Markus Koch

Ocean State Marathon 1999, Providence, RI / USA

Reusslauf 1998, Bremgarten / Switzerland

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Date	Time	Distance (Change in Altitude)	Comment
12.2023	33:45,1	7.53km	Gippinger Stauseelauf I finished 22. out of 45 male finishers in my age group. Overall I finished and 95. out of 217 male finishers overall
09.2023	6:01:05	32.8km (+/- 2,138m)	Arosa Trail Run AT33 I finished 4. out of 6 male finishers in my age group. Overall I finished and 28. out of 39 male finishers overall
09.2023	2:12:22,1	25.5km (365m)	Engadiner Sommerlauf I finished 20. out of 89 male finishers in my age group. Overall I finished and 87. out of 278 male finishers overall
08.2023	1:43:30	11k (1,380m)	Rigi Berglauf I finished 10. out of 30 male finishers in my age category
07.2023	2:47:55	21.095km (1,724m)	Stockhorn Half Marathon I finished 30. out of 74 male finishers in my age group. Overall I finished and 151. out of 347 male finishers overall
06.2023	1:11:17	8.5km (930m)	Swiss Trail Run Pilatus I finished 14. out of 47 male finishers in my age group. Overall I finished and 111. out of 312 male finishers overall
06.2023	2:29:02,0	10km running 40km cycling 5km running	Swiss Duathlon Champsionships (Zytturm Triathlon) I finished 3. out of 4 male finishers in my age group and 45. out of 49 male finishers overall
05.2023	2:12.47	26.41km	Wings for Life World Run Zug I ran 26.41km before I got caught be the catcher car which brought me to 4,600. place among 71,195 global male finishers
03.2023	1:12:17,5	15km	Kerzerslauf I finished 54. out of 224 finishers in my age category and 638. out of 1,804 male finishers overall
03.2023	3:55:17,7	42,195km	Engadin Skimarathon Due to the difficult snow conditions there was a re-routing with a big traffic jam. I finished 620. out 774 finishers in my age category and 5,552. out of 6,875 finishers overall
2.2023	44:22	10km	Reusslauf Without specific training and with a light cold I finished 69. out of 273 finishers in my age category and 293. out of 917 male finishers.
10.2022	1:44:46,3	21.095km	Hallwilerseelauf On a unusually warm October day I finished 67. out of 267 finishers in my age category and 384 out of 1,343 finishers overall
09.2022	7:33:45		Zuger Trophy Overall ranking of 6 self-timed races where I finished 16. out 36 finishers in the "running long" catgegory and 4. out of 14 finishers in my age category
09.2022	8:37:57	50k (2,750m+, 2,630m-)	Wildstrubel W50 by UTMB I finished 9. out of 22 in my age category and 483. out of 530 finishers overall
08.2022	1:37:29	11k (1,380m)	Rigi Berglauf I finished 16 out of 45 in my age category
07.2022	3:00:52	33km (590m) 41km (1,500m) 10km (400m)	Gigathlon Running leg Mountainbike Trail run (2nd half) We finished 36. out of 42 finisher teams
3.2022	1:17:56	10 Miles	Grand Prix Bern I finished 64. out of 550 in my age category and 1,194. out of 5552 overall finishers
3.2022	3:27:00,6	42.195km	Engadin Skimarathon I finished 678 out 1,030 of finishers in my age category and 4,804 out of 6,338 finishers overall
01.2022	1:39:42,9	21km	Rothenthurmer Volksskilauf I finished 80. out of 84 finsihers in my age category and 311. overall out of 328
11.2021	3:39:07	42,195km	Marathon des Alpes Maritimes Nice - Cannes On a beautiful day I ran in T-Shirt and shorts and finished 70. out of 300 finishers in my age category and 1,109 out of 4,033 finishers overall
11.2021			Club La Santa, Lanzarote Another week in the premier sports resort. What a great time again
10.2021	1:36:00,5	21,095km	Ascona-Locarano Run I finished 26. out of 101 finishers in my age category and 110 out of 343 finishers overall
9.2021	4:54.53,3	42.195km (1,829m)	Jungfrau Marathon Finished 72. out of 374 finishers in my age category (M50-M55) and 533. out 2,229 of male finishers overall
8.2021	1:39:25,6	21,095km	Stralugano I finished 21. out of 93 finishers in my age category and 139 out of 394 finishers overall
7.2021	5:52:46,4	35km (2,500m)	Eiger Trail I finished 12. out of 60 finishers in my age category and 73 out of 269 finishers overall
9.2020	7:25:11	43km (2,500m)	Trail des Patrouilleurs Trail run after a night with half a meter of new snow. The race was run in teams of three. We finished 19th out of 26 finishing teams in our category
7.2020	2:37:30	21.095km (1,753m)	Mt. Stockhorn Half Marathon I finished 22. out of 83 finishers in my age category and 124. out of 315 male finishers overall.
6.2020	44:11	10km	Club La Santa Virtual Servies 10k I finished 1. out of 5 finishers in my age category and 19. out of 96 male finishers overall.
