Ultrarunner's notes

 One doesn't simply climb the same Minčol twice The Strečnianska mašľa (ribbon) event is rumored to be a nice little amazing event with an amazing atmosphere and even more amazing soup, organized by the local tourist club KST Uhlík Strečno, by people who really care that the runners are well taken care of, that participants take home great memories, feelings, impressions and rich prizes and starting packages. Today marks the fifth year of the event and the second year being part of the Slovak Ultra Trail league - which attracted almost 170 runners to the start of the long, 50-kilometer route and almost 200 to the shorter, 25-km route. The ribbon has become a great knot this year - due to the reconstruction of the bridge in Strečno, it would be quite complicated to make a loop through Suchý in Krivánska Malá Fatra, so the organizers pulled the route twice through Minčol in Lúčanská Malá Fatra. I was looking forward to Suchý, I've never been there before, but nevermind, at ...

 Zázrifské Pobehaňä for the fourth time Lesson learned (that is, mainly for me for the future) and indulgence right at the beginning, let's get it out of the way: - don't eat really greasy pizza in a dark restaurant called Temnica (Darkness) the night before the race - eat at every aid station, even if you don't feel like it - us women have it a little harder sometimes - if two days ago you didn't have a voice, an ultra-galactic time won't be your choice - you just have to keep on going - life is good The route of the 71-kilometer-long Ultramagura turned in the opposite direction compared to last year, and it was suppposedly a good move. I can't compare it, because I didn't run last year, but there will probably be something about it - at the beginning, one takes a shorter but steeper circuit over the ridge of Oravská Magura, and then "just jogs away" the remaining 41 kilometers 😅 although.. I have it so that whatever they put in front of me, I so...