Emilia Brangefält burned out.
Swedish endurance running was met with a great tragedy. PDO
Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet has published the last text messages of runner promise Emilia Brangefält before her death.
21-year-old Brangefält died in November 2023. The event shocked the whole of Sweden.
Expressen magazine according to Brangefält, he trained so hard that his body suffered from a severe lack of energy. Also, his resting heart rate was really high.
The runner began to limp repeatedly, and soon could not run at all. Brangefält’s life lost its meaning, and so he took his own life.
The text messages of the last days of the young promise told everything about his situation. He sent the messages to his training partner To Victor Dahlgren.
– I feel like I’m burnt out, Brangefält wrote.
– As if I did perelofssons.
Swedish cross-country skier Per Elofsson ended his career at the age of 28 due to burnout, after recovering too poorly for years. He later suffered a cerebral infarction, but recovered from it.
Sweden’s next great runner was expected from Brangefält. Despite his young age, he was third in the World Championships in trail running.
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