About a Trail Race and a Personal Best in the 5k

PART ONE: A Trail Race in Context

I Talked to the Mountain and She Let Me Pass

Last weekend I participated in my first post-marathon season race. I ran the K25, the 26k distance at the Innsbruck Alpine Trailrunning Festival (IATF). Here’s what happened.

(An in-depth conversation with the mountain)

It is not usual to go to a tennis tournament without hitting a few balls on the court first. However, my preparation for the IATF was very similar. Of course, running is running and I already had a lot of ...