by Axel Rittershaus | 23 Dec 2016 | Race Review, Top, Trail, Ultra Marathon
Welcome to part 2 of my UTCT 2016 Ultra Trail Cape Town 100 km race report. You can find part number 1 of my UTCT 100 km report here… From Constantia Nek to Llandudno Beach (Aid Station #4, 37.5 km) I was looking forward to a rather downhill part of the route...
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 | 21 Jun 2014 | Training Session
“If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together” is an African Proverb I use at one of my leadership seminars. One of the attendees of my seminar took the proverb literally and proved it right: Her standard running distance are 5 km,...
by Axel Rittershaus | 18 Apr 2014 | Race Review
After 9 days without running, I could not wait for this day to come: The International Friendship Run on the day before the Two Oceans Ultra takes place. I love this run in general, because it’s a nice way to get the muscles moving and calm down the race...
by Axel Rittershaus | 17 Apr 2014 | Inspiration
The main audience for this post are our inner voices. Like my inner voice, when it tries to tell me it might rather slow down or so. There are situations, when it’s wise to listen to it. Often it’s not neccessary to follow her advice, and keep on moving....