Obstacle Course Races
All my reviews on obstacle course races like Spartan Race, Tough Mudder & co.
When hell froze over – World’s Toughest Mudder 2018
I ran World's Toughest Mudder for the first time last year in Las Vegas, and reached my goal of running 50 miles and earning a brown bib. (you can read about my experience here) I was also immediately hooked by the spirit of teamwork and camaraderie and decided to...
Europe’s Toughest Mudder Berlin
At the beginning of September 2018 the first Toughest Mudder 8 hour night race took place in Germany. They called it „Berlin“, but it was definitely not Berlin. It was the middle of nowhere in former Eastern Germany, around a 2 hour drive south of Berlin. But this did...
My World’s Toughest Mudder gear list
When I first signed up for World’s Toughest Mudder I was really confused about what to use for this grueling 24h race (you can read about my experience here). As this race is equally about gear as it is about training (you can check out my post about WTM training here), I decided to publish […]
My Regional Toughest Mudder Gear List
With England's Toughest Mudder just a few weeks away it is time to revise my Toughest Mudder gear list based on my experiences from the last two years. I am publishing this here as a reference for newbies to the Toughest Mudder series. This list is different from my...
Why you should try Obstacle Course Racing (OCR)
If you have been following my blog for a while you probably know that I love Obstacle Course Racing or OCR. Some people might also call it mud runs. I've started doing these runs in 2015 with a short 7km Spartan Sprint and immediately fell in love with it. I since...
7 things I learned in my first 24 hour race
I recently ran World’s Toughest Mudder , a 24 hour obstacle race held in the desert just outside Las Vegas, Nevada. While I think I was quite prepared for this one (think training, nutrition, gear and getting lots of information on the World’s Toughest Mudder Facebook group), there were still some valuable lessons I learned, […]
My World’s Toughest Mudder training plan to hit 50 miles
When I look at my goals journal for 2017, the first entry is World’s Toughest Mudder. And in the section of what I need to do it says: Train like a crazy person. Although this pretty much sums it up, I thought it might still be a good idea to get into the details of...
My World’s Toughest Mudder Experience – a final 24 hour dance in the desert
I just came back from the US where I competed at World's Toughest Mudder, a grueling 24 h Obstacle Course Race in the desert outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. I wanted to run this race for a while now, and it was my big challenge for 2017. It was definitely one of the...
Spartan Race Oberndorf review
Beginning of September I took part in the Spartan Race Oberndorf in Tirol. It was my third time doing this race, and I have to say that it is by far my favorite Spartan Race in Europe. The course is really tough and the mountain views are absolutely jawdropping. In...
Spartan Race Ultra Beast Edinburgh
In July I ran the Spartan Ultra Beast in Nine Mile Burn in the south of Edinburgh. It was my second Ultra Beast after the Ultra Beast Hawaii I did last year with my friends. I was running on my own, although I knew some people that were also racing and stayed at the...
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