sauna marathon

Report: The sauna marathon in Otepää inspires Estonians and international visitors alike

Adam Rang / February 5, 2019

The tenth annual European Sauna Marathon in the Estonian winter capital, Otepää, featured new technology, more nationalities and crazier outfits, writes Adam Rang. Nearly 800 competitors from 16 countries in 188 teams visited 19 saunas around one Estonian town on 2 February for the European Sauna Marathon 2019. It was the biggest and craziest competition in its 10-year history, as well as the most high tech. […]

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The world’s biggest sauna marathon to take place in Estonia

Estonian World / January 30, 2015

For the past six years, the Estonian winter capital, Otepää, has played host to a sauna marathon where hundreds of competitors sweat to visit as many of the outposts as possible in the shortest time. The European Sauna Marathon, as it’s called, will be held for the sixth time on 22 February. Participants have to

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Otepää – home to the annual European Sauna Marathon

Estonian World / March 13, 2013

Otepää, Estonia. Winter is a busy time here for sports as competitors come to this usually sleepy town on Estonia’s southern tip. Sometimes, the scene is exactly what you would expect, like 8,500 bundled-up skiers sliding through town on a cross-country ski trek one weekend last month. Other times, though, you might see a different

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