Kimi has been running for the adidas TERREX trail running team for 4 years and is known for her focused “game face” - with photos proving that she can certainly laugh. She is not only characterized by her impressive athletic achievements, but also has a lot to say and write about. She comments on important topics in running and beyond on her blog, on social media and through articles in magazines.

Sponsors: adidas Terrex, Suunto, Leki

Biggest successes: 1st place Salomon 4 Trails 2021, 1st place MIUT (42k) 2022, 11th place OCC 2022, 2nd place UTCT (55k) 2022

Preferred Competition Food: Spring Energy Awesome Sauce, Skratch Labs Super High-Carb Lemon & Lime

The Regensburg native actually has her sporting home in athletics, where she celebrated her greatest successes in the distances between 10km and marathon. An intestinal illness meant that she had to temporarily end her sporting career in 2019. In 2020, Franzi discovered triathlon for herself and by balancing the three sports, she also got her health problems back under control. She has been working as a professional again since 2021 and has a lot planned for the future. Franzi is also co-editor of the award-winning print magazine PODIUM.

Sponsors: Ryzon, Sailfish, Kickass Sports, Incylence

Greatest successes: 1st place European Cross Country Championships, 1st place German Championship Half Marathon & 10 km Road 2018, 5th place Challenge Davos (middle distance), 5th place Challenge Davos (middle distance)

Preferred competition food: 226ers High Energy Gel Cherry, 226ers Vegan Gummy Bars Cherry & Cola, MAURTEN Solid 225 C

Sven “Twennysveni” Koch only came to trail sports in 2019 as a career changer. In this short time, however, the Allgäu native has already achieved some impressive placings. Sven lives and trains in his adopted home of Innsbruck, where he constantly experiences new adventures and the route planner occasionally plays tricks on him. In the coming years he wants to devote more time to longer distances.

Sponsors: adidas TERREX

Greatest successes: U23 Skyrunning Vice World Champion 2022, 1st place IATF (K15) 2020 - 2022, 1st place Pitz Alpine Glacier Trail (P45 Rifflsee) 2022

Preferred competition food: Maurten Drink Mix, Maurten Gels

The Frankfurt native has tried many sports, including horse riding and bowling. She eventually became a professional heptathlete and was scheduled to compete for the Greek national team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. In sport, highs and lows are often close together and so a torn Achilles tendon stopped her Olympic dream. After many years of abstinence from sports, Alena found trail running and maintains a particularly interesting Instagram profile at run.silent__run.deep.

Sponsors: Norda

Greatest successes: 6th place U18 World Cup heptathlon 2001, 7th place European All-Around Cup heptathlon 2006, 15th place European Indoor Pentathlon 2007

Preferred competition food: Spring Energy Coffee, Tailwind Naked and Lemon

Living proof that it's never too late to make positive changes in your lifestyle. At the age of 39, Ian was not only overweight, but also under constant stress at work and, as he himself says, on the way to his first heart attack. Over the last few years he has made a radical shift from “Making Money” to “Making a Life”. He recorded this journey in his book “Lacing Up: The first steps of my running journey”.

Sponsors: Norda, T8

Greatest successes: Participation in the Boston Marathon, 2nd place Ultra Paine Patagonia (50k), 4th place Al Marmoom Ultramarathon Dubai (270km)