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		<title>Ekosystem och tjänster ska rädda Apple</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 08:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Lokner]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Apples kvartalsrapport som släpptes igår visade på en tydlig och tuff sanning: försäljningen av iPhone minskar för första gången någonsin och det går trögt med all försäljning på de viktigaste marknaderna. Är det ett trendbrott eller en trend? För att vända de dystra siffrorna krävs inte enbart en ny iPhone, utan även att deras ekosystem revolutioneras. [&#8230;]]]></description>
								<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/apple-revenue-by-product.png" target="_blank"><img class="alignright wp-image-1193" src="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/apple-revenue-by-product.png" alt="Graf över Apples inkomster första kvartaler 2016. Inkomster från deras ekosystem står idag för knappt 12 % av den totala inkomsten." width="433" height="330" /></a> Apples kvartalsrapport som släpptes igår visade på en tydlig och tuff sanning: <a href="http://macworld.idg.se/2.1038/1.656841/svag-iphoneforsaljning-sanker-apples-rapport">försäljningen av iPhone minskar för första gången någonsin</a> och <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/26/apple-iphone-first-revenue-decline-13-years">det går trögt med all försäljning på de viktigaste marknaderna</a>. Är det ett trendbrott eller en trend? För att vända de dystra siffrorna krävs inte enbart en ny iPhone, utan även att deras ekosystem revolutioneras.</p>
<p>Dagens konkurrens i smartphone-segmentet gör att alla tillverkare, inte bara Apple, har en näst intill overklig press på sig att årligen leverera stora innovationer. Även om iPhone startade trenden så är de inte förarsätet just nu och under nästa stora presentation krävs det att Apple levererar något oväntat.</p>
<p>Nya iPhone SE tror jag kommer bli en succé. En snygg, snabb och kompetent telefon i en mindre form för de som inte vill betala skjortan för den senaste iPhone 6S eller kommande 7. De använder befintlig hårdvara och kommer därför tjäna mer per såld enhet. Trots det så räknar Apple med att inkomsten kommer sjunka än mer kommande kvartal.</p>
<p>En ljusglimt i rapporten var att <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/26/11513524/apple-revenue-services-macs-q2-2016" target="_blank">tjänster nu genererar mer inkomster än försäljningen av datorer</a>. Och även om den siffran är långt under förtjänsten från iPhone-försäljningen (6 miljarder USD jämfört med 33 miljarder USD) så tror jag att gapet kommer minska än mer kommande år. Att få in användarna i sitt egna ekosystem är nyckeln till att hålla inkomsterna höga. Och Apple är duktiga på just det &#8211; att låsa in sina användare. Är du väl inne i Apple-världen har du så mycket att vinna på genom att använda deras integrerade tjänster. Jag tycker inte de är bäst på allt, långt ifrån, men mycket fungerar smärtfritt.</p>
<p>Så om Apple ska lyckas vända den negativa trenden behöver de inte bara revolutionera med iPhone 7, de måste även uppdatera sitt ekosystem med så mycket bra funktioner att vi inte vill byta. Utmanande, minst sagt!</p>
<p><em>* Bild från <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/26/apple-iphone-first-revenue-decline-13-years" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>.</em></p>
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		<title>Windows Phone vara eller icke vara</title>
		<link>http://www.lokner.com/2016/04/26/windows-phone-vara-eller-icke-vara/</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Lokner]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Om du funderat på att köpa en Windows Phone (och bor i USA) så har du till på söndag 1 maj på dig att göra en riktigt bra deal: köp en Lumia 950 XL och få en Lumia 950 på köpet (Källa: Microsoft Store,  The Verge). Antagligen har du inte ens tänkt tanken att skaffa [&#8230;]]]></description>
								<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright wp-image-1186 size-medium" src="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lumia-950-topic-screen-300x300.png" alt="Windows Phone-telefonen &quot;Microsoft Lumia 950&quot;" width="300" height="300" srcset="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lumia-950-topic-screen-300x300.png 300w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lumia-950-topic-screen-150x150.png 150w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lumia-950-topic-screen-768x767.png 768w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lumia-950-topic-screen-100x100.png 100w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lumia-950-topic-screen-336x336.png 336w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lumia-950-topic-screen.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Om du funderat på att köpa en Windows Phone (och bor i USA) så har du till på söndag 1 maj på dig att göra en riktigt bra deal: köp en Lumia 950 XL och få en Lumia 950 på köpet (<em>Källa: <a href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Microsoft-Lumia-950-XL--Unlocked/productID.326602300" target="_blank">Microsoft Store</a>,  <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11503760/microsoft-lumia-950-free-deal-microsoft-store" target="_blank">The Verge</a></em>).</p>
<p>Antagligen har du inte ens tänkt tanken att skaffa en Windows Phone, precis som majoriteten av alla andra smartphone-användare världen över. Diskussionen om Windows Phone vara eller icke vara <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/28/10864034/windows-phone-is-dead" target="_blank">blossade upp ordentligt tidigare i år</a> när det rapporterades att antalet sålda enheter (100 miljoner sedan starten) inte ens går att jämföra med konkurrenternas siffror (iOS och Android 4,5 miljarder). Med en sjunkande marknadsandel på under 2 % finns det ingen framtid för Windows Phone &#8211; i alla fall inte så som läget ser ut just nu. Microsoft sa under sin årliga utvecklarkonferens Build att Windows Phone <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/30/11333378/microsoft-windows-phone-windows-mobile-plans" target="_blank">inte har i fokus i år</a>, något som talar sitt tydliga språk för plattformens framtid.</p>
