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We are proud and happy to have
Elvira Moser as one of our coaches at the YMR Run Club in Stockholm. Elvira, who is relatively new to marathon running, delivered an outstanding performance in Málaga with an impressive time of 2:50:34.
We caught up with Elvira to hear more about the fantastic race.
“IT ALMOST FEELS SURREAL. JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I WOULD NEVER HAVE BELIEVED THAT I COULD RUN A MARATHON THIS FAST.”
Congratulations on an incredible race! How does it feel now, with a bit of distance from your great marathon performance?
It almost feels surreal. Just a couple of years ago, I would never have believed that I could run a marathon this fast.
Did you expect such a strong time?
No. When I started my marathon training earlier this autumn, my goal for the race was 2:52, which would have been a personal best by more than four minutes. It felt like a reasonable goal during the training period, but everything felt off the week before the race. I was unusually nervous, my legs felt heavy and sluggish, and I suddenly felt something in my hamstring, so I wasn’t even sure I would be able to finish the race. But everything disappeared once the starting gun went off, and I felt really strong during the race itself. That’s when I dared to believe it might work out — but 2:50:34 is clearly better than I had dared to hope for.
How long have you been focusing on the marathon?
It’s now been almost exactly two years.
I want to race more! I struggle a bit with nerves and performance anxiety when it comes to races, so I want to run more races to de-dramatize the whole thing. To feel that not every race has to result in a new personal best.
What does your training look like?
I’m fortunate enough to get help with my training from a running coach. Johan Forsstedt, perhaps best known from the podcast Maratonlabbet, helps plan my training. I run a lot, but the majority of my weekly volume consists of easy runs. Only about 20% of my running is harder quality sessions, and during marathon training those sessions usually consist of longer intervals at marathon pace, with easy jogging recovery between intervals.
You’re also one of the coaches at YMR Run Club here in Stockholm. How do you experience the role as a coach?
It feels like an honor! The people who show up for the sessions are always so kind and positive, and I get a lot of energy from running together with a group of great runners. It’s hard to beat a start like that on a Friday morning. The next session is on January 23 at 7:30 AM, starting from our Clubhouse at Grevgatan 27 in Stockholm.
“CONSISTENCY IS EVERYTHING. IT’S EASY TO GET CARRIED AWAY WHEN YOU SEE AND HEAR ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE’S CRAZY WORKOUTS AND THINK THAT YOU SHOULD TRAIN HARDER OR THAT EVERY SESSION SHOULD HURT — BUT THAT’S RARELY SUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG RUN.”
Consistency is everything. It’s easy to get carried away when you see and hear about other people’s crazy workouts and think that you should train harder
or that every session should hurt — but that’s rarely sustainable in the long run. In my opinion, it’s better to get more sessions in over time than to do one extremely hard workout and then miss several sessions because you pushed too hard and got sick or injured.
Finally, what is your favorite piece from the YMR collection?
Without a doubt, the Änggården Windbreaker. I don’t even know how many kilometers I’ve run in it. It’s just the right thickness, so you can wear it with one or several layers underneath depending on how cold it is outside, and it has great pockets for gloves or tissues if you’re a bit of a sniffler like me. And on top of that, it looks really good.
Thank you, Elvira, and best of luck with your training in 2026!
