19 Sept 2021

UTMB CCC, Courmayeur (Italy) - Champex (Switzerland) - Chamonix (France) - (99km, 6200m D+)

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And then, suddenly, it was the morning of the 27th of August and the race I had been looking forward to virtually ever since I started runni...
11 Sept 2021

KAT100 Marathon Trail, Fieberbrunn, Austria (61k, 3150m D+)

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The KAT 100 Marathon trail is part of a larger trail running event in the Austrian Kitzbühl-Fieberbrunn area with the eponymous KAT100 100...
7 Jul 2021

Dolomites Ultra Trail, Brixen, Italy (72k, 4100m D+)

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I learned about the Brixen Dolomites Ultra Trail from a Facebook post in which a fellow runner was looking for a team partner as his origina...
13 Mar 2020

Chiemgau Trail Run, Übersee, Germany (56k, 2600m D+)

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At long last, my first race in Germany (not counting a 10k in 2010), and on partly familiar trails as well. Located just a 1h train ride fro...
12 Mar 2020

Innsbruck Alpine Trail Festival, Austria (61k, 1900m D+)

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Although the Corona pandemic has put a stop to most trail running events, some smaller races in less affected (or cautious) places are still...
11 Mar 2020

Columbus Grand Trail, Santa Maria, Azores (77k, 3700m D+)

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As we missed out on the S1 Trail Corsa della Bora in Trieste this year my brother and I decided to test the Winter climate on the Azores an...
10 Mar 2020

Großglockner Trail, Kaprun, Austria (48k, 2100m D+)

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After spending 2 weeks in Slovenia hiking the Triglav National Park as summer vacation, making a quick stop at the Großglockner Ultra Tra...
9 Mar 2020

Mozart 100 Ultra, Salzburg, Austria (63k, 2000m D+)

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After the Ultra Blue Island, I had tendon issues for several weeks and consulted a orthopedist who couldn't find anything wrong with me...
8 Mar 2020

Ultra Blue Island, Faial, Azores (64k, 3200m D+)

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While the original plan after the S1 Trail Corsa della Bora was to sign up for the 2019 Transvulcania, I had always wanted to visit an even...
7 Mar 2020

S1 Trail Corsa della Bora, Trieste, Italy (57k, 2300m D+)

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During a 2018 autumn vacation in Southern Tyrolia my brother (proud 2013 UTMB finisher) and I (no runs longer than 20km to date) decided th...