<p>Oavsett vad du tycker om Windows Phone så är det inte av ondo med konkurrens. Att Apples tidigare dominans har utmanats hårt och rättvist av Android betyder att utvecklingen går framåt utan att endast en leverantör styr. Jag tycker personligen att det hade varit kul med en ordentlig satsning från Microsoft.</p>
<p>Så vilket är då det mest troliga scenariet?</p>
<ul>
<li>Windows Phone läggs ned helt. Finito. The End.</li>
<li>De kastar ut sitt egna operativsystem till förmån för en specialversion av Android. Lite i samma stil som <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindle_Fire#Software" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a> och <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry#Hardware" target="_blank">Blackberry</a> gjort.</li>
<li>De läker sina sår och lär sig av sina misstag för att om ett år presentera en imponerande nysatsning.</li>
</ul>
<p>Jag tror inte att Microsoft kommer kasta in handduken helt och hållet. De måste ha ett komplett ekosystem där deras användare kommer åt deras tjänster oavsett var de är eller vilken device de använder. Det finns redan idag en hel del bra och uppskattade appar från Microsoft, vilket tyder på att de satsar på rätt saker när det gäller mjukvara.</p>
<p>Hur framtiden ser ut vet ingen, men tydligt är iaf att hårdvara blir mindre, mer batterieffektiva och snabbare. Att anpassa sitt egna eller någon annans operativsystem till dessa enheter, oavsett om det är en bärbar dator, platta eller smartphone, är nyckeln för de stora jättarna att behålla oss användare inom sitt ekosystem.</p>
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		<title>starwars.nu: May the Force be with us</title>
		<link>http://www.lokner.com/2015/12/16/starwars-nu-may-the-force-be-with-us/</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 06:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Lokner]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[30 december 1997. Toppdomänen .NU har öppnats upp publikt och vem som helst kan registrera en domän utan krav. Eftersom jag redan jobbade i webbranschen var det helt naturligt att spendera julledigheten med att söka på diverse onödiga domäner. Som Star Wars-fan låg det nära till hands att skriva in starwars.nu. Okej, den är ledig, [&#8230;]]]></description>
								<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1179" src="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image-300x300.jpeg" alt="starwars.nu" width="300" height="300" srcset="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image-300x300.jpeg 300w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image-150x150.jpeg 150w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image-768x768.jpeg 768w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image-100x100.jpeg 100w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image-336x336.jpeg 336w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image.jpeg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />30 december 1997. Toppdomänen .NU har öppnats upp publikt och vem som helst kan registrera en domän utan krav. Eftersom jag redan jobbade i webbranschen var det helt naturligt att spendera julledigheten med att söka på diverse onödiga domäner. Som Star Wars-fan låg det nära till hands att skriva in starwars.nu. Okej, den är ledig, men vad ska jag med den till? Och ska jag verkligen betala för en domän som jag inte ens vet jag ska ha den till? Men det var ju ändå Star Wars, så jag tog upp kontokortet och knappade in siffrorna.</p>
<p>Exakt vad som hände den närmsta tiden efter har jag svårt att minnas. Något form av lockande meddelande la jag antagligen upp, eftersom flera hörde av sig för att hjälpa till. Jimmy Poopuu tog fram en design som fick starwars.nu att bli något mer än ännu en dåligt formgiven fan-sida med animerade GIF:ar (som det hade blivit om jag slängt ihop den själv). Fler hörde av sig och ville hjälpa till. Herregud, vad hände och vart var vi på väg?</p>
<p>Minnet sviktar som sagt, men ett datum som etsat sig fast extra hårt är 990122. Den 22 januari 1999 anordnade Hyperisland en konferens i Karlskrona och skolan, som var världskänd i webbvärlden, fick folk att vallfärda dit. Gratis flygbiljett från min dåvarande arbetsgivare och jag var på väg. Daniel Achilles (nu Bruce) och Kristoffer Bergqvist hade tidigare hört av sig och vi bestämde träff för att nörda ner oss riktigt ordentligt. Vi la upp planer för sajten och hur vi skulle ta över världen. Daniel tog fram ny design (ja, den håller än idag) och vi körde på i full fart. Gasen i botten. Hur mycket energi och kärlek som helst. Allt var möjligt och vi var alla odödliga Jedis.</p>
<p>Under våren 1999 var vi ett stort gäng som hängav oss till att fylla starwars.nu med innehåll. Daniel Johansson skrev spelrecensioner snabbare än han tryckte på handkontrollen. Magnus Johansson fyllde sin bokhylla med alla böcker det stod Star Wars på. Vi öppnade upp ett forum så svenska fans hade ett ställe att prata av sig på, styrt av bland annat Li Forsberg. En guide över Star Wars-universumet la vi upp och så klart en egen sektion dedikerad leksaker. Erik Dahlström och Johan Rünow, båda från var sin ände av landet, spred kärlek och livsnjutning runt om i redaktionen. Även om vi aldrig såg oss som en nyhetssida var vi ändå måna om att svenska fans skulle kunna läsa det senaste på svenska, något som Thommy Ansersson hade örnkoll på.</p>
<p>Premiären i maj närmade sig och det var ett febrilt arbete som pågick hela tiden. Någonstans där mellan alla rader av programmeringskod, recensioner och nördande insåg vi att den svenska premiären i augusti inte gick att vänta på. En sådan här sak kan bara upplevas på ett sätt: på en världspremiär. Med gott självförtroende, hårt jobb och säkert en gnutta tur ordnade vi sponsring av bland annat flygbiljett och en bärbar dator. När jag och Kristoffer Bergqvist väl klev av planet i New York i mitten på maj 1999 var det så overkligt att vi antagligen inte ens förstod var vi höll på med. Eller så är det bara mitt minne som sviker mig igen.</p>
