I don't know about the rest of you but this was an 'on the ass TV day'. First another Vasaloppet and for the first time I actually recognized the track. Yes, CykelVasan does follow the real track. At the same time I am just confused that so many want to kill themselves to finish that race. I know that the tradition is enough to motivate people and there are few things more Swedish than sitting watching this on the first Sunday in March. But this is all really a battle against yourself. I cant't see that any joy or race feeling would appear in Vasaloppet. From my långlopp experience, somewhere around 4 hours there is not much energy left and you are running on will until you can have a gel or see a 10 or 5 km left sign and get that final boost. But what can it possibly feel like after 7 or 8 hours?

Maybe I should run a marathon or something just to get some idea of the pain. How many of you have run a marathon?