23. Dezember 2019
New Years Resolution - 2020
It’s been a while since my last post. Life happens. Priority changes and shifts. The last marathon was in 2014. I remember it well. It was one of the most exciting experiences in my life. Running 44 k in the mountains with 2.000 meters ascent and descent.
Afterward, it was a few half marathons. And that’s that. I shifted my focus back to business to build some amazing companies that could potentially shape our society's future. In 2018 I actually planned to train for marathons in 2019. And life happened again. This time really happened to me.
I went skiing on the exact same day in the year when I stopped skiing 25 years ago. So one might think - ah ok - skiing after a 25-year break. No wonder accidents happen. Well, if only that would have been my reality. Unfortunately, it was not. I got run over by a sled. I had a few injuries and had to pull back from my marathon dreams for a few months. Long story short.
So as we are approaching 2020. Not the start of a new decade, as some people think. But anyhow, a nice number - two times 20. Summing it up, it’s the actual marathon distance. It is said that the famous Greek messenger ran 40 k from Marathon to Athens to report the victory of the famous Greek army against the Persian invaders. And then he died. Also, when humans decided to revive that historical moment of humanity, the first Olympic marathon race was over a distance of 40k.
Goals are my passion. So what about the goal of running a marathon in 2020. Rumor is that the first marathon was run in August or September 490 BC. So I aim for the Wachau Marathon in Austria on September 27, 2020.
Afterward, it was a few half marathons. And that’s that. I shifted my focus back to business to build some amazing companies that could potentially shape our society's future. In 2018 I actually planned to train for marathons in 2019. And life happened again. This time really happened to me.
I went skiing on the exact same day in the year when I stopped skiing 25 years ago. So one might think - ah ok - skiing after a 25-year break. No wonder accidents happen. Well, if only that would have been my reality. Unfortunately, it was not. I got run over by a sled. I had a few injuries and had to pull back from my marathon dreams for a few months. Long story short.
So as we are approaching 2020. Not the start of a new decade, as some people think. But anyhow, a nice number - two times 20. Summing it up, it’s the actual marathon distance. It is said that the famous Greek messenger ran 40 k from Marathon to Athens to report the victory of the famous Greek army against the Persian invaders. And then he died. Also, when humans decided to revive that historical moment of humanity, the first Olympic marathon race was over a distance of 40k.
Goals are my passion. So what about the goal of running a marathon in 2020. Rumor is that the first marathon was run in August or September 490 BC. So I aim for the Wachau Marathon in Austria on September 27, 2020.
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