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Hu & hei: Mari Fasting appreciation

This weekend was Hu & Hei an ultralong orienteering race in Bymarka organised by NTNUI. I didnt run it, in fact I didnt even go, I was at work, but I know what its like running in Bymarka and was well impressed by Mari Fastings run - she is hardcore!…
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The girls race was 20 km and the guys ran the 20 km course followed by a 10 km loop. Its run on the 1:25000 summer map of Bymarka, with the next control revealed at each control.Not only did Mari win the girls race by 41 mins, only 5 guys were quicker than her over the 20 km course; winner Stig Alvestad, Johan Ivarsson, Bjørnar Lynum, Ole Hartvik Skogstad and Felix Breitschädel, who called it a day at the 20 km point.Next year is the 50th running of Hu & Hei and I hope to be on the startline.Results.

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