Pueblo of Artana with the sierra de la Espadan in the background. Date: 21 July 2019Distance: 16.5 kmElev. gain: 800 mGoal: fun run (in the heat)Finish: 1:27:37Rank: 13Shoes: Altra Lone Peak 4.0Website Spaniards know how to organise (and celebrate) a race; and usually bribe with four Euros registration fee (T-shirt included), beautiful scenery, amazing trails, … Continue reading Volta a l’Ombria d’Artana (Artana mountain race, Valencia) 2019
Category: Trail races
Trail de l’Eau Blanche (Lompret) 2019
photo credit: William Vlb - Photography Date: 24 August 2019Distance: 21 kmElev. gain: 600 mGoal: fun runFinish: 1:51:01Rank: 4Shoes: Altra Lone Peak 4.0Website Beautiful small race! Well set up, well organised (Chimay beer voucher after finish!) with several river crossings (I recall 3) and steep climbs (fixed ropes required because of muddy terrain - after … Continue reading Trail de l’Eau Blanche (Lompret) 2019
Trail de Bruxelles 2019 (25k): Victory
Date: 20 October 2019Distance: 25 kmElev. gain: 340 mGoal: rock itFinish: 1:41:57Rank: 1Shoes: Altra Lone Peak 4.0 Donnerlüttchen, it seems like those many kilometres of training through 2019 have worked! To be honest, I train (quite a bit) too little to usually play at the front; on the other hand, I train enough to easily … Continue reading Trail de Bruxelles 2019 (25k): Victory
ZUT Supertrail – The race
The main event of this year is over - looking back with a happy and a nostalgic eye. Date: 15 June 2019Distance: 64 kmElev. gain: 3000 mGoal: 8h30Finish: 9h10 (basically goal w/o the breaks :-P)Rank: 120 / 1200Shoes: Altra Lone Peak 4.0 Before the raceWe travelled to Germany on Thursday morning before race day (Saturday), … Continue reading ZUT Supertrail – The race
Trail des Veneurs
A trip to the Ardennes for a nice little preparation race: Trail des Veneurs (42km, 1900m alt. gain). The field was small, around 100 runners for the longest distance of the first edition of this race (beside 16km and 32km). Starting line was on a cow paddock, still a swamp from the recent rain, perfect beginning for a trail run with wet socks :-).
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