OK I am back home. Yesterday hike was just the perfect balance between hard, beautiful, challenging. I fear i won't find a match soon.

Think I've done my longest EG gain in 1 shot, from 1000 to 3000m .

Spent the night in a refuge and went backdown in the valley

Brain and myself very grateful to body for supporting us in those epic trips without a single blister ,black nail or painful muscle.

#vacations
#trailrunning
#runnersofmastodon
#running

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a pasture going back down in the valley, with mountains in the background. in right there Is the beginning of a slope lighted by the coming sun, which is hiding behind clouds. at distance we see the tiny specks of people going down

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a rocky path leading to the summit of "Tête de la muraillette", 3000m, identified by a stick in the ground, with clouds all around

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a huge mountain side covered with trees and bushes, with some rocky outcrops here and there. we see a trail going up, with tiny people on it. mountains and blue sky make the backround for this scene. at the bottom right, the turquoise water of lake Lauvitel

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Col du Vallon, 2500m high, we are overlooking a valley with a lake. 2 small white things are on the leftof lake : the refuge where I'll spend the night. 500m down to go, but before let's summit the Muraillete, the mountain flanking the Col at right.

“On downhills, which you’re more likely to encounter regularly on a trail, your quad muscles lengthen more than they would on a flat or uphill, putting more tension on the muscle fibres. That eccentric nature of downhill running induces more lower limb muscle damage for up to several days after exercise, a 2020 scientific review published in Sports Medicine found.”

#running #trailrunning https://mastodon.nl/@Johan_Barelds/114850778797295261

The Veluwezoom trail run went as planned today. The goal was an average pace of 7min/km. To achieve that, I'd decided to run the first 20km at my base heart rate of 129. If I still had some energy left in the last 10km, I could let go. And that's pretty much how it went. Although the heat and high humidity also caused a slight increase in heart rate.
Final verdict: Mission accomplished! 😊✅
#Trailrunning #runnersofmastodon #UltraRunner  #Running #Garmin
Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/15098251825?utm_source=UNKNOWN&utm_medium=referral

Also wirklich von Seelevel auf knapp 700m hoch stelle ich mir ganz cool vor. #Trailrunning

Anfang August sind wir auf Kreta. Der Optimist in mir hat gerade eine 32km #Trailrunning Runde durch die Felswüste gemapped. 😅

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Lauf-Route auf dem Nordzipfel von Kreta

Busy morning😃Run to ParkRun on my own. Met up with my wife and son. We all did ParkRun. I jogged round with my son for his PB (out of 2 attempts so far) and my wife came 4th in her age category and 20th woman overall. Then I ran home by which time it was **even hotter**☀️+🏃‍♂️=🫠 #TrailRunning #parkrun #running

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Screenshot from the Garmin Connect app shows a summary of each of the three runs I did this morning. All pretty slow and very warm, totalling just over 13 miles

Here we go (up) again

#vacations
#trailrunning
#runnersofmastodon
#running

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trail going up through low grassland rocks toward a blue sky. there is a black shiny moutain on the right, but I am heading left

https://runalyze.com/shared/2ng004

#laufen #running #shammasandals #runalyze #coros #waldlauf #trailrunning

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Im Wald laufen

Saturday, #MTUT-runday! 🙂

#trailrunning #running #laufen #sandalRunner

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The inflated arch at start/finish, reading Maintal Ultratrail.

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A gravelpath through the vinyard.

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A harvested, golden field with four wind turbines.

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My finisher medal and finisher beer. 😄

🏃 Erster Lauf ohne Zipperlein/Wehwehchen, dass ich das noch erleben darf🕺 🏆

*Ein Schalk, wer denkt, das liegt an der Bestellung des neuen 🚲😅

Da freu’ ich mich doch eine flache Runde um den See, um zu sehen, wo ich wirklich steh, heut war eher ein Versehen mit ca. 85 bis max. 90 %. Nicht das ich noch wirklich ehrgeizig werde, obwohl .... NEEE, dafür bin ich zu faul 😀

#laufen #running #trailrunning #pr

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Lauf: Schnelle 13! 13 km / 132 Hm

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Die Uhr meint nach dem Lauf, die bisher schnellsten 10 km in 53:21

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Hab mich gut gefühlt, aber dass es sofort alle meine PR Zeiten über den Haufen wirft! PR in 1 km / 1 Meile / 5 km / 10 km -- Ja, für mich ist das schnell!

