{"id":1005,"date":"2025-12-01T20:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/?page_id=1005"},"modified":"2025-12-01T22:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:34:25","slug":"compete","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/en\/compete\/","title":{"rendered":"Compete"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull flex has-main-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9164b713 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:100vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-68bc48c3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-962be591\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide width-100 wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fe5e8ce1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10b60d8b47cc2c6bbad4e4e1bd662b28 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cfcbfce9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 style=\"--animation-duration: 1s; --animation-distance: 50px;\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-34042cb29e30e6cb61a884de8036af4f ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInDown\">Compete with yourself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInUp\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);--animation-duration: 1s; --animation-distance: 50px;\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can you do 40 kilo\u00admetres two days in a&nbsp;row? Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen is your chan\u00adce to test your limits and show what you\u2019\u00adre made of. Pick between 10, 20, or 40&nbsp;km per day\u2014walk at your own pace, on your own terms. Com\u00adple\u00adte both days and win the Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen medal in bron\u00adze, sil\u00adver, or gold. This is a&nbsp;chal\u00adlenge you will remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7c582bab wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><style>\n\t\t\t.has-hover-decoration-2:hover {\n\t\t\t\ttext-decoration: none !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<div style=\"--hover-background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary); --hover-border: var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-button-brand-alt is-style-button-brand-alt--1 has-hover__background-color has-hover__border-color\" data-popup-open=\"anmalan\" data-hover-decoration=\"none\"><a data-hover-decoration=\"none\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-main-color has-text-color has-link-color has-border-color has-primary-alt-border-color wp-element-button has-hover-decoration-2 has-hover-decoration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/en\/registration\/\" style=\"border-width:2px;text-decoration:none\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sign up for 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src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kntnt-logo-green.webp\" alt=\"Kntnt logo green\" class=\"wp-image-349\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<a class=\"wp-block__link ollie-group-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/partners\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" data-expand-click-area tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<style>@media (max-width: 600px) {.ollie-grid-5 {grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr) !important;}}<\/style><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3b79f310 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-right ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInRight ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet your true opponent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen is a&nbsp;uni\u00adque spor\u00adting event with no ran\u00adkings or times. The\u00adre is only one ques\u00adtion: Will you make it to the finish line on the second day? You walk 10, 20, or 40 kilo\u00admetres eve\u00adry day. On the second day, when you still have kilo\u00admetres to go and your feet ache and your legs won\u2019t keep up the pace, you meet your real oppo\u00adnent: the temp\u00adta\u00adtion to quit. Do you have what it takes to reach the finish line?<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-5.webp\" alt=\"Bild 5\" class=\"wp-image-495 size-full\" style=\"object-position:33% 33%\"><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-left ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInLeft ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-12.webp\" alt=\"Bild 12\" class=\"wp-image-502 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A medal that means something<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Com\u00adple\u00adte both days to recei\u00adve the Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen medal. This is not a&nbsp;medal that eve\u00adry\u00ado\u00adne recei\u00adves upon finishing. It is only awar\u00added to tho\u00adse who com\u00adple\u00adte both days of Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen. The medal\u2019s value reflects how many times you have com\u00adple\u00adted the feat. Bron\u00adze for the first to fourth time. Fifth to ninth time: sil\u00adver. Tenth time and beyond: gold.