{"id":7605,"date":"2021-08-09T15:12:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T13:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danihofstetter.ch\/tour-des-stations-ultrafondo-2021-i-neverest\/"},"modified":"2021-08-09T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T13:13:00","slug":"tour-des-stations-ultrafondo-2021-i-neverest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danihofstetter.ch\/en\/tour-des-stations-ultrafondo-2021-i-neverest\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour des Sta\u00adti\u00adons Ultra\u00adfon\u00addo 2021 \u2013 I (n)everest!"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_\u200brow type=\u00abin_container\u00bb full_screen_row_position=\u00abmiddle\u00bb column_margin=\u00abdefault\u00bb column_direction=\u00abdefault\u00bb column_direction_tablet=\u00abdefault\u00bb column_direction_phone=\u00abdefault\u00bb scene_position=\u00abcenter\u00bb text_color=\u00abdark\u00bb text_align=\u00ableft\u00bb row_border_radius=\u00abnone\u00bb row_border_radius_applies=\u00abbg\u00bb overlay_strength=\u00ab0.3\u00bb gradient_direction=\u00ableft_to_right\u00bb shape_divider_position=\u00abbottom\u00bb bg_image_animation=\u00abnone\u00bb][vc_column column_padding=\u00abno-extra-padding\u00bb column_padding_tablet=\u00abinherit\u00bb column_padding_phone=\u00abinherit\u00bb column_padding_position=\u00aball\u00bb background_color_opacity=\u00ab1\u00bb background_hover_color_opacity=\u00ab1\u00bb column_shadow=\u00abnone\u00bb column_border_radius=\u00abnone\u00bb column_link_target=\u00ab_self\u00bb gradient_direction=\u00ableft_to_right\u00bb overlay_strength=\u00ab0.3\u00bb width=\u00ab1\/1\u00bb tablet_width_inherit=\u00abdefault\u00bb tablet_text_alignment=\u00abdefault\u00bb phone_text_alignment=\u00abdefault\u00bb column_border_width=\u00abnone\u00bb column_border_style=\u00absolid\u00bb bg_image_animation=\u00abnone\u00bb][vc_column_text] <h4>I usual\u00adly refer to mys\u00adelf as a&nbsp;racing reti\u00adree. After 15 years of top-level sport, I&nbsp;have hung up my race num\u00adber. Gran\u00adted, my per\u00adfor\u00admance still means a&nbsp;lot to me and my ambi\u00adti\u00adon to train effec\u00adtively still allow me to offer my cli\u00adents much more than sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly based nutri\u00adtion advice, but the pha\u00adse of my life whe\u00adre I&nbsp;mea\u00adsu\u00adred mys\u00adelf only by ran\u00adkings and times is&nbsp;over.<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>And yet, you don\u2019t lose the so-cal\u00adled \u00abath\u00adle\u00adte\u2019s brain.\u00bb Pushing or at least test\u00ading your own limits does\u00adn\u2019t lose its appeal that quick\u00adly. And somehow tha\u00adt\u2019s how the \u00abTour des Sta\u00adti\u00adons\u00bb came to my atten\u00adti\u00adon. A&nbsp;bike race that cros\u00adses 11 peaks in the Valais, clim\u00adbing the height of Mount Ever\u00adest (i.e. 8848 meters of alti\u00adtu\u00adde) over 242km. Sounds.\u2026strenuous and&nbsp;long!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-expe\u00adri\u00adment and stami\u00adna exercise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For me, an event like this is per\u00adfect to test long-distance sports nutri\u00adtion stra\u00adtegy from A&nbsp;to Z&nbsp;mys\u00adelf. Of cour\u00adse, I&nbsp;do not ride such a&nbsp;thing all out, blo\u00adwing my doors off. and pace more sus\u00adtain\u00adab\u00adly. Nevert\u00adhel\u00adess I&nbsp;had to dig real\u00adly&nbsp;deep.<\/p>\n<p>I was pro\u00adjec\u00adting 12h for the enti\u00adre ride. That would be about 9000 kcal in one day \u2013 or pret\u00adty much one kilo\u00adca\u00adlo\u00adrie per alti\u00adtu\u00adde&nbsp;meter.