My Career in Sports

March 1, 2006

 

Born August 31,1941, married to Brigitta , 2 children (son & daughter), retired schoolteacher, was frequently called into various schoolteams of all different kinds of sports (handball, soccer, basketball, gymnastics....)

·   1958 serious beginning of track and field, 3rd place in shot put at the provincial junior championships

·   1959 3rd place in high jump and shot put and 2nd place triple jump in provincial junior championships

·   1960 prov. championship 1st place triple jump and 4x100m relay, 2nd place high jump; 2nd place triple jump at the senior championships, and as one of the best upcoming athletes invited to the Olympic Games in Rome by  the Austrian Ministry of Education and Sports (not competing)

·   1961 fracture of the heelbone, left foot, end of track and field , focusing on playing hockey and begin of extreme mountaineering

·   1962/63 military service

·   1964 working as official for the NOC at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck; after the Games 1st attempt of a  winter first ascent of  Mt. Ararat (Turkey, 5165m)(failed)

·   Summer 1964, 1. alpine expedition to Iran  with numerous ascents in the Alburz mountain range and solo ascent of Mt. Ararat

·   Winter 1965, 1st winter ascent of Mt. Ararat (on skis)

·   Summer 1966,  2nd expedition to Iran

.   Winter 1966 first ascent of Mt. Ercias Dagi in Turkey (3916m) on skis plus downskiing the north face

·   1967 - 1969 hockey player in Kapfenberg

·   1968 Hindukush expedition (Pakistan) with first ascents of Daspar Zom (6015m) and Ghainthir Chish (6273m)

·   1969 1st Karakoram expedition

·   X-mas 1969 ski ascent of Mt. Kilimanjaro (5895m) and downskiing the glacier on SE-side

1970  2nd Karakoram expedition

1971 - 1972 hockey player in Bruck (neighboring town)

1973 3rd Karakoram expedition

1974 4th Karakoram expedition

1975 3rd Iran expedition

1976 traversing of Mt. McKinley (6193m) on skis

1977 5th Karakoram expedition

·   January 1978 Andes expedition with ascent of Mt. Aconcagua (7014m)  via Polish Glacier route

·   Summer 1978 4th Iran expedition

·   X-mas 1978 traversing of all three Mexican volcanoes (Popocatepetl, 5452m, Ixtaccihuatl,5286m) and

Citlaltlpetl, 5700m) in 5 days only

·   1979 6th Karakoram Expedition to Pakistan to Mt. Nanga Parbat (8125m);

from 1974 - 1985 hockey head referee in the Austrian premiere league with a total of 96 conducts;

since 1971 private pilot lincence;

since 1972 fully certified ski instructor and referee for alpine and nordic skiing;

since 1976 licenced instructor for rescue swimming;

from 1973 – 1977 member of the all Austrian examiner team (ski) for becoming sport teachers at the Federal Teachers Academies

from 1979 - 1989 player and assistant soccer coach at local teams;

from 1976 - 1989 head coach of  the school soccer team (7x county champ, 3x provincial champ, 2x  fourth place and 1x second place in the National championships out of more than 1000 teams);

since 1984 licenced coach for hockey and soccer (highest national level);

since 1989 referee for track and field;

since 1991 licenced coach for track and field (state diploma);

since 1985 back to athletics as a runner (first marathon in fall of  1985 and 158 so far as of end of 2004 season with not a single dnf);

May 1988 to December 1989 head of the track and field section of my hometown’s sports club

participations in the world masters championships  for track and field in Australia (1987), USA (1989) and South Africa (1997) and European Masters in  Italy, 1988

1992 Transamerica footrace from Huntington Beach, CA to New York in 64 days (3100mi)

1992 publishing of the book "Der Transamerikalauf" (The Transamerica Footrace)- sold out

1993 530km run in 4 1/2 days across the Alps from N to S along the NSWW-Trail in Austria

1994 a 355km solo run  along the river Mur in Austria nonstop in 57:51 hours

1995 retired as schoolteacher due to skin cancer

 . same year march thru Austria along mountain trail 01 and running of all pilgrim trails including all alternative routes with 2978km (1860mi)

