For a marathon day getting up at 7am is rather late, but quite the welcomed treat. The day’s mission was to run the legendary Frauenfelder. Now if you’re not from Switzerland, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Frauenfeld, though it does host Europe’s largest hip-hop festival every summer and is also home to...
November is just starting and though it’s probably not quite there in the back of your mind, 2013 is coming. Yes, the New Year in which things will be better than in this past one. So here’s the good news: you’re right it will be better than 2012. And here’s the hard fact: to make...
What do you get for the world’s most beautiful marathon on it’s 20th birthday? How about a full three days of unbelievably beautiful summer weather and nearly double the number of participants from all over the world, oh and for good measure the right to host the Long Distance Mountain Running World Championships. Well that...
Where you live? How well so you know your region, city, or even neighbourhood? Our immediate area is something that many of us take for granted, that is until that lost tourist stops you and asks where James Street or Predigerplatz is and you have no idea. With today’s smartphones and maps easily accessible we...
Off to Davos Departing Zurich in the sweltering summer heat that acts oppressively on the body squeezing out every last drop of moisture as a briny glaze on everyone’s body at The station, I could only hope that temperatures would cool down higher in the mountains. I knew that wish would come true when we...
While we’re busy working on our race reports here are a few more pictures from the 2012 edition of the SwissAlpine K78 mountain marathon. If you ran it, we hope that you’re feeling fit again and that these pictures bring back nice memories.
Berlin — One of a Kind Under the auspice of Friedrich the Great Berlin became a major European center with aspirations to rival Paris, Vienna, and Rome, culturally, politically, and religiously. Needless to say, there is a lot to see and experience in Berlin. The city boasts one of the most intricate histories of any...
From the Heavens to the Abyss There are many breathtaking train rides in Switzerland, but one that always amazes me is the ride from Visp to Zermatt. Zermatt isn’t famous for its yearly meeting of world business and finance leaders like Davos, nor does it boast a world famous snow polo tournament like St. Moritz,...