Seems like France is taking over Hardrock100. 1st, 2nd, 3rd on the male side, and probably 2nd and 4th (or 5th), 9th on the female side. Vive la France. 🇫🇷

#trailrunning #running #hardrock #ultrarunning

Going up, lazily

#vacations
#trailrunning
#runnersofmatodon #runnersofmastodon
#running

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a mountain slope at 45° covered With trees and firs, taken from a cablecar below a lake, at horizon an inviting moutain ridge. did I mention the sky ? its blue whitish.

Let's break on through to the
other valley. In the redheaded moutain ranges.

Wanted to be very lazy today to save legs, by taking a 2nd cablecar.

Unfortunately it was out of order so I added 5k and 700m EG for a total of 21k and 2000mEG

12m/k average moving pace all in z1 z2. Took a lot of time trying to avoid the big ugly ski tracks in favour of small trails in the middle of the rocks and around lakes.

#vacations
#trailrunning
#runnersofmastodon
#running

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a mountaine turquoise lake with the mountains (with some remaining snow) reflecting. the sky is blue with white clouds

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a rocky surface, quite barren, with a blue lake on the distance, and the moutaon gradually climbing to the right, with some névé. the rock is red/orange, giving it name to the mountains range "massifs des rousses"

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a névé(snow bank) leading up to a stretch of rock, behind the blue sky

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another lake. the water goes from brown to blue. it is bordered by a low rocky ridge which makes the horizon. above which there are some big fluffy clouds.

You want moutain lakes ,
Because I have moutain lakes.

Plus a natural crystal clear pool, in which I fully immerged myself. (I have proof but you won't see proof)

15k, 1000mEG

#vacations
#trailrunning
#runnersofmastodon
#running

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a mountain plateau covered with blueberries and othe bushes, leading th e lac Fourchu, at left we see the first rocky steep slope of the Taillefer. far away the ridge of Vercors. and blue sky of course

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the same plateau, from above with an other lake and mountains in the distance. I'll let you guess the color of the sky

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a torrent running down inside a crack of rocks which form a natural basin. the water was so refreshing. didn't date stay too long as it was very near the trail

How is it that I can intellectually remember being in so much pain that I was swearing I would never do 50 miles again, I remember being on the verge of tears for a good 10 miles at least at the end, and yet here I am a little over one week later, looking at 100k races and thinking, “hmm, I could maybe do that one.”

#ultrarunning #trailrunning

The older teenage kid and I had some fun with a climbing harness in the trees this afternoon. We also enjoyed a 170m long zip line.

Not #trailrunning nor #running maybe slightly #climbing related. A #viaferatta is less wobbly and shaky.

I am in Belledonne. It's a bit higher than Soubran.

Eyes full of mountains, legs full of lactate.

15k, 1500 mEG (where's my route
planner said 20k and 1500mEG)

#vacations
#trailrunning
#runnersofmatodon #runnersofmastodon
#running

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a turquoise altitude lake at the foot of a huge rocky mountain, beneath a deep blue sky

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a field of Blueberry bushes covering the mountain side under a deep blue sky again

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mountain torrent running down through a rocky outcrop. there is even a small cascade. and deep blue sky, again

https://runalyze.com/shared/2nb0cr

#laufen #running #shammasandals #runalyze #coros #waldlauf #trailrunning

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Sandalistas

Heute Morgen Laufrunde mit Teilen des CAP Java Teams im SAP Wald. ☺️ #running #trailrunning #lifeatsap

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Suunto Screenshot 6 km laufen

