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Ultravasan 90

August, day not yet published Mora
Vasaloppet
Vasaloppet. Photograph by Bysmon, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser sends Ultravasan 90 over 92 km from Berga by in Sälen to Mora through seven checkpoints, with 867 m of elevation gain and about 15.5 hours to finish.

The course in short 2 lines
  • The whole Vasaloppet, Sälen to Mora92 km from Sälen to Mora, seven checkpoints, 867 m of gain.
  • One 5:00 gun, five start pensA mass start at 5:00 from five pens, pens open 4:30.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 92GeometryThe whole Vasaloppet, Sälen to Mora92 km from Sälen to Mora, seven checkpoints, 867 m of gain.

The checkpoints are Smågan, Mångsbodarna, Risberg, Evertsberg, Oxberg, Hökberg and Eldris, with drinks about every five kilometres between them and a start bag that can be sent on to Evertsberg, halfway to Mora. The three last checkpoints, Oxberg, Hökberg and Eldris, have timed cut-offs. The race starts at 5:00 on Saturday 21 August 2027 and finishes through the classic finish portal in Mora, after the church tower comes into view.

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Whole courseTacticsOne 5:00 gun, five start pensA mass start at 5:00 from five pens, pens open 4:30.

The start pens open at 4:30. The elite start and the Swedish Championship class are reserved for seeded runners and those entered in the SM class. Start numbers are assigned in August and confirmed by email. The organiser asks runners to keep right and pass on the left, because several events with a mix of elite and recreational runners share the course.

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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

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
5.0 km3.1 mi

Race week

Timetable

Saturday 21 August Race day

  1. 04:304:30 AM

    Start corrals open Berga by, Sälen

  2. 05:005:00 AM

    Ultravasan 90 mass start Berga by, Sälen. One joint start for everyone. Finish in Mora.

Times as published by the organiser, in Mora time, checked .

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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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