Raw emotions, tough conditions and an incredible new course record at Norseman 2022

From early morning to late night. We will be there all day on race day.

During the course of my Ph.D. journey, I have done several studies. Three of them I included in my Ph.D. thesis. I have learned several lessons. In the following, I will focus on some of the Norseman-related learning points of my thesis.

In August 2015, our Safety Director Jørgen Melau was standing by the shoreline in Eidfjord. The water temperature was 10 degrees Celcius, and the Norseman safety director was pondering whether it was safe to expose 250 athletes to the 3.8 km swim in such cold conditions.

… here it comes. You can´t hide, we´re gonna find you.

– based loosely on The Fugees.

Together with our sponsors and partners, we have made ten (10) more slots available for Norseman 2022. We have used these as a fundraiser for our partner, Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Who got the start slots? The answer is here!