<p>En sak var vi dock säkra på: vi skulle behöva ta oss till Ziegfeld-biografen för att bli en del av den seriöst organiserade kön. Vi hade tidigare skrivit upp oss på en lista och fått ett antal tider då vi skulle stå i kön. Gjorde vi det var premiärbiljetterna våra. Sagt och gjort, vi satte oss där mitt på Manhattan och tyckte vi var sjukt coola när vi skrev dagsrapporter och krönikor på den bärbara datorn. Premiären närmade sig och det var en smått kaosartad stämning när alla skulle in på biografen. Efteråt, på väg ut, var det lugnare men desto mer kaos i huvudet. Vi hade sett en världspremiär. Av Star Wars! Sjukt mäktigt. Eller var det det? Jag vet att jag under en radiointervju redogjorde för hur bra filmen var. I efterhand var det tydligt att hela upplevelsen var det som jag recenserade. Filmen kom liksom längre ner på listan, både mentalt och vad gäller betyg.</p>
<p>Väl hemma igen insåg vi alla en sak: att köa måste vi även göra i Sverige. Och det var här som jag personligen tycker att starwars.nu blev till på riktigt. Cirka 50 timmar innan biljettsläppet till den svenska premiären ställde jag min privata tjock-TV och Nintendo 64 utanför biograf Rigoletto på Kungsgatan i Stockholm och satte mig där tillsammans med övriga från redaktionen. 49 timmar senare gick kön ända upp till Sveavägen och för er som inte vet hur långt det är har jag svaret här: 280 meter. Aldrig någonsin tidigare hade det köats för biobiljetter i Sverige på det här sättet. Men det slutade inte där.</p>
<p>Om vi kunde samla så mycket Star Wars-fans på en trottoar inför ett biljettsläpp, borde vi då inte göra något inför själva premiären? Thomas Sjöblom och Andreas Jarlén, nya bekantskaper från kön, tog på sig uppgiften att leta lokal. På den lilla tiden vi hade på oss lyckades vi inte bara hyra Lava (Kulturhuset) och fixa sponsring av lokalhyra, läsk, prylar och gud vet allt &#8211; vi fyllde även hela lokalen till bristningsgränsen och fick de mest hängivna starwars.nu-föjlarna att tåga med oss till Rigoletto där vi tillsammans såg den svenska premiären. Cantina Pre-Party 1 var en succé.</p>
<p>Allt det här gjorde vi om ytterligare två gånger och efter sista visningen av Episod III på bio fanns det bara ett sätt att gå vidare: genom att säga hej då. starwars.nu lades officiellt ner 2015.</p>
<p>I år har det gått 10 år och även om det känns som en evighet finns det så starka minnen kvar att allt kunde hänt igår. Det starkaste som lever kvar inom mig är ändå vänskapen. De vänner jag fick under den här tiden står mig fortfarande väldigt nära och när vi idag den 16 december 2015 samlas igen för att tillsammans gå in i biografen är det inte bara Star Wars jag tänker på. Jag tänker på er, mina kära vänner, och er där ute som gjorde starwars.nu till vad det var. Och till dig, dig och dig (och dig) som inte står med i namn ovan: ni vet vilka ni är och det här är tillägnat er minst lika mycket.</p>
<p>Tack för allt och May the Force be with us. Always.</p>
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<p><em>p.s. Vill du prata med oss i redaktionen eller med andra fans hittar du oss numera på <a href="https://www.facebook.com/starwarsnu-147411395419683/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</em></p>
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		<title>WordPress bakom en fjärdedel av alla webbplatser</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Lokner]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[W3Tech meddelar i sin senaste rapport att WordPress används till en fjärdedel av alla webbplatser, antingen via WordPress.com eller som egen hosting-lösning. De närmaste konkurrenterna ligger inte ens i närheten av att kunna ta den platsen. Det är stort, sjukt stort. Och samtidigt lite oroväckande. Tack vare WordPress har en stor mängd människor kunnat skapa sig en egen [&#8230;]]]></description>
								<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1172" src="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cm-wordpress-1511-300x238.png" alt="cm-wordpress-1511" width="300" height="238" srcset="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cm-wordpress-1511-300x238.png 300w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cm-wordpress-1511.png 453w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><a href="http://w3techs.com/blog/entry/wordpress-powers-25-percent-of-all-websites" target="_blank">W3Tech meddelar i sin senaste rapport</a> att WordPress används till en fjärdedel av alla webbplatser, antingen via <a href="https://sv.wordpress.com" target="_blank">WordPress.com</a> eller som <a href="https://wordpress.org" target="_blank">egen hosting-lösning</a>. De närmaste konkurrenterna ligger inte ens i närheten av att kunna ta den platsen.</p>
<p>Det är stort, sjukt stort. Och samtidigt lite oroväckande. Tack vare WordPress har en stor mängd människor kunnat skapa sig en egen digital närvaro utan att behöva vara vare sig HTML/CSS/JavaScript-ninja eller kung på backend, vilket jag ser som något oerhört positivt. Men hur många av alla dessa personer har koll på säkerhet och vad krävs för att deras webbplats ska vara allt för bloatad och öppen för illasinnade att utnyttja till vad de nu vill? Antagligen skrämmande få.</p>
<p>När jag själv skapar en ny WordPress-sajt så är det oroväckande ofta jag får trafik från helt orimliga ställen och att intrångsförsök påbörjas nästan direkt. En svensk blogg som får besökare från Ukraina, eller att någon försöker logga in med användarnamnet &#8221;admin&#8221; sjuttioelva gånger inom en minut, känns inte som något naturligt.</p>
