More and more people are choosing mountain marathons – Bagheera Mountain Marathon Sälen breaks participation record

More and more people are choosing mountain marathons – Bagheera Mountain Marathon Sälen breaks participation record

The Bagheera Mountain Marathon Sälen, which takes place on August 26-27, is this year’s trail adventure in Lindvallen. The race is growing more and more, the fourth edition breaks a huge participation record and around 1,300 participants will challenge themselves in 42 km, 21 km or in the Children’s Mountain Marathon.

– Running on the bare mountain is really something special, the nature along the course is fantastic, says the race director Jakob Lööf.

Running in the mountains and over long distances is trendy, which the organizing association Malungs OK Skogsmårdarna can confirm through steadily increasing registration numbers.

– There is a strong interest in longer, tougher and different running adventures today and the Bagheera Mountain Marathon Sälen offers a concept that suits many, says Jakob Lööf.

This year’s edition is expected to be not only a big trail running party for exercisers, but also a battle among runners in the very elite of Swedish trail running. The Swedish European Orienteering Championship runner, Ola Martner from Ryssbergets IK, will start in the men’s 21 km class and is probably the most well-known runner in the starting field. In the women’s 21 km, strong runner Frida Andersson from Falkenbergs OK is the main favorite.

New track layout

This year’s mountain marathon offers a partially new course. More hilly terrain, more beautiful mountain scenery and a really varied run with everything from finely groomed mountain trails and gravel roads to rocky, bumpy passages where running technique is really put to the test. A slightly rainy summer has also made parts of the track slightly softer and wetter.

– It will be a challenge for all participants, but also something to long for and look forward to, smiles Lööf.

Sprint race – Sälen 1K

On Friday evening, the Sälen 1K sprint competition will be decided, where the fastest sprinter in the Sälenfjällen mountains will be crowned. Interest is growing here too and the big favorite in the men’s class is IFK Mora’s ultra running ace Roman Ryapolov. The question is how Ultravasan’s superior winner has managed to recover and can perform at a sprint distance?

PROGRAM

Friday 26 Aug
17:30 Children’s Mountain Marathon 1 km
17:50 Children’s Mountain Marathon 2 km
18:10 Sälen 1K – Sprint competition

Saturday 27 Aug
09:00 Start Bagheera Mountain Marathon Sälen, 42 km and 21 km

Follow the race at fjallmaratonsalen.se/live

Would you like to get in touch with us or follow the race on site? Welcome to contact:
David Anderson
Email: david.andersson@malungsok.se
Mobile: 073-932 60 75
www.fjallmaratonsalen.se