the gax walkærle noctum
always take one more step than you intended to
After the discovery of a tiny tunnel here in the vicinity and that the road that leads there was on trail and through a church and a cemetary, and the road leading back passed another church we had no choice than to figure out a way to incorporate this into a race. Pairing this with the easy logistics of doing cannonball marathons, where the length is measured in laps and not length, no matter how long the laps are! Combining this with night running for adventure (and since we do not have anything better to do in the nights) we finally had a race. An ultra that was scenic, trail-ish, long and hard but still "easy".
everywhere is walking distance if you have the time
What: A self supported race of 50 miles with a cut off time of 16 hours.
When: See below. it will be organized (at least) twice.
Where: At Norra Fäladen (Skarpskyttevägen 8A) in Lund, southern Sweden.
How: You are capable of so much more than you think you are.
Who: You. Because this is fun.
Why: Some running is good, more is better, and too much is just enough.
Inspiration: Skodsborg marathon.
Fee: 80,5 SEK (Swish: 0768051619). This is a charity race - most will be given to Afghanistan and Hjärt-Lungfonden.
Prizes: Pride, diploma and a medal.
Register: By contacting me. State your name and home town.
Water: You will have access to race HQ every lap.
Service stations: This race is low key.
Support: You can have any support, pacer or friends you like.
DNF: If so ... you must contact RD.
Map: gpx.
Route: Dark, some trail, mostly paths, a bit asphalt, many lampposts, a few tunnels, 7 laps.
Qualification: A wish to run.
Equipment: Your own provisions, spare clothes, head lamp and happiness.
Accomodation: Closest hotel is 469 metres away.
Shower: Can be available.
Getting there: It is walking distance from three bus stations.
Rules: Cheating or littering is not allowed. To help a fellow runner in need is mandatory.
Weather: Summer, it will be great. Winter; damp and cold, might be horrendous.
Animals: Elk, fox, stoat, deer, snake, lama, harbour porpoise etc. have been seen during gax.
Dangers: None. Cold and lonely maybe, fatigue and a sprained foot?
Force majeure: Does not apply unless there is less than one participant.
Miscallenous: It will be fun.
Questions: stefanphonsavan (a) hotmail.com.
Race Director: Stefan Samuelsson.
Friday 4 October 18:00 2024 - second edition
name town 50 miles
Johanna Gren Helsingborg
Zingo Andersen Lund
Stefan Samuelsson Lund
Thursday 28 March 18:00 2024 - first edition
name town 50 miles
Anna Odebrant Täby 12:56:56
Peter Bengtsson Lund 10:42:13
Stefan Samuelsson Lund 12:41:16
Malou Björnslätt Kågeröd 12:56:56
The sky was angry that day my friends ... Or, it was quite nice the first half hour, then it started to rain. But only the first ten hours. It dribbled then it rained cats. And dogs. And nails. From the side. With a strong wind gust. Ew! This combined with dampness and 4° made the race much tougher than we expected. After eight hours some hands had lost almost all function. But the the rain eventually stopped and the sun came out, or, actually, it was the moon. But the wind stopped and so did the rain. Life returned to limbs and heart. Although the last 10 km was a brisk walk for most life was goood. Everybody saw hundreds of wild life! Or, we can call it frogs ... (and a few hares, , rats, cats, ducks, earthworms and fish). The small cute tunnel filled up with water the last two laps, fun times (climbs) indeed. The route was diverse and new, exciting and picturesque. But there were sooo many long rolling small, but long flat hills. This was noticed on the first lap and then the hills became steeper for every lap,More than half of the proceeds are given to those in need - the people of Afghanistan. This race marked the 63:rd event and 563:rd start of a gax-race. Course records are: 10:42:13 (Peter Bengtsson 2024) & 12:56:56 (Anna Odebrant/Malou Björnslätt 2024).