Let me introduce to you the “Inferno“, the craziest triathlon in Switzerland. Or maybe the craziest in the world. Even the route looks daunting: Here…
Running
St. Moritz Running Festival
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…
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…
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…
Forest Bathing
„Going to the Woods Is Going Home“ – John Muir When our plane landed in Zurich last month, one of the things that struck me…