Elevation gain

While I normally prefer to run early in the day, the “livspussel” (how I hate this term) is what it is with Anna working full days every weeekend to wrap up her PhD so I had to save “Höjdaren” until after dinner time. Like back in November when I did the Tasmanian “Point to Pinnacle” challenge, elevation never comes easy in Umeå. As such, and despite all the snow that has been falling over the last days, I took my Hoka Torrent 2 over to “Bränteverest” for 300+ meters of climb in the hail, earning me a “wolf” in this last of the virtual races organized by Salming Idre Fjällmarton. As I reached the top on my last repeat, the sun came out, making the whole thing feel at least somewhat worthwhile.