*Francois D’Haene Sets New Nolan’s 14 FKT*

Just posted on his Instagram, still awaiting official verification: It’s a route I’d been dreaming of for years. Fourteen peaks at over 14,000 feet, a wild south-to-north traverse of this area of Colorado without markers or respite. It was a raw adventure, shared with a great team. And now, a new reference time: 35:33’41. François […] …

https://electriccablecar.com/francois-dhaene-sets-new-nolans-14-fkt/

#trailrunning #mountains

*Val D’Aran 2025 Results*

Europe’s Major the Hoka Val D’Aran was last weekend in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain, and just like clockwork the weather plays tricks on the organizers. Several events had to be shortened and their routes adjusted. But, double stones were at stake, so over 5,000 runners put on their bibs and got things done. Find […] …

https://electriccablecar.com/val-daran-2025-results/

#trailrunning #mountains

13K Morning run 🇫🇷

Before Disneyland Paris 🤗🤩👏🏻

https://strava.app.link/ww0uLDD5QUb

#trailrunning #running

Someone put out a full video of the entire Niesen Treppenlauf race. Shows nicely how narrow all the stairs are, and how “quiet” the race is with everyone being focused on their own “challenge and suffering”.

I am passed at around 1:01:00 to 1:02:00 into the video (black short and blue/green shirt - not fully visible). 😅 The guy has a strong technique and amazing finishing time.

“Full POV Run - Niesen Treppenlauf 2025 | Overtakes, Traffic Jams & Epic Finish View”

https://youtu.be/8iBh8k-654k?si=Ya1syRLeTQuJxlny

#trailrunning #running #niesen #treppenlauf

🇫🇷 13K Trail run 🏃🏻‍♂️

Another lovely morning run in France 🤗

https://strava.app.link/f5pcpNcsPUb

#running #trailrunning

*Fire and Ice at Western States*

I’m back home from an absolute epic trip to the Alps where I ran my longtime dream race, Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K in the Italian Dolomites. It was my Valhalla and will deserve its own post – forthcoming! In past years I followed Western States from afar – due to the media hype around it […] …

https://electriccablecar.com/fire-and-ice-at-western-states/

#trailrunning #mountains

🏃 Der Plan war laufen, aber glaub’ ich hab nur Wolken & goldene Felder fotografiert 😅
* Beim ersten Foto: 💭 Oh, das kommt aber schnell näher!
* 10 Min. später, 10 Min. WUSCH! 🌧️
* Beim nächsten Foto: 💭 Hey, da ist blauer Himmel. die Vögel zwitschern, also weiter!🏃 Pfützz, pfützz, pfützz ...

#laufen #running #trailrunning #rainrun #regenlauf #cloud #wolken #wolkenSchauen

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Dunkle Regenwolke über einem Feld. Hinten sieht man, wie es bereits regnet!

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Über einer Schotterpiste sieht man etwas blauen Himmel zwischen den Regenwolken.

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Wolkencollage.

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Laufrunde: Einmal waschen & föhnen, bitte! 11 km

12.5K Run | Hello France 🇫🇷

We have arrived in France for our summer vacation 🤗.

We had a stop and sleepover in Brussels - Belgium 🇧🇪 - Saturday to Sunday. That was nice - saw manneken pis, went to a cartoon museum, ate orig waffles 🧇 and generally just relaxed a bit. Also went for a run there down around the European Quarter and dropped by zenneke pis for a selfie🐕

Rainy days now. Looks like it’ll be sunny again from Wednesday👌🏻

https://strava.app.link/SAYw27cNNUb

#running #trailrunning

https://runalyze.com/shared/2mwro8

#laufen #running #shammasandals #runalyze #coros #trailrunning #wettkampf

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Ein glücklicher Finisher

@aalmiray well done! And the pace is pretty good for #trailrunning 👍🏽

Garmin, what are you trying to tell me? 🤔

“Settings. No Settings. Settings doesn’t have any settings.”

#trailrunning #running #garmin

Nearly 11 hilly miles along the Dorset coast today past Durdle Door to Lulworth Cove for a quick swim to wash off the sweat and dust. Off to the pub for a beer and dinner and then find somewhere to bivvy down for the night before 20 miles tomorrow to Swanage. Only managed to fall over twice today🙄. Firstly, off the sea wall in Weymouth onto the beach, and then as we arrived in Lulworth Cove I tripped up the steps. And that was before the beer😂🤦🏻 #trailrunning #fastpacking #pratfall

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Me dressed in a red tee shirt and black shorts and wearing a pale blue running pack stood on the cliff top looking down onto Durdle Door, a rock arch out into the sea on the Dorset coast in southern England. It’s a lovely sunny day!

