Sure, people have always run up hills for training. And even compared times. But in Norway they’re turning it into a sport. And the trip back down is the social part. Cool! Why not?
According to this webstory: “Ski season is finally underway in the mountains, but while skiers at lower elevations wait for snow they’ve been using local slopes in new way — by running up them. … The sport now known in Norway as motbakkeløp has emerged as a trendy and challenging form of exercise and competition.”
https://www.newsinenglish.no/News/runninguphill.html
