(16 may 2023 12:15)

I took the flight Vienna-Bucharest on Saturday, right after the triathlon where I worked on that day, to arrive on time to the Romanian capital for the Half Marathon scheduled for Sunday. It was worth it. The event gathered thousands of runners at the start and there was a lot to celebrate at the finish as well because Yerga Berihun (Ethiopia) set a new track record (1:00:55). It was a great atmosphere out there, people were cheering on the runners on the entire course. I will be back in October for the marathon in the same city. Can't wait!

(16 may 2023 11:41)

There was no time to relax last weekend. On Saturday I presented a triathlon in Austria, then I caught a flight to Bucharest to host the half-marathon on Sunday. Well, about the triathlon: it's a beloved race held in Styria not far from Graz, at the lake called Röcksee. There are 200 starters each year. They begin with 2 km swim, then they continue with 86 km bike and they complete also 20 km of running before they cross the finish line. It was a rainy day this time but it was funny! I even used some Italian phrases as a surprise to the "ragazzis" who won some of the categories. In the general rankings, it was the Ukrainian Andrii Onyshchenko who won the men's race, while local hero Michaela Wolf gained gold medal in the ladies' competition.

(16 may 2023 11:22)

Even if it's hard to believe, there are about 20 000 people who participate in the competition called Ultrabalaton each year. Now I had the pleasure to present the start of the relays consisting of 5-13 runners. It's crazy I know but believe me, from 3 AM to 6 PM there were starts given in every minute. It was a hard task for me as well, but the atmosphere was great and it helped a lot! The Ultrabalaton is a running race with a total distance of 210 km around the largest lake of Hungary.