An unforgettable adventure, but for me - an unbelievably hard one. Breathtaking views in a ten‑million city, where tidy park paths alternate with challenging stone trails, while ancient fortress walls and hills meet modern city skylines. Covering 109 km with no less than 4,800 meters of elevation still doesn’t feel like seeing enough of it. This place is enchanting. Truly unforgettable.

Why on earth do you need this? Again and again, I return to this question whenever my thoughts have wandered off once more toward the Roja 24-hour running event. It is exactly like with cakes - I definitely do not need them, but does that mean they are consumed any less? What is a 24h run anyway - a bunch of questionably adequate people circling an endless loop, sinking deeper and deeper into the depths of their own despair. However, the better I feel, the more I am haunted by all sorts of mad ideas. Do I need it - definitely not, can I do it - most likely not anymore, do I want it - damn right I do!

Kur meklēt motivāciju skriešanai tumsajos, aukstajos ziemas vakaros? Atrodi kādu ar ko skriet kopā! Šeit neliela atskaite par to, kā mums gāja. Kaut pēdējais "Teikas vakars Lapsas solī" koptreniņš nupat jau aizvadīts, mēs neatvadāmies pavisam, jo būs taču arī citas aukstas un tumšas ziemas. Tad mēs būsim atpakaļ - ar tumšiem kaktiem, krāšņi izgaismotiem parkiem, sliežmalām un piedzīvojumiem.