A Sunday full of emotions! Whether it was in Kona, where the Ironman World Championship took place, or here in Australia at the legendary Supercars race in Bathurst. Both places were full of nerds. At one event, you've got athletes who are incredibly fit, while at the other, there's probably a bit more of a party atmosphere. But when you talk to the athletes and drivers, they're all after the same thing: getting the absolute best out of themselves and winning one of the bigge

Last week, I had to decide whether to go to Port Mac or not. As always when I have to make decisions like this, there's a little voice in my head trying to make everything sound better and asking the same question over and over again: Yeah, but what if it actually works out? At the same time, I know that things rarely go well when you're not properly prepared. So I decided not to spend seven hours in the car just to get to a race. For me, it was the right decision. At least t

Race or no race? That’s a question I’ve been asking myself again and again this week, and one I’ll definitely need to answer in the coming days. As professional athletes, we can withdraw from a race up to two weeks before the start and transfer our entry to another event. At the beginning of the week, based on how my foot was feeling, I honestly thought Port Macquarie wasn’t going to happen. But after a visit to Mel and a few messages back and forth with Kurt, I decided to ho

37 weeks of blogging in a row already. That means I’ve managed to find stories to tell you 36 times before, so I’m sure I’ll find something to talk about this week as well. There is definitely some progress to share when it comes to running, because quite a bit has happened over the last seven days. Apart from that, I had three workdays that I really enjoyed, while also trying to find the right balance between training and recovery. After a race, I always notice that I’m pret

Race week had finally arrived, and I had been looking forward to Sunday all week. When a race is only about 30 minutes from home, the whole preparation is definitely a lot more relaxed. And that’s exactly how I felt right up until Sunday morning. I love race preparations like this. You know how everything works, you know the area, and you can approach the whole thing pretty calmly. No stress about packing the bike, no worrying that you might have forgotten something important

Back in training and one of the last weeks before I can slowly start getting back into running with some run/walk sessions. This week, I did three sessions where I went from the beach up to the lookout. I finished each session with some stair intervals, moving quickly up the stairs. As I've mentioned before, the impact on the foot is relatively low, but you still get a really good training stimulus. I can definitely imagine keeping the stair sessions in my training plan even

The start of the week was still a little bumpy because of my cold, but by the end of the week everything was back on track. My foot is also slowly but surely getting better, so overall it was a positive end to the week. The foot is making progress This week, I had another shockwave therapy session and we're continuing to make progress. I've also started doing some fast uphill walking and stair intervals. I definitely enjoy that more than training on the elliptical at the gym.

Another week of foot rehab and plenty of exercises is coming to an end or is already history. There was also a cold morning at the pool when, for the first time, I actually thought the water felt quite nice, plenty of rain, and a bike ride where I got properly soaked and cold. That might have been the final little push my body needed to catch a cold. After a few easier days, though, I'm feeling much better again and ready for a new week. Still working on the foot But let's st

From my usual swimming volume to more time on the bike and the elliptical trainer at the gym. A slightly different training week, where I'm trying to keep training while also helping my foot recover. The good thing is that I can't really do any damage while swimming or cycling as long as I'm pain-free. And luckily, I am. So I spent more time than usual on the bike this week and was also able to enjoy some beautiful weather while riding outside. How is the foot doing? The most

Last week, I probably spoke a little too soon when I said that this time I had my training load management under control. Once again, I celebrated a little too early. Or, as I always say: once a kid has discovered the sweets cupboard, it's hard to stop going back again and again. Enough with the sayings, because this week wasn't only about the lows. There were also plenty of positives. A small setback So, what exactly happened? After my run on Tuesday, I had pain in my planta

With this week's blog, we're looking back at Swiss National Day, which also marks the beginning of August. Here in Noosa, someone actually put up a Swiss flag, so there was even a little bit of Swiss spirit down here in the Southern Hemisphere. I still wouldn't call myself a patriot, but I'll always carry the Swiss mountains with me. This week someone asked me, "As a Swiss, you must live in the mountains, right?" My answer was, "Not exactly... but yes, we do have mountains."

