Holly Zimmermann

Long runs are the pillar of training for the marathon and any other long distance race, but fueling them can be tricky. And if your mind is boggled at the thought of fueling a 3-hour run, imagine what’s required for more than a day on your feet? Beautiful wilds of Spain's Galicia I’m not a doctor nor a nutritionist but I’ve been around the block in foot races of all distances. Here’s my non-expert experience and some tips on fueling for endurance. The Marathon As crazy as it may sound, ultra runners consider the classic road marathon to be a fast race. It is a ‘relatively’ short distance, typically on good terrain, without much elevation gain or loss and the pace is at the high end of our aerobic capacity. Obviously the amount of calories that your body needs to take in depends on what you are burning. Are you jogging? Or running at your aerobic-anaerobic boundary? In general it is recommended that runners need to add in 30 to 60 grams of carbohydrates each hour that they are runni...

  Click here for the English version 11. Mai 2019 Strecke M: 16 km (17+), 960 hm (1040) Bedingungen: Schlamm, Schnee, Regen, Schneeregen, Wind, Kälte und mehr Schlamm Obwohl es sich um eine neue Serie handelt, werden die MountainMan-Rennen professionell organisiert, als hätten sie jahrelange Erfahrung, aber es herrscht ein unverkennbar familiäres Gefühl. Die Organisatoren und das Support-Personal lächeln und lachen immer und haben Spaß dabei, sich auf die Bedürfnisse eines jeden ihrer Läufer einzustellen. Bei ihren Rennen fühlen Sie sich wirklich wie ein Teil der Familie und treffen sich zu diesem jährlichen Wiedersehen an einigen der malerischsten Orte, die die Welt zu bieten hat. Bin es nur ich oder hast du das Gefühl, je schlechter das Wetter ist, desto mehr Spaß haben Trailrunner? Man hört sie nicht jammern, wenn Mutter Natur böse und wild ist und sie an ihre Grenzen treibt, aber man hört Trailrunner an schönen Sonnentagen jammern, weil es dann einfach zu ... ...

The question I am most often asked is not “ How do you train for running in the desert?” nor “ How do you stay motivated during those long runs? ”, but rather two simple words, “ What’s next? ” And from those who know the type of races I prefer to run, they ask the question, waiting with bated breath, hoping that I will dazzle them with something off the charts. No pressure there. Bu honestly, I don’t choose races for the ‘Wow’-factor, I keep my eyes and ears open as to what is out there, waiting patiently until I hear of a race that sends a chill down my spine, and then I know it is the next one. Choosing races of such magnitude with any other motivation I think would make it impossible to invest in the amount of training, planning and preparation necessary to pull it off. During my down-time this past winter I created an Excel spreadsheet with all the race options that interest me including all of my standard short-distance races in and around Regensburg that I run with my...