by Axel Rittershaus | 11 Dec 2017 | Marathon, Race Review
My Two Oceans Qualifier: The Prison to Prison Marathon To be able to start at the 2018 Two Oceans Ultra Marathon, I was required to run a qualifier marathon. Usually I run the Red Hill Marathon in January and the Peninsula Marathon in February. Well, for 2018 that...
by Axel Rittershaus | 7 Nov 2017 | Race Review
Sometimes I am very lucky and I can combine a business trip with a running experience. This time a trip to Hong Kong and Singapore gave me the opportunity to run a half marathon in Singapore. I facilitated a leadership training in Singapore on Thursday/Friday and...
by Axel Rittershaus | 12 Mar 2017 | Marathon, Race Review
Two years ago I met two strange guys from the Netherlands at the International Friendship Run of the Two Oceans Marathon. They were all over the place and were swopping T-Shirts they brought with them, donated by other Dutch runners, with us local runners. Little did...
by Axel Rittershaus | 4 Apr 2016 | Marathon, Race Review, Top, Ultra Marathon
My 8th Two Oceans Ultra was on the list, and I felt great. The preparation so far went very good. No injuries, perfect race weight, good mindset. I had covered some 740 km since the 1st of Jan 2016 – and I already trained well in December of 2015. International...
by Axel Rittershaus | 24 Jan 2016 | Marathon, Race Review
The Red Hill Marathon is not only a very scenic and beautiful marathon, it’s also a perfect preparation for the Two Oceans Ultra as well as for Comrades. The profile is similar to Oceans, maybe even a bit more difficult with the long uphill section which I find...