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Norwegian thirty

30 km

Norway's marching badge, open to anyone since 1915.

Cover 30 km. Carry 11 kg. Only the distance is checked.

It stands on
Legion's march
Two soldiers with packs walking through grass on the 30 km Norwegian Foot March.
Photo: Cpl. Philemon Tan, US Army. Public domain.

What it takes

Before you go.

Recommended first
Legion's march
Weekly distance
About 30 km of running a week on average over 6 weeks
Long run
22 km, at least once in the last 6 weeks. Finishing Legion's march counts
Taper
An easier week before the event week

The story

Norway's military marching badge was first held in 1915, and civilians can take it too. It is 30 km carrying at least 11 kg. Men aged 20 to 34 have 4 h 30, women 5 h 15. Source: Norwegian Armed Forces.

The ladder

  1. 5 km
  2. Forager's day
  3. First flight
  4. Mawson's last miles
  5. 10 km
  6. Gold march
  7. Hunter's day
  8. Nut grove
  9. Twelve-miler
  10. Wallace's Line
  11. Wildebeest's day
  12. Half Marathon
  13. Toutle avalanche
  14. Roland's pass
  15. Olympus Mons
  16. Dawes's ride
  17. Laki fissure
  18. Royal Road
  19. Legion's march
  20. Norwegian thirty