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Race Review: Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 2018 – 10th consecutive race – 31.03.2018

Race Review: Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 2018 – 10th consecutive race – 31.03.2018

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...
Race Review: Prison to Prison Marathon (Brandvlei/Worcester) 42.2 km – 09.12.2017

Race Review: Prison to Prison Marathon (Brandvlei/Worcester) 42.2 km – 09.12.2017

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...
Race Review: Singapore Newton Challenge Half Marathon (21.1 km) – 29.10.2017

Race Review: Singapore Newton Challenge Half Marathon (21.1 km) – 29.10.2017

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...
Race Review: Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 2017 – for the 9th time – 15.04.2017

Race Review: Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 2017 – for the 9th time – 15.04.2017

by Axel Rittershaus | 15 May 2017 | Race Review, Ultra Marathon

Being able to run my beloved Two Oceans Ultra Marathon (56 km) for the 9th consecutive time is nothing I take for granted. I’m grateful to my stellar physio Iain Sykes. He gave me the confidence after my UTCT injury in December, that I could recover for Two...
Race Review: Two Rivers Marathon – 12.02.2017 (42.2 km)

Race Review: Two Rivers Marathon – 12.02.2017 (42.2 km)

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...
Race Report: UTCT 100 km Ultra Trail Cape Town – DNF after 67 km – 10.12.2016 – part 2

Race Report: UTCT 100 km Ultra Trail Cape Town – DNF after 67 km – 10.12.2016 – part 2

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...
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About Axel

Since 2007:
Races: 52 marathon races (25x Ultra + 27 (42.2km) Marathon)
8x Comrades Ultra Marathon + 2 Virtual Half Comrades
11x Two Oceans Ultra Marathon
2x Three Peaks Ultra Trail
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22x Ultra distance training runs
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