Kategori: About the race
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Current standings for dummies
What can you really read from the list of current standings? How does this fit with the GPS tracking map? How can someone be in the lead on the trail without being in the lead of the race? In this article, we help you understand the basics. You have a wide array of options to…
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Dallas Seavey finished #3 in Finnmarksløpet
The American Iditarod winner and experienced musher Dallas Seavey arrived as #3 three in this year’s Finnmarksløp. He crossed the finish line in Alta with six dogs in front of his sled. After having finished, Dallas Seavey said that it had been an amazing race. – It is very similar to races in Alaska, the same concept…
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Nothing could stop the Swede
Birgitte Næss passed Swedish Petter Karlsson by after two of his dogs decided to mate on the trail at Jotka lake; however, she was unable to keep him behind her all the way to the finish line. Late Friday night, Swedish Petter Karlsson claimed his second victory in Finnmarksløpet in the last three years. He also…
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– Need a bit of luck to make it through
Veteran Tom Frode Johansen with 19 FInnmarksløp on his CV, as well as several Femund Races and one Yukon Quest from 2016, does not complain about the race or the trails during this year’s FL-1200. You cannot change nature, he says. Our press manager had a chat with Tom Frode Johansen at checkpoint Karasjok today,…
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Follow the Final Stages and Finish Live on Facebook
Our experts are on-trail reporting live from the lead of the FL-1200 race. The finish in Alta will also be streamed live on our home page as well as on Facebook. With 16 nations on the starting line, a significantly bigger international audience and general expectations about live images, Finnmarksløpet covers the race extensively on…
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How long does it take?
We have looked at running times between Karasjok and Alta for the past decade of Finnmarksløpet. The average time used is 11 hours and 30 minutes. The trail between Karasjok and Alta has been more or less the same for the past decade. Is is therefore interesting to take a look at the running times…
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What Happens In Levajok After Challenging Mountain Crossing?
The lead teams of FL-1200 are currently struggling through the inhospitable mountain areas between Hillagurra and Levajok. Many are curious to see how much rest they choose to take at cp Levajok afterwards. Our reporters are currently heading up the Tana valley and while on the phone with us, Kristian Walseth crosses the road and…
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FL-500: Best Dog Care Award to Dre Langefeld
During the FL-500 banquet Wednesday night, Dre Langfeld received the Best Dog Care Award. The award is the most popular award by far among mushers, perhaps with the exception of the 1st place in the race, and is awarded following a decision by the race veterinarians. They have examined all dogs at all checkpoints throughout…
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FL-1200: We Are All Rookies Now
Competition is growing harder in the lead of FL-1200. Our expert commentators Trond Ørslie and Nina Skramstad argue that everyone is a rookie now. – FL-1200 of 2018 is the very first 1,200 kilometers race to take place. [In previous years, it has been 1,000 km, journ.note.] Thus, no one has experience from a race…
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Norwegian Ulsom won the Iditarod
Joar Leifseth Ulsom from Norway made history when he won the Iditarod this morning (Norwegian time). Joar Leifseth Ulsom from the town of Mo i Rana, northern Norway, lives in Alaska. In his sixth Iditarod in as many years it all came together and he crossed under the burled arch in Nome, Alaska round noon…