Welcome to Axel Rittershaus' Running blog focusing on ultra marathon running, marathon training, nutrition and races
Thank you for visiting my ultra marathon running blog. I'm a regular guy who got infected with the Ultra Marathon virus at the age of 37 (that was in 2007).My most recent posts about (ultra) marathon running, nutrition, races and more:
Race Review – Comrades Ultra Marathon, Up Run – 87.78 km – 31.05.2015
"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 the way from Durban to...
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6 more sleeps to the 90th Comrades Ultra Marathon on May 31st 2015 – 25.05.2015
It's Monday and only 6 more sleeps until race day of the 90th edition of The Ultimate Human Race - The South African Comrades Ultra Marathon. It will be another up run again, 1800 m elevation up, 1200 m down, 87.8 km total distance. I can't wait to get to Durban, to...
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Race Review Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 2015 (56 km) – 04.04.2015
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 with. The...
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The really last long run before my 2015 Two Oceans Ultra Marathon – 44 km – 22.03.2015
Two weeks before the Two Oceans Ultra I usually do a final long run. After last weeks 53 km training session, my plan for today was a 40+ km run, easy and smooth. It went perfectly, the first 3 hours I ran in the fog, cooling me down wonderfully. For the last 1.25 h...
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Want to run with a pace setter / bus? Here’s some advice for the Two Oceans Marathon (and Comrades)
The Two Oceans Marathon organizers asked me to write a blog post regarding running in what in South Africa is called a "bus". Other call it "pace setter". The principle is the same: A girl or a guy has a balloon or a flag indicating her or his expected finish time,...
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53 km training run before Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 2015 – 15.03.2015
Thanks to Atlantic Athletic Club, the running club I belong to, for once again organizing a fantastic "Nek 2 Nek" training run, 3 weeks before the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 2015. The distance was calculated with 47 km, but I always like to do one 50 km run before...
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