Saturday, April 30, 2011
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Ragnar Relay SoCal 2011
200.9 miles/ 323.31 km - 12 people - from Huntington Beach to Coronado Island (San Diego) - 32:37 hrs.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Congratulations! And thank you for all your support!
Dear Colleagues and Friends:
A little over a week ago, I participated in the Run 4 Kids 24-Hour Ultra-Marathon in support of the 100 Mile Club. It was a great day! Long, with ups and downs and at the end a little painful ... But I got to know some super nice and inspiring people, like Ed Ettinghausen who ran four marathons that day and who ran another two the next morning to break the (Guinness) world record for the most marathons in one year (112) ... .
Congratulations to all the Ultra-Runners who gave their personal best during these 24 hours! And to the kids of the 100 Mile Club who joined us for their event during the day! One 10 year old boy who never did more than a 5 mile run in his life before, ran 18 miles together with Ed ... .
The end result for me was also very positive. Since I have never officially completed a 50 Miler, my minimum goal for the day was 50 miles (80 km). Once I reached this, I went for the next higher goal of running a double marathon (52.4 mi./ 84.3 km). Then, the 100K was suddenly in reach and once I hit the 100 km (62 mi.), I pushed it and went for a triple marathon (78.6 mi./126.5 km) which I was able to complete about 30 seconds (!) before the end of the 24 hours! Round and around and around for 315 laps ... .
In an attempt to provide you with some impressions of that remarkable day and to say thank you for your help and support, I put together a slide show which you can watch online by clicking the following link:
Thanks to all my friends who came out to support me and to run/walk a few laps and everyone who followed me online throughout the 24 hours. It made all the difference! Thanks to the race directors and the founder of the 100 Mile Club for coming up with such a great idea. And thanks to all the volunteers who helped to make this event happen!
Last but not least: Thank you to all who donated on my fundraising page for this great cause. With your donations, you helped to raise enough money to support 88 kids (!) and provide them the opportunity to experience the powerful feeling of fitness and true personal success by accepting the challenge of running or walking 100 miles during one school year! This will probably have a positive effect on them for the rest of their life.
Again, I am deeply grateful for each one of you and your contribution. I had a wonderful experience and look forward to doing it again next year!
Björn
A little over a week ago, I participated in the Run 4 Kids 24-Hour Ultra-Marathon in support of the 100 Mile Club. It was a great day! Long, with ups and downs and at the end a little painful ... But I got to know some super nice and inspiring people, like Ed Ettinghausen who ran four marathons that day and who ran another two the next morning to break the (Guinness) world record for the most marathons in one year (112) ... .
Congratulations to all the Ultra-Runners who gave their personal best during these 24 hours! And to the kids of the 100 Mile Club who joined us for their event during the day! One 10 year old boy who never did more than a 5 mile run in his life before, ran 18 miles together with Ed ... .
The end result for me was also very positive. Since I have never officially completed a 50 Miler, my minimum goal for the day was 50 miles (80 km). Once I reached this, I went for the next higher goal of running a double marathon (52.4 mi./ 84.3 km). Then, the 100K was suddenly in reach and once I hit the 100 km (62 mi.), I pushed it and went for a triple marathon (78.6 mi./126.5 km) which I was able to complete about 30 seconds (!) before the end of the 24 hours! Round and around and around for 315 laps ... .
In an attempt to provide you with some impressions of that remarkable day and to say thank you for your help and support, I put together a slide show which you can watch online by clicking the following link:
Thanks to all my friends who came out to support me and to run/walk a few laps and everyone who followed me online throughout the 24 hours. It made all the difference! Thanks to the race directors and the founder of the 100 Mile Club for coming up with such a great idea. And thanks to all the volunteers who helped to make this event happen!
Last but not least: Thank you to all who donated on my fundraising page for this great cause. With your donations, you helped to raise enough money to support 88 kids (!) and provide them the opportunity to experience the powerful feeling of fitness and true personal success by accepting the challenge of running or walking 100 miles during one school year! This will probably have a positive effect on them for the rest of their life.
Again, I am deeply grateful for each one of you and your contribution. I had a wonderful experience and look forward to doing it again next year!
