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ULTRA 500km - 104h DONE 🏃🏻‍♂️⚔️☀️🌙❤️🍀 In the fight warrior in peace sportsman @suunto @salomon @medi_dyne @topatlet_slovenija

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🏃🏻‍♂️⚔️☀️🌙❤️🍀 61 days ago, I ran 506.1 kilometers at Ultra 500—not from one big effort, but from hundreds of days choosing to move, even when it was hard. If it’s hot, do less and adjust your pace, but don’t give up. Your health won’t wait for perfect weather. Start today! #UltraRun #Ultra500
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Pred 61 dnevi sem pretekel 506,1 kilometra na Ultra 500. Tega nisem dosegel zaradi enega velikega treninga, ampak zaradi stotin dni, ko sem se odločil vstati in se premakniti, tudi ko ni bilo lahko. Če je danes vroče, naredi manj, prilagodi tempo, vendar ne obupaj. Tvoje zdravje ne čaka na popolno vreme. Začni danes.
📸 @blazpusnik @suunto @salomon @radenska @radenska_adriatic @medi_dyne @2tomsworldwide @flowdurance @redbullsi @redbull @topatlet_slovenija taken in Slovenia by @anze_cesen

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3 months ago

Mallorca — more than just a holiday.🇪🇸
Sunrise runs, mountain roads, hidden coves, long hikes and moments that stay with you long after you leave. 🌊⛰️☀️

A beautiful island, a full heart, and memories worth keeping.
#Mallorca #MallorcaIsland #VisitMallorca taken in Mallorca, Spain by @anze_cesen

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16 days ago

You don’t need a perfect day, a perfect plan, or perfect energy.
Sometimes all it takes is the first step. Then the next one. And another. 🏃🏻‍♂️⚔️☀️🌙❤️🍀
Keep moving forward. Even slow progress counts. taken in Ivancna Gorica by @anze_cesen

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a month ago

The watch measures distance, time, and pace.
But it can’t measure the moments when it gets tough. The thoughts that come along the way. The people who stand by you. Or the feeling when you know you’ve made it to the finish once again. 🏃🏻‍♂️⚔️☀️🌙❤️🍀

Some journeys end at the finish line.
Others stay with you.

Celje–Logarska. ❤️
For the tenth time. And still something special. #ultra #CeljeLogarska #SuuntoRun taken in Logarska Dolina by @anze_cesen

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24 Hours of Ivančna. ❤️

When I started this project, I didn’t know how many people would show up. Who would run one lap, who would run ten, and who would stay with me when the legs got heavy and all that was left was determination.

And then you started coming. One after another.
Some for a few minutes, others for hours. Some of you came back again. And some stayed with me until the very end.

That’s when I realized once again that 24h Ivančna is no longer just my run.

Every step you took beside me meant something. Every handshake, every word of encouragement, every smile, and every “one more lap” helped us reach the finish.

So I didn’t take those final steps alone.
We finished them together. ❤️

Thank you to everyone who came. To those who ran, helped, cheered, or simply stood by the course for a moment. You may not even realize how much it meant to me.

Next time, we’ll make it even better — including the organization. Because support like this deserves a project that keeps growing.

And there’s one thing that should become a tradition from now on…

When it’s all over, when those 24 hours are behind us, we’ll come together for one or two final honorary laps around the track. 🏃‍♂️❤️

Not for the kilometres.
But for everyone who became part of this story.

24h Ivančna started as my project.
It’s becoming our story. ❤️ taken in Občina Ivančna Gorica by @anze_cesen

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2 months ago

When I step away from the asphalt and the noise, I’m not escaping the world — I’m finding my way back to myself. Stay strong stay motivated 🏃🏻‍♂️⚔️☀️🌙❤️🍀 #running @suunto @salomonrunning taken in Slovenia by @anze_cesen

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3 months ago

20 Years in Uniform. 🇸🇮🫡

Twenty years ago, I put on the Slovenian Armed Forces uniform for the first time. It was a hot summer day. No one asked whether our equipment fit us. Some of us received boots that were too big, others uniforms that were too small. None of that mattered. The only thing that mattered was becoming part of the organization we were about to serve.

Over these twenty years, I have experienced countless training exercises, drills, patrols, deployments, and challenges. The military taught me discipline, responsibility, perseverance, and respect. It taught me that trust is earned through actions, not words.

Even after twenty years, I still go to work with pride and enthusiasm. If someone asked me for advice, I would not hesitate to say: if you have the opportunity, join the Slovenian Armed Forces. It has given me far more than I ever expected.

At the same time, I believe the military must remain a military. We need people who truly want to serve, take responsibility, and continuously improve themselves. Less focus on financial benefits and allowances, more focus on mission, knowledge, discipline, and commitment. Standards should be high, expectations clear, and the same rules should apply to everyone. That is the only way to build a strong, respected, and trusted Slovenian Armed Forces.

After twenty years, I can honestly say that I would make the very same decision again.

