The race

[RuneT]

It's an annual tradition to participate in "Skarverennet". A bunch of guys from work take the train up to "Ustaoset" on friday for the weekend to compete in the x-country race on saturday.

Getting drunk on the train
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk1.jpg
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk2.jpg

Kilkenny and salami
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk3.jpg

8 beers, 5 jaegermeister, half a bottle of wine and a few cognac later. About 4 in the morning.
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk4.jpg

I woke up next morning with a blasting head ache. The start was at 0900 and i was farking late. I had 2 paracet and a slice of bread, forgot my start number and ran to the train to take me to the start. That really hurt!

This is the start. I'm still drunk. I try to focus but all i want is to drink water and/or puke. The paracet is working, thank god. Still, i feel like shit, and I probably need to take a shit too but where?
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk5.jpg

If that wasn't enough, OMPA MUSIC. I'm in hell. At least the sun is shining.
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk6.jpg

More in next post....

[zero]

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the suspense is killing me

[RuneT]

We climbed the long farking hill and we are almost on the top. probably done about 8 miles. It did pretty well for being drunk and dehydrated. We have a rest and I have breakfast. The sun is blasting away and my face is boiling. Sun block is in order.

http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk7.jpg

http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk8.jpg

[xfox]

Runey you are just too smart to self-destruct in spring. Whats that about? Sweetie, knock off the drinking! Are you still full of it? Sure it was fun, except for the pain. Next time I expect you to bring home 1st prize. k.

[craig johnston]

scandinavians are barking!
:D

[RuneT]

Half way we aproach the drink station. I feel a hell of a lot better and start, believe it or not, to kick ass. Im skating like the wind. I want to continue but the boys need a rest. In the background you se "skarven", the mountain range we are following all the way to the finish.

http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk9.jpg

The last stop. We have about 8 miles of pretty steep downhill left. We start drinking. Heavily.
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk10.jpg

I finally started to love the litre og jaegermeister i brought in my backpack. I think we were there partying for about 3 hours.
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk11.jpg

[RuneT]

Runey you are just too smart to self-destruct in spring. Whats that about? Sweetie, knock off the drinking! Are you still full of it? Sure it was fun, except for the pain. Next time I expect you to bring home 1st prize. k.

Do you think I look smart? :p
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk4.jpg

[RuneT]

scandinavians are barking!
:D
You should see the pictures I left out...

[RuneT]

There were nowhere to do your business. I can't believe my coworker took this picture!
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk12.jpg

Obviously I got shit drunk again and was falling all over the place on my way down to the finish line. Somewhere down the hill I was going to thump a guy for laughing at me but he said somthing like "Do you see this bottle of jaegermeister? We are going to finish it off before we continue.
I said, ok. We sat down in the snow and laughed at everybody.
Somehow I managed to get myself down to the finish line and this is the automatic finish line photo:
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk13.jpg

[trisherina]

You're some kind of freak of nature. Would you please AGE?

[RuneT]

You're some kind of freak of nature. Would you please AGE?
We had lots of fun, and I wouldn't miss it for the world.

[trisherina]

I mean you never seem to age in APPEARANCE!

[RuneT]

Oh sorry, haha, blush. Thanks, but I do.

[RuneT]

Across the finishline we had a mad party with 11000 others.
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk14.jpg

It was time to colapse. What direction is home?
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk15.jpg

We took a bus home, and I managed to fall down the side of the road while retrieving my skis. Not embarrasing at all because the bus wasn't packed with drunk skiers watching me while screaming with laughter.
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk16.jpg

[Aphrodite]

You make it look so easy.

[RuneT]

Notice I still have the beer can in my hand after the fall.

[Frieda]

very nicely done~!

[zenbabe]

Im scating like the wind.

:eek:

[RuneT]

:eek:

witj ej K

[priceyfatprude]

After further review, RuneT is still HOTTTTT!

Glad you had a good time! :)

[Klynne]

Notice I still have the beer can in my hand after the fall.

I have always believed if something can't be done with a beer in hand, why bother doing it.

[melissa]

I'm just impressed that despite feeling like crap, he still took pictures to share with us.

[Zaftig]

You make cold weather seem soooo fun. I can't stand it but then again the only time I did like snow was when I used to snowboard.

And that's a talent. . . falling with the beer still in hand.

[amanda]

you are my hero.

as in a hero that does something beyond what I would even imagine to attempt... skiing, springtime, beer and jaegermeister mix in quantities of more than "three".

awesome shots too.

[amanda]

There were nowhere to do your business. I can't believe my coworker took this picture!
http://www.monstad.no/runet/sk12.jpg

and see, to complete the circle... you actually posted it.

[RuneT]

and see, to complete the circle... you actually posted it.
I really tried not to. It's the thought that count.

[dickieC]

squeamish Americans ;)

Rune, you're mad. I've told you so in person but will you listen?