#xreid

[americanpeyote]

Running around the woods with the#scott #supertrac_RC and thinking about#Xreid #trailrunning (at Winterthur, Switzerland)

[curiosityfoxes]

Phil Gale - In the footsteps of saboteurs on Exposure

‘It’s a no-go, it is still too dark. We’ll have to wait another hour,’ we mused, holding a disgruntled early morning conversation as we peered out the window in Rjukan, Norway. Having reasoned that this was June and we were in Norway, we’d foolishly decided not to bring our headtorches. After wolfing down breakfast and frantically willing the sun to rise once more, we rolled back into bed with a tingle of excitement. The run that lay ahead of us would follow the grand finale for the participants of Xreid Hardangervidda, a gruelling 14km climb to mark the end of the race that covered 128km across Northern Europe’s largest and most spectacular mountain plateau, Hardangervidda.

[mrseisingertreider]

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So proud of Martin for completing the #xreid ultra race yesterday! After 130km, 4000m+ascent check out his strong finish! #norway #welcometothemountains #gooutside #gortexrequired #xreid #solomon (at Gaustadtoppen - 1883 m.o.h)

[curiosityfoxes]

With the remnants of 128km in your legs, these are the final painful steps of contemplation and determination. This is what greets you, the final climb of Xreid Hardangervidda. 

Belgium’s Aaike de Wever finishing strong at Xreid Hardangervidda. 

[curiosityfoxes]

This is Gaustatoppen, Southern Norway’s highest and most brutal summit. It marks the culmination of Xreid, a 128km race across Hardangervidda plateau.