<p>WordPress har en sida, <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress" target="_blank">Hardening WordPress</a>, där du kan få en bättre förståelse för varför WordPress måste säkerhetsanpassas. Själv tycker jag att WPMU DEV har <a href="https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/keeping-wordpress-secure-the-ultimate-guide/" target="_blank">bättre ingående guider</a>. Och om allt känns TL;RD (du inte orkar läsa) så finns det enligt mig egentligen bara ett plugin som du behöver installera: <a href="http://ithemes security" target="_blank">iThemes Security</a>.</p>
<p><em>Källa: <a href="http://www.mkse.com/2015/11/10/wordpress-driver-nu-en-fjardedel-av-hela-webben/" target="_blank">MKSE.com</a><br />
Bild: <a href="http://w3techs.com/blog/entry/wordpress-powers-25-percent-of-all-websites" target="_blank">W3Tech</a></em></p>
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		<title>Bloggen är död, länge leve bloggen!</title>
		<link>http://www.lokner.com/2015/10/17/bloggen-ar-dod-lange-leve-bloggen/</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Lokner]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Det har hänt mycket sen sist. Så pass mycket att det inte går att sammanfatta utan att bli allt för utdragen. Men jag kan ju säga så här mycket i alla fall: jag är riktigt sugen på att dra igång bloggandet igen! Ut med det gamla och in med det nya. Ja men visst, klyschorna fortsätter hagla [&#8230;]]]></description>
								<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Michael-Lokner.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1147" src="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Michael-Lokner-225x300.jpg" alt="Michael Lokner" width="225" height="300" srcset="http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Michael-Lokner-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.lokner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Michael-Lokner.jpg 510w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a>Det har hänt mycket sen sist. Så pass mycket att det inte går att sammanfatta utan att bli allt för utdragen. Men jag kan ju säga så här mycket i alla fall: jag är riktigt sugen på att dra igång bloggandet igen!</p>
<p>Ut med det gamla och in med det nya. Ja men visst, klyschorna fortsätter hagla in, håll i hatten (&#8221;sju hål i nacken&#8221; skulle min dotter Stella 3 år svarat direkt om hon kunde läsa det här). Jag älskar ju det här med webben, framför allt det tekniska, så ny bloggsatsning betyder senaste WordPress-versionen och nytt tema. Hoppas ni gillar det.</p>
<p>Jag kommer fokusera på webben, internet och det tekniska kring det. Risken är stor att det även kommer dyka upp en del saker också. Till exempel Star Wars, foto och träning. Kanske som en kombination, det vore kul!</p>
<p>Sjukt peppande att vara tillbaka, nu kör vi!</p>
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		<title>Under the surface</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve already published a few photos from my sessions at the national swim arena Eriksdalsbadet in Stockholm, where Marcus trains together with his triathlon club, but I&#8217;ve never shown you the ones that were taken under the surface. So here we go, let&#8217;s jump in, get wet and see how it looks like when you [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;ve already published a few photos from my sessions at the national swim arena Eriksdalsbadet in Stockholm, where Marcus trains together with his triathlon club, but I&#8217;ve never shown you the ones that were taken under the surface. So here we go, let&#8217;s jump in, get wet and see how it looks like when you kick some water.</p>
<p>When swimming it doesn&#8217;t matter how strong you are or how big muscles you have, it&#8217;s all about the technique. Marcus might have fine tuned muscles but that&#8217;s not why he can crawl faster than you. He might not live in the water as much as an elite swimmer, but he has still spent so many hours in it that I would classify him as a fish. It&#8217;s time consuming and to be honest, you don&#8217;t gain that much in time compared to someone that is slightly slower, but when doing competitions on the Ironman distances you can&#8217;t afford to loose any minutes.</p>
<p>I have spent several hours in swimming pools too, but I&#8217;ve never actually been thinking of how you look like when lying there throwing your arms and legs in a desperate attempt to get to the other edge faster than the one behind you. So it was with a huge interested eye that I dipped my camera in the water to have a look on how the life as a triathlete is, under the surface. I found it hard to capture the actual motion, but I still think that the power is quite obvious in some of the shots. Enjoy!</p>
<p><strong>Under the surface</strong><br />
 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokner/sets/72157623245040044/"><em>All photos are also available on Flickr, click here.</em></a></p>
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		<title>Gadgets makes no photographer</title>
		<link>http://www.lokner.com/2010/01/06/gadgets-makes-no-photographer/</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Photography is all about your eyes, your visions and your creativity. If you don&#8217;t see that special thing it&#8217;s all over from the start. Yes you can learn it, but you still have to have it in you. Compare it with something else, music for example. Yes I could learn how to play the guitar [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Photography is all about <em>your</em> eyes, <em>your</em> visions and <em>your</em> creativity. If <em>you</em> don&#8217;t see that special thing it&#8217;s all over from the start. Yes you can learn it, but you still have to have it in you. Compare it with something else, music for example. Yes I could learn how to play the guitar to have enough self confidence to play a Bob Dylan tune on a party, but I&#8217;ll never be good at it. I can buy a fancy steel string acoustic guitar but it wont help me, except for looking nice in my apartment (okey that&#8217;s quite important too, but not in this discussion).</p>
