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Is it friendship or running?

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If we would rephrase Albert Camus' quote about the friendship we can answer that question... “Don’t run (walk) behind me, I may not lead, Don’t run (walk) in front of me, I may not follow. Just run (walk) beside me and be my friend…” as simple as that…   Our friendship has been evolving in a pain, sweat and the dirt. (in the very precise meaning and as a metaphor).  When gladly we have both assigned to the first running event Lidingö ,  and with continuation into the Swedish Classic (cross-country skiing 90 km, swimming 3 km with and against stream, running 30 km, biking 300 km), we kind of knew that none of us will stay behind,  ahead, but we will simply keep together to get us through this enormous challenge.   We didn’t know what to expect from each other, we couldn’t tell each other’s strengths nor weaknesses. It was the running and competing side by side, that uncovered our true selves, sometimes pleasant, sometimes scary. You can’t simply hide y...
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Queens of Kullaberg

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Have you ever felt while doing sports (of any kind) that the sport itself is only an excuse to spend some time in nature, in the forest, to enjoy the beauty of wood anemones or Norway spruces? Did you feel an irresistible urge to stop the watch because the beauty around you took your breath away? This is what it is like in our hopeless case. As soon as we climb a mountain, and the big blue opens in front of us, we automatically, inertly reflex, press those big STOP buttons on our watches to reflect, think and fly away for a moment.  We often joke that we do all the madness to spend the day outdoors :) That is why we run, we ride 150 km by bike or 90 km cross-country skiing. It is just a way of traveling, moving through narrow forest paths or picturesque villages. It's like after turning on the watch, the adventure begins automatically. We are always accompanied by the feeling that the new, and the unknown may happen just around the corner. This time, on April 24, we plunged into th...
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Location: Kullaberg, 263 77 Mölle, Sverige
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That's how it started...

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One summer, hanging out with some friends, without any doubt, we've made a decision that clearly influenced our lives and started a unique friendship ... but more on that in a moment. 🌱🌼🍉 We've met twice for the first time. And thank God for that, because the first time we felt no sympathy for each other at all. Several years passed before our paths crossed again. We gathered with few friends to run one of the local races in Gothenburg. Most of the girls decided to go 5 km, leaving us alone at the start line of the 10 km run - and here something started to happen ... although we made this first and crucial decision only nine months later - in the summer of 2015 That year we celebrated Midsummer together with our friends, as people living in Sweden do.  Agnieszka dreamed of running Lidingöloppet , 30 km, and asked Kasia if she would like to take up the challenge. Kasia, of course, nodded briskly without thinking. Agnieszka followed the blow and added - Maybe if we are to run...
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Location: Göteborg, Sverige
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