12.2019	31:24,6	7.53km	Gippinger Stauseelauf Finished 23. out of 86 finishers in my age category and 108. out 446 of male finishers overall
12.2019			Club La Santa, Lanzarote Another week in the premier sports resort. What a great time again
10.2019	1:41:03,8	21.095km	Hallwilerseelauf Finished 69. out of 454 finishers in my age category and 441. out 1,984 of male finishers overall
9.2019	4:49:54,6	42.195km (1,829m)	Jungfrau Marathon Finished 127. out of 501 finishers in my age category (M50-M55) and 845. out 2,848 of male finishers overall on a slightly unpleasant day with clouds and some drizzl
8.2019	1:36:34	11k (1,380m)	Rigi Berglauf Finished 10. out of 46 finishers in my age category
5.2019	1:11:39,4	10 miles	Grand Prix Bern Finished 117. out of 1,059 finishers in my age category and 1,445. out 8,843 of male finishers overall
2.2019	47:27,2	11km	Reusslauf I finished 66. out of 324 finishers in my age category and 325. out of 1,112 male finishers overall
10.2018	1:40.06,0	21.1km	Hallwilerseelauf I finished 58. out of 425 in my age category and 432. out of 2,014 male finishers overall on a very hot day despite a beginning flu
7.2018	4:36:05,9	31km (2,200m climb plus 1,100m descent)	Sierre Zinal On a warm beautiful day I finished 41. out of 136 in my age category and 670. out of 1,214 male finishers overall
6.2018	3:33:50	46km (1,300m)	St�ckli Napf Bike Marathon Leisurely Bike Marathon on a nice day. I did do the course together with my brother on his eBike
6.2018	47:42	21km	Sempachersee Inline Half Marathon I did start in the "fun" category. With my time I would have finished 32. out of 78 finishers overall
5.2018			Club La Santa, Lanzarote Another week in the premier sports resort. What a great time again
5.2018	1:13:12,9	10 miles	Grand Prix Bern In the same race as Kenenisa Bekele I finished 146. out 1,072 of in my age category (M50-M54) and 1,681. out of 9,146 male finishers overall
3.2018	1:05.06	15km	Kerzerslauf On a cold-ish day I finished 57. out of 444 finishers in my age category and 531. out of 3,242 male finishers overall
2.2018	46:34.9	11km	Bremgarter Reusslauf On a chilly day I finished 47. out of 311 finishers in my age category and 312. out of 1,200 male finishers overall
10.2017			Ochsner Sport Plausch Giverola One week sport camp with a choice of some 30 sports and many athletes (olympic and world champions) as coaches (Pictures)
7.2017	1:25.54,0	5km / 20km / 5km	Sempachersee Triathlon I finished 29. out of 47finishers in my age category and 39. out of 59 male finishers overall
7.2017	44:14	25km	Firmentriathlon I finished 28. out of 187 finishers in the Male Team category
8.2017	1:12,57	26km	Baldeggersee Inline Marathon Leisurely Inline Skating Tour in the Fun Category
6.2017	2:47.03	46km (1,300m)	St�ckli Napf Bike Marathon Leisurely Bike Marathon on a nice day
4.2017	3:31.57	42.195km	Hamburg Marathon I took the Marathon easy due to a cold I had in the days leading up to the Marathon. On a cold and windy day with some strong shower of sleet early on I finished 341. out of 1,543 finishers in my age category and 2,516. out of 9,146 male finishers overall
3.2017	1:03.58,0	15km	Kerzerslauf I finished 40. out of 472 finishers in my age category and 444. out of 3,203 male finishers overall
3.2017	48.09,8	11km	Bremgarter Reusslauf I finished 82. out of 407 finishers in my age category and 444. out of 1,493 male finishers overall
11.2016			Club La Santa Training Camp
11.2016	1:12.11,6	15km (426m)	Gurten Classic On the first cold day of the year I finished 38. out of 155 in my age category and 97. out 468 of male finishers overall.
10.2016	1:29.18,1	21.1km	Lucerne Halfmarathon On a good day I finished 50. out of 629 in my age category and 323. out 4,050 of male finishers overall.
10.2016	1:17.31,1	17km (330m)	Murtenlauf On a hilly course, in rain and sunshine I finally did this histroic race. I finished 85. out of 729 in my age category and 743. out 5,266 of male finishers overall.
9.2016	8:42.07,3	Swim: 350m Inline: 22km Cycling: 75km (1,157m) MTB: 41.2km (1,191m) Run: 15km (290m)	S2-Challenge On a hot day I finisher 44. out of 78 male single finishers (most atheletes did the course as a team of 5). Swim (70.), Inline (56.), Cycling (60.), Mountainbike (55.), Run (8.). I had a great run with an incredible flow :-) Pictures
8.2016	1:36.27	11k (1,380m)	Rigi Berglauf On a boiling hot day I finished 22. out of 53 finishers in my age group.
8.2016	3.32.33,2	26km (2,015m)	Glacier 3000 Run With a 2,000m climb, mostly on the last 10km and the finish line at 3,000m altitude after the final 2km were on a real glacier, this was a very special experience. On a beautiful day I finished 43. out of 145 finishers in my age group and 140. out of 440 male finishers overall.
7.2016	43:28	25km	Corporate Triathlon I finished 39. out of 233 finishers
7.2016	1:38:47,2	10,9km (1,416m)	Stanserhornberglauf Sunny but humid day on slippery trails after a rain day. I finished 57. out of 103 finishers in my age group.
6.2016	2:58:02	46km (1,300m)	St�ckli Napf Bike Marathon Leisurely Bike Marathon on a beautiful day
4.2016	1:08,35.2	10 miles	Aargauer Volkslauf On an ideal day I finished 11. in my age group out of 62 and 40. overall out of 205 male finishers
4.2016	42.26,0	10k	Rotseelauf On an ideal day I finished 43. in my age group out of 149 and 139. overall out of 537 male finishers
3.2016	3:33.54,6	42k	Engadin Ski Marathon On a day with difficult snow I finished 794. in my age group out of 1,137 and 5,105. out of 7,872 male finishers overall
2.2016	46:56,8	11k	Reusslauf Bremgarten On a fresh but beautfiul day I fnished 188. out of 578 finishers in my age group and 501. out of 1,777 male finishers overall
9.2015	5:20:22,8	42.195k (1,820m)	Jungfrau Marathon On a stunningly beautiful day with the usual great atmosphere I finished 341. ouf of 588 finishers in my age category and 1,749. out of 3,108 male finishers
8.2015	1:47:45,6	11k (1,380m)	Rigi Berglauf On a sultry day I finished 38. out of 55 finishers in my age category
7.2015	48:22	25km	Corporate Triathlon I finished the 25km cylcing (incl. twice passing "Heartbreakhill" and running through the long transition zone) as 88. cyclist out of 447 teams.
7.2015	1:04:15,27	26km	Swiss Skate Tour Baldeggersee Inline Skating Race At 35 Centigrade parts of the asphalt were melting but I dealt well with the heat and after more than 2 years absence from Inline Sakting it felt like a great comback. I finished 19. ouf of 29 in my age category 58. ouf of 91 male finishers
6.2015	3:32:21	46km (1,300m)	St�ckli Napf Bike Marathon Leisurely Bike Marathon on a beautiful day
5.2015	1:18:23.0	16.1km	Grand Prix Bern Still not in the shape I should be I finished 474. out of 1,474 in my age category and 3,310. out of 10,142 male finishers.
3.2015	1:10:00.8	15km	Kerzerslauf Still not in the shape I should be I finished 216. out of 556 in my age category and 1,234. out of 3,449 male finishers.
3.2015	3:08:51.0	41.2km	Engadin Ski Marathon After a total of 4.5h hours on the cross countries skies I directly started at one of the monuments of cross country skiing. I finished 907. out of 1,169 finishers in my age category and 5,696. overall out of 8,033 male finishers
2.2015	1:31:07,7	22.5km	Rothenthurmer Volksskilauf After 1.5h instruction and 1.5h self-training I ventured to start at my first cross country skiing race. I finished 65. in my age category out of 71 finishers and 239. overall out of 255 male finishers
10.2014	1:47:49,7	21.1km	Hallwileseelauf Being completely out of shape I was very glad that I could finish and even better with a strong last 5k
9.2014	48:29,2	10km	Switzerland Marathon Light After a lengthy injury I was on an unusual humid and warm day completely out of shape. I finished 28. in my age category out of 78 finishers and 174. overall out of 492 male finishers
7.2014	49:55	25k	Zurich Corporate Triathlon Due to injury I was cycling in pouring rain. Our team finished 55. out of 265 teams. As a company we became the "Fittest Company of Switzerland"
5.2014	1:14:15	16,093k	Grand Prix Bern Not a great day on a warm day but finished 263. out of 1,676 and 1,914 out of 10,802 male finsihers
3.2014	3:51:23	109k (988m)	Cape Argus Cycling Tour I finished, 991. out of 3,414 in my age category, 6,766. out 31,046 overall and 6,117. out of 24,262 male finishers. It was a beautiful race on the Cape Peninsula with a very strong head wind from Cape Town heading south but with beautiful tail wind heading back.
