==Round winners==Congratulations to the winners of [[Omgång 137|round 137]]: [[Användare:féarglas|féarglas]] from [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]] won her second [[Gold medal]], [[Användare:Björke|Björke]] from [[Region:Östergötland|Östergötland]] turfed home over one million points for his [[Silver medal|Silver]] and [[Användare:FillefilurFilleFilur|FillefilurFilleFilur]] secured his first [[Bronze medal|bronze]] after half a zillion R's ([[Region medal]]s) and C's ([[Country medal]]s) during the years.

==[[Bonanza:Västervik 2022|Bonanza 2022]]==Registration for [[Bonanza:Västervik 2022|Bonanza 2022]] in [[Kommun:Västervik|Västervik]] will open on January 24th24^th. You can already now secure your place at the Bonanza banquet and order one Bonanza T-shirt and one lovely Turf multiheadwear by buying a Bonanza VIP-ticket (540 SEK) as a Christmas present for a Turf friend or yourself. You find all info at [www.http://kalmarturf.se www.kalmarturf.se]. There is also an offer for discounted accomodation for the Bonanza weekend, read more about it [http://media.kalmarturf.se/2021/10/Accommodation-Bonanza-2022-1.pdf here].

== 24 h WINTER Event in [[Kommun:Umeå|Umeå]] 5-6th 6^th of March [[2022]] ==Don't miss out on a once in a life time [[Turf]] [[event]]: [[Turf Västerbotten|Umeå Turf association]] has combined their classical Winter event with the exclusive [[24-timmarsevent|Event 24]], only held twice before. This will be the event to separate real winter hardened turfers from wishy-washy summer turfers. Read about it and sign up [https://turfvasterbotten.wordpress.com/2021/11/04/24h-winter-2022 here].

==Aviemore Turf event==Here's a report from the inaugural annual Aviemore Turf event from [[Användare:Emjbee|Emjbee]]:

”On the 20th20<sup>th</21st sup>/21^st November the very first overnight turf [[event ]] north of [[Kommun:City of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]] took place. Organised by [[Användare:Cambla|Cambla]] it was set in and around the beautiful Aviemore. The first of the winter [[Snö|snow ]] was on the mountains and there was a 'brisk chill' in the air. There was a [[Cykel|bike ]] event on the Saturday and then a more relaxed [[Gång|walking ]] event on the Sunday around Glenmore forest park. It was my first ever Turf event, and despite having some technology failure (phone died) and signal problems at Glenmore, I loved every minute of it. There was a lovely prize-giving meal afterwards with many laughs, and a bonus prize of a wee bottle of beer or Prosecco for everyone who took part. Walnut [[Användare: walnut|walnut]] came away with the first prize in the bike event and needless to say I got the wooden spoon! At least I can blame technology. Particular highlights for me were getting a crowdy[[Crowdy-8 ]] with all the lovely [[Turfare|Turfers ]] I met, as well as having turfing royalty [[Användare: féarglas |féarglas]] as a room mate for the night.”

== [[Zon|Zone]] in [[Kommun:Pargas|Pargas]] ==In [[Kommun:Pargas|Pargas]] there is a very special zone you have to make sure to take if you ever visit, at least accordingly to [[Användare:Ojarnstr|Ojarnstr]]:

”If you are turfing in [[Kommun:Pargas|Pargas]] you will have to deal with the fact, that there is a big hole in the center of the town: The limestone quarry is the biggest in northern [[Europa|Europe]]. There are of course many zones placed around the quarry, that gives you the chance to experience a bit of industrial history. There have been industrial level mining operations here for over a century now.

The new zone [[Zon:HundbananStep|HundbananStep]] is one of them and it is placed on one of the old slag heap hills called Hundbanan, “the dog track” by the locals. This because the small side cars used to transport rocks at the beginning of the 20th 20^th century looked like dogs. Pictures [https://wiki.turfgame.com/sv/wiki/[Zon:HundbananStep |here]].

[[Fil:Hundbanan insider.jpg|none|700px|thumb|]]As this is a central zone it means it have be “lila” in [[warded ]] so I have already been up the stairs many times… finding new muscles in my legs during the climbs.”

If you have not yet started to paint your zones ”lila”/”purple”, you need to log into [https://warded .se warded] and look up "Map of my unique zones", where zones are colour-coded accordingly to how many times you've taken them. Purple is the 'highest' colour, and a zone will become purple when you have taken it 51 times or more.

== [[Användare:CanC|CanC]] from [[Kommun:Åbo|Turku]] sums up how [[Turf]] has changed her life ==As we are closing in on the end of another Turf year, [[Användare:CanC|CanC]] from [[Kommun:Åbo|Turku]], [[Land:Finland|Finland]] sums up how [[Turf]] has changed her life in the last four years:

A friend had often spoken about [[Turf]] before I began in [[2018]]. I started walking – 5-8 miles a day. Didn’t get me many points, though. A year before (ed. I downloaded Turf) I began the Walk-1000-Mile challenge, sponsored by Country Walking magazine. Adding [[Turf]] to my daily routine was added pleasure. I started dreaming of scoring higher on a [[Cykel|bike]]. At the same time, my perspective on life evolved. I wanted to live more sustainably and I wanted to get more exercise. So, I sold my [[Bil|car]]. The same day I bought an e-bike.

We (my husband [[Användare:Pecpec|Pecpec]] is also an avid player) are both physically much healthier – being 60+ means we need to remain mindful of staying active. Nature and outdoor exercise improve one’s mental health. Days are shortening quickly but Turf gets us out the door!”

Something that is getting turfers out on a daily basis is the new [[Medaljer#Daily-10|Daily-medal serie ]] that was launced in September at the [[Bonanza]]. Just a few days ago it was time for the first [[Daily-90]] medals: 417 turfers took it on that first day, and since then another 98 have added it to their medal collection. I am sure more will follow! [[Användare:DiProgenDIProgan|DiProgenDIProgan]] has made a web page that tracks those first turfers who battle for the [[Daily-365]], [https://turfbridge.com/rip.html?fbclid=IwAR1IFm7sKNTkPXbpOP5Vi6aA6W20EJ-efh2u3X1EpLnaVKpooSHKJ6vAcgI RIP: Battle for the Daily]. Don't forget to turn on the music!

If you are a [[Land:Norge|Norweigian]], [[Land:USA|American]], [[Land:Japan|Japanese]], [[Land:Sydkorea|South Korean]], [[Land:Nederländerna|Dutch]] or [[Land:Danmark|Danish]] [[Turfare|turfer]], I would love to hear some stories from the Turf World in your country as well :)

...that the turfer [[Användare:Aicar|Aicar]] is the first turfer to take a C ([[Country medal]]) in three different [[Land|countries]]? In June he took [[Silver medal|silver]] and a [[Land:Sverige|Swedish]] C, in September he took a C in [[Land:Finland|Finland]] and in November he finished off with a [[Land:Danmark|Danish]] C. Congrats!

…that the turfer with most R's ([[Region medal]]s) is [[Användare:FillefilurFilleFilur|FillefilurFilleFilur]] from [[Land:Finland|Finland]], he has 57, [[Användare:gilla|gilla]] has 49 and [[Användare:CSL|CSL]] and [[Användare:GW007|GW007]] both have 47.

...that [[Användare:recycling|recycling]] has R's from 15 (!) different [[Region|regions]].

//[[Användare:Munin|Munin]]

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