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-right ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInRight ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three distances \u2013 one perfect for&nbsp;you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eve\u00adry\u00ado\u00adne starts from a&nbsp;dif\u00adfe\u00adrent pla\u00adce. Tha\u00adt\u2019s why Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen offers three distan\u00adces: 10, 20, or 40 kilo\u00admetres per day. If you train regu\u00adlar\u00adly, you\u2019ll find your chal\u00adlenge in the 40&nbsp;km rou\u00adte through Gothen\u00adburg. If you want hil\u00adly ter\u00adrain, the 20&nbsp;km rou\u00adte is for you. For tho\u00adse who want to try somet\u00adhing new, the\u00adre is the 10&nbsp;km distan\u00adce. The rou\u00adtes dif\u00adfer from day to day \u2013 each day is a&nbsp;new experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-17.webp\" alt=\"Bild 17\" class=\"wp-image-507 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-left ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInLeft ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-6.webp\" alt=\"Bild 6\" class=\"wp-image-496 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Endurance, not distance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The distan\u00adce doesn\u2019t deter\u00admi\u00adne whet\u00adher you get a&nbsp;medal. It\u2019s your endu\u00adran\u00adce. Can you walk for two days? You can choo\u00adse any com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adtion of rou\u00adtes and walk 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, or 80 kilo\u00admetres over the cour\u00adse of two days. You can choo\u00adse between 40 kilo\u00admetres of sight\u00adsee\u00ading in Gothen\u00adburg, 20 kilo\u00admetres of hil\u00adly ter\u00adrain through forests and fields, or 10 kilo\u00admetres of easi\u00ader wal\u00adking through the country\u00adsi\u00adde and&nbsp;woods.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-right ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInRight ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The perfect team-building activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen pro\u00advi\u00addes a&nbsp;sha\u00adred chal\u00adlenge in which eve\u00adry\u00ado\u00adne walks at their own pace, yet sha\u00adres the expe\u00adri\u00adence. No one is left out becau\u00adse they are slo\u00adwer. As you walk mile after mile toget\u00adher, con\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adtions ari\u00adse that never hap\u00adpen at the office. Over\u00adnight accom\u00admo\u00adda\u00adtion, bre\u00adak\u00adfast, and din\u00adner are inclu\u00added. After the march, the\u00adre is cof\u00adfee, beer, and sto\u00adri\u00ades to&nbsp;share.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-14.webp\" alt=\"Bild 14\" class=\"wp-image-504 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-33711d9a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animate ollie-animate-pulse ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);--animation-duration: 0.8s; --animation-scale: 1.05; --scroll-offset: -50px;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8048763c wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-bottom:0;background-image:url('https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dots.webp');background-position:50% 2%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3e0831d5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px\"><mark style=\"background-color:#fff200\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Inspiration and tips delivered straight to your&nbsp;inbox<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sub\u00adscri\u00adbe to our news\u00adlet\u00adter to recei\u00adve reports, trai\u00adning advice, and long-distan\u00adce hiking tips deli\u00adve\u00adred straight to your inbox. Six times a&nbsp;year, we send out news\u00adlet\u00adters with sto\u00adri\u00ades from the trail and inspi\u00adra\u00adtion for your next adven\u00adtu\u00adre. In Swe\u00addish&nbsp;only.<\/p>\n\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-json\/ws-form\/v1\/submit\" class=\"wsf-form wsf-form-canvas\" id=\"ws-form-1\" data-id=\"3\" method=\"POST\" data-instance-id=\"1\" data-wsf-style-id=\"1\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-base-font-size\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:100px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;min-height:606px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-143 size-full\" alt=\"K\u00e4ngor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kangor.webp\" style=\"object-position:55% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"55% 50%\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#8d936d\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained ollie-animation-preset-fade-in-1s-up-80px ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInUp ollie-animate-on-scroll ollie-animate-once\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When completion is all that matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019\u00adve read about the chal\u00adlenge: 40 kilo\u00admetres per day for two days. You know that the Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen medal isn\u2019t han\u00added out\u2014it\u2019s ear\u00adned. It\u2019s proof that you com\u00adple\u00adted both days, not just&nbsp;one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is what makes Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen such a&nbsp;power\u00adful tool for tho\u00adse seek\u00ading genu\u00adi\u00adne achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For those who want to test their limits: A&nbsp;challenge that requires more than just fitness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A mar\u00adching com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtion like this is not about minu\u00adtes. It\u2019s about the abi\u00adli\u00adty to per\u00adform on day two when your body is alre\u00ada\u00addy tired from the day befo\u00adre. Can you manage 40 kilo\u00admetres on day one? Excel\u00adlent. But can you lace up your boots and do it again on day two, when your feet are sore and the ent\u00adhusi\u00adasm from the star\u00adting line has been repla\u00adced by she\u00ader determination?