2012 (65km of trialrunning and 10km of swimming between 19 islands)

2nd place Ångaloppet 2012 (20 km of trailrunning  and 2 km swim in total (25 swims))

Prerace

Lots of good international teams will race this year in Ö till Ö, Sept 2. It will be a fast and though race again.

We have trained quite well but not raced much together, but hopefully it will be enough to have a good and nice enjoyable race.

We will have new special equipment this year, but nothing I will inform you about...



( Photo above from the finish in Utö swimrun in May.)

Strength and weakness

What's the strength of the team?

Probably that we are good at keeping a steady speed. 

Annika is a strong swimmer and I am a quite good runner.

Using these strengths as much as possible is important or is something we will focus to use as much as possible during the race in September. 

How has the season of 2013 gone so far?

- The utö swimrun win in the mixed category was great.

- We have not competed much more this year. 

- Fredrik has competed in a couple of individual Swimruns at Hellasgården. He finished 6th, 3rd and 7th and got a 6th place in Stockholm Royal Park Aquathlon (5km+21km).

12th place in Amfibiemannen together with Fredrik Johansson.
Hosjö triathlon 8th place.

-Annika competed in the Swedish long distance Triathlon and was first of the ladies up of the 4km swim in 1h 00min. She finished first in her age group. She also competed in her first Ironman Kalmar and was third up of the water in 56 min of the women. She finished in a great time of 11.39.

What's the funnies with these races?

To have the ability to run on and swim between these amazingly beautiful islands and meet all these nice people that also love this sport.