If you’re in Zurich on Ascension Day, there’s only one place to be: at the airport! The Airport Race is a flat and easy 17k…
Daily life in Zurich
Our First Week Back in Switzerland
We’ve been back in Switzerland for a week now and have done quite a few runs around Zurich again. People often ask which I prefer…
My Running Goals for 2022
This week’s post comes to you from Switzerland. Kai had some in-person year-end business meetings to attend. While we try to limit flying to an…
My Six Favourites of 2021
2021 turned out to be quite a good year: Running kilometres: 3’421k as of today. My plan is to hit 3’456k by Friday to hit…
Ride The Alps
With 70 road passes, Switzerland is a paradise for cyclists that love challenges. I’m not a great cyclist and therefore I’ve never considered cycling over…
Spectating The Inferno
Let me introduce to you the “Inferno“, the craziest triathlon in Switzerland. Or maybe the craziest in the world. Even the route looks daunting: Here…
St. Moritz Running Festival
The St. Moritz Running Festival is a three-day running event in the Swiss Alps with multiple races. Our running buddy, “MapMan” Reto was the sweeper…
My Top Three Workouts
If you could only do three cross-training workouts, which ones would you choose? When I read by Dean Karnazes’ “The Ultramarathon Man”, I was impressed…
A Fake Race
Zurich has a very popular race series that consists of 12 races in 12 different villages. It is sponsored by a local bank. The bank…
The Swissalpine 23k
We ran this race already once, in 2012. It was Kai’s Worst Race Ever. I remember arriving in the finisher area only to find Kai…