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a&nbsp;test that few other com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtions offer. Whet\u00adher you come from trail run\u00adning, OCR, cross-country run\u00adning, or long-distan\u00adce run\u00adning, this two-day for\u00admat adds a&nbsp;new dimen\u00adsion to your endu\u00adran\u00adce. It tests whet\u00adher you real\u00adly have the men\u00adtal tough\u00adness you think you&nbsp;have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you cross the finish line on Sun\u00adday after\u00adnoon, you will have pro\u00adven somet\u00adhing concre\u00adte. Somet\u00adhing mea\u00adsu\u00adrab\u00adle. Somet\u00adhing that requires both phy\u00adsi\u00adcal abi\u00adli\u00adty and men\u00adtal disci\u00adpli\u00adne. It is the kind of achi\u00ade\u00adve\u00adment that means something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The medal that shows your progress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Com\u00adple\u00adte both days and be rewar\u00added with the Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen medal at the award cere\u00admo\u00adny. The value of the medal is based on how many times you have pre\u00adviously com\u00adple\u00adted the&nbsp;march:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gold:<\/strong> From your 10th time onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bron\u00adze:<\/strong> For your 1st to 4th&nbsp;time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sil\u00adver:<\/strong> For your 5th to 9th&nbsp;time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not a&nbsp;finisher\u2019s medal that eve\u00adry\u00ado\u00adne gets just for crossing the finish line. It is proof that you com\u00adple\u00adted 20, 40, or 80 kilo\u00admetres over two days. That you kept going when it was tough. That you came back year after year and did it&nbsp;again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bron\u00adze is the begin\u00adning. Sil\u00adver is the return. Gold is the tra\u00addi\u00adtion. Each medal marks what you have achi\u00ade\u00adved, not what you have attempted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For you as a&nbsp;team: Create cohesion through shared achievement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">True cohe\u00adsion is not cre\u00ada\u00adted in a&nbsp;con\u00adfe\u00adrence room. It is born of sha\u00adred effort and sha\u00adred success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you take on Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen as a&nbsp;group, you will see new sides of each other. You will need to sup\u00adport tho\u00adse who are strugg\u00adling at the 30-kilo\u00admet\u00adre mark. You will sha\u00adre the silence when the going gets tough and the eupho\u00adria at the finish line. You will return to the work\u00adpla\u00adce not just as col\u00adle\u00ada\u00adgues, but as a&nbsp;team that has over\u00adcome a&nbsp;real chal\u00adlenge together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unli\u00adke most team-buil\u00adding acti\u00advi\u00adti\u00ades, no one needs to feel left out here. Eve\u00adry\u00ado\u00adne walks at their own pace but sha\u00adres the expe\u00adri\u00adence. After the march, you will know what you can achi\u00ade\u00adve toget\u00adher when it real\u00adly matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A fixed point in the training year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The march takes pla\u00adce on the second week\u00adend in June \u2013 per\u00adfect as the sea\u00adson\u2019s first real com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtion. It gives win\u00adter trai\u00adning a&nbsp;concre\u00adte pur\u00adpo\u00adse. You have to be rea\u00addy to per\u00adform at the begin\u00adning of June, which means that eve\u00adry trai\u00adning ses\u00adsion from Janu\u00ada\u00adry onwards has a&nbsp;purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many, Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen becomes the fix\u00aded point that mea\u00adsu\u00adres their pro\u00adgress year after year. Bet\u00adter time? Long\u00ader distan\u00adce? Or simply the fee\u00adling that what was tough last year feels more mana\u00adgeab\u00adle this year? The medal shows that you con\u00adti\u00adnue to chal\u00adlenge yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The challenge is set. The answer is&nbsp;yours.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You know what it takes. Whet\u00adher you walk 10, 20, or 40 kilo\u00admetres, the prin\u00adcip\u00adle is the same: you must com\u00adple\u00adte both days to recei\u00adve the medal. It\u2019s time to stop thin\u00adking and start preparing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regi\u00adstra\u00adtion opens soon. The march takes pla\u00adce on the second week\u00adend of June 2026. Pla\u00adces are limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take the plunge. Sign up for Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen and earn your&nbsp;medal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Com\u00adpe\u00adte with your\u00adself Can you do 40 kilo\u00admetres two days in a&nbsp;row? Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen is your chan\u00adce to test your limits and show what you\u2019\u00adre made of. Pick between 10, 20, or 40&nbsp;km per day\u2014walk at your own pace, on your own terms. 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