I noticed that, for a long time already, Garmin has trouble calculating total time in workouts.
In the added screenshot the total time calculation is 10+3x(7+2)+10=47 minutes.
According to Garmin it is only 45 minutes 😆 .

#Trailrunning #runnersofmastodon #UltraRunner #Running #Garmin

Val d’Aran live coverage starting tomorrow.

https://www.youtube.com/live/lOXTbX9vVMw?si=z8HsCnYL6npgRRPs

#trailrunning #running

I hope the meetings were not at 9 in the morning. Assuming he would need 6 +/- 1 hours to get to London.🫣😴 Impressive to do a meeting after the long run.

“While working at Bletchley, Turing, who was a talented long-distance runner, occasionally ran the 40 miles (64 km) to London when he was needed for meetings,[91] and he was capable of world-class marathon standards.[92][93] Turing tried out for the 1948 British Olympic team, but he was hampered by an injury. His tryout time for the marathon was only 11 minutes slower than British silver medallist Thomas Richards' Olympic race time of 2 hours 35 minutes.” (From Wikipedia)

#trailrunning #running

🏃 Heute genau einen halben Liter weit gelaufen, lief erstaunlich gut im Schatten! 🥵

#laufen #running #trailrunning #schattenlauf

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Schattiger Waldweg.

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Die Uhr sagt, ich wäre zu 94 % Akklimatisiert!

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Schattenlauf: 12 km bei 32 °C

It's over 35 degrees here and the national heat plan is in effect. I have a 3x7min Threshold training scheduled for this afternoon. That's going to be a nice sweat 😜
#Trailrunning #runnersofmastodon #UltraRunner #running

Dear friends,
On Thursday, 3 July, at 08:00, I leave on a great adventure. I am taking part in the Oslo Bergen Trail in Norway.

Along the way there are 8 check points where I can get supplies and possibly sleep. For the rest, I am self-supported. My pack with all the mandatory kit and the necessary food and drink weighs about 9kg.

You can follow me along and maybe post an encouraging message on my personal Ferrett site: https://ferrett.io/u/teufen/obt500

#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #OBT500

Weather forecasting in Sweden - the easy way:
White rock - snow
Wet rock - rain
Dry rock - sun
Swinging rock - storm
Invisible rock - fog
Falling rock - earthquake

(seen today in one coffee shop)

#running #trailrunning

We ran the 22km on 3 loops and a bit extra around a lake close to where I did 1000m of EG last year (also during 3 loops and 16km). Today we stayed at only 260m of EG. A really beautiful area. Panoramic view is from last year. #running #trailrunning #swimming

https://runalyze.com/shared/2mio3c

#laufen #running #shammasandals #runalyze #coros #trailrunning #waldlauf #hotinthecity

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Waldlaufen

Wife and I moved our run inwards away from the coast, while kid did some swimming. No pictures from our run in the green Swedish summer landscape. We forgot. So no cows, goats or lakes for you. 22km.
#running #trailrunning #swimming

😳 22 m/s outside the swim arena in Varberg today. 😜 Nice summer breeze. Only people in the sea were the surfers.

#running #trailrunning #swimming

@mathias has now run 2 x mountain marathons (84K+) and seems to still go on strong 💪🏼😎🕺🏼. Preserving his position in race.

Has now run for 18 hours !! 18!

