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⛰️ Brooks Trail Runner 🇪🇺
🇨🇭 National Team
👟 @brooksrunningde
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I’M REALLY BACK. 🔥🫶🏼😮‍💨🥈

And honestly… what a relief.
🥈 2nd place in my first-ever 50K
🎟️ Qualified for OCC at the UTMB World Series Finals next year 🥳

But the result is not even the part I’m most proud of.
I’m most proud of finding my way back in this 2nd part of the season.

Back to running.
Back to the trails.
Back to myself.

I had a really rough patch — and getting out of it wasn’t a straight climb to the top.

There were so many trails that looked like they were finally leading me towards the light, only to turn into dead ends. So many times I thought: surely this is it now.

And it was exhausting.

I would drag out my training sessions for as long as possible, just to finally get out the door and onto the trails. And then still see it as something to just get over with, from start to finish.

The mountains could be breathtaking, the trails could be beautiful — but I barely noticed.

There was not much capacity left for the things I usually love about running: Freedom. Peace. Nature. Joy!

So getting to a point where trail running feels like pure happiness and a privilege again?

That means more to me than any results ever could. 🫶🏼

And maybe the biggest change is that I’ve learned I can handle things that would have completely knocked me off track in the past.

I’m not going to pretend I was completely relaxed in the weeks leading up to this race. I wasn’t.

But somewhere along the way, I started to find glimpses of believe in myself.

And when that race gun went off, I knew:

I can be kind to myself.
I can stay positive when things get hard.
I can deal with (almost) whatever comes up.

And let’s be honest — over 50K, something always comes up. 😅

For now, I just feel incredibly grateful.

To everyone who stayed by my side.
To everyone who listened.
To everyone who helped me find the right path again.
To everyone who pointed me towards the light when I couldn’t see it myself.

Thank you. 🫰🏼

This one was for the comeback part of the season!

And for remembering how good it feels to be out there.
⛰️🏃🏼‍♀️✨

A huge THANK YOU to the entire @wildstrubelbyutmb crew for putting on such an amazing race in such a breathtaking place. 🙏🏼⛰️

I wa taken in Crans-Montana, Switzerland by @rrunningflow

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Here’s your 🟧 WILD 55 ADELBODEN top 3 women:
🥇 @juulie_lelong - 05:41:25
🥈 @rrunningflow - 05:50:43
🥉 @anais_chev - 05:50:43

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#UTMBLIVE #MeetYourExtraordinary
#UTMBWorldSeries by @rrunningflow

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🟧 WILD 55 ADELBODEN | 🥈 @rrunningflow

⏱️ 05:50:43

Quelle perf Rea 💪
What a performance Rea 💪

#WildstrubelbyUTMB
#UTMBLIVE #MeetYourExtraordinary by @rrunningflow

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a month ago

Let’s gooo @wildstrubelbyutmb TMRW 7:50 🚀

55K • 3,300m+
Adding some context, that‘s: Adelboden - Lenk - Wildstrubelhut - Rawylpass - Crans-Montana

Let me be honest: I’m super nervous going into this one. 🫣 A distance I’ve never conquered before.

But once that gun goes off, I’ll stick to my principles: enjoy the opportunity, embrace the privilege of racing on this beautiful course, and make it to the finish line with a smile.

Because all I can control is myself, my mindset, and my willingness to leave it all out there. 🏁🤩🐺

Time to find out what the Wild 55K has in store.

📸 @rawn_studio / @theoutdoorfeeling

#letsrunthere #wildstrubelbyutmb #brookstrailrunners #brooksrunningde taken in Adelboden, Switzerland by @rrunningflow

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a month ago

4th 🍫 ETC — one tough nut 🤯

My first time spending the week in the Chamonix Valley for @utmbmontblanc — and what a week it was. Wild performances everywhere, including one of the most iconic OCC women’s finishes I’ve ever seen:
🥇 @lgeeeeezy
🥈 @naomi_lang__ — just 3 sec back
🥉 @saraalonso5 — less than 1 min behind after 6h of racing 🤯

As for my own race… it was a tough one.
My body didn’t feel great from the start. The first climb was a real hustle for position with the men, and one guy even blocked the trail for several minutes and intentionally blocked me once from passing. Luckily, he was the exception — most runners were super fair, and especially on the downhills, people got out of the way when I came flying in 😅💨

Back to order, first the 1k climb.
I was suffering. My feet didn’t feel connected to the uneven ground, and I started thinking I must be way back in the women’s race. For a moment, I even thought about quitting.
With @wildstrubelbyutmb 55 coming up in just 2 weeks, the last thing I wanted was to risk a stupid accident and mess up my main goal.

So I changed my mindset:
If the uphill legs weren’t there, this could still be a great training effort. And there was no need to force the downhills before I felt comfortable.
I reached the top completely cooked 🫠
But then something changed.
Once the long downhill started, I recovered, found my rhythm and switched into chasing mode. Suddenly, the legs felt much better. I started picking off runners one by one and got surprisingly close to the podium.

