Ultrarunner's notes

  My first Alpine adventure I don't even know why I chose this race in the Tyrolean Alps, the so-called Kitzbühel Alps - surrounding the Pillersee Valley. Maybe it was the "only" a 9.5 hour journey, maybe it was the night start, maybe the altitude around 2000 m.a.s.l., but anyway, I signed up and planned a vacation for us, so that the whole family could enjoy it with me 😀 I study the route, the region, review photos, make plans, book accommodation, compile the mandatory equipment (I had everything that was on the list, even a chemical light, and my backpack was full to bursting). After the MF100 failure, I was pretty scared, thinking that I was going to fumble in the Alps, because I don't know how to run at all (I didn't know that wading, sliding and balancing skills would come in more handy...), but I somehow shook myself off the debacle and started to focus on KAT. In the end, I put the experience from the MF DNF to good use. I went with a better mindset, bette...