Go go goooOooo 🥳🤠👏🏻

#ultrarunning #running #trailrunning

@mathias has done it: finished Lavaredo 120K 👏🏻🥳

After 29 hours and 33 minutes 😎😎. Crossed the finish line this morning at 04:46 AM 🤠

122 Kilometers ➕ 5932 meters elevation gain ⛰️🐐

Well done Mathias👊🏻. This must have been very hard. Good night 💤 to you (I suppose you are sleeping now 😅🤭😴🥱)

#trailrunning #running #ultrarunning

Forgive me father, for I have bought a pair of road shoes😬 #trailrunning

https://runalyze.com/shared/2mdrao

#laufen #running #shammasandals #runalyze #coros #trailrunning #waldlauf #insektensterben

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Trimmstrecke

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Waldläufer

If you can’t wait for the Lavaredo dot watching, the 90km Chamonix Marathon du Mont Blanc is currently live streamed in French https://www.youtube.com/live/qDEiPbUL0Pg?si=ehiE5TTx8daaaPHL

There will be more live streams of the 42km and 23km race in English and French over the weekend. In between own training and the WSER stream… busy weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/live/XHul4w7ltqo?si=C25UEzNPq9W-GsA9

https://www.youtube.com/live/x1RpylwiKOc?si=3bh9N-yahvZ0lpnM

#trailrunning #running

Ready to dot watch our very own trail celebrity @mathias 👏🏻🤠👌🏻

Follow him here: it’s going to be a tough one - 120K and 5800+ meter EG 😎😎😎

https://live.utmb.world/lavaredo/2025/runners/1693

#ultrarunning #trailrunning #running

🏃 Blauer Himmel vom Schreibtisch aus, Regenradar meint, ich hätte noch Zeit für einen Lauf. Schnell noch Sonnencreme drauf 😂 ...
Entweder war ich viel zu langsam oder die 2te Gewitterfront kam 25 Min. zu früh! Dieses Gefühl am Nachmittag die Stirnlampe vergessen zu haben!
Aufgrund der Schäden im Wald von der ersten Gewitterfront vor meinem Lauf bin dann bei strömenden Regen & Sturm auf Asphalt geflüchtet!
... aber es war schön warm & nachdem ich drinnen geduscht hatte draußen auch wieder schön 😅

#laufen #running #trailrunning #regenlauf

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.... und plötzlich war die Gewitterfront über mir.

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EIn letztes Stück heller Himmel.

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Der heftige Wusch kommt näher!

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Jede Menge frischer Astbruch im Wald!

https://runalyze.com/shared/2m8jws

#laufen #running #shammasandals #runalyze #coros #trailrunning #waldlauf

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Endgegner Sandsteig

🏃 Wärmer als Angesagt 🥵🚰

#Laufen #running #schattenlauf #Trailrunning

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6,8 km Laufrunde

Nice recap video of the Monte Rosa SkyMarathon 2025. Fascinating environment.

Starting in Alagna Valsesia, 1192m, going to the Margherita Hut, 4554m, and then returning to Alagna Valsesia. 35km. 3362m of EG and 3362m of EL.

Entry only via approved CV. And the required equipment is “a bit different” from regular mountain races.

I would be happy to just do a regular ascent with a guide at some point.

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The course is on mountain trails with demanding uphill and downhill sections, over snow fields, glaciers with crevasses, exposed areas, steep pastures and scree, possibly subject to severe environmental and weather conditions.

The race is reserved for teams of athletes with mountaineering experience.
Every athlete must complete the online form and supply a brief CV attesting to races completed and high altitude mountain experience.
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https://youtu.be/6w2HGpLACXo?si=ZT2jeANdkhEQh9F_

https://www.monterosaskymarathon.com/monte-rosa-skymarathon-2025/?lang=en

https://www.monterosaskymarathon.com/equipaggiamento/?lang=en

#trailrunning #running #mountaineering

https://runalyze.com/shared/2m2xxj

#laufen #running #shammasandals #runalyze #coros #trailrunning #waldlauf

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Windiger Waldlauf

Mukhraqa mit 25 kg. 💪

#running #laufen #trailrunning #israel #Mukhraqa

17K trail run 🏃🏻‍♂️ 🏃🏽

Mixed run; 4K home to trail. 9K trail 🌳. 4K trail to home 🏡

Lovely 🙌🏻🤩. Nice entering the trails and then just flowing around there. Undulating mixed terrain. Good contrast to the asphalt road where you just lock into pace x.

https://strava.app.link/lcLT6258oUb

#running #trailrunning

🏃 NüchternLauf is ja ok, aber ohne Kaffee war das das letzte Mal . Bin mir nicht sicher ob ich die erste halbe Stunde wach war 😅

#Laufen #running #Sonntagsrunde #Trailrunning #Halbmarathon

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Feldweg führt einen Hügel hoch.