3.2014	2:42:20	38k (737m)	Cape Argus Mountainbike Challenge I finished, 46. out of 167 in my age category, 171. out 667 overall and 151. out of 556 male finishers. It was a beautiful race, well organized race through the vineyards near Stellenbosch
2.2014	47:38,3	11k	Bremgarter Reusslauf I finished 174. out of 589 in my age category and 589. out of 1,922 male finishers overall.
12.2013			Club La Santa Sport Spent a week over the turning of the year in this beautiful sports resort: Running, Group Fitness, Cycling
11.2013	3:54:41	42.195km	Athens Classic Marathon On a beautiful albeit slightly warm (23 Centigrade) I ran this beautiful Marathon from the ancient town of Marathon to finish in the ancient Olympic Stadium in Athens. There was quite some uphill involved. I fnished 248. out of 985 finishers in my age cateory and 1,638 out of 7,213 overall male finishers. (pictures)
10.2013	3:04:43,6	35km	Brienzerseelauf On a crisp but beautiful day this was great training for Athens Marathon. I finished 37. out of 56 finishers in my age category and 95. out of 165 male finishers overall
9.2013	7:14:50	220km (936m)	Bodensee Radmarathon On a beautiful late summer day I did the first time the gold tour and was with my average km/h time very pleased
8.2013	9:38:25,3	Swim: 350m Inline: 22km Cycling: 70km (1,150m) Run: 18km (420m) MTB: 44km (1,111m)	S2 Challenge Given the fact that I couldn't train really for health reasons I am very pleased that I could participate in this competition in a Team of Two doing the Inline, Running and Mountainbiking legs. Conditions were tough with heavy rain on the Cycling, Running and Mountainbiking legs which made the Mountainbike trail a mud bath difficult to navigate.
6.2013	3:48:05	80k (2,100m)	Megeve Mont Blanc Did again this beautiful race. Due to lack of training this time the short distance. Finished 331. ouf of 501 overall and 108. out of 155 in my age category with a total of 200k training
11.2012	3:53:44	42.195k	Marathon des Alpes Maritimes Nice - Cannes After all the good recent half-marathons I would have hoped for a faster time, but hey the forecast torrental rains didn't happen and I didn't have any problems (stomach, knees or the like). I finished 1,038. out 2,626 finishers in my age category and 2,629. out of 6,404 male finishers overall. I am proud to say that at Kilometer 30 I was 2,922. Apparently I kept my pace well.
10.2012			Total Immersion Swim weekend Coming soon - Another attempt to learn proper swimming allowing me to do longer distances in Triathlon
10.2012	1:33:14,2	21.1k	Hallwilerseelauf Surprisingly good performance after a week with little sleep and a race start where I felt hungry despite the great running conditions. I finished 169. out 835 finishers in my age category and overall 443. out of 2,351 male finishers
9.2012	1:38:11,7	21.1k	Greifenseelauf Good running conditions on a rainy-ish day. I finished 220. in my age category out of 905 finishers and 1,263. out of 5,398 male finishers overall
9.2012		150k	Bodensee-Radmarathon Cycling tour around Lake Constance. "Silver Tour" witout the "Untersee". A great day where I was still recovering from the S2-Challenge
8.2012	9:17.12,4	Swim: 350m Inline: 22km Cycling: 75km (1,150m) Run: 18km (420m) MTB: 44km (1,111m)	S2-Challenge While the weatherforecast was predicting cold rain from the morning it was warm the whole day and the rain only set in the very moment I crossed the finish line. It was a great day out where I was very comfortable with my performance and finished 55. out of 72 male finishers. (Pictures)
8.2012	1:39:26,1	11k (1,380m)	Rigi Berglauf On a good day I finsihed 38. out of 65 male finishers in my age category
7.2012	29:42	7k	Company Triathlon On a good day I participated as runner in the Zurich Company Triathlon relay (750m swim, 25k cycling 7k running). I was pleased with my time on this course with many corners 2 weeks after the Gigathlon.
6.2012		Day 1: Inline: 50km (80m) Run: 24km (750m) Day 2: Inline: 38km (10m) Run: 29km (390m) MTB: 40km (1,400m)	Gigathlon Day 1 one characterized by boiling heat and Day 2 by significant drop of temperature and almost permanent rain. This had in particular a bad effect on the final bike leg where the course was converted to an ankle deep mud bath. Overall again, of course, a great experience! We finished 176. out of 292 which started (77 did not finish due to the harsh conditions). Pictures
6.2012	5:35:40	116km (2,900m)	Meg�ve Mont Blanc I finished 418. out of 585 finishers in my first cycling race, actually only the 8th time I sat on a roadbike. It was great experience in a beautiful region.
5.2012		Saturday: technical inline and bike training Sunday: 52km Inline and 24km running (on the original courses) Monday: 45km MTB and 29km running (one the original courses	Gigathlon Trainng Camp in Balsthal A great camp with the following program:
5.2012			Gigathlon Camp Cambrils After a business trip to Barcelona I took advantage of going to my usual training place one hour south of Barcelona for cycling, running and swimming
5.2012	1:08:52,3	16,093km	Grand Prix Bern I finished on a rainy day 150. out of 1,532 in my age category and 1,156. out of 9,827 male finishers overall
5.2012	1:33:44,9	21.1km	Sempacherseelauf Finished 58. in my age category out of 230 finishers in my age category and 139. out of 774 male finishers overall
4.2012			Gigathlon Training Camp in Cambrils Full week of Running, Inline Skating, Cycling, Mountainbiking and Swimming (typically 3 sports a day)
3.2012	1:05:14,8	15km	Kerzerslauf Finished 100. in my age category out of 601 finishers in my age category and 622. out of 5,293 male finishers overall
2.2012	44.34,7	11km	Bremgarter Reusslauf Finished 135. in my age category out of 641 finishers in my age category and 380. out of 1,878 male finishers overall
12.2011	31:29,8	7.5km	Gippinger Stauseelauf Finished 55. in my age category out of 139 finishers in my age category and 164. out of 551 male finishers overall
07.2011	27:50:34	340km (11,111m)	Gigathlon 2011 I participated the third time as Couple (Team of Two) in the Gigathlon. This time in the Canon of Valais. The weather was fantastic (blue skies, not too warm) and I never had a big crisis (pictures)
06.2011			Gigathlon Camp Leukerbad I participated in the official Swiss Olympic preparation camp as well as a private camp organized by a colleague
5.2011	1:09:31	16.09km	Grand Prix Bern In pouring rain but with very pleasant temperatures and oxygen laden air I was again pleased with my time on this hilly course. I finished 211. out of 1,583 finsihers in my age category (M40-45) and 1,409. out of 10,042 male finishers overall.
