TL;DR:– 2:48:10 (PB)– 130 day run streak (total: 2530.1km, avg. ~19.46km/day)– 12 weeks @ 160km/week DetailsSince running a PB of 2:56 way back in Boston Marathon 2013 and after a disastrous DNF at Beppu in 2015, I had almost given
Oxfam Trailwalker Hong Kong 2018

This blog-post is dedicated to my colleagues/friends at Natixis with whom we shared a grueling 21 hours and 6 minutes in the trails of Hong Kong over a distance of 100km and over 4700 meters of climb.
KIX Senshu & Koga Hanamomo Marathon 2018, the back to back A-races

People who know me have probably noticed that wherever I go, I wear my headset most of the time. The reason is that I am always lost in my thinking, I am constantly trying to solve a problem in which
Strength Training part 2/2

Scrolling across the massive number of articles on strength training for endurance athletes in front of my computer, my head got more and more confused. How many “Top 10 exercises for runners” articles have you seen? Do you recall?
Hakusan Shirakawago 2017 – Ultra marathon – Derek’s report

You’ve done a 100km ultra marathon before, how hard could a 70km be? Said the voice in my head, as if stoking coals of Lucifer’s fire. Well, the September 2017 Hakusan Shirakawago Ultra 70km certainly sounded like a fun
Shirakawago Ultramarathon 2017 – Harri’s report

Soon after crossing the finishing line at Nobeyama 100k (classic runner’s thing), I was already thinking about Shirakawago that holds a dear spot in my heart, a redemption race sort to speak. This year was my 3rd participation but this