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Every monday on the summers Swimmrunners of Jönköping have swimrun training sessions by the lake Axamosjön in Jönköping. We join as much as we can. Anna who is the leader of the training is great and there’s always fun and challenging training. Everyone can join, you can be beginner or have been doing swimrun for years. We don’t leave anyone behind.
If you wanna join you just have to show up! Mor info on the instagram page.
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This months home training is a workout you can do without equipment. If you want to do it harder, use a weight west.
Put your timer on 30 minutes and count how many rounds you can do.
* 10 push ups
* 10 sit ups
* 10 burpees
* 10 jumping lounges
* 10 jack knifes
Don’t forget to have fun!
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We got a lot of questions about our home so we hope this post will give you the answers.
Our roof is made of concrete. In concrete walls or roof you must drill, plug and then screw to get a a bracket that sits like the mountain.
We used hooks from Biltema.
The grips are from coolstuff.se, gymnastic rings are from Reko.life and from Max climbing hold.
The pull up bar is made by @unversal_athlete
The other equipment in our gym are from Masterfitness.se
Check this post if you want workout inspiration from Lost gym.
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We started our adventure by taking the bus from Jönköping to Gränna harbour. We ran a few km until we joined the John Bauer trail. This was something new for us, we have never done it before and never been running so long in 24 hours.
We have packed everything we needed for the coming days. Tent, sleeping bags, kitchen, food, new clothes etc.
We started to run on asfalt before we came to super cool trails along Lake Vättern. The weather was perfect for running, a little cloudy and around 24 degrees. Our plan was to make it all the way to Jönköping and we didn’t have any time goal so we walked uphill and toke it easy.
After a couple of hours, near the village of Bunn, we stopped and filled up our water bottles with more water. We took a look at the map and decided where we should put up the tent and sleep for the night. We decided to stop by a lake called Lappsjön. On the way there it started to get darker and darker. Lucky for us we had packed headlights that we used the last 5km.
We found the lake we were looking for, put up our tent, boiled some water and had a late dinner. The food from we brought was from Real Turmat and it was really nice to have food after some hours of running. We ran 27 km the first day.
We fell a sleep fast and woke up early with the birds that did some funny sounds. It was a super cool little place that we had found. We had breakfast. Patrik wanted food for breakfast and Fanny hade müsli. We boiled water for our water bottles and packed everything and got ready for running again.
Our bodies felt ok and we didn’t have any injuries except blisters on our toes from the first day. We hade the same plan as the first day, no stress and walk uphill. Our bags weighted about 5 kilo extra each and it was much harder to run with bags than we had expected.
We didn’t take any longer breaks, just kept moving forward. When we felt tired we walked for a bit. It started to rain in the end but it was just nice.
When we came to the finish of John Bauer trail we still had a bit left home. We ran down to Huskvarna, ca 5km, were we took the bus home.
We had a plan to maybe run the last bit home but it was 10 k on asphalt and we both felt that 31 km the second day was enough. We ended the second day with nice and cool trail running and a great feeling instead of add 10 k extra on asphalt.
We ran 58 k in total, happy and tierd when we came home.
The equipment we used:
All the tent products we use are from Vaude. We really like the brand, the quality and that they have eco friendly products. The have a Green Shape label, that means that their products are made from sustainable materials.
* Tent model : Hogan SUL 2P
* Matress Performance 7 M
* Sleeping bags Alpstein Concept Alpstein 200 DWN
* Backpack Trail spacer 18
We also packed:
* Silva light – Cross trail x 5
* Kitchen from MSR – MSR PocketRocket 2 Mini Stove Kit
* Primus Microntrail
* Food from REAL Turmat
* GoPro
You find the gpx file for the John Bauer Trail here.
Do you know where we should run next?
Do you want to read more about camping adventure, check out our trip to Norway HERE
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Arosa Lenzerheide is an amazing area in Switzerland that you find only three hours from Zurich. You can rent a car from the airport, but it’s very easy to take the train as well. Trains are available from the airport and you take the train to Chur, where you change to the Rhätische Bahn which takes you up to Arosa. The trip takes just over three hours.
Arosa and Lenzerheide are basically two completely different villages on each side of the mountain but since 2014 they count as one area. Arosa and Lenzerheide is linked together by cable-car.
The area is well known for skiers and you can find 225 kilometers of continuous slopes in the area. There is skiing for everyone, both beginners and advanced.
Day 1
Our adventure started with 2 days in Lenzerheide. We checked in at Hotel Dieschen, a very family friendly hotel close to the mountains and around 15 minutes walk from the center of the village.
Lenzerheide is a dream place for mountain bikers and there’s big competitions here every year. There was the world cup in Mountain biking just a week before we arrived.
