If you can visit Sweden 4 times during the year you could do the Swedish Classic? I have been thinking about it for a couple of years but have never done cross country skiing - but then how hard can it be?
I can't remember the months it's held in, but you compete in 4 disciplines throughout the year:
X Country Ski (Vasaloppet) 120km Swim 3km (I think) Cycle 300km X Country run 30km
It's 300km around a lake, you start at intervals throughout the night (remember it's endless light at that time of year). If I only get over to do one event there next year this will be it.
Superdaz - don't under-estimate XC skiing. It's tough and a complete body workout. If you're skiing fast, your Vo2 and HR will jump to max in a very few minutes. I'm a fairly good skier but last time I did a ski marathon I had just about enough energy after the finish to crawl to the sauna.
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I can't remember the months it's held in, but you compete in 4 disciplines throughout the year:
X Country Ski (Vasaloppet) 120km
Swim 3km (I think)
Cycle 300km
X Country run 30km
http://www.ensvenskklassiker.com/index.php?doc=14 will help if you can read Swedish, although there are a couple of English pages in there.
http://www.vaetternrundan.se/
It's 300km around a lake, you start at intervals throughout the night (remember it's endless light at that time of year). If I only get over to do one event there next year this will be it.
if only my brother in law was getting amrried the day beforw I might have been able to wangle it.
Need to find somethig for the weekend before or after -or maybe go climbing - never been to Sweden so I may as well make the most of it