Jättelångt 2009
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The splash wet sleeves cool and I shake my head to get rid of the raindrops on his cap. Fucking mud! How am I supposed to run in this mud?

                       
I think of Annie's light blue shirt when she passed me as I sat in the woods, crouching behind a bush. I usually never be passed at the end of a race. This time I hung very surprised with the leading group in the start but we took over the moss, stones and tree trunks. Jokes rained and after a felspringning I was even earlier. And I managed to keep a good pace! After the 15 kilometer, I was dropping. Backs of the others disappeared slowly farther and farther away. I ran alone and was happy to be in the middle of the entire starting field.

                      
As passed by Annie. And Janne. And Liselott and Michael. At the 40 kilometer, I had time to catch up Liselott and Michael and felt omspringandets strength. Then lost the track. I ran on, I simply MUST be on the right track! After just over one kilometer anxiety swept the clouds into me and a woman confirmed that I was completely wrong. I had to turn and run back. Hopelessly last. Cold. Wet. It cut to the knee.

                      
With 18 miles to go broke me. Pride annoyance was pressed into a weeping GARGLING. I was ashamed nyduschad and warm when lertäckta runners jubilation ran across the finish line in the drizzle. I did not get a diploma for completion feat.

                       
I want to be the best. Be admired and acclaimed for something. I have worked myself to burnout, pressed me to gastritis and dropped out of both high school and university studies in despair at not being successful.

                      
I can also choose a different path. I can give up the dream of being the best. I can be happy and glad that I am and what I do. The best races, it is when I give myself out and discover. I take the train somewhere, has been with me food, water, and SL card. I find myself back over unknown lands, runs through ekdungar, encountering cows, farms and people I'd never seen before. Out of curiosity, I take a turn around the next bend, the next crest. Never go legs as well as then! When I do not have to perform, when the body is scattered by löplust and joy of life. When everything is just a game. The clock says it's because I do my best results. It's the paradox of success, that I'm best when I completely let the desire to be the best.

                      
Only a few are fortunate to be the best in the world. To be the best in relation to oneself is something everyone can be. I've found my own formula for it.

                      
A few weeks ago, I ran up a hill, I never managed before. The joy at having reached the top, I flew up, up above all other hills I normally tend to go in. At the top of the hill also reached, given the brain, a thought that said "Yes, yes, where lumber you did at the end of the hill , it's not worth running cold. " The handle of my neck. It has nothing to do with me, if I want to reach the unknown potential I have.

                      
For six years I have gone from not running at all to run ten mil, I have learned whitewater canoeing, although I'm afraid of water and I graduated as a civil engineer at number three in my class. Everything good has come by to praise me for good I'm doing, focus on fun and be curious about how I can learn more.

                      
Sure it stung not to come into goals. Now need to get the disappointment exiting. And when it crossed, I will see all the good that was in the race, both that I managed to run faster than I usually do the first 15 miles and all the joy that was. It was the most fun, cozy and most considerate race I've ever been on! And I will, hopefully, understand what I can do better next time. And never, never complain about myself because it did not go as I wanted! Failure is the foundation for future happiness.

                      
And really, the only failure that is, it's wanting something and never try. I tried and I am happy and proud of it.


Wanna know more about Jättelångt?

Read the interesting story from Kristina Paltén who started in the race 2009 here.

See the pictures from the race 2009 here.