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Thank you! It seems like we both like travel and adventure. I noticed you have great footage from the Canadian outdoors. Will make sure to watch. Have a great week!

Awesome to have the kids do their race. 😃 Hope you recover quickly so you can hit the trails again soon.

Thanks! Enjoy the trails! 🙂

Gracias, ya de regreso en Suecia donde vivo. Extrañando el paisito 🇺🇾. Volveré tan pronto se pueda.

Tack! Har du något lopp i sikte?

You should!

Good question. I would think so. Many sections are rather easy to navigate but you would still need to pay good attention as I remember some sharp turns. It is not too wild but sometimes there are crossing roads and trails. But that is part of the fun, isn't it? The risk of taking a few wrong turns is part of the adventure. 😉 Have fun out there!

Yes! It is tough. But considering there are no real mountains it is really well put together. A unique and classic local race!

Thank you @saynabsiyad ! 😊

Thank you! Is this a kind of race you would like to do, or do prefer the trails?

Ill do either. For this year what I know so far ill run Isaberg 500 10k trail in april, Jönköping 21k i august and Rya åsar trail i oktober and Jönköping 5k in oktober. Ill probably add some races further on.

Sounds like a good plan! 🙂

Thank you! I think I watched a video of your UTMB race a few months ago. I wish you all the best in 2024. Let's stay curious and keep trying new adventures.

Hi, It is good to book in good time, as soon as possible! I stayed at Hotel Vielha Baqueira affiliated by Melia. I travelled with my wife. Not the cheapest option perhaps , but not the most expensive either. I remember searching on booking.com to see what options there were. It worked very well. The hotel is very well located just 200 meters from the race village and maybe 400 meters from the start and finish, 200 meters from the bus that takes you to the start on race day.. Very convenient! It was also good to have the hotel breakfast. Of course there are many options of hotels and apartment but I can recommend Vielha Baqueira if it suits your budget.

Sure. I'll be happy to help if I can.

@@Up_and_running how many months do you spend on prepration of the race? And what phases are required to ve done?

Hi again. Well, if you plan to run this summer you should be training already. What is your base level of fitness and experience in running ultras? That makes a big difference. For Val d'Aran I'd say you should be running a volume of at least 50km per week. How much are you running today? It doesn't need to be fast, but you body needs to get used to spending many hours on you feet and running on tired legs. Also, you should try to do lots of uphills and downhills, depending on what you have available where you live, or on a treadmill. The Pyrenees are big, steep mountains. Ideally you should have good aerobic capacity so your heart rate stays relatively low when doing a consistent medium intensity effort for many hours. And finally, you have to practice your hydration and nutrition for the race, and have the right equipment. So there is quite a lot to think about but if you are an experienced runner this shouldn't be a surprised. Hard to be more specific without knowing you running history, experience and you current level of fitness and training. It is a wonderful race but to enjoy it one need to be in good shape.

@@Up_and_running i have experienced a 64km,2000m trail 2 month ago. And now as you said im working on my base aerobic and strength for 12 weeks.

Great! Yep it steady and consistent. And don't forget recovery days.

Great! It's a tough and very beautiful race.

The organization decided to give us our running stones even if the race was stopped. I guess it was because it was something beyond our control and most of us had already covered a significant part of the distance. Since Val d'Aran is a major I got 6 stones. I will use them to enter the lottery which opens this week and hopefully get a spot to run CCC in Chamonix nest year. We will see. What running and race plans do you have?

@@Up_and_running are you in instagram??

@@Up_and_running i find your videos as very exciting and helpfull as well-detailed explained

@@Up_and_running i hope your name draw. From lottery in CCC, it could be amazing

Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it.

Thank you! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks! It was great meeting you out there! Sätila on Saturday? 😀

Nope. Skatås Darkest is next.

Thank you. Yes, go for it next year! We grow by taking on new challenges, giving it our best, and always being kind to ourselves regardless of how it goes. 🙂

Thank you for your encouragement. I really appreciate it. Did you run yesterday?

Im coming back to running after a coulpe of surgerys on one of my knees. Have run in the past, but never races. Did my first race at Rya Åsar, did the 5K to start easy. Thats how I found your channel. My goal is to go longer trail races in the future, so its inspiering to see different races on the trail. I did not know about finalloppet till yesterday but i live only 50min away from Gothenburg, so maybe next year if I get in shape.

Sounds like a good plan. Take the time to build up your aerobic base and strengthen all those small muscles and tendons. Consistency and patience pay off. And enjoy the process!

Thank you for a great race! Tusen tack! 😉

Join me next year!

I also said I ran on tired legs but honestly, it didn't go that bad for us. 😉 I try to never value results more than the experience as such: the atmosphere, the people, the views, being in nature, learning new things. Thanks for commenting! 🙂

Ha ha, good to hear! One of the sprinters I guess. Great job! 👏🏼👍🏼

By the way, I saw on the results list that your are one of the organisers of the Bocksten Trail Runs. Great race!! I ran the 45K back in 2019. Hope to be back someday.

Yes, indeed. And you were there to see it.

Nobody is stopping you 🙂

Yes, it will be properly marked and I think you will enjoy every second of it. A day to remember!

Thank you for your comment! Yes, it's a beautiful race. And there are many beautiful races as you know 🙂

Smart! Knowing what to expect, come well prepared and… accept the unexpected. Easier then to fully enjoy! 😊. Have fun !

Tack! Härligt lopp. Inte så tekniskt och inte så många höjdmeter men det kräver en del med olika underlag (t ex stranden) och korta, branta stigningar. Lycka till med din nästa utmaning!