Around the country, skiers are preparing with wooden skis, calfskin clothes and beak shoes - all to be able to complete the race on February 12 between Sälen and Mora.

- Most of it is old stuff from relatives and family, says Lovisa Ån Gunterberg when she shows the clothes she is going to wear.

I klippet ovan visar Lovisa upp sin utrustning. Under hösten och vintern har SVT följt åkare som förbereder sig inför det ovanliga loppet – de reportagen kan du se i sin helhet på SVT Play.