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Follow the balloons Every year, the city of Zurich organises a big swim across the lake. Traditionally, it is scheduled for a Wednesday afternoon. Many people take a few hours off from work to participate in this event. The 9’000 swimmers can choose from twelve different slots throughout the afternoon. Kai and I registered for…
Last week, we went to my nephew’s wedding in Tuscany, Italy. As it was scheduled for Wednesday, we took the whole week off and made…
Last week, we crossed off a bucket list item: we hiked up the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain. It took us 15 hours, including two breaks….
It was the weekend of the Eiger Ultra Trail races in Grindelwald, Switzerland. Overnight, this little mountain village turned into the centre of the universe…
Do you check the starter list before a race? I do. I find it quite useful for local races. Over time, I get to know…
My focus for the second half of 2022 is the Berlin Marathon in September. Leading up to that, I will be doing a few training…
Last Sunday, we did our first Olympic triathlon. It was great fun! At 10am, we left our apartment on our bikes. Ten minutes later, we…
In 2019, I had ongoing Achilles tendonitis. One of the things that helped me was customized insoles – they worked like magic. Now, it was…
What’s better than racing? Racing with friends! I’ve done this particular race, the “Zumikerlauf“, a few times before. It’s a nice little 11k race near…
It’s less than 20 days to my first Olympic-distance triathlon. The swimming part will happen in the lake of Zurich. It’s been over a year…