Just keep showing up!
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 for 3’500 trail runners from 70 countries. With ten friends registered for various races, this was going to be a trail party! There were five distances to choose from, ranging…
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…
What’s better than racing? Racing with friends! I’ve done this particular race, the “Zumikerlauf“, a few times before. It’s a nice little 11k race near…
It’s less than 20 days to my first Olympic-distance triathlon. The swimming part will happen in the lake of Zurich. It’s been over a year…
If you’re in Zurich on Ascension Day, there’s only one place to be: at the airport! The Airport Race is a flat and easy 17k…
We’ve been back in Switzerland for a week now and have done quite a few runs around Zurich again. People often ask which I prefer…
We were thrilled that we could participate once again in Cape Town’s Cableway Charity Challenge. The concept is simple: run as many times as possible…