It’s a beautiful Sunday today. The sky is blue, the sun is shining, not a single cloud on sight. The kind of perfect day described in fairytales. A light breeze is the only indication that spring is still to come… yet not very far away. March is usually void of rain and 2008 seems to be no exception. I’m standing… Read more →
Anyone with a perfect mind loves lingering in bed on Sunday morning. Taking a good night’s sleep, relaxing in the morning, sunk in, spend some time, kiss the one you love, drowse, go back into dreamland, just enjoy having nothing to do and the fact that Sunday morning in bed just sounds… right! For me, Sunday has a tradition: going… Read more →
This will be the second vertical kilometer in the whole race. I’ve known since the beginning that this would be coming and have been preparing myself mentally to surpass the challenge. I’m now at km 46 of the Zugspitz Ultra Trail and ahead of me is a humongous wall. The first, done at the start of the race, was surpassed with… Read more →
The second big race of the year came in the form of a challenge by #TheCrazyOnes tribe. That is to say, my dear friends Stefan Christoph and Cook it Fit blogger Cris. Following our joint adventure in the Madeira Island Ultra Trail, Stefan and Cris wanted to relive an experience where sport and friendship get seamlessly together. As we’re running together one day, Stefan… Read more →
I’m crossing the finish line at the Madeira Island Ultra Trail and I feel immensely proud… … I’m proud of the land, for the island of Madeira has offered me its mountains, delighted me with its pristine blue sea and dazzled my senses with a variety of spectacular features that only it’s abundant nature can offer; … I’m proud of the… Read more →
One of the big challenges this year will be the Madeira Island Ultra Trail (MIUT), an amazing race integrated in the Ultra Trail World Tour. I’ll be participating in the Ultra course, 85 km of extreme beauty and delicate nature dazzling the senses through fascinating mountains, overall accumulating 4700 m of positive elevation. As the organisation describes it: «Imagine an island planted… Read more →
I’m sitting at the waiting room of Dr. Maurer, a general medicine practitioner which happens to be an ultra runner himself. Visiting the doctor is usually an unpleasant event, as it means that something is wrong. Visiting Dr. Maurer has always a positive twist into it: he’s excellent at what he does and has a deep understanding of what running… Read more →
I compromise on sleep… I do it and unfortunately I do it often… How do I feel about it? Not good to be very honest… Why do I keep doing it? I guess that’s the real question, isn’t it? We all want to live our lives to the maximum extent possible. Days are not long enough, 24 hours are insufficient… Read more →
It’s Tuesday afternoon. The weather is nice in Düsseldorf. Sunny. Relatively warm. Blue sky. Just perfect for my bike commute as I’m about to leave the office to head home. I grab my mobile phone to check for any personal messages before hitting the road. An online post calls my attention: a mountain marathon in Solingen, the Wupperberge(trail)marathon. Just around the corner… Read more →
Visiting the Via Algarviana during summer is becoming a tradition. It had been done not only once but actually twice already, hence it made only sense to plan another visit to Monchique, not by car but by the lovely trails Algarve has to offer. This time around I’ve decided to invite the community and see if anyone would be interested to join the quest. 🙂 The following is a… Read more →