Bodom Trail has already been run, and its spring green scarfs being used by participants. The next scarfs will be handed out on the last weekend of May, when it is time for the NUTS Karhunkierros. Up until now we haven’t seen even a glimpse of the colors of the race specific scarfs, but that time is now! Here you can see all the scarfs in race order from left to right: Bodom Trail, NUTS Karhunkierros, Vierumäki Trail, NUTS Pallas, Tunturimaraton, Nuuksio Classic and the Marathon of Dangers. You can click on the image to enlarge it.
All the events during the summer and fall, except the Marathon of Dangers, still have room for runners. There are two spectacular races in the fells of Lapland (Pallas and Pyhä) and two accesible races in the forests of Southern Finland (Vierumäki and Nuuksio).
Even if you haven’t signed up for any of the races yet, you still have a chance of taking home the Cup! The final score will consist of your four best races, so sign up and get training! Remember, that if there are multiple distances in the race, the BUFF scarf will given only to runners doing the BUFF Trail Tour distance. You can find the websites for the races here.
In addition to the race specific scarfs, there is a special edition scarf that will be given out to seven women and seven men doing the tour.
So if you happen to see a fellow runner in a race or on the trails somewhere wearing the design on the left you should pay attention – it marks runners that have held the lead position at some point in the cup.
These scarfs will be given out after each race to the leading runner in both the women’s and men’s series. This special batch of scarfs only arrived after Bodom, so the winners Jaana Leivo and Henri Ansio will receive them at Ruka before they head out to Karhunkierros.
All scarfs are designed by Kari Koskinen, member of the team behind Bodom Trail and Nuuksio Classic.