1998  Badwater run, CA, a 135mi run in July through Death Valley with temperatures up to 127 F,

 .    Leadville Trail 100mi run (CO)

 .   Wasatch Front 100mi run (UT)

 .    Climbathon in Borneo (the world's most gruelling halfmarathon with more than 15,000ft total elevation!!1)

 .    134km traversing of the Island of La Reunion

since 1998 working as full time ski instructor for Boyne USA at Boyne Highlands, Michigan, USA

2000 TransAlp MegaMarathon, a 1300 miles double crossing of the Austrian Alps from E to W and back,  solo in 40 days along the 2 major mountain trails 01 (E-W) and 02 (W-E),(comparable to the Pacific Crest Trail)

2001 Old Dominion 100mi run (VA)

  .       Vermont 100mi run

  .        Western State 100mi run (CA)

2002 climbing Mt. Elbrus in Russia (5642m/18481ft) on skis in June

.    23 marathons between 04/21 and 11/17 

.    Del Passatore 100km road race, May, Italy

.    17 age group wins, 2 second places, 6 third places out of 37 races in total

2003, April 17 Northpolemarathon

.    July/August climbing/hiking of 21 state highpoints in the USA (all western and some midwestern states)

2004 featured in the March issue of Team Boyne News

2005 32 marathons, visiting all 50 states, completing all 50 state highpoints and making images of all state houses

.           back to back age group wins  in  both the prestiguous Pikes Peak Double (ascent and marathon)

.           Everest Marathon, the highest in the world at 17,200ft, oldest finisher

 

 

 

 

Public decorations, appreciations and commendations so far

 

 

1960 badge of honor for outstanding achievements in track and field

1965 badge of honor of the 8th mountain division of the Turkish army

1966 badge of honor of the Iranian Alpine Club

1984 order of merit in silver by the Austrian Government (dedicated by the State President)

         badge of honor in bronce by my hometown Kapfenberg

         order of merit by the organisation "People to People" (USA)

1969 and 1978 appreciation by the county council of education

1973 and 1989 appreciation by the provincial council of education

1979, 1984, 1989 pro merito medals by the Federal Ministry of Education

1994 badge of honor in gold for outstanding achievements in sports by the  provincial government of Styria

1994 order of merit in gold by the provincial government of Styria

1994 badge of honor in gold by my hometown Kapfenberg

January 2001 employee of the month at Boyne Highlands Snow Sports School

 

 

 

All my Marathons

 

Number  Year        Date        Location                    Time                                    Remarks

 

1          1985        10.26.      Graz, AUT                   3:51:40

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2          1986        05.04.      Munich, GER                 4:12:15

3                        11.02.      New York, USA                  3:25:45                     PB

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4          1987        04.05.      Vienna, AUT                 3:22:17                       PB

5                        05.17.      Munich, GER                 3:11:51                       PB 

7                                      12.06.      Melbourne, AUS                  3:12:05

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8          1988        04.17.      London,GB                   3:10:52                        PB

9                        05.08.      Munich,GER                   3:11:26

10                      06.18.      Klagenfurt, AUT                 4:08:39

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 11     1989                      04.16.      Rotterdam, NED                  3:19:04

 12                     04.23.      Munich,GER                  3:12:18

 13                     06.17.      Klagenfurt, AUT                 3:23:50

 14                     08.06.      Eugene, USA                3:50:20

 15                     10.01.      Berlin, GER                 3:39:13

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 16     1990                      03.18.      Barcelona, SPA                  4:13:28

 17                     04.16.      Boston,USA                  4:01:10

 18                     04.22.      Meran, ITA                 3:30:43

 19                     04.29.      Madrid,SPA                  3:48:57

 20                     05.06.      Paris, FRA                  4:27:59

 21                     05.20.      Hamburg,GER                 3:37:38

 22                     06.02.      Stockholm, SWE                 3:26:14

 23                     06.17.      Klagenfurt,AUT          3:23:01

 24                     06.30.      Nüremberg, GER                  3:55:59

 25                     07.08.      Prague, CZ                  3:19:30

 26                     08.05.      Arusha, TAN                 3:28:00

 27                     08.19.      Reykjavik, ISL                  3:10:42                     PB

