by Karl Zeiner | Nov 8, 2012 | Race Reports, Running, Ultra Marathon, Uncategorized
I had 5 days to recover from the Three Peaks Ultra marathon in Jedburgh before lining up for my next ultra marathon – the Glen Ogle 33 (GO33). It didn’t take long for my legs to feel normal after Jedburgh and this is likely to be partly thanks to the forgiving surface...
by Karl Zeiner | Jun 27, 2012 | Race Reports, Uncategorized
As many of you already know my West Highland Way Race (WHWR) ended after 75 miles instead of the full 95 miles. The reason for withdrawing from the race at that point was due to being too cold with 6 layers on at the time and both my knees being in agony. Although...
by Karl Zeiner | Apr 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
(for Day 1 click here) We woke up to a frosty but what looked like another fine day. There was a chill in the air and a cold wind. By the time we had breakfast the blue sky had been replaced with clouds and the only sun we saw were some lighter patches in the...
by Karl Zeiner | Aug 17, 2011 | Training Sessions, Uncategorized
With my first ultra marathon of the year due in 10 days I wanted to get an idea what shape my body was in. Having increased my long run to 2 hours 10 days ago it was time to add a bit more to that on Saturday. But not only was I going to go for a long run on Saturday....
by Karl Zeiner | Jul 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Although I mentioned in one of my recent blogposts that I would concentrate on ultramarathon running for the foreseeable future with an aim to run the West Highland Way Race in 2012 I have had a bit of a change of mind. Going into Ironman Austria 2011 I was aware that...
