After recovering from my racing season 2016 and the car accident in the fall, I finally started my training for the next season. Since it took more time than I first assumed to fully recover from the accident and to get back in a kind of reasonable shape, I had to accept that another ultra would not happen in 2016. This makes my goal for 2017 quite clear: Collecting enough qualifying points for UTMB 2018! :)
So why not start with that right away in the new year? I signed up for Transgrancanaria because it gives me the possibility to get some sun, warmth and hopefully salt in my hair already in February. Furthermore, it is said to be a very beautiful and technical trail. And it gives me a lot of motivation to train hard during the dark and cold winter months. So I'm picking up training volume with some nice runs as well as some (to me) valuable cross-training (swimming, cycling and well, I just love the gym).
So let's bank in that points! With 125km and a positive altitude gain of 8000m it will not be easy though so early in the season. ;)
Let's run!
