Hi there!
I have to say that Sweden helped me a lot finding my loved and forgotten hobbies and my love for sports and competition.
In 2008 I weighed 128kg, in august 2013 I weighed “only” 98kg. Still, something was not right! I started to do what I left years ago…. training! And I loved it (not really)!
July 2013 – The picture below is the one that made me understand that something is very… I mean very, very “Wrong” with me!
Well I accepted the fatty, slow, acid, negative dude in me?! Was that possible? I had pain… always. Well, this is one of the things affecting me in a particular tough way – the pain.
In 2003 I worked in Italy and helping my colleagues with an IT cargo (computers) I managed to get myself a wonderful disc herniation…. well, not just one as later on emerged…. but two nice beasts squeezing my nerves! Just great!
And when I thought like: “Well…. could it be worse?!”….. the answer was of course: “YES”!
The fact that I have asthma resulted in a constant excuse used by fat, lazy, smokers…. What? Smokers!? YES! I smoked too…. a lot! So, pain in my back due to the hernia, the smoking due to depression or the sore fact that almost everybody in my family used to smoke and yes… somebody states that smoking is kind of hereditary too! Well…. Could it be worse now?! YES! Of course! :)
A day before Christmas 2008 I planned to do the last IT service before heading back home to my family… I was driving to the location while speaking to my wife on the phone (using a cable of course)… the traffic was horrible as always at the well known “Tangenziale di Mestre” and….. BAM! A guy did not see my car I guess due to the mist…. That hurts! Trust me!
OK…. I was lying on the couch watching the TV and drowning in my pain and sorrow, my wife was doing pretty much everything,,,, and I was really asking myself on how much more could she take of this crap and watching me complaining about this and that and not doing actually anything to change a single thing in my pathetic life!
I knew I had to change something…. maybe everything….
I tried, a lot. But something was wrong all the time. I was large… too big with my 113kg!
So we decided…a change was needed! Not only for me, but for the whole family! We needed a better and a smarter life!
We moved to Sweden! :)
Feel free to read the whole article here:
https://sasinka.se/lifestyle-evolution
Feel free to read my “running evolution that eventually evolved into a lifestyle evolution:
Lavaredo Ultra Trail 2022 – Tre Cime di Lavaredo I went to Cortina once again after the troubled race that I did in 2017 where I suffered a lot due to a fall resulting in a painful struggle for 100km to the finish line. This time I felt strong and in much better shape. …
The Jernbrukets Backyard Ultra 2022 on Strava 3rd June 2022 I raced for the first time the Jernbrukets Backyard Ultra race. My buddy Branislav Pavic did well here and won the race once and he was very pleased with the organization, the race and everything. I was a bit curious. This year I decided …
After months of proper training volume I decided to change a bit my training and slightly lower my running mileage adding other training into the equation. A few months ago a friend of mine talked a lot about his ideas and plans for the Backyard season in Sweden and the idea of …
The start of the race. A Momentary Lapse of Reason”?! Yeah, I like that sh*t! ? The SM Ultratrail 2022 is done! I finished the race in 8:29:20. Running on tired legs wasn’t easy…. like at all! But the experiment went well and I’m quite happy with the performance. Really lovely trails in …
The start of the Istria 100 by UTMB®️ race 2022 After a few years with postponed races due to pandemic I finally got the chance to race my favourite race – the Istria 100 by UTMB®️. I trained properly prior the race with one big difference when compared to the last editions. …
The 8th April @ 5p.m. the 2022 edition of the “100 Miles of Istria” will start! This is my first 100-mile race in 2022! If you want to follow me during this adventure use the below links. Istria 100 by UTMB® is an event that includes several races in the open country, …
Saturday 15th January 2022. I woke up at 5:45, ate my usual breakfast and got ready. It was a good thing that I prepared all the necessary gear the day before and the nutrition was already in the Salomon vest ready to be used. The only thing that was really needed was to get …
The planning of the race calender for the 2022 is in progress. ? I do have a few interesting races already confirmed: 2022 – Sandsjöbacka Trail Marathon – 100 miles of Istria | RED Course – The North Face® Lavaredo Ultra Trail – Bunketorp Backyard Ultra Trail – UTMB Waining for the draw …
The moment where I understood that the race was over in 2019 after more than 100k into the race in Arnouvaz! The moment where I understood that the race was over! If you know what this image below represents than you know that the draw to enter this race is insane, the whole event …
The Kullamannen Trail race start is always something special to remember… “Heaven, Sea & Hell” the pure Scanian trail adventure A different adventure on all levels. This 100 mile race was difficult both for us running race and the race administration fighting with the local bureaucracy. ? The sport that we love won …