Our first adventure in Lenzeheide was of course mountain biking. We had rental bikes from Pesko Rothornbahn and a guide from Bikeschule Lenzerheide.
We got to learn the basics and took a lite ride before we went to the skill center. We practised on small trails and obstacles and got to know the secret tips and tricks.
We ended our mountain biking with taking a cable car up to a the top and got a nice ride back down on easy roads. You can find many super cool downhill paths but we didn’t try any. We are still beginners so this rout was perfect for us..
You find everything about the biking activity here.
Our next adventure to explore the area was doing the Foxtrail. Foxtrail lead us through Lenzerheide and we got to see the most of the village and had to team work to decode secret messages, interpret clues and unlock tricky secrets.
Day 2
After our first day in Lenzerheide we drove to Arosa. Arosa is located on the other side of the mountain and you need to drive around it.
We did a stop in Churwalden right outside Lenzerheide. There is an amazing toboggan. From Churwalden we took the chair lift up to the top to the Toboggan run. The adrenaline rush was insane!
The toboggan run promises a fun ride in summer as well as in winter. Through 31 curves and with a height difference of 480 metres, the toboggan run twists and turns down into the valley. At a length of exactly 3,060 metres, it’s the longest toboggan run in Switzerland.
It’s very easy to adjust the speed and if you let go of the steering it automatically stop. The kids rode by them selves even.
It’s about one hour to drive between Lenzerheide and Arosa and we drove through amazing nature before we came to Arosa.
Arosa is a small and very friendly village where you can find many summer activities and the landscape is amazing with the mountains around.
We stayed at Sunstar Hotel Arosa and the first thing we did was trying out the pool and spa area.
The kids loves water so next thing we did was exploring a little lake that we saw from our hotel room. We all had a great time playing around in the little lake with a water trampoline.
We ended the day with a great dinner at the hotel.
Day 3
We went up early the next morning for a morning run. The mountains are so dreamy and it felt like we could stay out for hours.
We followed the markings up to Schwellisee lake, a beautiful lake ca 4 km up in the mountains. The Schwellisee lake is located on 1,933m above sea level on the Aroser Alp, south-west of Innerarosa along the Plessur river. The Swiss stone pine logs in the lake are proof of the former Swiss pine forest that stretched far above the lake and was cleared by the Wals colony. From Innerarosa the lake can be reached within a gentle hike of 1 hour. If desired the hike may be prolonged to the Älplisee lake as well as to the Erzhorn and Aroser Rothorn.
Here is a GPX file to follow.
We had an amazing breakfast at the hotel before it was time for a day out in the mountains. We started with a 15 minutes walk down to the center of town where we found the cable cars. We took it all the way up to the top Weisshorn.
After we have enjoyed the view we took the cable car half way down where we visited Arosa Bear Sanctuary. It’s a cooperation with FOUR PAWS and they save Bears and taking care of them.
The bears, formerly held in poor conditions, will find an animal-friendly home on an area of three hectares in the Swiss mountains.
In the large, richly structured enclosures, the bears will find a habitat that corresponds to their natural needs. Besides areas for bathing and retreat, various activities are planned to keep the bears occupied. In order to motivate the bears and encourage the development of their instincts, their food will be hidden in new spots every day. Like in the wild, the animals will spend most of their day looking for food.
We continued down from the mountain, hiking and had lunch at a restaurant before we came to the famous squirrel trail.
This is an activity that we all found very fun. The small and cute animals came and ate from our hands. It was a little tricky in the beginning but after we walked the trail a bit it was much easier to come close to them. They eat hassel nuts so we had bought a big bag with us. In autumn the squirrels start collecting their winter stock by burying seeds and nuts.
Here is a GPX-file of the trail to follow.
Day 4
Last day in Arosa we started with celebrating Leya before we checked out and went to our last activity, mountain biking.
In Arosa there is an awesome mountainbike flowtrail course. We just had to try it. We rented bikes on the Bike Skill Center up by the Hörnli trail. We had a guide who gave us som small tips. We practiced a little bit in the skill center and then it was time to take the cable car up to the top.
Apparently it takes about 30 minutes to ride down if you are pretty fast. We got down in 35 minutes, and we stopped and rested a bit. The trail was really cool. We’re not that experienced mountainbikers so our hands and feet was pretty tired when we came down the mountain. But it was so FUN!
Arosa Lenzerheide is an area where there is much to discover, whether you are looking for activities in the mountains or relaxing in a spa. Or maybe a bit of each.
Good to know about Arosa Lenzerheide.
The Arosa village is located on 1,775 metres above sea level, the Hörnli peak reaches 2,512 metres and the Weisshorn summit stretches up to 2,653 metres (highest mountain station).
