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...
by Axel Rittershaus | 15 Oct 2017 | Training tips
Ok, now that’s a wrap for my “off-season”. It’s been quite a relaxing time since Two Oceans Ultra 2017 and it was great, but it’s really time to take running more serious from now. I believe my body and my mind recovered very well from...
by Axel Rittershaus | 18 May 2017 | Training Session
Due to popular demand, here are the recipes for different types of date balls I use to take with me for long runs and races. I received so many individual requests that a dedicated post with recipes seems to make sense 😉 Usually, I prepare 2 batches, each with a...
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...
by Axel Rittershaus | 9 Apr 2017 | Inspiration, Ultra Marathon
My Top 10 Race Day Essentials Get to the start in time. Waking up 15 minutes earlier to get to the start without being stressed will save you valuable energy – because mental stress has a similar effect to running a couple of 100m sprints. Write a positive (!)...