Just keep showing up!
The hut on the top of Mythen (1’898 metres) Every year, we do a traditional Swiss hike up the “Mythen”, a mountain close to our home. It’s great to see the sunrise from the top. Last Tuesday, we met up with MapMan Reto at 5.15am. The sun would rise at 6.30am, so this gave us…
The Monschau Marathon was my first marathon in Germany. It was a fantastic experience. The setting is spectacular: Monschau is a tiny historic town near…
Every year, the city of Zurich organises a big swim across the lake. Traditionally, it is scheduled for a Wednesday afternoon. Many people take a…
Last week, we went to my nephew’s wedding in Tuscany, Italy. As it was scheduled for Wednesday, we took the whole week off and made…
Last week, we crossed off a bucket list item: we hiked up the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain. It took us 15 hours, including two breaks….
It was the weekend of the Eiger Ultra Trail races in Grindelwald, Switzerland. Overnight, this little mountain village turned into the centre of the universe…
Do you check the starter list before a race? I do. I find it quite useful for local races. Over time, I get to know…
My focus for the second half of 2022 is the Berlin Marathon in September. Leading up to that, I will be doing a few training…
Last Sunday, we did our first Olympic triathlon. It was great fun! At 10am, we left our apartment on our bikes. Ten minutes later, we…
In 2019, I had ongoing Achilles tendonitis. One of the things that helped me was customized insoles – they worked like magic. Now, it was…