Most people know Marcel by his Instagram handle “Macy Pacy”, although in some circles he is also known as “Lion Head”. Marcel lives and trains in Grainau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which means he has the mountains right on his doorstep. He is particularly fond of the technically demanding anniversary ridge - here he set the fastest known time of 6 hours 25 minutes in 2022. In addition to his own achievements, Marcel is also further committed to the sport, including co-founding the German Skyrunning Federation.

Sponsors: adidas TERREX

Biggest successes: 1st place Ultra Trail Cape Town (35k) 2022, 3rd place Madeira Ultra Trail (42k) 2022

Preferred nutrition for competition: Maurten 320 CAF, Maurten Gel 160

Madlen Kappeler, a native of Oberallgäu, completed her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Exercise Physiology in the USA, where she studied for five years thanks to an athletics scholarship. She is now dedicated to the sport and is aiming for a professional career. Madlen is a versatile athlete who competes successfully in triathlon from the 1st Triathlon Bundesliga to middle distance races. She shows that you don't have to focus on one sport; no, in addition to triathlon, she also had some success in trail running/mountain running and skyrunning. Madlen is known for her determination and perseverance, and she never loses the smile on her face or her sense of fun - not even in competition.

Greatest successes: 2nd place Platz SkySnow World Championships 2024 (Vertical & Classic, Overall, Team), 9th. place Challenge San Remo 2023 (1. Platz AG).

Preferred nutrition for competition: Maurten Gel 100 & Maurten 320 Drink Mix

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 nutrition for competition: 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 nutrition for competition: 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)