Swiss Alpine K43

This proved to be my favourite event of the year, the weather was perfect, the distance was a challenge, the altitude was 2739m at Sertigpass, and certainly this was a taste of trails more than other marathon events I ran this season.

Finish time 4:50.14 

Zermatt Ultra

If you're going to run a marathon up to Riffelberg, you might as well do the extra 6km up to finish at the more prestigious Gornergrat and get an ultra under the belt right? Yes, I would say something along the lines of "A wise man ran the Zermatt ultra once, a fool runs it twice"
The run from St Niklaus was uphill from the start, through the town, then further ascent is made on the very attractive route upt to Zermatt. Lots of support, the atmosphere was great through town as it had been in the smaller villages on the way up.

I made the 42km in 4hr 15m,  but the total time was 5:31.27! Somehow, I felt great to continue, and felt like I was moving as fast as possible, but maybe the altitude and tiredness was tricking me. It really was a hike, but after the Riffelalp to Riffelberg section, it felt like there were sections where one could almost run.