Category: Sport
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2:51:29 – My first sub-3-hour marathon
A year ago, I could barely run 10k under an hour. Today, I made myself cry just a little. A sub-3-hour marathon was a goal I had since early childhood, but my plantar fasciitis wasn’t willing to give up – so I did. For a while, at least. A few months into the pandemic, after…
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2. L’Étape Slovenia by TDF
With last-minute registration, this was my first cycling race after the iconic Maraton Alpe in 2007. I was terrified and it showed. Despite the worst start positioning possible and nervous descending, Betka and I beat the short route and won the 2nd group uphill sprint. 7th place overall? Wow. It was much higher than I…
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Vitamin Well Run Club, Ljubljana
July & August 2026 Every Wednesday in July and August, we meet at 19:00 at the PST parking on Pot Roberta Blinca in Ljubljana. Running shoes are all you need. It’s an easy 5k – enough to burn some extra calories and an excuse for some friendly banter. The company is good, and once we’re…
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San Sebastián Marathon, personal best
Personal best – 2:45:20 officially, despite moderate to strong winds. Happy with the result, and I also beat my father’s PB. Stars aligned.
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Zagret za tek, Marko Alpner
In April 2023, I was a guest on Zagret za tek, Marko Roblek‘s running podcast. We were supposed to talk about running. We did – for the better part of two hours – but somewhere in there we also covered concert photography, coffee, whisky, and Lego. Roblek’s intro for the episode set the bar embarrassingly…