Running in late 20s

"I don't know where the limit is, but I know where it's not." Josef Ajram Quite often I've been asked about my next running adventure. If there is any particular race that I consider as my ultimate goal. Or what PR I expect myself to reach? Since I started running, I've never gone for a run that I regret. I've pushed myself to the limit - and probably beyond - Embraced the pain and enjoyed every bit of training to achieve my goals. I don't know how far or how long I'll be able to push myself. I do not have an ultimate goal for my running either. But I know I would go for a new challenge whenever I got the chance. Here are - in no particular order - a few races that I'd love to run. Click on the race title to reach the official website Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon, Nepal Starts from the Everest base camp at 5364m to Nameche Bazaar at 3446m. It is the highest trail running event in the world. Prior to the race you'd spend a cou...

“How to run an ultramarathon ? Puff out your chest, put one foot in front of the other, and don't stop till you cross the finish line.”   Dean Karnazes Last week I made my way to Davos to run the Swissalpine K78. Davos is where I ran my first marathon last year and this year I was there to run my first ultra. Davos is the place where it all started. It's the place where I met many runners and heard their inspirational stories.   We arrived in Davos (That's Samer, a good friend of mine from Belgium who came to Davos to run the K21 and myself) on Thursday morning and went to the expo. Collected the race numbers and had a look around the expo. This is one of my favourite parts of any race. You get to know other runners, races and latest products. At the expo, with the bib numbers The day before the race started by going up Jakobshorn where we met Franz, a truly inspirational man. He's started running when he was 60 and now at the age of 73 he's run numer...

The full report comes in a few days. The K78 is done in 11 hours 37 minutes. Need to get some sleep now. Keep on running guys.

Feeling great and quite ready for tomorrow. It's not gonna be easy but i'm gonna give it my best.  Stay tuned!

July seems to be a remarkable month in my running diary. I started running in July 2010,  ran my first marathon on 28 July 2012, and now I'm tapering for my first ultramarathon - Swissalpine K78 - that is scheduled for 27 July. The last couple of weeks before a marathon (or an ultra) are probably the easiest training weeks. You decrease your training volume to let your body recover  for the big day. But having said that, tapering period can be the toughest part of the whole journey. Tapering is all about paradoxes. You can feel the adrenaline running through your veins, you are probably in the best shape and ready to head out for a long run at any minute. But you've got to control yourself. You've got to know what you are doing. You've got to take it easy and let these feeling go. I have been training for my first ultramarathon for almost three months. Well, two months to be precise. I was away from running for four weeks due to an ankle sprain. Now I'm not in t...

It's been quite a while that I haven't posted on this page. In fact it has never been such a big gap between the posts. There are a few reasons - or better said excuses -behind that. As I believe there are more like excuses rather than reasons, I'd prefer to skip those and carry on writing up.  There was a couple of  long-awaited posts which I am going to stick together and update you with what I have been up to after Paris Marathon. So here comes a long - and hopefully not so boring - post.   1. Keep On Running A few days before heading to Paris to run the marathon, I came across another race. A three-day race in Alzenau and Mombris (Close to Frankfurt in Germany). I did registered for that although I wouldn't really know how I would feel after Paris marathon. I had never run long distances a few days after my previous marathons. After running the Paris marathon and set a PR I had sore muscles and aching knees. But I was feeling more than ready to go for a new c...

If is an inspiring poem by Rudyard Kipling that I came across while reading A Life Without Limits . If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream---and not make dreams your master; If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same:. If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools; If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at yo...