100 Miles of Istria by UTMB 2022

The 2022 edition of the "Istria 100 by UTMB®️" race is done.

Considering the weather conditions of the race and the challenging trails just finishing the race was a major achievement. Already after 40k the "Plan A" was trashed. I decided to prioritize safety and the mist won back there. During certain sections I could barely see my own shoes and the terrain was quite slippery. Speed was not an option. I still tried to push it during those faster sections. The cold wind was beating us all. Many decided to DNF. That wasn't a valid option for me.

I felt in control the whole race an I just waited for those last 40k of the race. I knew that my legs had a lot of power left in order to make a strong finish. I saved a lot of energy thinking about those last 40k saving my legs on tougher climbs.

The problem when the "Plan B" died was when in Livade (131,9 km )where the weather changed once again. The chilly winds, the cold, hale and even snowy rain started to drastically change the trail conditions. The last 13k describes the whole race - a fight moving forward!
My shoes had like 1kg of sticky red mud per shoe and moving was challenging. I managed to relax and move forward in a quite decent way running on higher grass. It was not pretty, but I was getting to the end of the race.
Those last 300m on track were amazing. I had a blast and I felt like flying. I was fast and everything seemed so easy....

This edition of the race will remain in my heart as one of the toughest races that I finished. Amazing indeed!

The day after the race it was of course, as the day prior the race, a simply fantastic sunny day! 😜😁🤙

I managed to capture a little of the race but those last 20k were all about moving forward and staying up right without falling. Filming was not an option! 😁😜

Despite all I enjoyed this race! The new course is quite demanding.....

Enjoy the video and set ON the CC. 😀

See you.....

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