The St. Moritz Running Festival is a three-day running event in the Swiss Alps with multiple races. Our running buddy, “MapMan” Reto was the sweeper…
Daily life in Zurich
My Top Three Workouts
If you could only do three cross-training workouts, which ones would you choose? When I read by Dean Karnazes’ “The Ultramarathon Man”, I was impressed…
A Fake Race
Zurich has a very popular race series that consists of 12 races in 12 different villages. It is sponsored by a local bank. The bank…
The Swissalpine 23k
We ran this race already once, in 2012. It was Kai’s Worst Race Ever. I remember arriving in the finisher area only to find Kai…
The Eiger Ultra Trail
This race in the Jungfrau region is famous for its 101k trail. Although the 101k was cancelled, there were still other three distances available: the…
My 10K Training
I’m in week 9 of 14 for my 10k training. Once again, I’m doing it with one of the free virtual Garmin coaches. For my…
Halfway Through 2021
“Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning” – Gloria Steinem Halfway through! Time to review the goals of 2021. March: I hit my big…
I Made My Own Electrolyte Drink!
My mouse cursor was hovering over the ominous “buy now” button. I was about to spend USD 55 on 8 tubes of Nuun. Nearly USD…
We Did It And Things I’ve Seen On My Runs Lately
We did it! We didn’t get lost once on our group run! Last Saturday’s plan was to do 25k (15.5 miles) with 1’700m (5’600ft) elevation…
When Your Leader Is Lost
For the last three Saturdays, I’ve been doing long runs with my favourite running buddy, Reto, and his little crew. It’s great fun, especially because…