The next run where you will see the "Running Carrot":

.. will only be in Spring time

My last race was:

the 39th Run up Potzberg Mountain over 8,2km on Nov 9th, 2024, in 55min40sec (2 minutes slower than last year)

Total number of official road races up to now:   801

I am running since I was a youngster - first to support my soccer fitness training and later own, it became normal.

I ran my 1st marathon ever as a result of a bet in 1985 - without any training (not recommendable!): I finished the Potteries Marathon at Stoke-on-Trent and won the bet. In 2003, I ran my last marathon - the "original" one from Marathon to Athens. All-in-all - and counting the ultra marathons as well - I completed 50 marathons.

While staying in South Africa, I definetively became addicted: 3 months upon arrival, I ran the Johannesburg Marathon and 9 months later, I ran my 1st Comrades.

I ran on all continents: from the East (Tokyo) to the West (San Francisco) and from North (Sundsvall) to South (Melbourne).

In these days, I am focussing on anything below the half marathon distance. I ran my last half marathon (my 211th one) in July 2022 which I finished in 2h10min.