It’s been almost 4 months since I won my first ultramarathon. It was a 24-hour trail race on a motocross track. No one expected me to do so well, let alone win. No one, including myself. After all, I had started running again only 3 years prior, grew up with the belief that I was […]
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“Winning is more fun than fun is fun” – Ed Mylett With a big smile, the race director welcomed me in the finish area after 24:01:37 (24 hours, 01 minutes, 37 seconds). I was relieved and happy. I had done it. I had successfully completed my 2nd 24-hour race. But I didn’t just finish. I
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I didn’t recognize the woman in the mirror. The eyes staring back at me were sunken, and the dark circles underneath them contrasted with the white of my skin. My lips were chapped. “Damn, you look tired,” I said aloud as I turned away from the hotel’s bathroom mirror and towards the shower. My body
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“I wish you much grit. Because you don’t need luck in life. You need grit”. A girl shouted those words at me after I told her I was nearing the end of a 100-mile race. It was a warm August summer night, and the streets of Berlin were filled with people. While they partied and
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“You should walk a little faster. In the end, every lap counts.” “Well, I tried, but I can’t,” I wanted to shout. But I couldn’t. I could hardly hold my tears. Feeling defeated and deflated, a “yes” was all I could get across my lips. I checked my watch. It was 14:58 on a scorching
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To successfully finish an ultra, you need to learn how to fuel for the event. Yes, I know that the low-carb runner Michael McKnight has shown that one can run 100 miles without calories. However, I don’t recommend trying to crush your first ultra on zero calories. Instead, you should focus on fueling early and
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What would you do if your health was restored by doing the opposite of everything you were taught? That is the question Michelle Hurn asks you in her book “The Dietician’s Dilemma,” and it is a question that far too few of us think about deeply. Due to my experiments and a slight obsession with
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As an ultrarunner, you are tough. You need to be. Running fifty, one hundred, and more kilometers at a time, most of the time in harsh environmental conditions, is not for the faint of heart. While everyone seems to agree that you need to log a sufficient amount of kilometers during training, the opinions on
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“Long-distance running is 90% mental, and the other half is physical.” – Rich Davies While physical health and stamina are critical if you want to run 50 miles, 100 miles, and more, the limiting factors for many people are their character, daily habits, and the relationship they have with their mind. Mental training should be
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