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Eremitageløbet

11:0011:00 AM Jægersborg Dyrehave
Eremitage Hunting Lodge
Eremitage Hunting Lodge. Photograph by kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The course is 13.3 km on trails with hills, laid out as a figure of eight in Jægersborg Dyrehave, so runners pass Eremitage lodge twice.

The course in short 3 lines
  • A figure of eight in the deer park13.3 km since 1983, passing the lodge twice.
  • Start 400 metres before the finishPick your banner honestly; the field takes 20 to 25 minutes to start.
  • UNESCO world heritage woodlandA race run since 1969 in a deer park.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryA figure of eight in the deer park13.3 km since 1983, passing the lodge twice.

The organiser says the route has been 13.3 km since 1983 and is shaped like a figure of eight. The organiser calls the terrain hilly and off the road, in Dyrehaven north of Copenhagen, with drink stations at Eremitage lodge on both passes.

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Whole courseTacticsStart 400 metres before the finishPick your banner honestly; the field takes 20 to 25 minutes to start.

After the finish, runners move on into the refreshment area for fruit and water and cannot return to the finish line. The start takes 20 to 25 minutes from the first runners to the last crossing the line, and the organiser asks runners to keep right so faster ones can pass.

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Whole courseLandmarkUNESCO world heritage woodlandA race run since 1969 in a deer park.

The organiser describes the race as the only running event ever held in Dyrehaven. It began in 1969 as an idea of two Copenhagen club members and reaches its 58th edition in 2027.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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No gel needed at this pace

Finish

Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.

For your long training runs:

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
13.3 km8.3 mi

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 10 October Race day

  1. 11:0011:00 AM

    Race start Dyrehaven, Ved Fortunen. The start line is 400 metres from the finish line. Runners line up at the banner for their expected finishing time, and the field takes 20 to 25 minutes to pass the start line.

Times as published by the organiser, in Jægersborg Dyrehave time, checked .

Add to calendar .ics file, times in Jægersborg Dyrehave time

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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