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Tartu\u2019s iconic \u201cTartu Ski Marathon\u201d is set to take place on 14\u201315 February this year thanks to the perfect winter weather we\u2019ve had so far this year. This globally famous series of ski races features its main event, the 63-kilometre classic, as well as a 31-kilometre classic, and other races. This is one of the world\u2019s oldest, and most celebrated, ski marathons.<\/p>\n
Even though the Tartu Ski Marathon was first held in 1960\u201466 years ago\u2014this will only be the 52nd annual event. Why? Here\u2019s a hint: you need snow for a ski marathon. Thanks to January making up for the lack of wintery weather in December, the snow is fully expected to remain for another three weeks, and fresh snow is even expected in the near future.<\/p>\n
The 63-km classic event begins on 15 February at 9:00 in Otep\u00e4\u00e4\u2019s famed Tehvandi Sports Centre. This is a globally renowned race, with competitors including famed athletes from dozens of countries. The 31-km classic begins three and a half hours later at 12:30 at the Arula crossroads.<\/p>\n
The 31-km freestyle event, as well as the vintage, relay, and kids\u2019 races all take place the day before, on 14 February. Each event starts and finishes at various locations, which you can see here<\/span><\/a><\/span>. And if you\u2019re unable to make it to Estonia, but you still want to compete, you can register for the Virtual Race here<\/span><\/a><\/span>! Because\u2026Estonia. You\u2019ll get an official starting number and everything, with results verified by your smartwatch.<\/p>\n The two main events of 15 February finish in the charming town of Elva. This is the perfect excuse to spend some time in Southern Estonia. Otep\u00e4\u00e4 is also known as Estonia\u2019s winter capital, and for a very good reason.<\/p>\n The Tartu Ski Marathon is an official part of the Worldloppet and Estoloppet Ski Federations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tartu\u2019s iconic \u201cTartu Ski Marathon\u201d is set to take place on 14\u201315 February this year thanks to the perfect … Read more<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":154989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[13875,14874,17725,17728,17962,19334,19966,20710,20722,26716],"class_list":["post-154988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leisure","tag-otepaa-2","tag-elva-2","tag-tartu-ski-marathon","tag-ski","tag-skiing","tag-events-in-estonia","tag-southern-estonia","tag-ski-marathon","tag-tartu-maraton-2","tag-worldloppet"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t