<p>With that said I don&#8217;t think no one should get the most expensive camera and gadgets just because they think it&#8217;ll automatically make them a good photographer. On the other hand, you should try to get a camera house and lenses that you can grow with and learn how to use. My own personal struggle is not to go for the professional gear all the time, but it&#8217;s damn hard and that&#8217;s maybe also why I write this as some kind of foreword to this blog post&#8230;</p>
<p>Back to the title of this blog post: <em>Photo gadgets</em>. I&#8217;m a geek and I love new technical inventions, especially within the photography scene. This is why want to share what types of stuff I have in my bag and on my desk.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">While on the field</span></strong></p>
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<li>» <strong>The bag:</strong> <a title="Lowepro SlingShot 300 AW" href="http://products.lowepro.com/product/SlingShot-300-AW,2036,4.htm" target="_blank">Lowepro SlingShot 300 AW</a>
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<li>This is a really well designed bag for photographers on the run. With the &#8221;sling shot&#8221; functionality you can have the bag on your back and within seconds swing it to the front and open it just a little bit to be able to reach all your lenses and accessories. The only drawback with this model is that it can&#8217;t fit my MacBook which I miss every now and then when I&#8217;m doing longer photo sessions (the 350 AW model has space for this though).</li>
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<li>» <strong>My camera:</strong> <a title="Nikon D90" href="http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/digitalcamera/slr/d90/index.htm" target="_blank">Nikon D90</a>
<ul>
<li>My first own digital Nikon and I must say that it has been performing extraordinary well. I&#8217;m soon reaching 20 000 exposures and that&#8217;s only in a 9 months period and it has only struggled once, which was after a whole day of massive shooting (3 000+ exposures). Adding a battery grip and this consumer DSLR can go on for hours without draining out the batteries. I can&#8217;t however say I&#8217;m too impressed with the movie functionality and shooting in low light shows that the DX chip (i.e. not full frame) adds quite a lot of noise. It&#8217;s also a bit slow when firing several shots at once and the write times to the memory card can be a pain when you&#8217;re about to miss the opportunity of a moving subject. But as whole I&#8217;m happy and I&#8217;ll keep this baby in my bag until it breaks down into dust.</li>
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<li>» <strong>Lens:</strong> <a title="Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8" href="http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/lens/af/dx/af-s_dx_35mmf_18g/index.htm" target="_blank">Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8</a>
<ul>
<li>Even though it says 35 mm it&#8217;s actually a 50 mm if you calculate it to a full frame camera. It&#8217;s light, small, has a lowest aperture of 1.8 and costs almost nothing. If you own a Nikon DX camera this one has to be in you camera bag. Period.</li>
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<li>» <strong>Lens:</strong> <a title="Nikkor 14-24 mm f/2.8" href="http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/lens/af/zoom/af-s_zoom14-24mmf_28g/index.htm" target="_blank">Nikkor 14-24 mm f/2.8</a>
<ul>
<li>My latest addition. Yes it&#8217;s twice as expensive as my Nikon D90. Yes you should not buy the best professional gear. But damn it&#8217;s good. I haven&#8217;t made any hardcore tests yet but the quality of what I&#8217;ve seen so far is beyond anything I&#8217;ve experienced. And the best of all, it&#8217;s a full frame lens so I can use the day I upgrade my camera house.</li>
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<li>» <strong>Lens:</strong> <a title="Sigma 50-150 mm f/2.8" href="http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3338&amp;navigator=6" target="_blank">Sigma 50-150 mm f/2.8</a>
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<li>I got this telephoto zoom lens 5 months ago when I worked with the photo project <em>Me, triathlete</em>. I needed to be able to get closer even though I couldn&#8217;t physically. I kind of miss the lack of shake reduction but when I chose between this lens and Nikon&#8217;s 70-200 I couldn&#8217;t convince myself it was worth the triple price. Also, there were rumors of an updated 70-200 (which just happened a few weeks later).</li>
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<li>» <strong>Flash:</strong> <a title="Nikon Speedlight SB-900" href="http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/speedlights/sb-900/index.htm" target="_blank">Nikon Speedlight SB-900</a>
<ul>
<li>Directly when I bought this flash I cursed myself of getting the most expensive gadgets all the time. But now I&#8217;m happy I didn&#8217;t return it. Together with the Lastolite Ezybox (see below) I can&#8217;t live without it when photographing on the field. A portable. powerful and wireless flash which might be a bit too expensive but you wont regret it.</li>
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<li>» <strong>Flash soft box:</strong> <a title="Lastolite Ezybox" href="http://www.lastolite.com/ezybox-hotshoe.php" target="_blank">Lastolite Ezybox</a>
<ul>
<li>Photography is all about light and even though I&#8217;m not a huge fan of artificial dito I still have to use it quite often. When I studied photography I loved the big soft boxes, which created a smooth and natural light, and this is almost as it gets when you want to have a portable and cheap solution.</li>
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<li>» <strong>Under the water:</strong> <a title="ewa-marine U-AXP" href="http://www.ewa-marine.de/index.php?id=421" target="_blank">ewa-marine U-AXP</a>
