Saturday August 22th we will be participating in the much awaited premiere for the new Samsø marathon.
I have the honor of being one of two timekeepers for the 4.30 hours timegroup, indeed a task that should involve much fun as well as adequate time for taking some stunning pictures along the route which we hope turns out as scenic as anticipated.
You can read about and still register to Samsø marathon here, come join us !
Today, the Danish Marathon sub-culture was shocked by the news that our friend and fellow runner René Fasting passed away, much too young at age 45. We all came to know and treasure René the past couple of years, and I think he has left a distinct and lasting mark in our soules.
René will be missed in our small community of marathon running, but first and foremost by his kids and family whom we all send our condolences and deepest sympathy. We all might find hope in the belief that we will meet René again in some other Dimension, in Heaven, in a non-Earthly race some day. Who knows ?
Rest in Peace.
Today, I had a lot of fun at the Run for Love marathon, part of the gay/lesbian festival World Outgames held in Copenhagen just these days. I managed to run my sixth best marathontime ever, so I am in many ways happy with this past week closing up four marathons including last Sunday.
You find the many pictures from Run for Love here, please enjoy !
If I ever were to run a spectacular ultrarun, The Self-Transcendence 3100 Miles run in New York could be the one. Normaly, we marathonrunners are quite happy to book a double or triple marathon… but hey, 3100 miles !!! As they would say in the States: OMG (Oh My God) !!!
I like the explicit connection between running and spirituality envisioned by Sri Chinmoy, the founder of the race. What I like about Chinmoy’s teachings is that he thought that “that real spirituality is not a retreat from the world; everything we do can be done from a spiritual perspective.” Well, you can read more about this one the referred website.
Anyways, Im delighted to actually know one of the runners this year, namely my German running collegue Purna-Samarpan Querhammer, whom I have spoken with several times at the Teichwiesen and Öjendorfer marathons in Hamburg, Germany. Purna is doing well in the 3100 Miles race and I wish him the best of luck for this extreme challenge.
Yesterday Sunday, I had the extreme pleasure and also very tough challenge to complete the renowed North Sea Beachmarathon, one of the toughest marathons in the World.
Imagine, 42 K in sand, that is really surreal when you think about it… for sure a big task both to body and perhaps especially mind to handle. However, the day and the race felt out perfectly, nice warm weather, indirect sun, a refreshing wind… and enough energy to pull through the race. Awesome ! You find the pictures and video from North Sea Beachmarathon 2009 here.
Furthermore, I was happy to book my first two-day triple.. as I actually ran two (!) marathons Saturday in Hamburg, Germany… the first starting at 05.00 and the second at 11.00 leaving me less than 50 minutes between finishing the first and starting the next. Imagine that ! You find the pictures from these two races via the list ‘My marathons’ in the menu at left. Enjoy !