4.2011			Gigathlon Camp Cambrils I spent a full week training: Mountainbiking endurance, Inline Skating technique
3.2011	1:06:17,8	15km	Kerzerslauf On a cold windy day I was very pleased with my time and finished 158. out of 581 in my age category (M40-45) and 863. out of 4,527 male finishers overall.
2.2011	46:34,2	11km	Bremgarter Reusslauf On a good day for running I finished 225. out of 639 male finishers in my age category and 569. out of 1,794 male finishers overall.
12.2010	32:51,7	7.5km	Gippinger Stauseelauf Finished 74. among 160 in my age category and 219. among 579 male finishers overall. After two heavy snowshoe tours I took it slow.
12.2010	36:22,5	8.6km	Z�rcher Silvesterlauf Finished 211. among 1,425 male finishers in my age category and 644. of 4,487 male finishers overall
10.2010	3:56:21	41,195km	Istanbul Marathon The full name of this great event is "Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon" which is an adequate description for a marathon which starts in Asia and finishes in Europe. I finished 354. out of 1,040 male finishers (there were many drop-outs). In my age group I finished 66. out of 163 male finishers. Only after 6 weeks after the Jungfrau Marathon I was satisfied with my performance. Pictures
9.2010	5:04.47,9	42,195km (1,829m)	Jungfrau Marathon On a glorious day with crystal clear skies and very pleasant temperatures, the Jungfrau Marathon was again a great experience. I finished a couple of minutes slower than I had hoped for but still made it to 313. out of 642 in my age category and overall 1,386. out of 3,244 male finishers (pictures)
8.2010	1:37:35,6	11.3km (1,380m)	Rigi Berglauf Finished 35. out of 64 finishers in my age category on coolish and windy day with some drizzling rain
7.2010	26:45:35	Day 1: Inline: 38km (320m) MTB: 46km (1,300m) Running: 29km (600m) Day 2: Inline: 27km (220m) MTB: 47km (800m) Running: 21km (280m)	Gigathlon Participated as a "Couple" where my sports partner covered the swimming and road cycling legs and I took responsibility for the Inline, Mountainbiking and Running legs Pictures
6.2010			Playitas Training Camp Spent a week in the Playitas sports hotel on Fuerteventura, Spain. The main focus was Mountainbiking, Running, Aerobics.
4.2010			Gigathlon Training Camp (Eitzinger) Participated in a multisport training camp in Cambrils, Spain. The main focus this year was on Mountainbiking and Inline technical training with some limited running
2.2010	48:51,8	11km	Bremgarter Reusslauf As in the previous year again a fantastic day. The first day with short sleeves of the season. I finished 275. out of 587 in my age category and 722. out of 1,638 male finishers overall.
12.2009	32:05,6	7.53km	Gippinger Stauseelauf In pouring cold rain I finished 76. out of 179 in my age category and 212. out of 581 male finishers
10.2009	1:40:37,7	21.195km	Hallwilerseelauf Finished 364. out of 897 male finishers in my age category and 924. out of overall 2,587 male finishers
09.2009	1:45:08,9	21.195km	Greifenseelauf Warm conditions. Finished 461. out of 1,282 male finishers in my age category (40 to 45 years) and 2,133. out of overall 6,360 male finishers
07.2009	1:37:31,98	37.3km	World Inline Cup Zug Not in great shape and towards the back of the field but it was still great fun on a beautiful evening
03.2009		120km	Cyprus Marathon Training week Spent 10 days on Cyprus sight-seeing and training with a group of 80 ultra-marathon runners
02.2008	48:13,4	11km	Reusslauf First day with spring-like feeling on a beautiful track. Finished 251. in my age category out of 611 and 653. out of 1,692 male finishers.
12.2008	32:17,3	7.5km	Gippinger Stauseelauf Another great year end with typical weather. While it was unpleasnt but dry at the start, ice rain set in after 1/3 of the race. After 2/3 of the race the ground was so icey that it was no longer possible to bring full force to the ground. I 88. out of 212 finishers in my age category and 228. out of 645 male finishers
11.2008	3:43:46	41.195km	Marathon Nice - Cannes With limited training and even less sleep I am quite pleased with the result. At least the downward trend could be reversed. With 1:50:44 for the first half I even ran a negative split. Certainly helped by the inspiring course along the deep blue sea. I finished 2,489. out of 8,207 overall male finishers and 1,085 in my age category. Pictures
10.2008	1:37:37	20.095km	Hallwilerseelauf After an intense training week on Lanzarote I was very satisfied with my time on this beautiful Fall day. I finished 247. in my age category out of 975 male finishers. Overall I finished 623. out of 2,540 male finishers.
10.2008			Training Camp Lanzarote Spent 10 days in Club La Santa Sport on Lanzarote: Running, Mountainbiking, Badminton, Aerobics Pictures
8.2008	3:01:21,8	Inline 9.5km MTB 14km (1,100m) Running 4km (800m)	Pilatus Mountain Triathlon After 2 weeks of non-training, numerous physio therapy sessions at 6AM, lack of sleep it was a stretch to do this triathlon, but it turned out to be great fun, even though I finished 33. out of 38 finishers Pictures
8.2008	3:46:51	71.1km (1,200m)	Tour d'Argovie Mountainbike Ride to various castles in the Jura
8.2008	1:45:39	11.3km (1,380m)	Rigi Berglauf Fantastic summer day with pleasant temperatures and clear air. Not very fast time but after I had only seriously re-started my training a week ago I was very satisfied. I cruised up without any significant crisis. I finished 63. out of 85 in my age category
7.2008	1:55	42km	World Inline Cup Suzhou (China) Very humid conditions with high temperatures (38 centigrades). Had to cruise the whole second half alone. Pictures
4.2008	1:38:41.74	40km	World Inline Cup Zugersee Very early in the season there were only the aficionados there. With fewer people it was more challenging to get a good group for wind-slipping. I was significantly slower than last year but still had a good time. I finished 46. out of 71 in my age category and 132. out of 150
3.2008	1:07:27,3	15km	Kerzerslauf Another beautiful spring day in Kerzers. I am satisfied with my time even though I got another minute slower. Still I finished 209. out of 619 male finishers in my age category (40-44 years). Even in the category M20 (20-34 years) I would have finished 260. out of 591 finishers. Overall I finished 1,074. out of 4,848 finishers.
