What a crazy year! 5 ultras, a road marathon, becoming an active part of the running community and just a rollercoaster of an experience. I ran a total of 3019 km in 2023, with 48.805 m elevation gain, which took 313 hours, plus of course all the cross-training, stretching and procrastination before and after runs. Here is a brief look back at the season, mostly through the lens of races.
Read MoreRunning is Cheap, Right?
All you need is a pair of running shoes, which you surely own already, and you are on your merry way to being fit and healthy... Running is really that accessible at first, but as I found out, it can also very quickly drain your wallet. From race entries, through nutrition, to specialized trail running gear, there is a million things you can spend on…
Read MoreWinning the Ultrabalaton Trail 115k Race
The shock came at 36 kilometers, where my parents and Zsófi greeted me excitedly: “Marci, you are in 2nd place!” What the hell? I didn’t realize I was that far ahead… By 51.5 km I was tied for first... Around 75 km I took off and soloed to the finish, winning a race for the first time in my life!
Read MoreThe Great Budapest Coffee Expedition
16 kilometers. 8 coffeeshops. Too much caffeine and a wonderful experience. An unusual approach to coffee tasting in Budapest.
Read MoreRunning My First Ultra
54 km. 2750 m of elevation gain. The Mátrabérc Trail was quite the challenge.
Read MoreGear Mistakes & Being Out of Shape
So, turns out that despite all my running, I felt pretty out of shape after walking 30 km with a heavy backpack. Oh, and I spent too much money on buying hiking gear I won’t necessarily use… Anyone need a new tent?
Read MoreDo You Need a GPS Watch for Running?
A gear-junkie’s confessions: why you probably don’t need a GPS watch, but why it might still be useful. Also includes a mini-review of my fantastic Amazfit Stratos 3 sports watch.
Read MoreDammit, I Have a New Hobby (AKA Another Money Pit)
I’ve been a big cycling enthusiast for years, but it has been more of an exciting commuting method than something I do for training. But here we go, I got myself a fancy new road bike and I think it may be all downhill from here… Time to add another expensive hobby to the list!
Read MoreRunning Every Single Street In My Neighborhood
Running along every single street in my neighborhood, it surely can’t take that long, right? I mean Wekerle is only a 1 km by 1 km square... Well, turns out you can fit a lot of streets in that amount of space. Over 42 km of them in fact, adding up almost perfectly to a marathon distance.
Read MorePodcast Binge 2.0 – What To Listen To Now?
This has been in the making for some time now, but it is finally here: my current favorite podcasts that I can recommend to all of you yearning for adventure, while being stuck in quarantine.
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