03 · Endurance
Endurance.
In January 2026 I could barely run 5 km. Since then I've done a 50 km ultra and climbed the Zugspitze alone at night. A 100 km, a marathon, and an Ironman are still on the list.
The arc · Jan 2026 → now
JAN 2026Barely five
SPRING 2026The ultra
SUMMER 2026Zugspitze, solo, at night
The arc · Jan 2026 → now
JAN 2026Barely five
SPRING 2026The ultra
SUMMER 2026Zugspitze, solo, at night
JAN 2026
0km
Barely five
The first runs were humbling. Cold, slow, and over quickly. I decided that was unacceptable.
SPRING 2026
0km
The ultra
Six months of showing up, then 50 kilometres in one go. The last ten were a negotiation. I won.
SUMMER 2026
0m
Zugspitze, solo, at night
Munich was stuck at 35 degrees, so I escaped the heat the only sensible way: up Germany's highest mountain, through the night, with a headlamp. Sunrise at 2,962 m makes a convincing argument for doing hard things.
Field note · 0 → 50 km