3.2008			Marathon preparation training in Spain (without having actually a concrete marathon goal)
11.2007	3:53:00,48	42.195km More pictures	Maraton de Buenos Aires (Argentina) Ideal conditions weather-wise on a clear day with temperatures around 15 Centigrade (however, some winds). My time was slow but the experience great. I finished 271. out of 532 finishers in my age category and 1,262. out of 2,709 male finishers. With my personal best I would have finished 198. overall but these are past times (at least for now).
10.2007	1:39:56 (hand-stopped net time)	20.3km (350m)	Classique International de Marseille-Cassis (France) Another great running experience on a crystal clear day with temperatures at the upper end of pleasant. We crossed a pass on our way to the pictoresque fishing village Cassis while overlooking along the way the cliffs and rocks around Marseille as well as the deep blue sea. I finished 2,568. out of some 12,000 overall finishers.
10.2007	1:36.06,2	21.097km	Hallwilerseelauf My performance was ok on a fantastic Fall day with ideal running conditions. I finished 243. out of 884 finishers in my age category and 631. out of 2,389 overall male finishers.
09.2007	4:53:48.5	42.195km (1,820m)	Jungfrau Marathon Another day with breathtaking views in the UNESCO world heritage mountains. This time Jungfrau Marathon even doubled-up as Mountain Running Long Distance World Championships. The race went overall well for me and I finished 304. out of 766 in my age category and 1,225. out of 3,463 male runners overall pictures
07.2007	10:39	Swim: 3km Inline: 20km (300m) Bike: 120km (1,500m) MTB: 44km (1,000m) Run: 20km (100m)	Highlander Challenge (Germany) One day multisport event which I did the second time after 2004. My colleague Patrik took the swim and road bike legs and I did inline, MTB and the run. Despite suboptimal training, things went very well on an overcast day with perfect racing conditions in a charming area with beautifully set courses. Pictures
07.2007	1:29:49.62	40k	Swiss Inline Cup Zugersee Finished 34. in my age category out of 143 and 120. out of 438 male finishers (Fitness Men). Despite a crash 1km after the start the race went very well and I am pleased to have significantly improved my previous times.
06.2007	48:17:38	21k	World Inline Cup Sursee Finished 93. out of 171 finishers in my age category and 252. out of 470 male finishers
05.2007	1:12:42	10 miles (16.09k)	Grand Prix Bern This years Grand Prix was again a great event from the atmosphere point of view. Due to another week with 5 hour/night sleeps and stomach problems my personal performance was behind previous years. I still made it to 383 out of 1,789 in my age category and 1,807 out of 9,826 male finishers.
04.2007	1:32:16	21.097k	Freiburg i.Br. Half-Marathon (Germany) The sleep-deficit didn't get any better but I am pleased that my running times remain pleasing. I finished 136. out of 1,192 male finishers in my age category and 609. out of 5,441 overall male finishers. The Half-Marathon is known for the fact that there is a band every kilometer.
03.2007	1:05:27.7	15k	Kerzerslauf After some sleep deprived weeks my time was quite ok. I finished 186. in my age category out of 597 male finishers. Overall I finished 911. out of 4,434 male finishers.
02.2007	42:03.1	10.5k	Bremgarter Reusslauf I have had enough training but not enough sleep. Nevertheless, the race went quite well. I finished 136. out of 665 male finishers in my age category (now M40!) and 388. out of 1,802 male finishers overall.
12.2006	30:12.4	7.5k	Gippinger Stauseelauf The weather conditions were ideal with more than 12 centigrade and sunshine at the end of December. However, I was recovering from an upset stomach and hadn't eaten properly for a couple of days. With my performance I am therefore very satisfied even though I would think that I should be able to run below 30 minutes. I finished 45. out of 150 finishers in my age category (the last time I started as M30!) and 194. out of 891 male finishers.
11.2006	3:34:36	42.195 More pictures	Fukuchiyama Marathon, near Kyoto/Japan Web-Information in English While the time is one of the slowest ever, I am still pretty satisfied. I felt well during the whole marathon and the preparation was not great as I hadn't slept well the three preceeding nights due to traveling/jet lag. The marathon had more than 10,000 participants but was in a very rural area where nobody knew any English whatsoever, which made it an interesting cultural experience.
11.2006	1:28:48	20k	Behobia - San Sebastian (Spain) I had tried to run not too fast on this hilly course (a total of 200m climb) in view of the upcoming marathon but the last 5k I couldn't help it in view of the great crowds. A very interesting race (with ETA protesters), a lot of ambitioned runners and good organization. I finished 1,463 in my age category and 2,636. overall. There were 11,633 finishers. Pictures of city (with stats on finsiher times)
11.2006	40:58	10.03k	Aargauer Volkslauf For once I didn't do the full distance of 14.85k but started in the "Jogger long-distance" category in order to have a speed training for the upcoming marathon. I finished 17. out of a total of 126 male finishers in this category. With an average of 4:08 per km I am quite satisfied, even more so considering that I hadn't eaten will for more than 36 hours in an effort to lose weight for the marathon.
10.2006	1:33:06,9	21.097k	Hallwilerseelauf After a week of rest and with pleasant temperaturs, I've run a very pleasing time on this slow course. I finished 184. out of 762 finishers in my age category and 488. out of 2,515 male finishers.
09.2006	1:38:30.3	21.097k	Greifenseelauf Finished 222. out of 1,063 in my age category and 1,129. out of 5,625 male finishers. While I was more than 9 minutes slower than last year, I am still reasonably satisfied with my performance: very warm temperaturs of 27 Centigrade, less training/sleep, more weight than last year
07.2006	1:34:27.19	40k	Swiss Inline Cup Zugersee Finished 109. out of 208 in my age category and 284. out of 603 male finishers.
06.2006	4:23:00.4	22K Inline 44K MTB 11K Running	Midsummerinight Triathlon I couldn't train properly for weeks and still am out of shape. Nevertheless, I am quite satisfied with my performance, even though I only finished 43. out of 50 male finishers (8 competitors gave up). The field of competitors was pretty strong. Gigathlon heroes suchs as Beni Hug (6.) and Bennie Lindberg (9.) did not reach top ranks. There was quite heavy wind/rainfall during the Moutainbiking leg and the ground was pretty soft, which partially explains (apart from the low form) why I was 32 minutes slower than in the previous year.
06.2006	50:07.84	21k	World Inline Cupe Sursee Finished 150. out of 250 in my age category 443. out of 735 male finishers overall (Fitness category).
04.2006	1:34:30	21.097k	Nice Half-Marathon After the disappointment of the Rome Marathon (time-wise only, of course) I was pretty nervous about Nice Semi-Marathon. On a warm, windy day I was satisfied with my time which brought me to 451. rank out of 3,061 finishers overall and 227. out of 1,082 in my category. Hand-stopped my time was 1:34:04.
