by Axel Rittershaus | 15 Oct 2015 | Race Review
For the first time my wife and I attended a multi stage trail race. And the icing on the cake was the chance to run together with our beloved Magyar Vizsla Amy (3 years old). We focus on enjoying the run, instead of racing it. Therefore pace and time was not of our...
by Axel Rittershaus | 12 Oct 2015 | Race Review
For the past few years I happened to be out of town every time the Cape Town Marathon was on the race calendar. And I was not too keen on running it, since it’s neither a very beautiful nor a really fast race. Usually I use the Red Hill (January) and the...
by Axel Rittershaus | 13 Jun 2015 | Race Review, Top, Ultra Marathon
“If I don’t finish in less than 9 hours, it won’t be because I am not fit enough, but because I am mentally holding myself back from running fast enough” were my words to my wife at dinner the evening before the race. I kept them in my mind all...
by Axel Rittershaus | 6 May 2015 | Race Review
Number 7, I can’t believe that this is the already the seventh time I take part in the most beautiful marathon in the world. This year I was happy and lucky during my preparation – no injuries, no illness, and a new training strategy I felt very confident...
by Axel Rittershaus | 12 Jan 2015 | Race Review
The Bay 2 Bay 30 km run is always a good start into the year. In contrast to the previous 3 years, where I always aimed for a sub 2h 30 min finish, I changed my approach for this year’s race. Due to the injuries I had in the previous years leading towards the...
by Axel Rittershaus | 5 Jan 2015 | Race Review
Wow, what a year 2014 has been! I completed my 6th consequtive Two Oceans Marathon, my 4th Comrades and my very first trail race, which was the iconic Three Peaks Challenge. For the first time I ran for a charity (Pink Drive) at Comrades and collected quite...