Kullamannen // Where dreams go to die

[@benmiddleton6827]

Marcus, huge commiserations that your sub20hr goal didn't happen, but please know that your achievements and your films are such an inspiration to us. Rest up and come back stronger and thank you so much for the strength you show and give to others by your efforts.

[@MarcusKjellberg]

That is great to hear. I will keep on going

[@stormense]

Du är en kämpe Marcus! Kungsbackas stolthet.

[@MarcusKjellberg]

😍

[@KlemenAvsenik]

Great movie! Kullamannen 2026, 100 miles I’m coming! :) I especially loved the church part. It’s all about believing, remembering who we are, staying humble, and most importantly, having a lot of fun! Big thanks to Marcus for the inspiration, and to IVI, the barefoot guy, for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with unwavering faith.

[@MarcusKjellberg]

I lost faith and stopped believing in a sub 20h finish - that was the main reason I DNFed. Very important lesson is to not stop believing even if you have a really rough start of the race

[@aj_Myko]

Mycket inspirerande, du är en sann kämpe 💪💪Marcus💪💪!

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Tack 🙏

[@thedolenorway]

Was so exited when I got the notification about your Kullamannen video, but had a oh no moment when I saw the title. Sorry to see that the diabetes found a way to take you down this time, but your sure gave it a good fight! Nice that at least you got your proper official diamond ring! Live to fight another day Marcus, thanks for bringing us along for the ride! PS! Those map graphics were really excellent! 👌

[@MarcusKjellberg]

🙏 I will continue my quest 💪

[@PHcute]

Correct! ❤

[@user-qg7gc9ng4v]

Dear Marcus. Before last weekend I had never ran an ultra in my life, 75km max. Watching your videos were a great help/inspiration in preparing myself for the Kullamannen. It was brutal, but I made it to the finish line. Although we never met, you were a great help.

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Thanks. That is great to hear and big congratulations!

[@CraigPitts]

Found your channel randomly, you're an absolute legend and your films are so immersive and inspiring! Keep up the great work and keep hammering 💪

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Thank you! Will do!

[@alexanderjohansson3666]

Vilken fantastisk produktion @markus och väl förmedlad känsla - imponerande!! Varmt tack för att du delar med dig av dina vedermödor - stora som små lyckade som alternativa. Fortsätt framåt Markus. Always and forever 👊🏽

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Tack för de fina orden 🤩

[@TheWirenFamily]

Det är skönare lyss till en sträng som brast än att aldrig spänna en båge. Nästa år... 💪 Tack för att du delar med dig 🙂

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Precis. Man måste spänna bågen ibland och utmana sina gränser 👍

[@wwanc]

I'm sorry that you didn't achieve your goal. There is always next time. Thank you for all the inspiration, I always enjoy and look forward to your videos.

[@MarcusKjellberg]

I learn from this and come back stronger

[@rejsor]

Thanks for another great video, especially when everything didn’t go as planned for you this time. More importantly, thank you for being a true inspiration through your videos. I’m honestly saying that watching your videos contributed a lot to making me going from never competing in running at all to finishing two 50ks this year (including a go at the Kullamannen Seventh Seal), which has been some amazing experiences! Thank you Marcus!

[@MarcusKjellberg]

That is fantastic. Thank you so much and good luck in the future 🤩

[@christiankurek7209]

Great video as always. Sorry you didn't make the sub-20 this time, but I look forward to the next attempt!

[@MarcusKjellberg]

I will come back stronger 2025 💪

[@OldManRocketLeague]

I Always enjoy your videos, Marcus, gutted for you that it didn't work out for you, maybe see you in Wales next year. You're a legend.

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Just heard that RoF will be a oner next year. Worth to consider

[@HashBrownDoyler]

This is kino 👍🏻

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Cheers 🤩

[@nicograf9745]

I have been following you since the awesome UTMB bull video. I‘m sorry the race didn’t go to plan. But great job with the video. I very much enjoy everything you put out!