Björn
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
In the news: Run 4 Kids 24-Hour Ultra-Marathon
24-hour run aids students, quake victims
Mieko Morita was trying to send a message of help halfway around the world from Corona to her native Japan. Ed Ettinghausen of Wildomar was trying to set a world record.
Morita, 47, of Santa Monica, and Ettinghausen, 48, were two of a group of men and women who recently set out to run and walk 24 hours around the quarter-mile dirt track at Auburndale Intermediate School in Corona to benefit the school's 100-mile club, which teaches life skills and fitness to children striving to run and walk 100 miles at school during the year.
Morita, who was born in the small town of Ashiya, near Kobe, also wanted to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
She covered more than 60 miles to raise more than $1,200.
Ettinghausen traversed four 26.2 mile marathons in 24 hours. He then intended to take part in the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday.
The other 24-hour participants included Steve Hernandez, 43, of Temple City; Laurel Kahn, 55, of Chatsworth; Mikey Lopez, 43, of Riverside; Rose Meiri, 29, of Reseda; Joe Nakamura, 32, of Upland; Erik Schnautz, 43, of Alhambra; Sol Shapiro, 49, of Corona; Christina Sorensen, 39, of San Francisco; Allessandro Struppa, 25, of Irvine; Daniel Struppa, 55, of Irvine; Bjoern Kampmann, 38, of Brea; and Darren Van Soye, 49, of Anaheim.
The run started Friday at 9 p.m. with the track barely illuminated by a pair of lights. Each participant carried a computer chip that was counted as it passed the start-finish line. Participants were allowed to stop for naps. They also were fed through the course of the day. It finished Saturday at 9 p.m.
The men, women and children who participated in the 24-hour run raised about $12,000.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Live updates from the R4K24 Ultra
It was a great day! Long, with ups and downs and at the end a little painful ... But I got to know some super nice and inspiring people, like Ed Ettinghausen who ran 4 marathons today and who will run tomorrow from the finish line to the start of the LA Marathon to then do the race. With his final marathon tomorrow, he will break the (Guinness) world record for the most marathons in one year (112) ... .
The kids of the 100 Mile Club who joined us for their event during the day were just amazing! One 10 year old boy who never did more than a 5 miles run in his life before, ran 18 miles together with Ed ... .
The end result for me was also very positive. Since I have never officially completed a 50 Miler, my minimum goal for the day was 50 miles (80 km). Once I reached this, I went for the next higher goal of running a double marathon (52.4 mi./ 84.3 km). Then, the 100K was suddenly in reach and once I hit the 100 km (62 mi.), I pushed it and went for a triple marathon (78.6 mi./126.5 km) which I was able to complete about 30 seconds (!) before the end of the 24 hours! Round and around and around for 315 laps ... .
Thanks to all my friends who came out to support me and to run/walk a few laps with me. It made all the difference! And thanks to all who donated for this great cause and who were following me online throughout the 24 hours.
What a great day!
The kids of the 100 Mile Club who joined us for their event during the day were just amazing! One 10 year old boy who never did more than a 5 miles run in his life before, ran 18 miles together with Ed ... .
The end result for me was also very positive. Since I have never officially completed a 50 Miler, my minimum goal for the day was 50 miles (80 km). Once I reached this, I went for the next higher goal of running a double marathon (52.4 mi./ 84.3 km). Then, the 100K was suddenly in reach and once I hit the 100 km (62 mi.), I pushed it and went for a triple marathon (78.6 mi./126.5 km) which I was able to complete about 30 seconds (!) before the end of the 24 hours! Round and around and around for 315 laps ... .
Thanks to all my friends who came out to support me and to run/walk a few laps with me. It made all the difference! And thanks to all who donated for this great cause and who were following me online throughout the 24 hours.
What a great day!
Live update from the R4K24 Ultra: 50 miles (in 12:53 hrs).
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Live update from the R4K24 Ultra: The kids are here. Nice to have some company :-)
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Live update from the R4K24 Ultra: This one is for Aviva. Btw - 41 miles.
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Live update from the R4K24 Ultra: After a nice little nap, I am back on (the) track ...
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