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<li>I wanted to do some underwater photography this summer, especially for the Me, triathlete project. After a few days of Google and flickr search I understood that ewa-marine had products that matched my needs and wallet. It&#8217;s a low budget &#8221;housing&#8221; which basically just is a thick plastic bag, but it doesn&#8217;t leak and it works. Good enough for me. The photos I took are still in Lightroom but I&#8217;ll post them soon, I promise.</li>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">My digital dark room</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>» <strong>Computer:</strong> <a title="MacBook" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook" target="_blank">MacBook</a>
<ul>
<li>It might not have the fastest CPU but it&#8217;s doing everything I want it too and it&#8217;s light enough to bring out on the field if I need to. Upgraded with 4 GB RAM.</li>
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<li>» <strong>Monitor:</strong> <a title="HP 23&quot; widescreen" href="http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/digitalcamera/slr/d90/index.htm" target="_blank">HP 23&#8243; widescreen</a>
<ul>
<li>No you shall <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NEVER EVER EVER</span> work with your photos on you laptop screen. Not even the latest MacBook Pro models have well enough calibrated screen, in my humble opinion. Get an external one.</li>
</ul>
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<li>» <strong>Wacom:</strong> <a title="Wacom Intuos2 A4" href="http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/IN2/IN2.HTM" target="_blank">Wacom Intuos2 A4</a>
<ul>
<li>I&#8217;m the worst illustrator ever but I&#8217;ve somehow managed to learn how to use a pen instead of a mouse and now a days I can&#8217;t really understand how I could be able to do any photography work without a Wacom board.</li>
</ul>
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<li>» <strong>Software:</strong> <a title="Adobe Lightroom" href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/" target="_blank">Adobe Lightroom</a>
<ul>
<li>I get a lot of questions regarding what software to use and it feels that I keep on repeating myself. The library functionality is far better than Bridge and the developing tools (for RAW images) is outstanding. I think 90 % of my time is spent in Lightroom and the rest in Photoshop.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>» <strong>Software:</strong> <a title="Adobe Photoshop" href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/" target="_blank">Adobe Photoshop</a>
<ul>
<li>Heavy retouching needs makes this program a true need. I guess this software doesn&#8217;t need any more attention than this.</li>
</ul>
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<li>» <strong>Backup:</strong> <a title="Western Digital" href="http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=621" target="_blank">Several external hard drives</a>
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<li>I once managed to drop my one and only external hard drive that hold all my free-lance work. Poff, no more photos (since I had started to use the Nikon D100 at the magazine I worked for) and no happy face for weeks after. If you have some money left and really need to spend it &#8211; get an extra hard drive. If you already have one, get one more. I have my whole photo library mirrored on three different external hard drives to be extra sure that I wont loose anything important.</li>
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		<title>Kalmar Triathlon (Ironman) 2009</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Marcus Hultgren&#8217;s goal for the triathlon season of 2009 was to be among the fastest top ten Swedish males on the Ironman distance at Kalmar Triathlon 2009. A tough mission that would force him to cross the finish line after an estimated 9 hours. I&#8217;ve been following Marcus for the last months so this was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Marcus Hultgren&#8217;s goal for the triathlon season of 2009 was to be among the fastest top ten Swedish males on the Ironman distance at Kalmar Triathlon 2009. A tough mission that would force him to cross the finish line after an estimated 9 hours. I&#8217;ve been following Marcus for the last months so this was not only his big weekend, but also mine, since this embarked the peak of my photo project.</p>
<p>First of all: Marcus ended up on 14th place (among Swedish triathletes in the same age group) with a finish time of 9.30:24. I could&#8217;ve forced you to read the entire text before telling you the result, but now I&#8217;ve spoiled it all so let&#8217;s just get along and focus on the interesting part.</p>
<p>I know many of you readers, including myself, have no idea what an Ironman means and especially not Marcus&#8217; goal. So let&#8217;s put it all into perspective: no more than about 20 Swedish males have ever done an Ironman under 9 hours (according to ironmanstatistik.se). So if you already thought that swimming 3.8 km, cycling 180 km and running 42.2 km was hard enough you now understand that doing this on 9 hours is bad-ass tough.</p>
<p>You might think that 14th place is a huge loss when your goal was to be among the first ten. Well, if you just read the numbers it&#8217;s hard to argue against; 14 instead of 10 is a miscalculation with 40 %. And the time this year was only 2 minutes better than last year (finish time 2008: 9.32:46). Marcus had about 200 more training hours before this years Kalmar Triathlon, compared to last year, and a more dedicated schedule overall &#8211; how come the results were not any better?</p>
