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(Click here to read this article in English) Regensburg Landkreislauf 2017 Oberndorf nach Kallmünz • 74,4 Kilometer • 800 Höhenmeter Sieht nicht so schlimm aus, wenn man sich die Zahlen ansieht. Nur 800 Höhenmeter über dieser Distanz ist fast flach. Verglichen, während des Hochkönigman Ultra Trail (85km / 5000m), in der Mitte des Rennens, gab es einen 1000 Meter Aufstieg auf knapp über 3 Kilometern, das ist ein 30% Anstieg. Also, natürlich, dachte ich über den Landkreislauf, 'Ok, ich kann das ziemlich leicht machen und vielleicht sogar etwas aggressiv angehen.‘ Ha, ha. Denk nochmal. Jedes Jahr schaue ich die Strecke des Landkreislaufs vorher an, indem ich die Etappen entweder laufe oder radl. Dieser Ablauf ist wichtig mich mental vorzubereiten, und um sicherzustellen, dass ich mich während des Rennens nicht auf die Markierungen verlassen muss und mir Sorgen mache, dass ich eine Abzweigung verpasse, da ich bereits eine Geschichte habe, mich verlaufen zu haben. ...

Regensburg Landkreislauf 2017 Oberndorf nach Kallmünz · 74.4 kilometers · 800 meters positive climb Doesn’t look so bad when you look at the numbers. Only 800 meters elevation over that distance is almost flat. Comparatively, during the Hochkönigman Endurance Trail (85km/5000m), in the middle of the race, there was a 1,000 meter climb over a distance of just over 3 kilometers, that’s a 30% grade. So, naturally concerning the Landkreislauf, I thought, ‘Ok, I can do this one pretty easily and maybe even approach it somewhat aggressively’.  Ha, ha. Think again. Every year I check out the course of the Landkreislauf by either running the stages or biking them beforehand. It is important for me to be able to mentally toss it through my mind as well as to make sure I don’t have to rely on the markings during the race and worry that I may miss a turn, since I do have a history of getting lost. This year I did not get a chance to check out the entire course, only the...

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