Two yers ago I crunched some numbers on what it takes to qualify for 70.3 worlds. It was by far the most popular post on this site to date. And since I’ve recently considered to go for 70.3 worlds myself again, I thought it would be a good exercise to do the math once again. Just like last time I pulled the numbers from a sample of European races. I don’t know why this is, but Euro events usually make…
After the terribly botched marathon in April I was brave enough to sign up for another long one in autumn. The Harz Gebirgslauf leads athletes from thr valey up to the top of Mt Brocken in northern Germany. It is regarded as one of the hardest marathons around here with 1200 meters climbing. To my surprise it is also one of the oldest trail marathons going into its 42nd year. We signed up together with 6 guys. I’ve always considered…
After finishing my latest race I found myself wondering. What am I doing? What’s my purpose? What’s the point of putting myself and my family through all these endless hours of training? Yes, to some extend I do bike and run and swim because I enjoy and doing it. But definitely not all of it. It takes a greater mission to get up at 5am on Sundays for a long run. And then I thought about why I do triathlon,…