FKT: Michael Nabb - Blå leden (Sweden) - 2020-10-04

I've been wanting to push Blå leden for a long time and finally found the time. The weather was less than ideal, about 13-14 degrees C with heavy winds and less then dry conditions. I only ran the full length of the trail once before during the Blåfrusen ultramarathon (which runs it out and back for twice the distance) so was a little nervous about taking a wrong turn somewhere but managed to find my way without major hickups, only hesitating for a few seconds 3-4 times. The trails were mostly ok despite the rainfall with only a few short sections really muddy. I only had a major slip once but managed to stay on my feet. Given the cold and damp weather I brought way too much water and only drank about 0.5L. Most memorable was a section with high grass and lots stinging nettles which left my bare legs quite itchy the last 5km. I wanted to be really thorough with my attempt so made sure I ran 100% on the actual trail and not the sometimes adjacent roads. Overall happy with the time and will most likely try it again in the future, maybe the other way from Domarudden to Vaxholm as I started in Vaxholm this time.