03.2006	3:40,54	42.195k Pictures	Rome Marathon By far the slowest time ever despite the splendid conditions (well - 15 centigrade warmer than I was used to) in a very well oragnized race. I may not have been in great shape but I made things worse by chasing the 3:15 pace maker balloon which I had lost at the start for the first 10k. Soon after finally catching up I had to let go and the remaining kilometers turned to be very, very long. Neverthless, I finished 2,744. out of 8,428 male finishers and overall enjoyed the experience.
12.2005	30:02.4	7.5k	Gippinger Stauseelauf I finished 37. out of 131 in my age category and 147. out of 770 male finishers. In view of my cold, the recent hamstring injury, the cold rain and the icy-ground I am very satisfied with my time.
12.2005	36:14.3	9.1k	Silvesterlauf Zurich On this twisting, very crowded I ran a surprisingly good time (3:58 average per kilometer). I finished 201. out of 1,533 finishers in my age category and 471. out of 4,341 overall male finishers.
09.2005	1:29:20.0	21.097k	Greifenseelauf Currently I am in good shape but in the advent of Greifenseelauf I felt pretty low of energy. I am all the more pleased to have run one of my best Half Marathons ever. Quite amazing in view of the fact that my fast times are 5 years and 7 kilos back. I finished 170. out of 1,265 finsihers in my age category and 666. out of 6,240 male finishers. The course was much slower than Budapest Half-Marathon. However, temperatures were with 10 Centigrade much more favorable.
09.2005	1:31:59	21.097k	Budapest Half-Marathon After a week of heavy training for Greifenseelauf and 2 days of intense sight seeing I was not in for a fast time. However, it turned out that I could benefit from the good weather, the fast course and the good organization. I finished 490. out of 4,100 male finishers.
08.2005	40:34,6	10k	Murianer Herbstlauf It was hard to return to this hilly course where I had run my fastest ever 10k time (38:41). Well, this was 7 years and about the same amount of kilograms earlier. At least I could be satisfied with my time which brought me to 18. out of 40 in my age group and 70. out of 215 male finishers.
07.2005	2:51:26	28K (970m)	Swiss Alpine Marathon Only three weeks after the gruelling Gigathlon I was very satisfied to finish 27. out of 536 male finishers (27. out of 105 in my age group). Despite the initially bad forecast the weather was perfect (overcast, good temperature, friendly). Pictures
07.2005	31:38:40	Saturday: Swim: 3.5K Inline: 28K (250m) MTB: 49K (2,100m) Bicycle: 118K (2,500m) Run: 26K (800m) Sunday: Swim: 2.5K Inline; 32K (150m) Bicycle: 69K (700m) MTB: 35k (1,000m) Run: 31K (710m)	Gigathlon Two day Multisportevent across Switzerland which can be done as Single, Couple or Team of Five. I particpated in a Couple (Team of Two) where I took the Inline, MTB and Running legs on both days. A friend of mine took the Swimming and Cycling legs. Despite a limited opportunity to train we finished. On Saturday I was competing for more than 10 hours and on Sunday another 8 hours. The MTB and Running courses were partially pretty rough. On Saturday, for instance, I had to carry the bike down a gravel field for the first 600m change of altitude. Pictures
06.2005	45:22.75	19K	Swiss Inline Cup Zurich Finished 69. out of 104 in my age category or 227. out of 329 in my age categroy the morning after the Midsummernight Triathlon
06.2005	3:50:07.72	22K Inline 44K MTB 11K Running	Midsummernight Triathlon I did the Misuni again. This time as a test for the Gigathlon. I finished 50. among 75 men who did the whole course as singles.
06.2005	50:20.60	21K	World Inline Cup Sursee Finished as 227. out of 345 in my age category or 617. among a total of 972 male finishers.
04.2005	3:19:44	41.195K	London Marathon Beautiful day with fantastic crowds along every meter of the way. Finished 2,971. out of 35,000 finishers. Felt good along the whole way. Ran the first 10k in 44:21, had to pace myself between kilometer 15 and 25 and could then accelerate again after kilometer 35. Pictures
03.2005	1:06:49,4	15K	Kerzerslauf (Switzerland) It became suddenly very warm. Additionally I hadn't slept properly for a week. Giving that, I am reasonaly satisfied with my time which brought me to 112. out of 397 male finishers in my age category and to 744. out of 3,770 male finishers in a top field (in first 11 there was only one Swiss, the remainder was from Kenya, Ethopia and Eritrea)
02.2005	41:53,0	10.5K	Bremgarter Reusslauf (Switzerland) Increasing form in preparation for London Marathon. First time for a long time that I ran sub 4 minute kilometers average. I finished 79. out of 206 finishers in my age category (top 38%) and 313. out or 1,209 male finishers (top 26%).
12.2004	30:07,1	7.5K	Gippinger Stauseelauf After a severe cold which put me out of running for more than 10 days I am very satisfied with my time, even more though as I still couldn't breathe completetely freely. I finished 52. out of 153 in my age category and 210. out of 875 overall male finishers.
12.2004	38:53,9	9.1K	Silvesterlauf Zurich (Switzerland) A city run in pre-christmas Zurich. During the 4 rounds I could only run properly in the 3rd round. In the first two rounds the track was jammed and in the last round their were too many slow people to pass during their 3rd round. I finished 350. out of 1,770 in my age category and 863. out of 4,638 male finishers.
09.2004	4:58:20,5	41.2K (1,820m)	Jungfrau Marathon (Switzerland) My 3rd Jungfrau Marathon which I've enjoyed very much. My time was 25 minutes slower than the last time but hey, I had fun. I still ended up 1,252. out of 3,181 male finishers. In my age category I was 545. out of 1,084 male finishers. Pictures
08.2004		11.3K (1,380m)	Rigi Berglauf (Switzerland) Mountain Run in Switzerland. My form and therefore my time was that slow that the latter must not even be mentioned
07.2004	11:50	204K (3,140m)	Highlander Challenge (Germany) One day multisport event (3km Swim, 19K Inline, 120K (1,500m) Road Bike, 44K (1,200m) Mountain Bike, 19K (360m) Running. I did Inline, Mountainbike and Running. A friend of mine did the Road Bike and Swim. The Mountain Bike was much harder than it looks. A storm had washed out the trails which after heavy rain were furthermore very soft. We finished 5th out of 12 Team Of Two who did the Classic (i.e. long) distances. We also left many Team Of Five behind us. Two weeks after the Mountain Marathon at the Gigathlon the event was much harder than I had thought. My brother was a great supporter, working hard on logistics.
07.2004	46:48,55	18K	Swiss Inline Cup (Einsiedeln) Finished 122. out of 152 in my age category.
