Wellcome

Wellcome on my new blog! You will find here some short versions of my running reports. Most of these reports have a long version on my website www.hottas.de. Look under "Alle Berichte" (all reports) and "Auswärtige Events" (foreign events) or FEM-Events (events organized by myself).

You will find there also a lot of running reports which I've got via the ULTRALIST.

I started running marathons and ultras in 1987. In the early 90ies I tried to improve my PBs and I did up to 2.59.20 h for marathon and 8.14.51 h for 100 km.

Later I changed to more adventurous events like the "Grand Union Canal 145 Mile Trail Race" from Birmingham to London (which I did in 1998 & 2000) or the "West Highland Way Race" (95 miles in Scotland).

But I also like underground races. Organized by myself the "Elbtunnel Marathon" in my hoemtown Hamburg which is run with 48.4 laps in a more than 90 years old tunnel below Elbe river. Did also the "Greenwich Foot Tunnel Centenery Marathons" 2002 in London and the first 6 marathons in the salt mine Brügman Schacht in Sondershausen (Germany) which is - with 700 metres below surface and 500 metres below sea level - the lowest and deepest in the world. Of course I did also the 2 salt mine marathons in Merkers (Germany), too.

I also like the North Sea Beach Marathon in Denmark which I run 4 times. And the 1st marathon in the sea: The "North Sea Seabed Marathon" in 2005 (also organized by myself) - 42,2 km on the seabed of the North Sea (of course at low tide) between Cuxhaven and Neuwerk Island.

I the US I enjoyed the Ultracentric 48 H Track race in 2000 where my wife Barbara Szlachetka (who died of colon cancer on Nov. 24th 2005) did the course record with 304 kms. We also run 48 hours indoor or 48 & 72 hours road.

Up to now there are 1104 marathons/ultras (905 marathons & 199 ultras) in my statistics. But in the last years I don't take care for time anymore. I just run alone - thinking about important or other actual things in my life - or together with some friends - talking, making plans and enjoying life.

Life is too short and every run is a personal gift!