{"id":8390,"date":"2024-07-12T13:46:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T03:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mackaymatthewslab.org\/wp\/?p=8390"},"modified":"2024-07-16T20:21:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T10:21:08","slug":"joel-tackles-the-stoos-trail-ultra-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackaymatthewslab.org\/wp\/blog\/2024\/07\/12\/joel-tackles-the-stoos-trail-ultra-in-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel tackles the Stoos Trail ultra in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Report from Joel:<\/p>\n

To cap off a week of hiking with Jacqui in the Swiss alps last week – and get a last glimpse at this extraordinarily scenic part of the world, I turned up for the 46-km Stoos Trail ultramarathon.<\/p>\n

It was a very local, low-key event with several distances available (only about 140 people in the ultra), meaning no need for an entry lottery like some events – he could just enter a few weeks prior and Bob\u2019s your uncle. And of course the other reason I chose it was the scenery\u2026is located on a mountain trail near Brunnen, south of Zurich – though hard to go wrong in Switzerland\u2026<\/p>\n

Unfortunately the scenery comes at a price – the price being the initial 1200-m climb, an additional 1200 m of climbing, and the quad-crushing finish – a 1500-m drop in 12 km. but they were worth it, I think you\u2019ll agree from the photos!<\/p>\n

Event was super well organised, plenty of well stocked aid stations, it had it all. Given recent complete lack of running though (due to a minor injury), I was relying on cycling to get me over the line – and it did. Finished pretty much exactly mid pack, just like at the Kunanyi ultra in Hobart in April – it\u2019s my new race place, it seems…<\/p>\n

Highly recommended if you\u2019re in that part of the world.<\/p>\n

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