In exactly two months I will have completed my first ultra marathon. The 16th April 2016 at 9:00am marks the start of the 69 kilometres edition of the 100 Miles of Istria Ultra-Trail. Up to the sound of the starting gun, I have exactly 60 days left. 1440 hours to reach the top of my game, for the sake of running Croatian mountain trails from Buzet to Umag. Away from the future, wind back just over a week, I happened to run the 79th edition of the Plänterwaldlauf.
Read MoreIt’s been a while since I last dropped some thoughts on this blog. Tel Aviv had been the last event, of what I can refer to as my rookie running season. At the end of 2015, I look back at a number of finishes, but above all mind-blowing experiences. I completed the Madrid Half Marathon, as my first-ever running event, before moving on to running two Marathons, one in Madrid and one in Munich. In the meantime, I participated in the Red Bull Wings For Life World Run, before I wrapped up the season with the Coca-Cola Zero Tel Aviv Night Run.
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