<\/p>\n<p>Sin\u00adce the start was alre\u00ada\u00addy at 4&nbsp;o\u2019clock in the mor\u00adning, the\u00adre was a&nbsp;short night. After so many years of com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adon I&nbsp;expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced ano\u00adther race pre\u00admie\u00adre thanks to my good fri\u00adend Kevin. We dro\u00adve with Kevin\u2019s VW bus to the Valais and slept prac\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly next to the start line \u2013 prac\u00adti\u00adcal, thanks Kevin, you\u2019\u00adre a&nbsp;legend!<\/p>\n<p><strong>90% bril\u00adli\u00adant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To sum\u00adma\u00adri\u00adze the many clim\u00adbs and des\u00adcents in a&nbsp;more rea\u00adder-fri\u00adend\u00adly way, here\u2019s the com\u00adpact ver\u00adsi\u00adon: the bril\u00adli\u00adant\u00adly orga\u00adni\u00adzed event is epi\u00adcal\u00adly beau\u00adtiful and ultra-tough. The vol\u00adun\u00adteers enga\u00adged in the event gave me cou\u00adra\u00adge and brought back my smi\u00adle after I\u2019ve lost the edge alre\u00ada\u00addy. The last 10% were typi\u00adcal for the sum\u00admer of 2021 \u2013 after 10 hours the worst thun\u00adder\u00adstorms bro\u00adke lose. It was a&nbsp;bit sca\u00adry at alti\u00adtu\u00adde, through forest pas\u00adsa\u00adges, when light\u00adning and thun\u00adder went cra\u00adzy abo\u00adve my head. Lucki\u00adly, tor\u00adren\u00adti\u00adal rains washed away all con\u00adcerns. Only at the very end, 5km befo\u00adre the finish, they pul\u00adled the plug on the race. becau\u00adse of hazar\u00addous wea\u00adther. After 11h and 40\u2032 the drud\u00adgery was \u2013 unfort\u00adu\u00adna\u00adte\u00adly pre\u00adma\u00adtu\u00adre\u00adly \u2013&nbsp;over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evacua\u00adti\u00adon for the sake of safety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On an evacua\u00adti\u00adon rou\u00adte we hur\u00adried 15km down into the val\u00adley, com\u00adple\u00adte\u00adly fro\u00adzen to the bones, to get back to the start or some\u00adwhe\u00adre else warm and dry. The orga\u00adni\u00adzer had reac\u00adted cor\u00adrect\u00adly and acted quick\u00adly \u2013 all par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpan\u00adts have somehow retur\u00adned safe\u00adly and unharmed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Satis\u00adfied, with a&nbsp;pro\u00adven stra\u00adtegy,&nbsp;proud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am satis\u00adfied with this day. Bril\u00adli\u00adant rou\u00adte, most beau\u00adtiful Swiss Alps peaks \u00e0&nbsp;dis\u00adcre\u00adti\u00adon and a&nbsp;solid per\u00adfor\u00admance exact\u00adly accor\u00adding to plan. The nutri\u00adtion in the run-up and in the com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adon work\u00aded out per\u00adfect\u00adly. In the end, I&nbsp;am quite proud to be able to do such cra\u00adzy stints at an even very short notice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lear\u00adnings.\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During the night, you tend to eat less than plan\u00adned \u2013 espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly on tech\u00adni\u00adcal\u00adly deman\u00adding, unlit sections.<\/li>\n<li>Liquid or gel food is the best way for com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adon \u2013 if you have the amount, type and con\u00adcen\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adon of car\u00adbo\u00adhy\u00addra\u00adtes under con\u00adtrol, it works per\u00adfect\u00adly, that you have enough ener\u00adgy for the engi\u00adne, you don\u2019t need emer\u00adgen\u00adcy toi\u00adlet stops and your head stays&nbsp;alert<\/li>\n<li>Caf\u00adfeine, you good sama\u00adri\u00adtan \u2013 (qualitatively\/\u200bgustatorily) bad cof\u00adfee sub\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adte at 3&nbsp;am, but real\u00adly does the&nbsp;job!<\/li>\n<li>Giving up is not an opti\u00adon \u2013 even if 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