 28                     09.09.      Kainach, AUT                    4:45:15                                 mountain-race

 29                     09.23.      Amstetten, AUT                 3:17:32

 30                     10.07.      Venice, ITA                3:16:53

 31                     10.28.      Frankfurt, GER                 3:04:43                       PB

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32     1991                      04.14.      Vienna, AUT                  3:08:30

33                       05.05.      Munich, GER                  3:07:08

34                       05.12.      Pressbaum, AUT                 4:13:00                          cross country

35                       06.15.      Klagenfurt, AUT                 3:38:05

36                       06.22.      Leipzig, GER                     3:32:09

37                       07.13.      Moskow, RUS                 3:11:27

38                       07.20.      Nüremberg, GER                  3:25:44

39                       08.04.      Arusha, TAN                  3:19:36

40                       08.18.      Reykjavik, ICE                   3:21:52

41                       09.08.      Kainach , AUT                    5:43:12                         mountain-race

42                       10.13.      Venice, ITA                  3:26:48

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43     1992                       04.26.      Vienna, AUT                  3:32:25

44                       05.03.      Munich,GER                   3:11:15

45                       05.30.      Bratislava, SLK     3:46:48

46                       06.14.      Klagenfurt, AUT                 3:38:35

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47     1993                       04.18.      Vienna, AUT                3:19:41

48                       05.09.      Munich, GER                  3:14:43

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 49     1994                       04.10.      Vienna, AUT                 3:11:23

 50                      05.15.      Munich, GER                 3:10:28

 51                      05.28.      Radenska, SLO                   3:41:59

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 52     1995                       05.28.      Pressbaum, AUT                  3:54:11                                 Cross Country

 53                      06.02.      Landwehrhagen, GER  3:49:14                                 Fuldaufer

 54                      06.03.      Landwehrhagen, GER  3:57:01                                 Hügel u. Täler

 55                      06.04.      Landwehrhagen, GER  3:59:46                                 Rechts d. Fulda

 56                      09.09.      Jungfrau, SUI                   4:32:19                                 mountain-race

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57     1996                       02.04.      Valencia, SPA                   3:06:13

58                       02.25.      Sevilla, SPA                   2:59:18                     PB absolut

59                       04.14.      Vienna, AUT                 3:02:52

60                       05.05.      Munich, GER                 3:03:21

61                       10.13.      Graz, AUT                   3:26:31

62                       11.03.      New York, USA                   4:22:49                                 with camera

63                       11.24.      Bangkok, THL                    4:24:15                                 with camera

64                       12.01.      Macau, MAC                  3:54:13

65                       12.08.      Honolulu, USA                   3:57:57                                 with camera

66                       12.15.      Cancun, MEX                 4:20:56

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67     1997                       01.05.      Orlando, USA                    3:26:48

68                       02.23.      Sevilla, SPA                    3:21:35

69                       03.16.      Barcelona, SPA                  3:28:35

70                       04.13.      Antwerp, BEL                    3:38:05

71                       05.04.      Regensburg, GER     3:31:48

72                       07.27.      Durban. RSA                 3:15:50

73                       10.12.      Graz, AUT                   3:22:13

74                       10.26.      Frankfurt, GER                  3:41:10

75                       11.02.      Amsterdam, NED    3:48:43

76                       11.23.      Lissabon, POR                   3:47:34

77                       11.30.      Florenz, ITA                    3:47:56

78                       12.07.      Singapur, SIN                   4:40:01

79                       12.14.      Honolulu, USA                   3:34:56

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80     1998                       01.11.      Orlando, USA                    3:33:47

81                       01.18.      Bermuda, BER                    4:12:33

82                       01.25.      Huntington Beach, USA   3:27:16

83                       02.01.      Las Vegas, USA                  3:25:23

84                       02.07.      Columbia, USA                   3:38:58

85                       02.15.      Kingston, JAM                   3:57:21

86                       03.01.      Malta, MAL                  3:26:59

87                       03.15.      Barcelona, SPA                  3:41:11

88                       03.22.      Graz, AUT                   3:46:36

89                       05.02.      Welschmarathon, AUT 4:29:00                                 Wies-Ehrenhausen