Lenzerheide village is located on 1’476 metres above sea level.
Nearest bigger city: Chur and Zurich
It’s always a good idea to take out money since some places don’t take payment by card.
Turn off your mobile data since Switzerland don’t are in EU or ESS you need to pay extra. You find wifi on hotels and on many cable- cars.
By plane or train you can easily get to Zurich. From there, it takes about three hours up to Arosa Lenzerheide, via a change in the nearest town of Chur. The journey from Chur is done by regional buses to the village of Lenzerheide or trains to the village of Arosa. You plan your trip easily via www.sbb.ch
If you planning to do downhill biking there might not be a better place to be than Arosa/Lenzerheide
For more information about Switzerland go to myswitzerland.com
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Lenzerheide is known to be a great place for mountain biking. You can find a lot of big competitions and you see bikers everywhere. Our first adventure in Lenzeheide was of course mountain biking. We had rental bikes from Pesko Rothornbahn and a guide from Bikeschule Lenzerheide.
We got to learn the basics and took a lite ride before we went to the skill center. We practised small trails and obstacles and got to know the secret tips and tricks.
We ended our mountain biking with taking a cable car up to a the top and got a nice ride back down on easy roads. You can find many super cool downhill paths but we didn’t try any. We are still beginners so this rout was perfect for us.
For more information about Switzerland go to myswitzerland.com
See more from Switzerland on our blog.
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We had a whole day out in the mountains to discovered Arosa. We started the morning and took the cable cars up to the top of Weisshorn. The view was amazing and you can have a 360 view.
Next thing on our program was visiting Arosa Bear Sanctuary.
You find it on the Weisshorn mountain at an altitude of around 1,500 metres above sea level. It is situated close to the cable car’s middle station, right next to the skiing area. It’s a cooperation with FOUR PAWS and they save Bears and taking care of them.
The bears, formerly held in poor conditions, will find an animal-friendly home on an area of three hectares in the Swiss mountains.
In the large, richly structured enclosures, the bears will find a habitat that corresponds to their natural needs. Besides areas for bathing and retreat, various activities are planned to keep the bears occupied. In order to motivate the bears and encourage the development of their instincts, their food will be hidden in new spots every day. Like in the wild, the animals will spend most of their day looking for food.
We took a hike down from the mountain. Futher down you will find some restaurants, where you can have lunch.
The last bit down from the mountain there is a squirrel trail. This is an activity that we all found very fun. The small and cute animals came and ate from our hands. It was a little tricky in the beginning but after we walked the trail a bit it was much easier to come close to them. They eat hassel nuts so we had bought a big bag with us. In autumn the squirrels start collecting their winter stock by burying seeds and nuts.
Here is a GPX-file of the trail to follow.
There’s so much more you can do in Arosa like a challenging rope park at the Obersee, do minigolf, rent a boat and more.
For more information about Switzerland go to myswitzerland.com
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See more about the Lenzerheide.
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We did the Foxtrail in Lenzerheide. Foxtrail is an adventure for friends and family seeking to discover something interesting and different together.
Foxtrail lead us through Lenzerheide and we got to see the most of the village and we had to work together to decode secret messages, interpret clues and unlock tricky secrets. This was a perfect adventure that we all liked and had fun doing.
You can find Foxtrail in many different location and you can read more about it here – Foxtrail.
Read more about Switzerland on our blog.
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In Churwalden right outside Lenzerheide there is an amazing toboggan. From Churwalden we took the chair lift up to the top to the Toboggan run. The adrenaline rush was insane!
The toboggan run promises a fun ride in summer as well as in winter. Through 31 curves and with a height difference of 480 metres, the toboggan run twists and turns down into the valley. At a length of exactly 3,060 metres, it’s the longest toboggan run in Switzerland.
It’s very easy to adjust the speed and if you let go of the steering it automatically stop. The kids rode by them selves even.
Read more about the toboggan here.
For more information about Switzerland go to myswitzerland.com
See more from Switzerland on our blog.
See more about Arosa.
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Adventure
In Arosa there is an awesome mountainbike flowtrail course. We just had to try it. We rented bikes on the Bike Skill Center up by the Hörnli trail. We had a guide who gave us som small tips. We practiced a little bit in the skill center and then it was time to take the cable car up to the top.
Apparently it takes about 30 minutes to ride down if you are pretty fast. We got down in 35 minutes, and we stopped and rested a bit. The trail was really cool. We’re not that experienced mountainbikers so our hands and feet was pretty tired when we came down the mountain. But it was so FUN!
If you planning to do downhill biking there might not be a better place to be than Arosa.
For more information about Switzerland go to myswitzerland.com
See more from Switzerland on our blog.
See more about the Lenzerheide.
Läs mer på Patriks blogg
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