sports, making & well-being
Running 100 kilometers (60 miles) in a day? Through alpine terrain with 5km vertical ascent? How is that even possible? In June I finished Zugspitz Ultratrail 100k in just under 15 hours after researching and training for this spectacular run for about four months. Before that my longest run was a marathon. Here is everything I learned and everything you need to know if you want to undertake a similar journey.
Continue reading How to Run Your First Ultra Trail in 100.000 Easy Steps (part 1)
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.
source: John F Kennedy “Sport at the New Frontier: The Soft American” in: Sports Illustrated Volume 13, Issue 26 (December 26, 1960), p. 14-17 (article)
Today’s politicians should take a stronger role in supporting well-being for the general public.
Pete Sampras, one of the greatest players in tennis history, 14 Grand Slam titles and ATP ranked no. 1 from 1993 to 1998:
One day, everyone will be a nutrition freak. Be ahead of that curve.
June 20 2015, Saturday morning 7:15am in Grainau, Germany: more than 700 ultra trail enthusiasts start running into the misty mountain range around Zugspitze to participate in the fifth edition of the Salomon Zugspitz Ultratrail (ZUT), a 100k, 5.380Hm race. I am one of them. Continue reading ZUT 2015 Race Report