Fredrik Loch

Five months after a heart setback forced me to restart from zero, I lined up for Vätternrundan 2026 with an FTP of 190W and a CTL of 31.

As we move into June, I wanted to sit down and reflect on the last 3 months of my training and health.

After heart issues derailed the start of my year, I needed a different way to approach building toward Vätternrundan 2026.

February was less about progression and more about cautiously finding consistency again.

A personal look at why I built PacePartner, how it connects with Intervals.icu, and the gap it is trying to close for self-coached athletes.

After two months of forced rest due to heart irritation post-flu, I’m mapping out a cautious return to training—and recalibrating my 2026 goals to prioritize health, durability, and long-term progress.

December was a complete write-off in terms of training, as the flu took hold and forced a necessary, albeit frustrating, break.

November was a frustrating month of trying to get back on track, only to be knocked down by lingering fatigue and illness.

Illness disrupted most of October, leading to reduced volume and an adjusted outlook.

As I sit down to reflect on my journey towards the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships 2027, I realize how important it is to set realistic and sustainable goals.

September came with a headwind of real life: work turned hectic, both me and my wife took turns traveling which meant solo-parenting shifts, and we kicked off a much‑needed home decluttering project.

August has come and gone in a blur of changing routines, steady base training, and some memorable family milestones.

After struggling with knee pain during the final stretch of Vätternrundan 2025, I took a hard look at my training routine and realized I had neglected strength work.

July has been a month of transitions—a gentle ramp down from a busy training block into a period of recovery, a ten-day adventure in the hills combined with team-lead training, and finally a gradual return to structured workouts.

After a busy stretch, this week was about pulling back—not just physically, but mentally and emotionally too.

A post-Vätternrundan recovery trip that turned into a quiet lesson in pacing, history, and hydration—plus this week’s recovery metrics and next week’s return to motion.

Returning to blogging with a three-year mission to qualify for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships 2027.

Despite starting the week with flu symptoms, this year’s Vätternrundan became a meaningful ride focused on family, resilience, and key lessons for future improvement.

A detailed look at my gear and nutrition plan for Vätternrundan 2025, building on lessons learned from last year’s ride.

A long-term review of my Trek Émonda ALR5 2018 after 6000km of riding, both indoors and outdoors.

The last few weeks have been all about fine-tuning the engine and dialling in the race plan for Vätternrundan.

I found this a very interesting read, despite the fact that it shows it age in both writing style and societal views.

As the final parts of the riftwar saga have been release (for quite some time) I figured it warranted a revisit, especially since this is one of my all time favorite fantasy epics.

This is a story about a lost war, told from the perspective of a soldier fighting for a cause, even as that cause is gradually abandoned by the country that sent him.

This is the first book in a series of freestanding books centering around admiral Morgan a bullish but brilliant American naval officer.

I read this book looking for details regarding one of the most controversial conflicts in history.

Due to the HBO mini series this is a very well known book that follows the 101th airborne through the European champaign in the second world war.

This is a three part Swedish series about a war that never happened. it’s written as a collection of stories following multiple main actors along in the main story.

Apart from sudden fears of imminent doom this book is a fascinating look into the world after a disaster.

This is a massive book which dives deep into the personalties and characters of the second world war.

This is one of my first forays into sci-fi as a genre and I think I made a good choice.

This is another book that I have listened to instead of reading it.

This book is definitely one of the most interesting memoir’s I have ever read.

Since starting my paternity leave, I have gotten a lot of audio-book and this was my first book of the year.

This is a book that left me somewhat confused, it’s filled with equal parts of brilliance and horror.

Zen To Done describes a simplified version of David Allen’s Getting Things Done.

With my newfound time limitations I have been having major issues with getting myself to the gym.

A rumor of war by Philip Caputo is a strong memoir of a war that history is trying to forget.

With the old breed is one of the stories that inspired the HBO miniseries the Pacific.

This is my first Swedish book review, but as promised I will include a short summary of the book in English.

Meditations was my first foray into ancient philosophy but I do believe that I struck gold directly.

Given my fascination with both naval warfare and history this gripping narrative of seldom discussed part of the Guadalcanal offensive struck gold.

I’ve had a great deal of trouble deciding on what I think of this short classic by F.Scott Fitzgerald.