{"id":1416,"date":"2012-06-30T09:54:48","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T09:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=1416"},"modified":"2012-07-01T15:49:37","modified_gmt":"2012-07-01T15:49:37","slug":"up-up-up-the-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/up-up-up-the-peak\/","title":{"rendered":"Up, up, up the peak!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Per Inge and mayor Laura Seltveit on top of Hovlandsnuten<\/p><\/div>\n

While \u00e5 l\u00f8pe<\/strong> (to run, running) is popular in many countries, Norwegians have recently taken the classic sport with them in a brand new direction: uphill. I had a chat with Per Inge Fjellheim from Sauda (the West Norwegian town where I spent parts of my childhood). He\u2019s one of the ildsjeler<\/strong> [ILLshehler] (enthusiasts, literally \u2019fire souls\u2019) behind the annual race Hovlandsnuten Opp<\/a>\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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What is Hovlandsnuten Opp?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hovlandsnuten Opp (Up the Hovland Peak) is a motbakkel\u00f8p<\/strong> (uphill race) in Sauda, Rogaland. This year more than five hundred runners participated. Most of them are trimmere<\/strong> (joggers), but there are also elite runners who compete to get the best time in teams of five. For the less spreke<\/strong> (fit [plural form]) we have two shorter l\u00f8p<\/strong> (races). The medals are just the same.<\/p>\n

How long have you been doing this, and what made you start?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the sixth time we organize this race. I had this idea of a race with a beautiful view to the mountain on the one hand, and to the fjord on the other. It was meant to be an offer to everyone who\u2019d like to get out of the couch and get a nice experience.<\/p>\n

What kind of people participate in the Hovlandsnuten Opp?<\/strong><\/p>\n

People of all ages, joggers, pros from Kenya, Norway and Switzerland.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the record?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Herre<\/strong> (men): John Sompol, Barakarunner, Kenya:\u00a038:13 (2010).<\/p>\n

Dame<\/strong> (women): Marie Nordsletten, BUL, Norway: 45:39 (2010).<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s the point of running uphill?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s obvious. Running downhill is no challenge! The panorama comes with the opptur<\/strong> (uphill trip). As a training method, motbakkel\u00f8ping<\/strong> (uphill running, literally \u2019counterhill running\u2019) is thrice as effective as bicycling. And if you were to run down you\u2019d have to get up anyway\u2026<\/p>\n

Are there any similar uphill races in other parts of Norway?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The number of motbakkel\u00f8p<\/strong> in Norway was 136 in 2011. The number is increasing.<\/p>\n

If any of the readers would like to join you next year \u2013 what should they do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Practice walking non-stop for two hours. If you haven\u2019t got any mountains where you live, find a sandy beach or some hills. Bj\u00f8rnstjerne Bj\u00f8rnson writes in his poem \u201dNorge, Norge\u201d:<\/p>\n

Norway, Norway, getting blue as it rises from the grey-green ocean, isles around it like youngs birds, fjords like tongues into the quiet places.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Go to the quiet places. Go to Sauda in Rogaland and be there the weekend June 14-16 2013! Together with five hundred others you\u2019ll experience the best Western Norway has to offer, with fjords, mountains and waterfalls. You won\u2019t regret!<\/p>\n

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Hovlandsnuten, the mountain in the middle<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

While \u00e5 l\u00f8pe (to run, running) is popular in many countries, Norwegians have recently taken the classic sport with them in a brand new direction: uphill. I had a chat with Per Inge Fjellheim from Sauda (the West Norwegian town where I spent parts of my childhood). He\u2019s one of the ildsjeler [ILLshehler] (enthusiasts, literally…<\/p>\n

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