How did you hear about Échappée Belle?
It was a lovely autumn evening. I was sitting by the fire in a mountain hut with my husband, talking, making plans. Browsing through trail running pages and articles on world’s most beautiful trail events, I came across Échappée Belle, more or less by accident. It was love at first sight! In a second I just knew it is the trail love of my life! I even got goose bumps, felt happy as a child. It was the evening I found the meaning of my life, the purpose worth all miserable moments we all have here and there.
Why would you like to run Échappée Belle?
We all have plans and goals in life. They keep us going on, they bring fulfilment and joy. Good goals make us happy – and when we achieve such goals, life makes sense. For me, running EB is not only a sport event, it is so much more. An amazing adventure, a journey of meeting my own limits. A path to grow as a person.
What are you looking for with ultra-trail running in general?
For me, trail running is a way of life. You go to so many great places and see things most people never see. I think that is what I love most about it. One of the great things about ultra trails is that you’re not expected to be super quick. Ultra runners are happy to take their time and enjoy the journey.
About me
Maja Ogrizek, editor, storyteller, trail runner. My soul feels most happy when I put on my running shoes and embrace the freedom – in woods, hills, mountains. I live in a small medieval town in the heart of Slovenia, just under the Julian Alps. I could not imagine a day without feeling the happiness trail running is giving to me.
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Kako si slišala za Échappée Belle?
Bil je lep jesenski večer. Z možem sva sedela ob kaminu v planinski koči, se pogovarjala, delala plane. Brskala sem po internetnih straneh in člankih o trail teku ter iskala informacije o najlepših trail tekmah na svetu. Slučajno sem naletela na Échappée Belle. Bila je ljubezen na prvi pogled! V sekundi sem vedela, da je to moja trail ljubezen življenja! Dobila sem celo kurjo polt, bila sem srečna kot otrok. Bil je to večer, ko sem našla smisel življenja, cilj, za katerega je vredno prebroditi vse mizerne trenutke, ki jih imamo tupatam vsi.
Zakaj bi rada tekla Échappée Belle?
Vsi imamo v življenju načrte in cilje. Držijo nas pokonci, prinašajo nam občutek izpolnjenosti in veselje. Dobri cilji nas osrečujejo – in ko take cilje dosežemo, življenje dobi smisel. Zame EB ni samo športni dogodek, je veliko več. Čudovita dogodivščina, potovanje, na katerem človek sreča svoje meje. Pot k temu, da zraste kot oseba.
Kaj te privlači pri trail teku na splošno?
Zame je trail tek način življenja. Človek obišče toliko lepih krajev in vidi stvari, ki jih večina ljudi nikdar ne vidi. Mislim, da mi je to najbolj všeč. Ena najboljših značilnosti ultra trailov je, da se ne pričakuje, da si hiter. Ultra tekači so srečni, če si lahko vzamejo čas in uživajo na poti.
O meni
Maja Ogrizek, urednica, pripovedovalka zgodb, trail tekačica. Moja duša je najbolj srečna, ko obujem superge in objamem svobodo – v gozdovih, na hribčkih, v gorah. Živim v majhnem srednjeveškem mestecu v osrčju Slovenije, pod vznožjem Julijskih Alp. Ne predstavljam si dneva brez občutka sreče, ki mi jo daje trail tek.
