{"id":1543,"date":"2026-06-03T17:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/practical\/medals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:02:48","slug":"medals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elfsborgsmarschen.se\/en\/practical\/medals\/","title":{"rendered":"Medals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medals<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cross the finish line and you\u2019ll recei\u00adve a&nbsp;medal. It shows how many times you have wal\u00adked Elfsborgsmarschen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Elfsborgsmarschen medal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eve\u00adry\u00ado\u00adne who com\u00adple\u00adtes the march is rewar\u00added with a&nbsp;medal \u2013 civi\u00adli\u00adans inclu\u00added. It comes in three gra\u00addes, depen\u00adding on how many times you have walked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bron\u00adze<\/strong> \u2013 your first four mar\u00adches (0\u20134)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sil\u00adver<\/strong> \u2013 your fifth to ninth march (5\u20139)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gold<\/strong> \u2013 your tenth march and beyond (10+)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The medal also car\u00adri\u00ades a&nbsp;num\u00adber showing how many times you have walked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soldier\u2019s medal (Sweden)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For acti\u00adve Swe\u00addish mili\u00adta\u00adry per\u00adson\u00adnel the\u00adre is also a&nbsp;sol\u00addi\u00ader\u2019s medal. As a&nbsp;Swe\u00addish sol\u00addi\u00ader, you are expec\u00adted to keep a&nbsp;nor\u00admal mar\u00adching pace and to car\u00adry the equip\u00adment you have been instruc\u00adted to bring \u2013 for examp\u00adle, a&nbsp;first field dres\u00adsing in your right trouser pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To earn the sol\u00addi\u00ader\u2019s medal, you need to meet the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>One day\u2019s march with at least six hours of effort.<\/strong> A&nbsp;30&nbsp;km day is enough, pro\u00advi\u00added it takes at least six&nbsp;hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A back\u00adpack of at least 10&nbsp;kg.<\/strong> Water does not count (the weight of an emp\u00adty blad\u00adder or bott\u00adle may be inclu\u00added), and neit\u00adher does&nbsp;food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can weigh your back\u00adpack at the start and the finish \u2013 we car\u00adry out a&nbsp;check weighing at the finish line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medals Cross the finish line and you\u2019ll recei\u00adve a&nbsp;medal. It shows how many times you have wal\u00adked Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen. The Elfs\u00adborgs\u00admar\u00adschen medal Eve\u00adry\u00ado\u00adne who com\u00adple\u00adtes the march is rewar\u00added with a&nbsp;medal \u2013 civi\u00adli\u00adans inclu\u00added. 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