For the most part, we exist in a numb, dead society.

I’m doing my best to be alive and running in the mountains is the best way I’ve found to do that.

 And because I love the effortlessness that sometimes occurs while cruising down a cushy pine-needle singletrack or even while grinding up a switchback above tree line. I love how I can run up and into a mountain cirque or over a pass and be completely dwarfed and humbled by the sheer immensity and grandiosity of the landscape and I love flying down the other side with the breeze in my hair and the gravel in my shoes and the burning in my quads and the branches in my face and then when I'm finally all worn out there's nothing like

peeling my shoes off and just sitting. Just being at rest.

Running sharpens the focus on life and intensifies the emotions.

Is there any better reason to do anything?
***Anton Krupicka****


I found that quote from Tony in web ...I think that hits the point.
Keep things simple as possible be happy that you are alive  and keep on moving.

Date	Km	VertM
26.11	14,000	231,0
25.11	15,700	328,0
24.11	10,000	140,0
23.11	14,000	231,0
22.11	14,000	231,0
21.11	10,000	140,0
20.11	14,000	231,0
19.11	0,000	0,0	TotalTime
	91,700	1532,0	08:49:24

"It's easy to imagine how you will act when things go according to plan,

that's why you must always prepare yourself for what you will do when

they don't."

First week of preparation ...eleven to come !!!!  

Date	Km	VertM
18.11	23,30	321,00
17.11	0,00	0,00
16.11	14,70	239,00
15.11	7,70	87,00
14.11	13,50	151,00
13.11	12,26	216,00
12.11	0,00	0,00
	71,46	1014,00

Your biggest challenge isn't someone else.

It's the ache in your lungs and the burning in your legs, and the voice inside you that yells

'CAN'T",

 but you don't listen.  You just push harder.

And then you hear the voice whisper

'can'.

And you discover that the person you thought you were is no match for the one you really are."

After two easy weeks of jogging and a party weekend the normality has to come back into life.




Today   preparation for my first Ultra Marathon started and a lot of work has to be done in the next twelve weeks. So I will start with basics again… collecting km´s … but this time the weekly km and time average is a bit bigger then before.

Date	Km	VertM
12.11	0,000	0,0
11.11	10,500	155,0
10.11	0,000	0,0
9.11	0,000	0,0
8.11	10,500	155,0
7.11	10,500	155,0
6.11	12,500	226,0
5.11	0,000	0,0
4.11	13,800	252,0
3.11	0,000	0,0
2.11	10,200	141,0
1.11	12,000	206,0
31.10	10,200	141,0
30.10	0,000	0,0
	90,20	1431,00

picture made by äiti

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."

36hours after BMW Frankfurt Marathon 2012

Here I´m again back in normality …what a Sunday awesome run missed my target only by a few minutes .

Finishing time 4:06:19 h/m/s that’s more than 20 minutes faster as my first Marathon in Helsinki. I´m getting  a better feeling for the distance and  had no pain at all just great. Now I know what´s possible and there is much more possible as …just to finish  

I will start working now on speed skills over the winter time and I also might do some little HalfMarathonEvents beginning 2013 or  in winter to get in shape for the Spring Marathon time.  

Stay tuned …there is more to come

Date	Km	VertM
29.10	8,000	50,0
28.10	42,195	28,0
	50,20	78,00






the winner (and WR 2:03:38holder) Patrick Makau 2:06:08







Here we are again …………..D-Day

4hours before BMW Frankfurt Marathon , just had a little breakfast some toast , bananas and my tee. I´m know getting a little bit nervous  I can feel my blood pressure rising slowly .  I´m not sure what this day will bring the track will be very  crowded almost 16000 Runners singed in today which is a new record for Germany  so it might not be possible to make a PB time …lets wait and see.

Note of the day***

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win(M.Gandhi)

 

 

Date	Km	VertM
27.10	3,80	38,00
26.10	12,30	221,00
25.10	0,00	0,00
24.10	6,50	80,00
23.10	10,20	141,00
22.10	0,00	0,00
21.10	10,20	141,00
20.10	0,00	0,00
19.10	12,30	221,00
18.10	12,30	221,00
17.10	0,00	0,00
16.10	30,80	450,00
15.10	0,00	0,00
	98,40	1513,00

14days till Frankfurt …lots of training …I´m already running; eating ;drinking; forting; sleeping and smelling like a dog .

But in moment there is nothing else on earth what I like to do more than being a DOG

******

The best long distance runners eat raw meat, run naked and sleep in the snow."

- Alaska Airlines advertisement honoring Iditarod dogs -

 

Date	Km	VertM
14.10	23,27	350,00
13.10	0,00	0,00
12.10	11,20	154,00
11.10	12,00	230,00
10.10	10,20	141,00
9.10	10,20	141,00
8.10	0,00	0,00
	66,87	1016,00

Thats it for September lots of Km´s
**
My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. 
I think he was right. 
I feel ten years older already.
**

you have to see that video

Date	Km	VertM
18.9	15,40	274,0
19.9	13,50	239,0
20.9	0,00	0,0
21.9	15,60	331,0
22.9	13,50	239,0
23.9	28,68	522,0
24.9	0,00	0,0
25.9	13,50	239,0
26.9	13,86	239,0
27.9	0,00	0,0
28.9	13,50	239,0
29.9	0,00	0,0
30.9	28,68	522,0
	156,22	2844,0

Awesome but very tough week ....made lots of Km´s this week  and I also  was able to push the limit a bit more.

In that  picture you can see my perspective of Sunday s uphill struggle for almost 12km

luckily there was not a tree in the way.

Date	Km	VertM
17.9	15,600	331,0
18.9	15,400	274,0
19.9	13,500	239,0
20.9	0,000	0,0
21.9	0,000	0,0
22.9	13,500	239,0
23.9	28,680	522,0
	86,680	1605,0

13,5km & 240VertM and she still looks fresh

Here is my little pacemaker “Minou” she is often on my side