Then came the final two little climbs… and I was DONE. 😂
At that point, the only goal was to somehow hang on for the final kilometres.

4th place. 🍫

Considering how the race started, I’m genuinely really happy with that performance. Most importantly: I got the training I needed, stayed smart when things didn’t feel right, and came away healthy.

Now… all eyes on my longest race ever in 2 weeks. 🍀🔥

Huge congrats to everyone who raced across the board! And especially my @brookstrailrunners crew @vivien_bonzi and @cpcop__ who absolutely crushed ETC alongside me. 💙

📸 @rising.story

#ETC #UTMB #UTMBMontBlanc #TrailRunning #Chamonix taken in Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France by @rrunningflow

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Full send. No brakes. 4th place 🔥🐺
@utmbmontblanc ETC

📹 @rising.story

#utmb #utmbmontblanc #trailrunning #mountainrunning #downhillrunning taken in Courmayeur by @rrunningflow

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Ein starker Start in die UTMB Woche für unsere @brookstrailrunners! ⚡️
@stack_taylor zeigt von Anfang bis Ende eine starke Leistung und sichert sich den Sieg beim ETC der Männer in Chamonix. Bei den Damen läuft @vivien_bonzi auf einen starken dritten Platz, direkt dahinter erreicht @rrunningflow Rang vier.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu diesen großartigen Leistungen! 🙌

#BrooksRunning #LetsRunThere taken in Chamonix, France by @rrunningflow

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2 months ago

Race Day at ETC 15K @utmbmontblanc 🔥

15K | 1,200m ⛰️ | 14:00 ⏰

Always a privilege to race through this stunning Mont-Blanc landscape.
So today, we make every step count. 🐺🔥

Let’s run there.

📸 @rising.story

#UTMBMontBlanc #LetsRunThere #BrooksTrailRunners taken in Courmayeur by @rrunningflow

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27 athletes. 4 races. One legendary mountain. ⛰️
Die @brookstrailrunners sind ready für Chamonix. In den nächsten Tagen heißt es: Grenzen verschieben, alles geben und sich mit den Besten der Welt auf den anspruchsvollsten Trails der Welt messen.

Race week is here - Let’s run there!

ETC®️ - 15 km | 1200 hm

@rrunningflow 🇨🇭
@alice_gaggi 🇮🇹
@vivien_bonzi 🇮🇹
@theo_bourgeois 🇫🇷
@gontzal_murgo 🇪🇸
@sydneypetersen33 🇺🇸
@cpcop__ 🇺🇸

OCC®️ - 57 km | 3500 hm

@roberto_delorenzi 🇨🇭
@daniel_pattis 🇮🇹
@bassocecilia_ 🇮🇹
@pierre_galbourdin 🇫🇷
@juliafontgomez 🇪🇸
@alexytal_ 🇪🇸
@hillygoat_climbs 🇺🇸
@stack_taylor 🇺🇸

CCC®️ - 101 km | 6050 hm

@sebastienpoesy 🇫🇷
@mathieu_delpeuch 🇫🇷
@anthony_felber 🇫🇷
@guillaume_tiph 🇫🇷
@lukegshaw 🇬🇧
@blakeslat 🇺🇸

UTMB®️ - 174 km | 9900 hm

@rieder_andi 🇦🇹
@gian.ms 🇨🇭
@theodetienne 🇫🇷
@ricardo_cherta 🇪🇸
@annallouden 🇺🇸
@halfasianchris 🇺🇸

#BrooksRunning #LetsRunThere taken in Chamonix, France by @rrunningflow

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2 months ago

Inferno Halfmarathon 📈🏃🏻‍♀️⛰️🔥
+ 2200Hm uuuup (yeah I know the downhill was missing in this race 🫢)

Last minute racing after some loaded weeks are always a great opportunity. Not my specialty to race mostly uphill, but the legs are not as destroyed afterwards, so perfect training setting 🤗

Thanks @infernotriathlon for all the work you put in to give us the chance for some spectacular racing 🙏🏼

📸 1 Mathias Wälti taken in Schilthorn - Piz Gloria by @rrunningflow

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111 km. 6,200 m+. Countless memories. 💙

A few unforgettable days exploring the Mont-Blanc trails with the Brooks Trail Runners team.

Beyond the kilometers and vertical gain, it was about sharing the mountains, pushing each other, and getting a first taste of different sections of the UTMB World Series Finals course before race week.

Huge thanks to everyone who made this camp so special:
💙 @brookstrailrunners
🍝 @julienbaroni_chefprive
💆🏻‍♀️ @physio_sport_besancon
📸 @lindetcharlotte

Grateful for the people, the mountains, and every shared kilometer.

Which trail in the Mont-Blanc area would you run first? ⛰️👇

#trailrunning #letsrunthere #montblanc #utmb #brooksrunning taken in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc by @rrunningflow

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Run. Shoot. Recover. Repeat. Die Vorbereitung auf den UTMB geht weiter - hier sind ein paar Eindrücke von Tag 2 aus dem Camp. ⛰️

@brookstrailrunners
#BrooksRunning #LetsRunThere by @rrunningflow

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