by Axel Rittershaus | 14 Jun 2021 | Race Review
2021 was supposed to be the biggest celebration of the Comrades Ultra Marathon – it’s 100th birthday! Due to Covid19 this was not possible, but the Comrades Organisation again motivated tens of thousands of runners to celebrate together all around the...
by Axel Rittershaus | 11 Apr 2020 | Race Review
It’s Easter Saturday 2020, 9 am, 11th of April. Usually I would be running right now. I might be at the 25 km mark, soaking up the atmosphere of tens of thousands of supporters and runners. I would have had a couple of date balls and my signature micro-slices of...
by Axel Rittershaus | 30 Jun 2019 | Race Review, Ultra Marathon
And here we go again. Comrades Number 7 for me and the 94th edition of the greatest Ultra Marathon. Comrades training and race strategy for 2019 Comrades Right from the beginning of the year, it was clear to me that this year’s up-run wouldn’t be an...
by Axel Rittershaus | 19 May 2019 | Race Review
RegistrationThankfully the organisation learned from past mistakes and the registration process went quickly and without any issues. Of course it helped being part of the blue number club (10+ finishes) and getting my number at that dedicated counter for the first...
by Axel Rittershaus | 28 Oct 2018 | Race Review
My preparation for my 6th Comrades race After not making the sub 5 hours at Two Oceans this year I started working with a professional running coach – in addition to the strength coach I am working with since December 2017. My training went ok, but I was on the...
by Axel Rittershaus | 20 May 2018 | Race Review
Finally it was here: Race day of my 10th Two Oceans Ultra marathon. Getting to the start has become a standard procedure in the meantime: Alarm goes at 3:15 am, having breakfast (2 slices of banana bread, 1 with almond butter, 1 with honey, overnight soaked chia...
