Running my first ever (ultra) marathon without any training
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Running my first ever (ultra) marathon without any training

Going up the last mountain was brutal. Even though I felt so slow and unstable, I still overtook some hikers. I felt like a Zombie going up that mountain, trying to use my poles as much as I could to help my legs as much as possible and keep my balance. I don’t want to know what it looked like from the outside. After another grueling 1,5 hours, I arrived at the Falkenstein ruin, and I could see the whole route and my finish line, which was still about 8 kilometers away.

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