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Thanks for the support 🙏 Maybe time to go back and tackle those bulls next year

[@aramis.sasinka]

Great video m8! Inspiring as always. Maybe even more now while showing the low part of the DNF. Never surrender m8! Let the sub-20h dream burn inside you! I have a similar dream for the 2025. My PB on this race is 23h, i would like to crush it and most o all for once push the race and see what my real capacity is. I'm kinda tired of running these races in "safe mode" just in order to finish the race. Well, this year I could just finish the race. Just running it with a virus killing me from inside out was kinda crazy. But I managed to roll into the finish line. The virus just exploded a few days after the race! I just thought that I was tired.... no, I was sick! Anyhow Marcus, keep this dream alive! See you soon again out there! Well done m8! :)

[@MarcusKjellberg]

See you soon Aramis!

[@jamesholt3081]

Damn sorry to see this video! Hope you are getting over it and are feeling better! Big fan so keep these videos coming! Onto the next!

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Onto the next one 💪

[@AlasdairBayne]

another legendary video Marcus!

[@MarcusKjellberg]

thanks

[@EasybotDS]

Stark video som alltid! Tråkigt att det inte gick som planerat men en revansch nästa år. Var tvungen att dubbelkolla om det var min Tandem som varnade vid 01:32 i klippet :D

[@MarcusKjellberg]

😀 samma här när jag klippte. Kan säga att det larmet gick konstant på varven ute på Kullen

[@414peps]

Härligt kämpat ändå och finfin film som vanligt! 💍

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Tack 🤩

[@andrelaredo_official]

Great work Marcus! I too didn’t make it to the finish line, had to stop at 68k but we will get next time💪 and always fun to make a cameo😉 20:25

[@MarcusKjellberg]

The journey for KM 2025 has begun!

[@LinusTornqvist-no1wq]

Kämpa på Marcus, du tar det nästa gång!

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Tack

[@hansjohannyholm]

Fantastiskt film! Måste verkligen ha varit en utmaning att orka ta fram kameran i de tunga stunderna. Stort lycka till nästa år! Du inspirerar alltid.

[@MarcusKjellberg]

När jag slutade springa fanns all tid i världen till att filma. När det flöt på bra under natten så filmade jag dock inte så mycket. Försökte fokusera på löpningen denna gång

[@c0zip]

Strong effort!

[@MarcusKjellberg]

🙏

[@darlacrispin5533]

Marcus, so sorry that your Kullamannen sub-20 dream did not come to pass this time. But delays are not denials! You will achieve your dream with time. Since you did so well in the UK in 2024 with Snowdonia and the Ring o' Fire, why not come to join us at Centurion Running for some of the wonderful 100-milers in the south of England? South Downs Way 100 is a World Trail Majors race on gorgeous terrain and at an ideal time of year (June). Thames Path 100 is a flat river race that has some very strong finish times, with a 13:43:42 course record. Those of us who follow you from the UK would love to see you here again. Meanwhile, rest well, and thank you for sharing both your successes and disappointments with us: it helps us all to be better runners and to remember that the generous spirit you showed at the finish line of the event, when your friends were crossing the line, is what ultra is all about. Thanks!

[@MarcusKjellberg]

UK treated me well this year so I will absolutely come back. Heard a lot about the South Downs Way. Should really consider this for 2025. Right now it is a blank sheet of paper that need to filled in. I will start that planning soon. Thanks for watching

[@tonipiza4147]

I love your videos! Congrats for the difficult decision! I'll see you in 2025! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Thanks 🙏

[@cobhachece]

I met Ivan this year during Nice 100M. We shared some kms and I told him I knew him through your videos. What a character he is haha, so strong and accomplished, top elite runner. Anyways, though luck for you this time Marcus, sorry it didn't go as planned, but nobody doubts that you'll bounce back up and conquer Kullamannen once again.

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Looking forward to new adventures already

Underbar film, en hjältesaga trots DNF

[@MarcusKjellberg]

En slagen hjälte denna gång 🤩

@@MarcusKjellberg Nej du är ingen slagen hjälte, bara en hjälte som gjorde en parantes, inget annat

[@stulle1984]

Hey Marcus, thanks for this video. It`s a humbling feeling to DNF. I myself dnf'ed last year but managed to finish this year to get my first ring! Was the toughest experience in my live so far. I admire the good quality of your video at night. Do you mind to tell me the camera you used? :)

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Thanks 🙏 I had two cameras with me. The Osmo Pocket 3 which I used for most night shots. Osmo action 5 for some

[@andreasgronvall5909]

#diamondboy

[@MarcusKjellberg]

💍

[@ingagade951]

I think you did it great and in spite of your diabetes chrash for 6 hours uhh that must not have felt good. I understand you quit the race and it was wise to admit that now is now and give it a go next year so congratulation with this attempt...Inga DK.

