I started trail running around two years ago. The idea was to combine a bit of the speed from ski touring with the foot work from sport climbing into an easily accessible sport. I also discovered the marathon experience, starting with the Swiss Alpine k42 and Jungfrau marathons in 2011. Since then I’ve run in...
I like races that take you places, from towns to mountains and from one valley to the next. It’s fine to run a race on a beautiful day, but it’s the ones where the weather goes through changes that are memorable for me. The 2012 SwissAlpine K42 Marathon began and ended in the rain for...
My legs are a tad destroyed from pushing too hard on the descent, but my fingers still work and my camera survived, so here are some photos from from running the 2012 SwissAlpine K42 mountain marathon. Here at Dromeus we’re working on race reports for the K42 and K78 marathon and ultra races. In addition...
The Swiss Alpine, one of the premier mountain races in the world gets under way next weekend (July 28th 2012), and I’m getting ready to run the Marathon version, the K42. Last year I ran the K42, it was my first marathon and a wonderful experience in 2011, so I’m going back for 2012. If...
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,...