Tianmu-7 Ultra Skymarathon – Recap

Today more pictures than words. I’m back from the toughest race I have joined so far. The „Tianmu-7 Ultra Skymarathon“ at the Tianmu Mountain range in China’s Zhejiang province. A real gem in my race calendar. The race started at small village inside the mountain range. 286 runners, full of hope and dreams waited for the sign and at 6AM we …

Tianmu-7 pre-race

After a 3.5 hour drive I finally made it to the Tianmu Mountains. A beautiful mountain range in Zhejiang province. What a different scenery compare to Suzhou, my 10 mio. inhabitant hometown. There is no hotel with „foreigner-service“ here in this rural area, so it is also not possible to book any room at C-trip’s English website. C-Trip is the biggest …

Dalian Marathon in mixed emotions

Last weekend I went back to Dalian. This time for the Dalian International Marathon. After several races in the mountains, I was happy to run again on the street, focused on speed. I arrived Friday morning and spend my time in the city after I picked up my bib. Dalian is a nice city. I like it there. The city …