07.2004	26:38:51	416K (8,000m) Part of the camp at the start in Vicosporano	Gigathlon (Switzerland) Participated in a team of five in two-day multisport even (roadbike, mountainbike, swimming, running, inline skating). Did the running leg on Saturday (Mountain marathon) and the inline leg on Sunday (20K). We ranked 313 out of 654 finishers (there were many teams who did not make it).
05.2004	1:09:36.3	10 Miles (16.09K)	Grand Prix Bern (Switzerland) Cool windy conditions. After I had a very bad time the previous year due to a cold, I had to start further back in the huge field. I had to pass many runners on my way back to where I belong. I finished 375. out of 1,755 finishers in my age category and 1.904. out of 12,584 finishers overall
05.2004	37	3.2K run 8.0K MTB 1.6K run	Mountainbike Duathlon of my Runners' Club Finished 3rd in a small field
04.2004	3:17:43.9	42.195K (Marathon)	Zurich Marathon I had six months of good training but have more pounds than at the last Marathon and slower shoes. I expected something around 3:20 to 3:25 and was therefore very pleased with my time. I finished 414. out of 1,734 in my age category and 956. out of 4,656 male finishers. The picture on the left was taken at Kilometer 38.
03.2004	1:05:24.6	15k	Kerzerslauf The slightly hilly course (110m change of altitude) is beautifully located. Temperatures were ideal but there was a little bit wind. I finished 141. out of 456 in my age category and 789. among 3,865 men. The race went well. I wasn't really suffering despite the high pulse indicated (I cannot believe pulse was that high). I am satisfied with my race even though the time does not compare very favorably with my 1998 time, but hey I was six years and a couple of kilograms younger then.
03.2004	46:57.5	11K	Laufsporttag Winterthur The course was very hilly (e.g. the start was at 450m above sea level, after 5K one was at 550m). The ground was extremely soft (where it was not covered by snow and ice). For various reasons I arrived at the start area only 15 minutes before the start. Nevertheless, I am satisfied with my performance. I had a good start and I could capitalize on my uphill strength. I didn't have to let pass too many runners once it got to downhill. At the finish line I didn't feel overly exhausted. I ended up 60. out of 148 in my age category and 196. out 554 men overall.
12.2003	30:05.2	7.5K	Gippinger Stauseelauf After three months of serious long distance training (60K per week) this was a speed-test on a short distance. I am satisfied with the result. I finished 219. out of 907 male finishers (71. in my age group of 197). Competiton was high, as only the serious runners make it out to the snow flurries of New Year's Eve. While this time compares favorably with last year's 31.20,4. I must admit that my personal best on this course is 27:01 (albeit at that time the course was about 200m shorter, hence one can add about 48 seconds).
9.2003		21.097K	Greifenseelauf Very hot race which led several hundered people to drop out of the race and brought several dozens to medical care. The effect on me was that my time was very bad. Until the 5th kilometer everything went well (speed, pulse) and then suddenly the pulse skyrocketed.
6.2003	3:27,39.5	20K Inline Skating 39K Mountainbike 10K Running	Midsummernight Triathlon (Switzerland) After the problems I had in May this Triathlon went very well for me. As I had spent only 7 hours on the inline skates prepairing for the race, a slow time came as no surprise. In the MTB leg I had an average speed of 25K per hour on the hilly course which is good for me. In the running leg I was 39th of 86th single finishers despite the fact that I lost two minutes as I had left my race number belt in the changing zone. Overall my ranking was 66. of 86 single finishers which may not sound great but is probably a result of the strong competition. Overall I was 245. out of 325 finishers (of which most were teams).
5.2003	1:15:36	10 miles	Grind Prix Bern (Switzerland) Beautiful course in the old town of Bern (UNESCO world cultural heritage). Due to lack of training and severe cold I was 8:35 slower than the last time I ran this course. I still ended up 655. out 1,666 in my age category (3,451 of 11,946 overall). I spent the whole following day in bed recovering from the cold.
12.2002	31:20,4	7.5K	Gippinger Stauseelauf (Switzerland) After the Hallwilerseelauf training unfortunately got even worse. However, I am satisfied with the time which brought me to 354. place among 970 men (117. out of 211 in my age category).
10.2002	1:33:48,5	21.097K	Hallwilerseelauf (Switzerland) The weather conditions were ideal. In view of the fact that I hadn't trained a lot in the advent I am reasonably satisfied with my time. I ended up as 415. among 1,473 male finishers (139. in my age category among 510 finishers).
9.2002	1:34:32,4	21.097K	Greifenseelauf, Uster (Switzerland) The time of this Halfmarathon is quite disappointing. I should be able to run sub 1:30 on such a course. The conditions were ideal but right from the beginning I didn't feel strong. I was paying tribute to the fact that I had slept an average of 5-6 hours in the two weeks leading to the race (work!) and the Jungfrau Marathon (two weeks earlier) and the heavy Uri Rotstock hike (one week earlier). I finished 855. out of 4,449 male finishers which after all isn't too bad.
9.2002	4:34:07	42.2K (1,820m)	Jungfrau Marathon (Switzerland) The goal of the season! The world's most beautiful marathon (and one of the hardest with 5,971 feet uphill on the last 10 miles). The race went very well. I didn't have any problems. The only way I could have run faster is to train more and take off a couple of pounds. I finished 655. out of 2,216 male finishers on Sunday. Pictures.
7.2002	1:40:30	14K (1,400m)	Swiss Alpine Marathon Participated in the team relay (MTB, Inlineskate, uphill runner, pass runner, downhill runner) of this 78K race (total +/- 2,400m change of altitude). Was badly suffering from a severe cold and only finished as 74. out of 126. However, my team still came in as 28. overall.
6.2002	2:20:29	21.097K (750m)	Glacier Run, Bettmeralp (Switzerland) The time of 2:20:29 sounds very slow, but one has to be aware that the start is on 1,950m (6,440ft) and the finish was on 2,700m (8,900ft) and the air was very thin. Furthermore we ran on rocky single trails. I finished 157th out of 589 and was satisfied with my performance.
6.2002	31:53	8.5K	Midsummernight Triathlon (Switzerland) Took the running leg of a Swiss Style Triathlon (10K inline skating, 25K MTB, 8.5K running). The event was really cool. It took place during the evening/early night and the changing zone was by Lake Zug where there was a tent with funky bands and bonfires. Temperatures and humidity were very high, so I was very content with my time. Our team came in 66th out of 207 all men teams in a total time of 3:21:05,6. Among the runners I was 56th.
2.2002	42:15.4	10.5K	Bremgarter Reusslauf (Switzerland) First race after a long break. The slow time can also be explained with the heavy headwinds. Still, I made it to 104th out of 253 in my age category. Even though the offical length is 10K some people found out that the course in fact measures 10.5K.