For the Homeland. 🇸🇮🫡 taken in Slovenia by @anze_cesen

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4 months ago

“Even today, I don’t feel like I’ve done anything extraordinary. I often catch myself thinking that I could have gone faster. That I could have rested less. That I could have slept less. That I could have run certain sections of the route better.

Even though I know I slept only about six hours during those 106 hours, I still sometimes feel like I slept too much. Even though logic tells me otherwise. Maybe that’s a characteristic of people who constantly set new goals for themselves. Instead of looking at what we have achieved, we often focus on what we could have done better. And that is exactly why it can sometimes be difficult to objectively evaluate our own accomplishments…” 🏃🏻⚔️☀️🌙❤️🍀 #Ultra500
📸 @blazpusnik

@salomonrunning @salomon @suunto @flowdurance @medi_dyne @2tomsworldwide @radenska @radenska_adriatic @topatlet_slovenija @redbullsi

https://anzecesen.blogspot.com/2026/06/myultra500.html taken in Slovenia by @anze_cesen

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4 months ago

One month after the Ultra 500 project, I was back at the starting line today. 🏃🏻‍♂️⚔️☀️🌙❤️🍀

This time, not for 500 kilometers, not for a personal best, and not to prove anything.

Today was about a good cause. At the 6 hour charity run for children with celiac disease, I once again collected kilometers in the company of great people and supported an event that brings the running community together year after year.

After big projects, we often forget that days like these are what running is truly about. Good company, movement, smiles, and every kilometer covered for a meaningful reason.

Thank you to the organizers and everyone who ran, walked, cheered, or contributed to this great cause. taken in Novo Mesto by @anze_cesen

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4 months ago

500 kilometers doesn’t turn you into a superhero.🏃🏻‍♂️⚔️☀️🌙❤️🍀
But it shows you how much the mind can handle when the body is no longer fresh.

Ultra 500… I talk about discipline. Nutrition. Doubts. Those moments when you are left alone with yourself, and you still have to keep moving forward.

Every kilometer takes something away.
But the silence between them teaches you a lot. 🫶🏻🔥 @salomon @suunto @flowdurance @radenska @medi_dyne @topatlet_slovenija @oim_ortopedski_inzeniring taken in Slovenia by @anze_cesen

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5 months ago

Nešteto korakov, misli, bolečine, podpore in energije ob cesti.

Projekt Ultra 500 je zaključen. ❤️

Danes pa še ena posebna stvar. Izžrebali smo dobitnika ure Suunto Race 2 med vsemi, ki ste prišli odbežati z mano in dali energijo.

Izžrebana številka je: 29🎉 @janidezelak

Hvala vsakemu posebej.
Resnično.

Ta projekt ni bil samo tek. Bil je dokaz, koliko dobrih ljudi obstaja okoli nas. Na določenih delih trase sem bil fizično na meji, ampak potem se je nekdo pojavil ob cesti, pritekel zraven, ponudil besedo podpore ali samo dvignil roko. In to je spremenilo trenutek.

Velik poklon moji ekipi.
Brez vas tega projekta ne bi zaključil.

104 ure ste živeli ta projekt z mano.
Brez pravega spanca.
V dežju, vetru, ponoči, ob utrujenosti in stresu.
Skrbeli ste za hrano, pijačo, logistiko, navigacijo, masažo, objave, varnost in predvsem za to, da sem lahko nadaljeval naprej, ko je bilo najtežje.

Vsak kilometer je bil tudi vaš kilometer.

Hvala tudi vsem partnerjem in podpornikom projekta, ki ste verjeli v idejo povezovanja ljudi skozi gibanje in vztrajnost.

In posebna zahvala ekipi Suunto za podporo projektu in za uro Suunto Race 2, ki bo zdaj šla v roke nekomu, ki je bil del te zgodbe.

500 kilometrov je končanih.
Ampak občutek, ki ste ga ustvarili ljudje ob tej poti, bo ostal še zelo dolgo. ❤️ Več kmalu v zapisu @suunto @salomon @flowdurance @radenska @topatlet_slovenija @medi_dyne @redbullsi taken in Slovenia by @anze_cesen

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Pred točno enim tednom si je @anze_cesen vzel čas, da je z mano borbal na moji najtežji etapi in mi dvigal motivacijo in razpoloženje - danes pa je zaključil svoj najtežji podvig doslej - ULTRA500 🏃🏻‍♂️⚔️☀️🌙

V petek, dva dni pa najinem druženju, je štartal svojo 506km dolgo pot po Sloveniji - in to v Ultra stilu, ne etapnem. Počival zgolj takrat ko je čutil, da mora. Za svojih 506km je potreboval nekaj več kot 4 dni 🤯

Zdaj, ko so moji občutki iz prečkanja diagonale Slovenije še sveži, ne najdem besed, s katerimi bi opisal kako fizično in mentalno nepredstavljivo se mi zdi, kar je Anže pravkar zaključil. 🤯

@anze_cesen poklon do tal 🙇🏻🤴🏻⚔️

📸 @sandikelcphotography taken in Ljubljana, Slovenia by @anze_cesen

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