Woman Crush Wednesday is brought to you this week by Swedish Ultra, Trail and Skyrunner Emelie Forsberg. I first discovered Emelie only a few months ago through her sponsor videos on Youtube, but have since become fascinated by her training, her Wanderlust-worthy life, and most importantly her balanced and healthy attitude towards food and body image. Below is the video that first led me to follow her- she has a really lovely, positive and holistic attitude on life.
Some facts Emelie:
- She ran her first serious trail race (Swedish Vértex Fjällmaraton in 2009) using a home-made chocolate cake as her fuel. She won.
- She currently competes on the Swedish Ski Mountaineering and Ultra Trail teams.
- She currently holds the women’s record for Ascent & Descent of Mont Blanc (4810m with 4,100m elevation).
- Her 10k time (for reference) is 36 minutes. Whilst she’s strong on the uphill, and regularly wins vertical races, it’s on the downhill where she comes into her own.
- She’s placed first in three races this year since having surgery on a torn ACL. Talk about impressive!
Who’s inspiring you currently? Let me know!
Lots of love,
Pippa
Pip in Motion 
Chocolate cake for the win! That’s awesome. Shalane Flanagan! She’s my marathon momma idol.
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Who bakes their own chocolate cake, takes it on a run, eats the whole thing, and then wins?!
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