8.2001	59:08	14K	City to Surf Fun Run, Sydney 56,625 runners. I finished 910th, i.e. among the best 1.6%. Ideal conditions on typical Sydney winter day, i.e. blue sky, 20 degrees Centigrade (69 degrees Fahrenheit)
5.2001	1:28:30	21.097K	Sydney Half Marathon Finished 288th out of 3,767 despite the fact that I lost 2 minutes at the start (I had to start quite in the back of the field)
5.2001	53:18	13.1K	The Great Train Race (near Melbourne) Fun run where the runners race against an old steam train. I beat the train by 5 minutes!
4.2001	3:09:10	42.2K	Canberra Marathon Good conditions. Ranked 94. out of 610 finishers. Pictures
4.2001	35:40	400m swimming 8K biking 4K running	BRW/PowerTel Corporate Triathlon, Sydney Fantastic race, in front of one of the most spectacular skylines of the world blessed by typical Sydney weather. Ranked 769. out of 3,211 finishers Pictures
3.2001	27:28	4K running 400m swimming	Boy Charlton Pool Biathlon, Sydney I finished the 4K run in 15:16 as first in my wave and was subsequently passed by dozens in the pool. However, I didn't expect it differently, as this was only my third swim in 15 years or more.
3.2001	39:22	10K	Manly 10K, Sydney 7AM, 77% humidity, 25 degrees Centigrade. My first race for almost a year went pretty well and convinced me that I should sign up for the Canberra Marathon.
5.2000	1:26:28	21.097K	Covered Bridges Half-Marathon, Quechee, VT Ideal conditions, 60. Rank out of 1,803 (27. Of 294 in age category)
4.2000	3:17:13	42.2K	Boston Marathon Chilly temperatures with strong headwind on the whole course. Had only three weeks of intensified training.
12.1999	27:01	7.3K	Gippinger Stauseelauf (Switzerland) Run on the shores of Lake Gippingen
11.1999	3:07:55	42.2K	Ocean State Marathon, Providence, RI Ideal conditions, flat course
10.1999	1:31:14	21.097K	Leaf Peepers Half Marathon, Waterbury, VT Hilly course, ideal exterior conditions, but stomach problems
8.1999	59:42	14K	City to Surf, Sydney Hilly course, good conditions, 1,170. Rank out of 40,000
12.1998	27:05	7.3K	Gippinger Stauseelauf (Switzerland) Run on the shores of Lake Gippingen, reasonably cold temperatures, 39. Out of 197 in age category
11.1998	3:28:32	42.2K	New York City Marathon Good conditions, 3,600. Rank out of 30,746
5.1998	27:23	7.35K	Lenzburger Stadtlauf (Switzerland) Hilly course, 3 loops, good conditions
5.1998	1:07:01	10 miles	GP von Bern (Switzerland) Reasonably hilly city course, hot temperatures. 898. Rank out of 14,075
4.1998	50:35	12.3K	Chaesitzerlouf (Switzerland) Reasonable hilly course, good conditions
4.1998	38:41	10K	Osterlauf Muri (Switzerland) Hilly course, good conditions
3.1998	1:01:28	15K	Kerzerslauf (Switzerland) Hilly course, cool temperatures
2.1998	42:08	11K	Bremgarter Reusslauf (Switzerland) Flat course, good conditions
12.1997	27:38	7.3K	Gippinger Stauseelauf (Switzerland) Run on the shores of Lake Gippingen, very cold temperatures
11.1997	1:02:25	14.85K	Aargauer Volkslauf (Switzerland) Flat course along the Aare River, glorious Fall day
10.1997	1:32:33	21.097K	Hallwilersee Lauf (Switzerland) Halfmarathon round Lake Hallwil, flat course
9.1997	5:00:03	42.2K (1,820m/5,970 ft)	Jungfrau Marathon (Switzerland) First marathon which was at the same time a mountain marathon, warm conditions, dehydration problems and don't forget 1,820m (5,70 feet) of ascent on the second half.
8.1997	1:25:14	14.1K (950m)	Weissensteinlauf (Switzerland) Mountain race, hot conditions
8.1997	1:36:02	11K (1,380m)	Int. Rigi-Berglauf (Switzerland) Mountain race to top of Mount Rigi, good conditions
8.1997	9:56	Ca. 3K	1. August Lauf Gstaad (Switzerland)
6.1997	1:20:59	11K (970m)	Berglauf Illgau-Spirstock (Switzerland) First mountain race, pouring rain, cold, mud
6.1997	Ca. 18:50	5K	UBS Run (Switzerland) UBS corporate competition, hilly course
5.1997	28:23	7.35K	Lenzburger Stadtlauf (Switzerland) Hilly course, 3 loops, good conditions
4.1997	1:28:45	21.097K	Schwyzer Halbmarathon (Switzerland) Half Marathon round Lake Lauerz, flat course, good conditions, forgot my HRM took it easy and ended up with a surprisingly fast time
3.1997	39:15	10K	Osterlauf Muri (Switzerland) Hilly course, good conditions
2.1997	45:30	11K	Bremgarter Reusslauf (Switzerland) Flat course, good conditions
1.1997	41:55	9.8K	Internat. Neujahrslauf Zurich Hilly course, cold temperatures
12.1996	28:42	7.3K	Gippinger Stauseelauf (Switzerland) Run on the shores of Lake Gippingen, very cold temperatures, icy ground
11.1996	1:02:09	14.85K	Aargauer Volkslauf (Switzerland) Flat course algon the Aare River, glorious Fall day
10.1996	1:36:04	21.097K	Hallwilersee Lauf (Switzerland) Halfmarathon round Lake Hallwill, flat course
9.1996	1:35:43	21.097K	Greifensee-Lauf (Switzerland) Halfmarathon round Lake Greifen, flat course. This is the course of the 1998 Half Marathon World Championships.
8.1996	10:49	Ca. 3K	1. August Lauf Gstaad (Switzerland)
6.1996	20:24	5K	UBS Run (Switzerland) UBS corporate competition, hilly course
2.1996	47:00	11K	Bremgarter Reusslauf (Switzerland) Flat course, cold temperatures
1.1996	22:39	5.6K	Raeblus Guggerlauf (Switzerland) Hilly course, had Raclette before race (bad choice indeed)
12.1996	30:30	7.3K	Gippinger Stauseelauf (Switzerland) Run on the shores of Lake Gippingen, very cold temperatures, icy ground
11.1995	44:03	10K	Volkslauf Ofringen (Switzerland) Hilly course, snowfall
11.1995	1:10:20	14.85K	Aargauer Volkslauf (Switzerland) Flat course along River Aare, cold temperatures
10.1995	1:45:32	21.097K	Hallwilersee Lauf (Switzerland) Halfmarathon round Lake Hallwil, First time this distance
4.1995	Ca. 20:30	5K	UBS Run (Switzerland) UBS corporate competition, hilly course