On 12 May 2013, my 19th birthday, I was able to run under three hours for the first time at the Mainz Gutenberg Marathon in 2:57:25. Four and a half months later, I stood at the starting line of the 40th Berlin Marathon for the fifth time. In 2:59:25 hours, I was able to run under three hours again and even came second in the MJ U20 age group, but ...
Running
06.10.2024
Many years after our first visit to the Pitztal Valley, Jonas and I stood at the starting line of the Pitztal Glacier Marathon for the first time last summer. Jonas had opted for the full 42.195 kilometres, while I went for the half marathon, which was officially 290 metres too long. On a glorious summer's day, we were able to run to a double victo...
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12.07.2024
Lining up on the start line of the A race of the Scottish 10,000 metre championships just five days after the London Marathon may be a brave decision. But sometimes - and to be honest, not so rarely - courage is rewarded, as in my case in Glasgow.
My best marathon time in London was still noticeable in my legs on the way to Glasgow. Of cou...
Running
24.05.2024
What an atmosphere it was again! The 42.195 kilometres from Blackheath to the Mall in front of Buckingham Palace once again proved to be an emotional rollercoaster. Even at Natalie's third and my fourth London Marathon start in a row, we were anything but bored. After the atmosphere was absolutely first-class last spring despite the rain, the Londo...
Running
28.04.2024
There's plenty of sunshine in Portugal. It's been years, or this summer exactly a decade, since I was last in Portugal in the summer. As always, it was beautiful, but above all very warm. The fact that the Lisbon Half Marathon & 10K in mid-March was so summery was something we, like tens of thousands of other runners - around 35,000 participant...
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25.03.2024
