Active Recovery Backyard (16 Yards)

🥈Tullner Lauftage 24h - 203,83km

Recovery Hike after KAT100

KAT100 2025

24h (Elapsed Time) Alpe du Zwift (16 times and a little bit)

I ran the KAT100 — officially 173 km, but for me it turned into ~183 km due to getting lost several times — with ~10,200 meters of elevation gain. My target time was around 30 hours, but after everything that happened, simply reaching the finish became the only goal.

After the first 15 km, I lost one of my running poles. It was found by another runner (huge thanks to bib number 24!) and handed in at an aid station, but I only got it back much later, at the Kitzbühel aid station at km 93 I was so happy there!!! By that point, I had already climbed around 5500 meters of elevation and 4,000 meters of them with just one pole — something that took a serious toll on my legs and quads. Once I finally had both poles again, I practically flew up the legendary Hahnenkamm climb.

After the Jochberger Wildalm aid station, around km 130, the next climb turned out to be extremely technical and dangerous. Luckily, I ended up in a group of three, including a local runner who knew the mountain well — which helped a lot. By then, the second night had begun. It was pitch dark, with caves and cliffs dropping over 50 meters right beside the ridge — and none of it was secured. Running was impossible, and crossing safely took a lot of time.

When I finally reached the major aid station in Oberaurach at about km 150, I had been moving for nearly 35 hours straight. That was when I took my first and only sleep break of the race — just 30 minutes.

In the final 12 km to the finish, I suffered a heat stroke but kept going. My body temperature was so high that my watch began overheating, constantly shutting down, and malfunctioning — eventually failing completely for the last 3 km. The last 5km I ran completely in tears — a mix of happiness, pain, and pure relief. 

This was without a doubt the hardest thing I’ve ever done, both mentally and physically. But it was also one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I loved every moment of it — the suffering, the challenge, the views, the atmosphere, the spectators/supporters and most of all, meeting so many incredible people along the way and sharing countless kilometers together.

Next year again😁

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Patrick Schnitzer

KAT100 2025

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Recovery Hike after KAT100

KAT100 2025

24h (Elapsed Time) Alpe du Zwift (16 times and a little bit)

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