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Lötschental I have always wanted to visit the remote Swiss valley called “Lötschental”. It’s in a mountainous area that is very difficult to access. As a result, it has been isolated from the outside world for many centuries. In 1919, a train tunnel was built and it became easier to reach the valley. To this…
One of the highlights of my running year is the Jungfrau Marathon. To me, this is one of the most beautiful races in the world….
A highlight of our week in Germany was meeting up with Volker. He’s a running blogger in Oldenburg, Kai’s hometown. And, amazingly, he runs barefoot!…
It’s been a year since we visited Kai’s mum in Germany, so it was time for us to pack our bags, rent a car and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…