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<p>The answer is both simple and complex, but to summarize it all in one word it would be: human. Yes it&#8217;s just as simple as that. You train forever and ever and put all your energy and focus on one single race and when the day comes and you stand there facing your biggest challenge it&#8217;s all up to your mind and body and nothing else. You can&#8217;t do anything else than just push yourself as hard as you can (and a bit longer, harder, faster) and hope it&#8217;s enough. If you have a really good day you&#8217;ll crack all your expectations and if you have a plain good day you&#8217;ll run in on a time that would fill most triathletes envy. The line between these days is very thin and the side you land on is most often up to your own mind. Motivation is a key factor to success on elite level and even though Marcus wasn&#8217;t fighting for the podium he still needs a mind as hard as his muscles.</p>
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<p>Of course I got disappointed when I during the race realized that I wasn&#8217;t able to reach my goal. I really gave 100 % the whole time and I was simply not able to push it any harder. It feels strange when you know you have it in you but it&#8217;s impossible to bring it out. The only thing I can feel pleased with is that I gave it all.</p>
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<p>Training is of course the most important thing, no doubt, but I guess that is something everyone understands. Was there maybe something in Marcus&#8217; training that could have been better planned?</p>
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<p>I had this mad &#8217;boost week&#8217;  exactly one month before Kalmar Triathlon and I don&#8217;t say that it wasn&#8217;t smart to push my body for 40 hours during that week, but if I&#8217;m doing it again next year I&#8217;m scheduling it one week earlier. The &#8221;rest period&#8221; between the boost week and the actual race should also have included some quality training with higher speed.</p>
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<p>But let&#8217;s get back to the actual race which took place on August 1st 2009. The preparations for this specific day had been going on for weeks and even months and as the sun started to rise over Kalmar it all went very smoothly and quickly. Breakfast, pumping the tires with a correct amount of air and then grabbing the already packed IKEA plastic bag in one arm and the bike in the other. It wasn&#8217;t much talking the first hour, but I guess that was a combination of time (we got up at 4.30 am) and a lot of things spinning around in everyones mind. In one way the race had already begun, even though it was two hours until the hoot would mark the start.</p>
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<p>The social part of Marcus woke when we got the transition area. Talking to all friends and competitors at the same time as he prepared his spot seemed like something he had done his entire life. The clock quickly ticked down to race start and I guess I was more concerned about the time on the watch then Marcus, he seemed utterly cool and calm. And why would he be nervous? This was just another competition and it was just to go on routine. Myself, I had thousands of things to think about: where to stand during the transitions, where not to stand, did I have all my memory cards for the camera with me, did I remember to empty them, which lens to use when, how to spot Marcus in the water when they all wear the same head caps? I could go on forever, but I guess you understand my situation. Even though I had followed Marcus on several triathlon races during the past weeks I still felt a bit uneasy about the whole situation. There were simply not any room for failure.</p>
<p>As a whole I was very pleased with the day. The swim start happened so fast I almost missed it, but the low placed sun was perfect for some epic photos of the triathletes as they swam out into the open water. Transition 1 (from swim to bike) was over in a blink and I really had to use my legs to keep up with Marcus as he ran towards his transition spot. Each leg of the cycle course was 60 km, which mean the athletes rode it three times making it perfect with at least two photo opportunities. And if T1 was over in a blink T2 was even faster, which made it hard to get any good photos of Marcus as he parked his bike and put on his running shoes. The marathon course was also divided in three parts and it was a &#8221;pleasure&#8221; to see them all get more tired for every lap. Yes of course I wanted them all to be tired, that is what makes a good photo.</p>
<p>So what happens now Marcus? Is the season over for this year? An Ironman next year too? What about a trip to Kona, Hawaii?</p>
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<p>I&#8217;ve now had a month of recovery but the training for season 2010 actually just started. Being a triathlete means more than just one single race for me, it&#8217;s a lifestyle. Doing an Ironman is not as important as everything else around it, but yes I would definitely not say no to a slot for the &#8217;real&#8217; Ironman on Hawaii. My plan right now is to have a middle season next year where the main focus is to have fun and then during 2011 go to Frankfurt to compete for a Hawaii slot the same autumn.</p>
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<p>Marcus&#8217; performance was really outstanding and it was a true pleasure to be a part of his journey from the start at 7 a.m. until the last steps over the finish line 9.30 hours later. With all photos in front of me it&#8217;s hard to pick out just a few so I hope all of you will enjoy this bombastic slideshow.</p>
<p>But do not think that this project is over only because Marcus season of 2009 is. I still have a few photos to show you and I&#8217;m in full planning of an exhibition in the near future. Stay tuned for some more sweaty and powerful photos.</p>
<p><strong>Competition: Kalmar Triathlon (Ironman) 2009, July 30th</strong><br />
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<p><strong> Competition: Kalmar Triathlon (Ironman) 2009, July 31st</strong><br />
 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokner/sets/72157622399228379/"><em>All photos are also available on Flickr, click here.</em></a></p>
