Rules
No set rules are enforced, as the run is more of a social event. When asked by a Norwegian journalist as to who the winners were, the reply from one participant was "Winners? No, here, we're all losers!". Participants are not forced to finish, and those who choose to linger or take an early, much-needed finish, are not frowned upon. There are no known trophies for finishing the run aside from awe and dubious honour.
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