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| Image c/o Laugavegur Ultra Marathon |
TEAM
ELM HEADING TO ICELAND
Local
Kinesiologist and running coach, Sarah Seads of Equilibrium Lifestyle
Management, is headed to Iceland this July with a Team of 8 local
runners to complete the rugged Laugavegur 55km Ultra Marathon.
From
the race website:
"Laugavegur
is located in the southern highlands of Iceland and connects the
nature reserves Landmannalaugar and Thorsmork. Due to its location,
Laugavegur is serviced for only a few weeks a year. For
many runners the Laugavegur Ultra Marathon is the most enjoyable race
in Iceland. The course takes runners through areas of outstanding
natural beauty at the same time as being a challenging course. Hikers
normally cover this distance in four days. The course is
multi-terrain; sand, gravel, grass, snow, ice, rivers and streams."
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| Image c/o Laugavegur Ultra Marathon |
From
Coach Sarah:
“The
Team has been training for 5 months and they are ready to race! We
will be in Iceland for one week including 6 days of adventuring in
the highlands with Lost Worlds Racing, leading up to the race. For
all but two of our team members, this will be their very first
ultramarathon – and what an amazing place to tackle the distance!
The course will be challenging with a very steep, 850m climb right
off the start line and technical terrain under foot. The route
travels through a range of spectacular terrain. From high alpine to
glaciers and waist deep river crossings, this is going to be an
amazing course.”
Follow
Team ELM Iceland on the Equilibrium Lifestyle Management facebook
page and watch for a trip report on Seads' blog:
www.wildseads.blogspot.ca.
For more information on ELM's programs and future travel adventures
go to www.elmhealth.com .
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