90                       05.10.      Turin, ITA                  4:08:43

91                       05.16.      Radenska, SLO                   3:48:08

92                       06.07.      Enschede, NED                   3:32:56

93                       06.21.      San Diego, USA                  3:40:01

94                       07.12.      San Francisco, USA    3:34:19

95                       07.24.      Salt Lake City, USA    4:00:41

96                       08.08.      Crater Lake, USA                3:45:42

97                       08.16.      Pikes Peak, USA                 6:17:42                                 mountain-race

98                       08.30.      Reno, USA                   3:50:41

99                       09.20.      Wachau, AUT                 3:41:10

100                     10.11.      Graz, AUT                   3:37:02

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101     1999                       04.25.      Big Sur, USA                    4:19:18                                 with camera

102                     06.04.      Ötscher, AUT                    4:49:53                         mountain-race

103                     08.14.      Invermere, CAN                  3:49:00

104                     08.22.      Edmonton, CAN                   3:47:38

105                     08.29.      Quebec, CAN                 3:38:51

106                     09.19.      Karlsruhe, GER                  4:17:20

107                     10.17.      Graz, AUT                   3:36:01

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108     2000                       04.30.      Padova, ITA                 3:48:05

109                     05.07.      Trieste, ITA                    3:57:23

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110     2001                       03.31.      Waukesha, USA                   3:50:54                                 trail

111                     04.29.      Ravenna, ITA                    3:50:53

112                     05.05.      Welschmarathon  , AUT   4:19:00             Ehrenhausen-Wies

113                     05.20.      Wien, AUT                   4:46:26                                     after 160km run up from                                                                                                                 Kapfenberg, my hometown

114                     06.10.      NipMuck Trail, CT       4:59:56                             trail

115                     06.16.      Park City, UT                   3:39:32

116                     07.07.      Winter Park, CO       4:09:45                          trail

117                     08.11.      Crater Lake, OR       3:44:19

118                     09.22.      Logan, UT                   4:12:00

119                     10.14.      Graz, AUT                   3:57:23

120                     10.28.      Ljubliana, SLO                  3:43:06

121                     11.04.      Athens, GR                  3:55:12

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122     2002                       04.21.      Toledo,OH                   3:56:42

123                     04.27.      Nashville,TN                    3:51:09

124                     04.28.      Oklahoma City                  4:28:46

125                     05.04.      Ogden,UT                    3:44:07

126                     05.05.      Wild Wild West,CA               5:45:21                                 trail

127                     05.11.      Eagle River,WI                  3:48:19

128                     06.08.      Park City,UT                    3:55:06

129                     06.09.      Denver, Jesus Run      4:58:15

130                     07.06       Leadville,CO                    5:34:01                                 mountain

131                     07.24.      Salt Lake City,UT               3:46:32

132                     09.01.      Breckenridge Crest,CO   5:28:04                         mountain

133                     09.02.      Am.Disc.Tr. Colo Spgs   4:10:27                         trail

134                     09.15.      Denver,CO                   3:24:56

135                     09.21.      Logan,UT                    3:27:03

136                     09.29.      Boulder,CO                  3:45:1l                                 backroads

137                     10.05.      St.George,UT                    3:22:30

138                     10.06.      Ft. Collins,CO                 4:18:20

139                     10.13.      Chicago,IL                   4:25:38                         pacing

140                     10.19.      Indianapolis,IN            3:29:39

141                     10.20.      Columbus,OH              4:21:27

142                     10.27.      Marine Corps,DC            3:29:48

143                     11.13.      Bhutan, Asia                 3:52:54            

144                     11.17.      Monaco,Europe          3:51:10

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145      2003        04.17       Northpole, 90 N         6:12:08                         on ice/snow

146                      07.05.      Leadville,CO                6:43:19                         mountain

147                      09.14.      Schuetzen, AUT    5:07:07    

148                      09.28.      Woergl, AUT               4:07:22

149                      10.05.       Graz, AUT                   3:57:56

150                      10.12.       Munich, GER            3:59:59

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151      2004          04.03        Yakima River,WA            4:29:27

152                      04.18           Linz, AUT                    4:27:00

153                      08.14           Kainach, AUT            6:44:36                         mountain

