{"id":1015,"date":"2025-12-01T20:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/?page_id=1015"},"modified":"2025-12-01T22:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:57:20","slug":"4days-marches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/en\/4days-marches\/","title":{"rendered":"The Four Days Marches"},"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-ca32ac9b1df747e620b392ee2b2f856c 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-ae1a92ede11cb2dcc122a4caed2b41b2 ollie-animate ollie-animate-fadeInDown\">Prepare for 4&nbsp;days in Nijmegen<\/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\">The Inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal Four Days Mar\u00adches in Nij\u00adme\u00adgen, the Net\u00adher\u00adlands, is the world\u2019s lar\u00adgest mar\u00adching event with over 45,000 par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpants wal\u00adking 30, 40, or 50 kilo\u00admetres a&nbsp;day for four days. The Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen is your per\u00adfect pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adtion. Two days of 40 kilo\u00admetres each will test your equip\u00adment, your pace, and your abi\u00adli\u00adty under rea\u00adlistic con\u00addi\u00adtions. Walk the Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen in June \u2013 and be rea\u00addy for the Four Days Mar\u00adches in&nbsp;July.<\/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\/\" 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It is the ide\u00adal pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adtion and the ulti\u00adma\u00adte test befo\u00adre par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adting in the world\u2019s lar\u00adgest mar\u00adching event. Is your equip\u00adment fun\u00adc\u00adtio\u00adning pro\u00adper\u00adly? Can your body hand\u00adle the strain? It is bet\u00adter to disco\u00adver any issues in Gothen\u00adburg than in Nijmegen.<\/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-3.webp\" alt=\"Bild 3\" class=\"wp-image-493 size-full\" style=\"object-position:40% 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-8.webp\" alt=\"Bild 8\" class=\"wp-image-498 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day two reveals the&nbsp;truth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last few miles of the second day sepa\u00adra\u00adte tho\u00adse who take chan\u00adces from tho\u00adse who pre\u00adpa\u00adre. When your feet are swol\u00adlen, your legs are tired, and only your will\u00adpo\u00adwer is kee\u00adping you from quit\u00adting, you will know if you are phy\u00adsi\u00adcal\u00adly and men\u00adtal\u00adly pre\u00adpa\u00adred enough to com\u00adple\u00adte the Four Days Mar\u00adches chal\u00adlenge. You learn how hard you can push your\u00adself and what the con\u00adse\u00adquences are. The\u00adse are use\u00adful les\u00adsons befo\u00adre you go to the Netherlands.<\/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\">Prepare for the military class<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the 45,000 par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpants in the Four Days Mar\u00adches, 5,000\u20137,500 are mili\u00adta\u00adry per\u00adson\u00adnel. Between 250 and 350 sol\u00addi\u00aders from Swe\u00adden have par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted eve\u00adry year sin\u00adce 1967. Mili\u00adta\u00adry par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpants walk 40&nbsp;km per day with at least 10&nbsp;kg of gear. The Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen offers the same con\u00addi\u00adtions and is per\u00adfect pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adtion for tho\u00adse in the Home Guard, the Armed For\u00adces, or any of the volun\u00adta\u00adry defence orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adtions aiming to par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adte in the Four Days Marches.<\/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-18.webp\" alt=\"Bild 18\" class=\"wp-image-508 size-full\" style=\"object-position:53% 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=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bild-21.webp\" alt=\"Bild 21\" class=\"wp-image-511 size-full\" style=\"object-position:33% 33%\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International meeting place<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen attracts par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpants from abro\u00adad, many of whom return year after year. As well as see\u00ading both well-known and les\u00adser-known parts of Gothen\u00adburg, they get excel\u00adlent trai\u00adning for the Four Days Mar\u00adches. It is also a&nbsp;good oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty for Swe\u00addish par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpants to make inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal connections.<\/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\">Build the team for Nijmegen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you going to walk the Four Days Mar\u00adches toget\u00adher as a&nbsp;team? Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen is per\u00adfect for prac\u00adti\u00adsing teamwork. You will learn to keep pace toget\u00adher and sup\u00adport each other when some\u00ado\u00adne is strugg\u00adling. After two days in Gothen\u00adburg, you will know what you can achi\u00ade\u00adve toget\u00adher and what needs to be improved.<\/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-1.webp\" alt=\"Bild 1\" class=\"wp-image-491 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 33%\"><\/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\">The road to Nijmegen starts in Gothenburg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019\u00adve read the argu\u00adments: Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen is half of the Four Days Mar\u00adches. It\u2019s the ulti\u00adma\u00adte test to see if your plan will work. Taking a&nbsp;chan\u00adce in the Net\u00adher\u00adlands means risking mont\u00adhs of pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adtion and a&nbsp;lot of money. Tes\u00adting your\u00adself in Gothen\u00adburg means inve\u00adsting in success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tho\u00adse who have wal\u00adked the Inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal Four Days Mar\u00adches Nij\u00adme\u00adgen know the truth: day three and four are no long\u00ader about phy\u00adsi\u00adcal fit\u00adness. They are about men\u00adtal endu\u00adran\u00adce and flaw\u00adless equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A trial \u2013 not theory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can\u2019t read about how your body reacts after 60 kilo\u00admetres in the same boots. You have to expe\u00adri\u00adence it. Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen gives you exact\u00adly that expe\u00adri\u00adence. Our 40-kilo\u00admet\u00adre rou\u00adte on asphalt, two days in a&nbsp;row, is spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly desig\u00adned to simu\u00adla\u00adte the con\u00addi\u00adtions in Nijmegen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do your sho\u00ades work? You won\u2019t know until you\u2019\u00adve wal\u00adked 40&nbsp;km, slept, and then wal\u00adked anot\u00adher 20&nbsp;km in&nbsp;them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does your pack hold up? For tho\u00adse aiming for the mili\u00adta\u00adry class, two days with a&nbsp;10&nbsp;kg pack is a&nbsp;must. This is whe\u00adre you find out if the straps cha\u00adfe or if the weight is unbalanced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is your team hol\u00adding up? Wal\u00adking as a&nbsp;mili\u00adta\u00adry or civi\u00adli\u00adan group in Nij\u00adme\u00adgen requires synchro\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adtion. Here you prac\u00adti\u00adse kee\u00adping pace, mana\u00adging bre\u00adaks, and sup\u00adpor\u00adting each other when the going gets&nbsp;tough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fail here. Win&nbsp;there.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen is your chan\u00adce to iden\u00adti\u00adfy pro\u00adblems befo\u00adre they become cata\u00adstrop\u00adhic. Having to drop out in Par\u00adtil\u00adle is a&nbsp;che\u00adap les\u00adson. Being for\u00adced to drop out on the day of \u201cde 7&nbsp;heu\u00adve\u00adlen\u201d (the seven hills) in Nij\u00adme\u00adgen is a&nbsp;bit\u00adter disappointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is more than a&nbsp;mar\u00adching event; it is your most impor\u00adtant pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adtion. 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