Watch: Kungsleden with Emelie Forsberg

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It’s not often you see Emelie Forsberg get tired and say things like, “I’m not sure I can.”

Forsberg, one of the world’s most talented and joyful trail runners, returns to Abisko, Sweden, where she used to work in a mountain hut along the Kungsleden trail system. Here, she goes for the FKT:  276.5 miles with 36,473 feet of elevation gain over 5 days.

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