154                      08.29           Galtuer, AUT            5:24:59                         mountain

155                      09.19           Guessing, AUT            4:41:57

156                      11.02           Himalaya, IND            7:38:28                         mountain

157                      11.14           Havana, CUB            4:23:04

158                      12.11           Sondershausen, GER     5:09:32                         potassium mine, 3000ft below

surface

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159      2005        02.27           New Orleans,LA            4:03:57

160                      03-26           Abilene, TX                  4:20:36

161                      04-03         Fayetteville, AR       4:30:06

162                      04-10            St. Louis, MO            4:36:45

163                      04-16         Charlottesville, VA            4 :08:28

164                      04-24           Pinckney, MI            5 :14:05

165                      04-30        Louisville, KY            3 :56:28

166                      05-01        Lincoln, NE                  4 :38:19

167                      05-14        Brookings, SD            3 :54:40

168                      05-15        Ames, IA                     4 :25:49

169                      05-21        Olathe, KS                   4:16:11

170                      05-28        Craig, AK                    3:56:05

171                      06-04        Helena, MT                  4:02:30

172                      06-05        Casper, WY                 4:38:55

173                      06-18          Deutschlandsberg         4:20:47

174                      06-25          Tirol Speed Marathon4:05:41

175                      07-02        Zermatt                        5:25:42

176                      07-09          Silbertal                        4:43:56

177                       08-21       Pikes Peak marathon            5:43:40             mountain

178                      08-27        Ashton, ID                   3:46:35

179                      09-04          Tupelo, MS                  4:01:20

180                      09-11        Stowe, VT                   3:43:50

181                      09-17        Walker, MN                3:59:50

182                      09-25           Gilsum-Keene, NH      3:44:20

183                      10-02         Portland, ME            3:52:57

184                      10-09         Scranton, PA            3:37:25

185                      10-15         Baltimore, MD            4:22:40

186                      10-16           Atlantic City, NJ        5:29:56

187                      10-22         Newport, RI                 3:58:14

188                      11-21         Mt. Everest, Nepal            7:31:38             highest marathon in the world (17,200ft)

189                      12-10        Huntsville, AL            4:29:01

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190      2006        01-14        Warner Robins,GA            3:57:27

191                      01-15            Phoenix,AZ            4:31:49

 

My Ultras so far

 

Nr        Year        Date                    Location                    Distance(km).             Time                    Remarks

 

1          1991        06.30 - 07.06               Genf - Basel, CH                    310             38:40:05          7 stages

2                                           07.27                   Swiss Alpine,CH                        74                  8:27:10

3                                    09.06                   Marc Aurel,AUT                       60                  6:23:00

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4          1992        05.16                   Rennsteig,GER                           67                  7:21:58

5                                    06.20- 08.22     Transamerica Footrace     4265,7               528:46:13        64 stages

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6          1993        05.27 - 06.01   NSWW,AUT                      530     80:35:00              5 stages (pr)

7                                    06.04 - 06.05   Biel,CH                        100     10:57:21

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8          1994        04.30                   Basel, 24h-race,CH                144,37   24:00:00

9                                    05.21 - 05.23    Tour de Mur,AUT                 355                57:51:00          nonstop

10                                   06.19                   Deutschlandsberg,AUT      50         6:21:00

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11        1995        04.29                   Wernigerode,GER         51          4:47:05

12                                   05.06                   Basel, 24h-race,CH                  137,35   24:00:00

13                                   05.20                   Rennsteig,GER                66,5       6:38:18

14                                   06.09                   Biel,CH                                   100       11:21:28

15                                   06.25                   Veitscher Grenzstaffellauf    47         5:15:23

16                                   07.29                   Swiss Alpine,CH                          74         8:11:26

17                                  09.16 - 09.17   Rennsteig entire length,GER  171       27:54:00               private

18                                   10.08                   Böhmweglauf,GER                        58         5:30:59

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19        1996         06.16                   Deutschlandsberg,AUT           50         5:19:28

20                                      08.19 - 08.25   Stmk-charity run for cure of children cancer 290km   no timing

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21        1997         06.16                   Comrades,SA