Winner of Lidingöloppet Linus Hultegård We first met Linus Hultegård just as he crossed the finish line at the 2020 edition of the legendary (for Swedish runners at least) cross-country race Lidingöloppet. What drew our attention was not just the fact that he was the...
Running On Empty Back in 2008 I was a young man who had just left his 20’s behind and like so many others before me I concluded that the past 10 or so years of partying and eating junk food had taken quite a toll on my overall well-being. I concluded that it was time...
Drop 3 from Running is Dead With Drop 3 we have done a very extensive and thorough upgrade of our product range. Ever since our first collection our products have been tested in the harshest conditions (the members of Ockelbomaffian wore them on the gruesome 90K...
Tempo Running Store x RID RID in Finland A little while back we were contacted by a guy named Joonas Laurila who told us that he was about to open a new running store in Finland and that he thought we could be a great fit for one another. We couldn’t agree more and as...
Triangulating in Jämtland Johan Lantz Republicans and Moose In the geographical middle of Sweden, but mentally “up north” to a majority of Swedes, there’s a region called Jämtland. This mountainous and tree-covered stretch of land is inhabited by a rather peculiar...
NK Sport X Running is Dead Pre-internet As a kid, growing up in a small town an hour from Stockholm in the early 90’s I remember feeling that I was missing out on something. This was long before the internet age so finding out about new trends and getting your hands...
Beyond running with Hassan Abdiqadir Ali Where we grow up plays a big role in shaping our lives. It will be a part of who we are, our history and the foundation for the rest of our lives. We can change who we will become but we can never change our history. Our...
60°53’38.0″N 16°43’13.4″E When the medieval 13th century church of Ockelbo was demolished in 1795 to make room for a new church a runestone was found in the foundations of the old church and while this stone was destroyed in a fire in...
59°18’53.5″N 18°01’12.7″E Truly a great city for runners. Yes, there’s the Stockhom Marathon in early June every year and the street party that is Midnattsloppet in August, but there’s also an infinite number of easily accessible trails. If...
35°37’33.1″N 139°39’40.2″E Japanish running culture reaches back way longer then the popular marathon race, running clubs, trendy sportswear and running shoes. A group of people named fleet-feet or flying feet, Hikyaku. This pre modern Japanish...
