Sweden 8 August: Solleftea - Östersund
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Day three in Sweden; no moose yet!
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After we left Solleftea, we continued running from the place we stopped at yesterday; 155 kilometres were ahead of us, mostly through forest!
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For relaxation, we took a short stop at the Motodrom of Östersund for a nice Karting session. Fortunately for some of us, no driving experience was needed!
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Later, we arrived at Östersund City Hall, where we were welcomed by a city representative, our local organiser and athletes.
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A musician played for us and we got a special welcome - a victory wreath!
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After the reception, we enjoyed a great dinner together. One of our hosts was the female Swedish marathon record holder, Lena Gavelin.
Distance: 155km
Team Members:
Dipavajan Renner, Sandra Aurenhammer and Martin Prettenhofer (Austria), Anita Borics (Hungary), Roger Rogge and Matthias Eckerle (Germany), Sandro Zincarini (Italy), Ksenia and Daria Soboleva (Russian Fed.), Lenka Chobodicka (Slovakia)
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