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Thank you!

[@peterfradk]

Hej Marcus - det er som altid meget motiverende at se dine UTMB videoer..😊 Jeg klarede turen som en af de absolut sidste, men det er helt okay...mål var at gennemføre, og det lykkedes..🙌 Will switch to english and make a big shoutout to Kullamannen organizer and UTMB: WHY don't you make it very clear that we will only receive Näak drinks / Water in several of the aid stations..? If properly informed we could have stocked up with own bars, gells and food. I think it's a joke we don't get regular Näak bars, gels or waffles....what the h.. is wrong here..? (sorry Marcus to use your comment field to complain) Take care to all runners..😊

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Great to see that you finished even if there was no bars :-)

[@DeeKay1911]

How is your training for events like this, compared to a marathon block? How many kilometers per week?

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Similar. I run on average 10km per day or 3650k per year including races. This year I tried to get faster with threshold runs

[@graysonwebb2018]

Hej! Tack för en jättebra video och grymt kämpat! Jag har sett några av dina videos där du kämpat med diabetes och har kanske ett tips, men ta det med en stor nypa salt. Jag har haft problem med blodsocker fall (inte diabetes) under lopp (och fick även rhabdo 2023 när jag sprang kullamannen). Jag noterar i videon att du dricker maurten. Den innehåller ju mycket maltodextrin som har skyhög GI (95). Jag undrar om det inte kan vara lite av en bov? Så har iaf jag tänkt med mina blodsocker fall och har experminterat med alternativa, lägre GI mixar som fortfarande ger 1:0.8 glukos:malto. Det finns några märken där ute som jag ej testat, typ superstarch. Men det går också att blanda egen. Jag har kört (ger typ samma som umaras mixar, 90g kolhydrater) 25g palitnose(märke)/isomultuse (GI 32) 47.5 cluster dextrin (GI 32) 17.5 fruktsocker 2.5g bcaa 1.5g äppelsyra Allt går att köpa online. Finns forskning kring dessa i sport också. Det här bryts ner till 1:0.8 glukos:frukost men långsammare så GI är mycket lägre. Jag har inte testat länge men för mig verkar det funka. Den största risken tror jag är att magen inte tål det. Ahja, du har säkert redan funderat över sånt här men jag ville bara dela med mig ifall det skulle kunna hjälpa.

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Jag behöver ta mig en rejäl funderare kring energiplaner och diabetes. Kan konstatera att alla lopp när jag försökt dra på med 90g/h Umara eller Marten så har jag haft olika typer av problem. Mitt absolut bästa lopp i år var Ring of Fire. 210 kilometer på typ bara Coca Cola 50g/h. För mycket kolhydrater gör det svårare att balansera med insulin samt magen har kraschat. Ang GI så behövde jag denna gång snabbt få upp sockret. Högt GI borde vara bra då. Kämpade dock i 5-6h med att få upp sockret. Samma hände på Österlen

[@jesperclausen5514]

Hey Marcus. - Sorry that your dreams didn't come true this time. It is not meant to be easy - thats why we do it. I too had to DNF at Stora Hult in the 100k race. I suffered from really bad inflamation in my right ankle and after a long battle in my head I sat down i the same chair as you did and said... no more... "There will always be next year"... so maybe Ill see you there in 2025, where I will attempt the 100m race and maybe get my first ring...

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Next year we will not sit down in that chair :-)

[@jesperclausen5514]

@@MarcusKjellberg deal!

[@dannz67]

Jag springer ganska ledigt 1 mil..men detta är galet. Vilka kämpar ni är

[@MarcusKjellberg]

Man får öka lite hela tiden och till slut blir det långt 🤩