Ultravasan is an annual ultramarathon and trail run in Sweden, which was hosted for the first time in 2014 following the route of the ski race Vasaloppet. The 90 km race is the largest ultramarathon race in Sweden, and attracts more participants than the 45 km event.
The race is arranged on two distances: Ultravasan 90: Start in Sälen and finish in Mora, following the same trail as Vasaloppet. The race was originally 90 km, but after some modifications in 2023, the course is now 92 km. The course has also had several minor changes over the years, notably incorporating more technical terrain in the first half of the race. Ultravasan 45: Start in Oxberg and finish in Mora, following the second half of the Vasaloppet trail. The course is around 45 km in distance. The races are part of the Vasaloppet Summer Week, along with the bike races CykelVasan and the shorter running races TrailVasan.
Notable performances Jonas Buud was involved in the creation of the race, and won the first two editions of Ultravasan 90. His time in 2015 is still held as the course record, although the course is now longer.
In 2019, Jim Walmsley tried to break Buud's record time, but fell two minutes short.
In 2024, Norwegian former crosscountry skier Laila Kveli won Ultravasan 90 and became the first athlete to win both the skiing race and the running race.
In 2025, Olle Meijer took the lead with one kilometer to go and won for the third year in a row. He became the first man to win Ultravasan 90 three times, and the second person to do so after Alexandra Morozova.
Also in 2025, Agnes Josefsson won Ultravasan 45 at only 19 years of age, setting a course record in the process.
Past winners Winners and official times. Course records with green background. +Winners of Ultravasan 90YearCountryMenTimeCountryWomenTime 2014 Jonas Buud 6:02:03 Holly Rush 7:09:04 2015 Jonas Buud 5:45:08 Jasmin Nunige 7:02:35 2016 Jarle Risa 6:11:49 Jasmin Nunige 6:54:32 2017 Elov Olsson 6:07:37 Ida Nilsson 6:51:26 2018 Fritjof Fagerlund 6:01:56 Alexandra Morozova 6:43:55 2019 Jim Walmsley 5:47:28 Alexandra Morozova 7:11:072021Sébastien Spehler6:09:45Alexandra Morozova6:48:362022Viktor Stenqvist6:19:07 Anna Hellström7:40:512023Olle Meijer6:46:13Ida Nilsson7:23:522024Olle Meijer6:15:18Laila Kveli7:18:232025Olle Meijer6:07:23Dominika Stelmach6:54:59 +Winners of Ultravasan 45YearCountryMenTimeCountryWomenTime 2014 Roman Ryapolov2:49:47 Gloria Vinstedt 3:28:13 2015 Fritjof Fagerlund2:45:30 Caroline Dubois 3:13:22 2016 Roman Ryapolov2:41:47 Lisa Ring 3:04:18 2017 Erik Ahnfält 2:40:28 Joasia Zakrzewski 3:06:12 2018 David Nilsson 2:39:33 Lisa Ring 3:03:00 2019 Fredrik Eriksson 2:49:21 Sofia Byhlinder 3:09:402021Kristofer Låås2:41:04Liselotte Hellsten3.05.382022Jesper Lundberg 2:34:29Barbro Näsström3.02.472023Kristofer Låås2:39:47Erica Lech3.02.092024Jesper Lundberg 2:35:52Malin Starfelt2.55.182025Linus Rosdahl2:32:22Agnes Josefsson2.53.19
References
External links Ultravasan 45 Ultravasan 90