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Kleine Holzbrücke vor einem Trampelpfad.

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Blick auf den Glockengraben- Stausee

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Laufrunde "Bevor die Sonne knallt!" 22 km mit 234 Hm

5k-ish with 7x(approx 45 second) intervals with same time easy in between. 27C was uncomfortably warm for that sort of lark. But why does Strava persist with this AI summary bullshit? It literally says what I know I’ve just done 🤷‍♂️ #trailrunning #running

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Screenshot shows Strava app athlete “Intelligence” which describes my run thus: Solid trail run with a quick pace pushing into higher heart rate zones while maintaining consistent effort across different segments”

🏃 War warm, damit konnte keiner rechnen 😅 .... ex & weg 🚰

#Laufen #running #Trailrunning

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Flache Laufrunde Duderstadt: 10 km

Midsommarafton (midsummer eve) celebrations in the main park in town. Stayed here due to swim training of the kid earlier today as well as over the holidays (Midsummer tomorrow).

no #trailrunning #running but #walking

Niesen Treppenlauf 2025 recap

https://youtu.be/bDGlmF46J44?si=RhDZq_sQi_J3hPRj

#trailrunning #running #niesen #treppenlauf

🏃 Den Blick vom EuzenbergTurm will ich euch natürlich nicht vorenthalten 😉

#laufen #running #trailrunning

🚣 Für 2 $ geh ich ne halbe Stunde in den Keller, aber dann raus, laufen aufm Euzenberg 🏃 😅

#indoorrowing #laufen #running #trailrunning

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Grober Feldweg mit seichten Hügeln unter blauem Himmel.

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Your Challenge Score: 6,066 Your Money Raised: $2.00 People Participating: 4,551 Total Money Raised: $22,026 To mark Juneteenth, Concept2 will be donating $19,000 between non-profit organizations that seek to make an impact on the systemic racism present in our society. We will donate an extra $2 for everyone who signs up to the challenge and does at least 1900m on June 19, to a maximum total amount of $38,000. Note: BikeErg meters count for half when applied to the challenge.

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12,5 km Laufrunde Euzenberg

For yesterday’s running I joined an in-expensive training event that is done to celebrate the start of the summer:

Törningen är kastad. The dice is rolled. Six hills one dice!

I was “unlucky” and never got a “1”. 🤣

In total I did 12 hills: once hill 6 and hill 5, twice on hill 3, three times hill 4 and five times hill 2. Distance: 8km and 750m of EG. During the 90 minutes of the event.

Kind of fun to see every one running/hiking up and down in several directions multiple times. The courses were offtrail straight through the forest. At the top of the hill you collected a small item as prove of you being at the top.

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From the their website:

Using a dice, you must collect 6 hills as quickly as you can. But fate and luck can either help or hinder you! It is the dice that determines which hills you have to run on. If you are lucky, you will roll six different numbers and can collect the six hills quickly, if you are unlucky, you will have to run on the same hill several times. You have 90min to attempt the 6 hills.

#trailrunning #running

🏃 Wollte was mit Schatten, um dann 4 Runden auf der Bahn als Abschluss zu laufen! Finde den Fehler 😅
Das erste Mal auf einer Bahn seit den Bundesjugendspielen, also so ca. 10 bis 12 Jahre her 🤞
🤔 Wie die Zeit vergeht 😱

#laufen #running #trailrunning #bundesjugendspiele #joggen #timeisrunning

Still trying to figure out how to get from Cortina to Bolzano or even Munich on June 30th after Lavaredo. With public transportation this feels… complicated. Any help/ideas #trailrunning

🏃 Also der Juni läuft bisher gut, darf gerne so weiter gehen 😀

#laufen #running #trailrunning #fitness #intervals

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Laufrunde: 7 km

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Kalenderübersicht mit diversen sportlichen Aktivitäten.