Tromsø – Chasing the sun

A 7500 km drive, to run a half-marathon. Crazy. An absolutely incredible journey. June 9, 2023 Today the journey begins. Shortly after 2 p.m., just after work, I packed the last things and went to Oeversee, just over 600 kilometers away, for a stopover at Helena’s place. I know Helena through work and when we …

Between Ascension Day and new records

Lausitzer Seenland

While on Ascension Day we made a leisurely hike through Saxon Switzerland in the rain, on Saturday we went to try a record-breaking 50 km. Thursday May 13th, 2021, Bastei – Gamrig The original plan was longer but at some point we decided that 4h hiking in the rain would be enough. So we cut …

When the Ore Mountains are calling

Stausee Sosa

Friday, April 30th, 2021 – Altzella Abbey A little warm up for the Ore Mountains tour the next day, brought us to the Altzella Abbey ruins. Saturday, May 1st, 2021 – Ore Mountains Wenn man die Berge immer leise rufen hört, muss man manchmal einfach diesem Ruf folgen. Deshalb wollte ich unbedingt mal wieder ins …

Another 60 km weekend

Schlossruine Schomberg - am 60 km Wochenende - at 60 km weekend

Actually, I was aiming for 75 km this weekend, but some tours are more strenuous than expected and plans are usually only there to be changed. So in the end it was a 60 km weekend, which I can be more than satisfied with. To achieve this, I was on the road again for three …

10-20-30-Weekend

Süsses Kalb

What is a 10-20-30 weekend? It’s simple: 10 km hike on Friday, 20 km hike on Saturday and 30 km hike on Sunday. Sounds easy enough at first, but I’ve added a few challenges in the meantime. Starting with the Streak Running I held back with the hikes for a while. I was still on the road, but mostly only once per weekend and usually only about 20 km. That should change a bit with this weekend, without interrupting my Streak. It was not easy, but doable. Where I was and what I saw, you can see in the following sections.