Fjällmaraton (literally Mountain Marathon in Swedish) is a long distance race, considered one of the hardest and most important one-day mountain marathons in Sweden. The total route has a length of with a cumulative elevation gain of 2,100 meters and similar elevation loss. The race takes place between the mountain resorts Vålådalen and Trillevallen in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County since 2005. Until 2012 the race was known by the name Vértex Fjällmaraton, then AXA Fjällmarathon and from 2017 KIA Fjällmarathon depending on varying sponsors.
Over time additional races have been added to the original Fjällmaraton proper, currently: Öppet Fjäll (Open course) runs the marathon course but without the mass start of the racing day so that runners may run at a leisurely tempo at their own convenience Halvmaraton (Half-marathon, in 2016 called Salomon 27K), with a cumulative elevation gain of 1,150 meters Kvartsmaraton (Quarter-marathon), with a cumulative elevation gain of 600 meters Minimaraton (Mini-marathon), a children's race with two age categories: 0–6 years run 800 meters, 7+ years run 1,500 meters Vertical K (Vertical kilometer), a race to the peak of Åreskutan Inov-8 sprinten, a sprint where competitors take on qualifiers and heats before reaching the final In 2012-2014 Ottfjället upp was a vertical race to the peak of Ottfjället, but this was replaced by Vertical K to the peak of Åreskutan in 2015.
Winners The course has changed over time in different ways so course records are not listed here. The fastest male winning times have been under 3 hours 30 minutes and the fastest female winning times a little under 4 hours, so considerably slower than a normal asphalt marathon race.
Andreas Svanebo has won the race six times in seven starts. On the women's side Ida Nilsson has won four times in four starts.
Emelie Forsberg's first win in 2009 is widely cited, including on CNN. She had borrowed a backpack from a friend and brought a chocolate mud cake that she had baked. Before the last big ascent, she stopped for 20 minutes and ate the cake, got new energy and won the race. Two years later she was back, did not stop to eat en route and improved her time by 30 minutes. In 2014 the by then established world class runner Forsberg was back again and improved her time by another 30 minutes.
Year Country Man Country Woman 2005 Andreas Svanebo Hanna Wikberg 2006 Fredrik Sätter Kicki Fransson 2007 Andreas Svanebo Therese Svensson 2008 Andreas Svanebo Maria Lundgren 2009 Andreas Svanebo Emelie Forsberg 2010 Anton Sjöholm Therese Svensson 2011 Andreas Svanebo Emelie Forsberg 2012 Andreas Svanebo Annika Billstam 2013 Anders Kleist Lena Gavelin 2014 Eirik Haugsnes Emelie Forsberg 2015 Anders Kleist Ida Nilsson 2016 Anders Kleist Ida Nilsson 2017 Andreas Svanebo Ida Nilsson 2018 Jo Forseth Indgaard Fanny Borgström 2019 André Jonsson Fanny Borgström 2020 Olle Kalered Tove Alexandersson 2021 Jonathan Albon Ida Nilsson
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