{"id":1540,"date":"2026-06-03T17:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/practical\/marching\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:26:20","slug":"marching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/en\/practical\/marching\/","title":{"rendered":"How to&nbsp;march"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to&nbsp;march<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all walk at dif\u00adfe\u00adrent speeds and have dif\u00adfe\u00adrent goals for the march. But if you\u2019d like a&nbsp;rule of thumb to lean on, this is the pace sol\u00addi\u00aders are trai\u00adned in \u2013 ste\u00ada\u00addy enough to last all the&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A pace that lasts all the&nbsp;way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The basic rule is 50&nbsp;minu\u00adtes of mar\u00adching follo\u00adwed by 10&nbsp;minu\u00adtes of rest. After three such stret\u00adches, take a&nbsp;long\u00ader bre\u00adak of one hour \u2013 ide\u00adal\u00adly at a&nbsp;checkpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>50&nbsp;minu\u00adtes mar\u00adching \u2013 10&nbsp;minu\u00adtes&nbsp;rest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>50&nbsp;minu\u00adtes mar\u00adching \u2013 10&nbsp;minu\u00adtes&nbsp;rest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>50&nbsp;minu\u00adtes mar\u00adching \u2013 60&nbsp;minu\u00adtes&nbsp;rest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At around 6&nbsp;km\/\u200bh \u2013 one kilo\u00admet\u00adre eve\u00adry ten minu\u00adtes \u2013 40&nbsp;km takes 9&nbsp;hours and 40&nbsp;minu\u00adtes. You start at 07.00 and the finish clo\u00adses at 18.00, so the\u00adre\u2019s plen\u00adty of time. Aim for the hig\u00adhest pace the who\u00adle group can keep com\u00adfor\u00adtably, neit\u00adher too fast nor too slow \u2013 plan as if you were going to walk even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the rest is&nbsp;for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten minu\u00adtes sounds short, but it\u2019s enough for the essen\u00adti\u00adals: drink, change your socks, air out your boots and rest your feet. If you have new gear, do a&nbsp;short ten-minu\u00adte test march first and check that not\u00adhing rubs. If somet\u00adhing rubs for anyo\u00adne in the group, take five minu\u00adtes and sort it out befo\u00adre you car\u00adry&nbsp;on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Going faster?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The march is for eve\u00adry\u00ado\u00adne, inclu\u00adding tho\u00adse of you using it as trai\u00adning who want to jog or walk fast. Eve\u00adryt\u00adhing is plan\u00adned around a&nbsp;nor\u00admal mar\u00adching pace, so let the mars\u00adhals know if you intend to move fas\u00adter, and check in as you pass the check\u00adpoints. Bear in mind that you may then miss out on some of what the check\u00adpoints offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to&nbsp;march We all walk at dif\u00adfe\u00adrent speeds and have dif\u00adfe\u00adrent goals for the march. But if you\u2019d like a&nbsp;rule of thumb to lean on, this is the pace sol\u00addi\u00aders are trai\u00adned in \u2013 ste\u00ada\u00addy enough to last all the&nbsp;way. 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