Climbing Mount Elbrus with Jan Grarup Muscles tested to the maximum, sunburns everywhere, long days, long nights and getting used to the altitude. This is the harsh reality of Jan Grarup and Tom Tramborg, two best friends, who decided to climb Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. Read the inspiring interview here.
Don't take running too seriously SAYSKY athlete Tabea Themann's mantra is: “Don’t take life too seriously. Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit. Laugh at it”, which in a nutshell describes Tabea and her approach to running. Read the interesting interview here.
Keeping up with paratriathlete Sebastian Engwald Say hi to Sebastian, 31-year old amputee who lost a part of his leg in a boating accident in 1999. Is this holding him back, though? Hell no. He's an Ironman finisher and he competes in the international paratriathlon PTS4 elite, while gunning for a spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Green Flowers on the Trail: Interview with Mads Bloch Say hi to Mads - former competitive kitesurfer turned passionate trail runner. Mads is a Copenhagen native who now lives in Cape Town. While visiting Denmark, we took the opportunity to invite him on a trail run up north, where he put the new green flower collection to the test.
Interview with the Peanut Butter Minister: former national marathon champ Brian's a former national marathon and 100k ultra champ and a current member of the Danish ultra team. However, recently he has emerged as somewhat of an icon on the local running scene - and we totally get it. We're fans too.
Interview with two-time German Marathon Champ: SAYSKY Athlete Tom Gröschel SAYSKY Athlete Tom Gröschel is a repeat two-time marathon champ in Germany, with victories in 2018 and 2019 - and what's even more impressive about this feat is that Tom only just had his marathon debut in 2018. On top of this, he's also laying down the law as a police officer, although not fulltime anymore, as the primary focus is now running...
The Father-Work-Runner Balance How do you go from 2.59.16 on the marathon to 2.21.49 and become the fastest Dane at Copenhagen Marathon for the past two years, while also being a father and working fulltime? This is pretty impressive and not least very inspiring. So, we decided to send over a few questions to our long-time friend, Simon Holbek, about his life and the delicate father-work-runner balance.
Fast Has No Gender Fast Has No Gender unisex race singlet is a statement and manifestation of the fact that speed is not confined to a particular sex or personal identity. Fast is a state of mind, a sensation and the feeling of being unstoppable.
Unbounded Running Comradery We’re a global community of athletes who all put the hammer down and enjoy it while we’re at it. We encourage our athletes to connect and engage - whether in a race, on the track or passing by in the streets. So, when you see someone in SAYSKY you can be sure they’re as passionate as you are.
The SAYSKY Suffer Patrol As a passionate and committed endurance sport athlete, you’ll have to accept that ache, agony and ail are all inevitable eventualities. The Suffer Patrol is synonymous with the SAYSKY athlete community - whether in racing or training hard. We’re a small squad who sticks together in an unbounded running comradery. Are you with us?
How do SAYSKY Olympian medalists train? Ever wondered how an Olympic medalist train? SAYSKY Athlete and youth Olympian Sif Bendix Madsen, is taking over the SAYSKY Instagram stories this weekend, as she's on training camp in Lanzarote. Tune in and see if you can keep up with her - trust us, it's no easy walk in the park.
Olympic Medals and Winning SAYSKY Athletes We've had a couple of SAYSKY athletes thrown in to action this weekend, with quite remarkable results along the way - an olympic silver medal in Argentina, UK Commonwealth team bronze and finally a castle conquest in Denmark. Needless to say, we're super proud. Read the full story here.