The final week of the Tour de France is over. Not long ago, I wrote about how difficult it must be for football fans when there isn't a World Cup on. But honestly, if they knew what it feels like when the Tour de France comes to an end... Just kidding, it's not quite that bad. And that's the great thing about sport – there's always another big event just around the corner. Tadej Pogačar once again did things that only Pogačar seems capable of doing, claiming his fifth Tour de

The week Spain became Football World Champions. To be honest, I only checked the live scores to see who won. For many people back in Switzerland, this probably marks the beginning of the summer break when not much is happening. The good news is that my Weekly News doesn't take a break. So at least you can count on a new blog every week instead of only every four years like a World Cup final. The weather here has felt more like winter lately. Rain and strong winds dominated th

Sometimes you have weeks where so much happens. And then you have weeks like this one. The biggest topic around the world was probably Switzerland being knocked out of the Football World Cup. To be honest though, football has never really been my sport. When I see how much acting sometimes goes on out on the pitch, it just doesn't grab me. Maybe that's something you're not supposed to say because so many people love football. There must be something special about it. What I d

The end of June brought some big news that we honestly didn’t expect. Anyone who has ever applied for a long-term visa knows how much work is involved. For me, though, it wasn’t just the paperwork it was also the mental energy the whole process required. So when I received the news on Tuesday that my visa had been approved, it felt like a huge milestone. It makes so many things easier for the future, and I’m simply relieved that the process is finally behind me. Without a do

It Finally Feels Like Training Again This week, proper speed sessions finally returned to both my running and cycling. And honestly, it felt really good. When you've gone through a period where everything feels hard work, you learn to appreciate those days when your body finally starts responding again. You head out for a session, the legs come alive and you can actually feel your body adapting to the training again. That's exactly how this week felt. It's hard to describe, b

The Days Go Slowly, the Weeks Fly By This week someone showed me an AI-generated song with the line: “The days go slowly, but the weeks go by fast.” For me, though, everything seems to be moving quickly right now. The days disappear in no time, and the weeks even faster. I’m not sure whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I should ask my dad how he looks back on it. What parts of life felt like they flew by, and which moments seemed to last forever before he turned sixty

Slowly Climbing Back Up After last week felt like a bit of a downer or at least a pretty tough one things are finally starting to move in the right direction again. And that’s a trend I’m happy to take with me. Slowly but surely, I’m starting to feel like the time is getting closer when I can add some intensity back into my training. Of course, that depends on things continuing to improve the way they currently are. Right now, that seems to be the case. I still don’t know whe

Don’t Stick Your Head in the Sand "Everything was right: the weather was good, the atmosphere was good, the pitch was good - only we were bad." Darius Wosz "Sometimes you lose, and sometimes the others win." Otto Rehhagel With these football quotes, I’d like to welcome you to another week from my life. But there’s one more quote I have to include because it fits my current situation perfectly: "The main thing is not to stick our heads in the sand." Aleksandar Ristić Honestly,

Autumn on the Other Side of the World It’s the final week of autumn on the other side of the world. The nights are getting colder, while the days are still warm enough to ride in shorts and a vest. Of course, everything is relative. After months of 30°C temperatures, 10°C suddenly feels pretty cold. The houses here are built to keep the heat outside. As a result, they also tend to stay cool during winter. You notice it most in the morning when you wake up and ask yourself whe

Coffee, waffles and a weekly recap Another Tuesday over here. For me, that usually means making a coffee, putting three Manner waffles into a small bowl and sitting down on the couch. After that, I normally open my training app so I can reconstruct how I actually got through the week once again. But before I even start talking about training, I first need to talk a little bit about coffee. Even though I basically live in café heaven here, I actually don’t go out for coffee ev

Between Frustration and Patience Last week felt a bit like my favourite Haribo mix — Starmix. You never really know what you’re going to get. The only difference is that with Haribo, at least you get sugar. In real life, things are not always sweet. After taking the weekend easy, I honestly thought I was slowly getting fitter again. But pretty quickly I realised that wasn’t really the case. So I found myself once again dealing with fatigue and the feeling that I still hadn’t

Between Rest and Mental Chaos Originally, this week was supposed to be a quiet recovery week. In the end, I only really got that rest towards the end of the week. Monday morning after the race. It’s just after 5am and my watch vibrates because it’s time to get up. My body, however, was saying something completely different. But the pilot doesn’t care how I feel sitting in row 29 on my way home at the end of the day, he’s simply doing his job and following his schedule. So I g

Between sickness and race shape This week was all about juggling performance while trying to fully recover from the sickness I had at the beginning of the week. I heard a sentence this week that probably applies to everyone who trains a lot and something I’ll definitely keep in mind for my coaching as well:You are always only ten days away from disaster or peak shape. Looking back, I somehow managed to turn the disaster into pretty good race shape. But it definitely wasn’t id