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<p><strong> Competition: Kalmar Triathlon (Ironman) 2009, August 1st</strong><br />
 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokner/sets/72157622524017776/"><em>All photos are also available on Flickr, click here.</em></a></p>
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		<title>This is an ironman</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Kalmar Triathlon 2009 is over. It was a tough race; windy and hot. Many great athletes ran right into the unmerciful wall. Marcus crossed the finish as number 14 in his age group. My camera managed to fire around 3 000 rounds and I guess I wont have to tell you that a few hours [&#8230;]]]></description>
								<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="spanHalfWidth">Kalmar Triathlon 2009 is over. It was a tough race; windy and hot. Many great athletes ran right into the unmerciful wall. Marcus crossed the finish as number 14 in his age group.</p>
<p>My camera managed to fire around 3 000 rounds and I guess I wont have to tell you that a few hours will be spent just to go through them all. Instead of letting you wait I give you two teasers. The rest of the photos, together with a summary of the race, will be posted hopefully sooner than later.</p>
<p>Below you can see a happy ironman crossing the finish line. <em>&#8221;I felt quite clear in my head, but as soon as I crossed that line my mind told me to find a place to lie down&#8221;</em>, Marcus told me afterwards. After about three minutes he was up on his feet again with a smile on his face.</div>
<p>Well fought Marcus, hugely impressive!</p>
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		<title>In preparation for the Ironman</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[When I started this documentary (to follow Marcus Hultgren towards Kalmar Triathlon 2009) it was May, but his preparation didn&#8217;t start there, obviously. If you are really into &#8221;when, where, how&#8221; it all started when he first tried triathlon a few years ago, but we shall not take it that far back. The season of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<div id="spanHalfWidth">When I started this documentary (to follow Marcus Hultgren towards Kalmar Triathlon 2009) it was May, but his preparation didn&#8217;t start there, obviously. If you are really into &#8221;when, where, how&#8221; it all started when he first tried triathlon a few years ago, but we shall not take it that far back. The season of 2009 is now and to reach his high set goal Marcus not only needs to train a lot (swimming, cycling, running) but also compete in a few triathlon events.</p>
<p>Every single triathlete out there knows that it&#8217;s not just about swimming real fast, riding the bike like the wind and running faster than the rest, but also to transition. The transition between each and every &#8221;leg&#8221; is what a triathlete usually call &#8221;the fourth leg&#8221;. And to be amongst the best you really get the transition going. Just imagine yourself coming up from the water, all the blood rushes down from your head to your lower body when you stand up and you get dizzy, but you still have to keep up the pace and try to run straight to the transition area to find your bike. And as if that wasn&#8217;t enough, you also have to get that wetsuit off and the best practice is to do this while running. Yeah I told you, it sure isn&#8217;t easy and it needs lots and lots of training.</p>
<p>Training the transitions (between swim/bicycle and bicycle/run) can be done by yourself, of course, and also together with your triathlon club. Stockholm City Triathlon (Marcus&#8217; mother club) organizes shorter triathlon events (super sprint distance) every now and then so all the members can get the feeling of doing a transition before a real competition. But to be honest, it&#8217;s like with all sports you practice, doing it for real is always best. It is during a real race, with a heavily beating heart pumping adrenalin through your veins, that you understand the complexity of doing a proper transition.</p>
<p>Marcus has competed in quite a few triathlon events so his experience is huge. This does not however means that he wont learn anything new. Before attending the Ironman distance event &#8221;Järnmannen&#8221; in Kalmar, Marcus will have competed in 6 different events.</p>
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<li>&raquo; Borås Triathlon (Olympic) *</li>
<li>&raquo; Göteborg (Hindås) Triathlon (Olympic) *</li>
<li>&raquo; Säter Triathlon (Olympic) *</li>
<li>&raquo; Örserum Triathlon (Olympic) *</li>
<li>&raquo; Sövde (Half Ironman) &#8211;</li>
<li>&raquo; Hallstahammar (Sprint) &#8211;</li>
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<p>Scroll down this page to see a number of selected photos from some of the events above.
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<p><strong>Competition: Borås Triathlon, June 6th</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokner/sets/72157621789529324/"><i>All photos are also available on Flickr, click here.</i></a><br />
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<p><strong>Competition: Göteborg Triathlon, June 7th</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokner/sets/72157621731092173/"><i>All photos are also available on Flickr, click here.</i></a><br />
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<p><strong>Competition: Säter Triathlon, June 28th</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokner/sets/72157621857472860/"><i>All photos are also available on Flickr, click here.</i></a><br />
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<p><strong>Competition: Örserum Triathlon, July 4th</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lokner/sets/72157621733370165/"><i>All photos are also available on Flickr, click here.</i></a><br />
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