Running Stoltzen (or any other really steep climb really) requires totally different muscle usage than his normal extremely efficient flat/track stride. I remember the race was shown on Norwegian TV, nobody really expected him to get even close to the winners or the course record. For many years the dominating runner here was Jon Tvedt, an orienteering runner on the Norwegian national team. He ran 8:13 all the way back in 1995, a record that stood until Nepalese sherpas came to Bergen and built a proper rock path/staircase to replace the old slippery roots/rocks/mud horror.

@Kipchoge475

2 жыл бұрын

What is the total distance of that course?

@TerjeMathisen

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kipchoge475 910 m or 1000 yards. :-)

@estelja

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, same reason you don't see Kilian Jornet running sub-3:30 1500m track races.

@Kipchoge475

2 жыл бұрын

@@estelja I don't think he can even run sub-3:45 on the track.has he?

I climbed Stoltzekleiven at least a hundred times when I lived in Bergen. It never got easier and I felt like I was dying every time I got the top.

@runnerscentral8248

2 жыл бұрын

What champions are made of🙌👏

It made him a tough runner 🏃‍♀️ and I think that why his one of the world’s greatest athletes, awesome job

@runnerscentral8248

Жыл бұрын

You're right, Jakob built a great base when he was younger and that is helping him tremendously now. It's times like this when you don't get it right, that you learn from, and Jakob has certainly done that!

Running up mountain requires more than a good engine. It’s soooo easy to push too hard and crash and burn near the top