"We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner."
- Bart Yasso
"We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner."
- Bart Yasso
Growing up in the small Austrian village Erla, surrounded by nature, including the Danube, trees and plenty of cows and fields, has influenced me a lot. Each weekend, my parents took me and my siblings to the mountains for hiking and scrambling. After more than 10 years of competitive tennis, I eventually switched to running in 2013, in particular running in the mountains, following the joy I experienced in my youth. In 2017, I joined the national team in mountain running. After some years at Dynafit, I am now a Merrell sponsored athlete.
I have already experienced so many beautiful moments in nature, in and outside of competitions, with my girlfriend, friends, family members and alone. Hopefully many more will come.
1st at Mountain Marathon Championships 2023 at Montafon Totale Trail
9th at the European Championships 2021 in Skyrunning in Pisáo, Portugal
1st at the Skyrunner Austria Series 2019
2x 1st at the Hochkönigman Skyrace
Nominated and started for Austria:
o 3x Trail- and Mountainrunning World Championships
o 2x Skyrunning World Championships
o 2x Skyrunning European Championships
Medals at Austrian championships:
3x Gold, 1x Bronze at national championships in Trail- and Skyrunning (ASTA)
1x Gold, 2x Bronze Individual and 1x Gold in Team at state championships (ÖLV)
2x Silver, 2x Bronze at regional championships (OÖLV / SLV)
My peronsonal bests are
10km: 31:49
Half Marathon: 01:08:02
Vertical Kilometer: 38:40
A (partial) list of my trailrunning-competitions can be found here.
My training is publically visible on Strava.