Kullamannen By UTMB 100K Race Day

My review of the Kullamannen 100K by UTMB.
Unfortunately, I had some GoPro issues, so no sound on race day, but hopefully this give you a taste for what is a fantastic race in Sweden.
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[@efm]

Friend, on the day you ran, how many degrees of temperature was it?

[@rob_joines]

It was a night race, I think it was pretty mild, around 9°C 🤙🏼

[@antondeprijck8253]

Hi Rob! I've got some questions about the race. Do you really need to take the bus? Or can you book a hotel/house at the starting place? do you need to get your race bib in a different place then the start? Where did you sleep? I'm hoping to do this race this year.

[@rob_joines]

Hi, I prefer to stay near the finish, as less time to travel once the I’ve finished the race. You pick your race bib up near the finish line, so generally speaking it’s easier to stay near the finish. But you could stay near the start, but you’d need to get to the finish line area to collect your bib. I rented an Airbnb in town, it was great. Definitely recommend the race, it’s fantastic.

[@brettbennett5766]

Hi Rob, what would your shoe of choice be if you ran it again? Cheers

[@rob_joines]

Great question. I just bought a pair of Norda, it’s early days, but they are great. There was nothing wrong with the Altra Mont Blanc though, so at this point I’d say the Altra’s.

[@brettbennett5766]

@@rob_joines thanks. From what I have read, it looks like a pair of shoes that can handle mud and rocks, but also is quite a runnable shoe for large parts of the course is essential.

[@TheMaidenOnes]

This was my first 100k, Turns out flat terrain can be tough too... How do you think this race compares to other 100k races?

[@rob_joines]

I’ve ran 2X 100k that has 1000m elevation. This was the toughest. The terrain, especially the boulder fields were hard to navigate, especially in the dark. The flooding/puddles were deep in places too.

[@SGdownunder]

Good work Rob. Would be extra hard in the dark. I understand the extra test and challenge of it but don’t think I’d enjoy that as part of the fun for me is the scenery.

[@rob_joines]

Yeah, I enjoy a bit of scenery too, CCC was spectacular for that. It was a different type of scenery, being able to see head torches in the distance and the lights all along the coast was fun too. Just couldn’t see it all that well on the GoPro.

[@nidnoy81]

What a long queue! Too bad about the audio. You'll get it next time!

[@rob_joines]

Thanks. Very frustrating when I played the footage back and there was no sound, but did the best I could with what I had. 🤙🏼

[@davidbishop411]

Nice one Rob…what a burger for the pre race!

[@rob_joines]

Very tasty too. Not my normal pre race meal, but had about 10 hours until the race started. 10pm race start was a new one for me, so no real experience on what to eat that early in the day.