ABOUT THE RACE
Bergslagsleden in 5 days is an all inclusive running-race along the 280km long Bergslagsleden-trail. It starts in the North at Kloten and finishes close to lake Vättern at Stenkällegården. The trail passes many historical sites, beautiful panorama views and several National Parks.
The trail is mainly single track and partly very technical but also includes shorter sections of gravel roads, tarmac etc. During the five days runners will do a total of near 5500 meters of elevation. Included in the registration fee is accommodation, breakfast, lunch packages, Support on five to seven places along the trail, snacks, dinner.
Transportation will be provided to all racers from Örebro, which is the main city of the area.
You can follow the race through Liveresults with several checkpoints every day and extensive livestreamings via Facebook.
In 2015 and 2016 two crazy runners and an even crazier support driver made two attempts to set a Fastest Known Time for the ”Bergslagsleden”. First they failed but in 2016 they succeeded with a total time of 85hrs 33 min. They all fell in love with the trail, the nature and the adventure. This is their attempt to make running the whole Bergslagsleden accessible to more people.
REGISTRATION
No race in 2021!
We have decided to cancel Bergslagsleden på 5 dagar due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The main reason is that the sleeping and transportation arrangements cannot be handled in a way that sufficiently minimises the risks of spreading the virus. We hope that we can organise the event again in 2022.
THE FOLLOWING IS INCLUDED IN THE RACE
On Monday afternoon, 16:00 CET – Car/buss transit from Örebro (central station or long term car park) to the first camp where you’ll have dinner and a race briefing.
During the five racedays the following will be included each day:
- Breakfast
- Transport to start
- Two food packages
- Support on four to six places along the trail every day. The support will include bananas, nuts, water, juice, coffee and cola. Each participant will also receive their own support bag to fill with preffered food or sports nutrition at one service point each day.
- After the finish and a well deserved shower there will be dinner and a prize giving cermony
After the finish and dinner on day five you’ll be transported back to Örebro. We will also arrange transportation for any runners abandoning the race.
We will be sleeping at the following places:
THE RACE COURSE
Stage 1
Start – Kloten
Finish – Nyberget
Distance – 58km
Elevation- 2000m
Service stations – 5
Stage record – 6h 48min 20sec, Pär Bjelkmar 2018
Stage 2
Start – Nyberget
Finish – Ramshyttan
Distance – 63km
Elevation – 1000m
Service stations – 7
Stage record – 7h 34min 20sec, Pär Bjelkmar 2018
Stage 3
Start – Ramshyttan
Finish – Stenbäcken
Distance – 63km
Elevation – 1100m
Service stations– 5
Stage record – 8h 08min 50sec, Pär Bjelkmar 2018
Stage 4
Start – Stenbäcken
Finish – Ramundeboda
Distance – 50km
Elevation – 680m
Service stations – 5
Stage record – 5h 33min 20sec, Pär Bjelkmar 2018
Stage 5
Start – Ramundeboda
Finish – Stenkällegården
Distance – 47km
Elevation – 500m
Service stations – 5
Stage record – 4h 43min 50sec, Pär Bjelkmar 2018
RESULTS
2019
1 – Tom van de Wiele 37.52.36
2 – Bengt Wallner 42.59.01
3 – Marit Strengen 44.41.24
3 – Stig Laursen 44.41.24
5 – Nils van der Poel 50.12.01
6 – Joachim Kortyka 60.08.18
7 – Fredrik Widfeldt 214km Svartå Herrgård 41.35.03
8 – Sara Kortyka Ramshyttan 121km 28.06.58
Links to results with split times from all five days:
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5
20198
1 – Pär Bjelkmar 32:48:40 (New course record)
2 – Sandra Lundqvist – 39hr 34min 29sec
3 – Team LAGerblad (Karin Lagerblad (Falkenberg RR), Stefan Lagerblad) 51hr 36min 45 sec
4 – Bram van der Bilj 56hr 42min 55sec
5 – Fredrik Widfeldt Mogetorp 129km, 22hr 12 min 35 sec
6 – Rickard Ahlberg Ramshyttan 121km 20hr 2min 39sec
7 – Thijs Leroy 81km Uskavi 15hr 4 min 0 sec
8 – Jonas Brännmyr Nyberget 58km 7hr 23min 54 sec
9 – Daniel Zetterqvist Nyberget 58km 8hr 51min 0sec
2017
1 – Helle Manvik – 38h 19min 40sec
2 – Martin Hellberg – 40h 24min 10sec
3 – IF Start Team Ultra (Roland Eriksson & Hasse Byrén) – 56h 46min 5sec
4 – Mia Gyllenberg – Nyberget 58km 7h 29min
5 – Fredrik Hartman – Nyberget 58km 8h 41min 50sec
2016
1 – Markus Björnström och Martin Kindgren – 47hrs 11min 40sec
2 – Roland Eriksson och Ulf Eriksson – Mogetorp 128km 21hrs 26min 50sec
3 – Nils van der Poel – Ramshyttan 121km 19hrs 46min 50sec
4 – Maria Eriksson – Reboda 68km 11hrs 02min 40sec*
*Did’t run Reboda – Hammarby (31km). Continue to Stenbäcken 153km 30hrs 36min 50sec
5 – Sara Richert – Stora Myggsjön 41km 5hrs 51min 00sec