Episode 65 - Gunter Ernst, Race Director of the 3 Country Marathon. - a podcast by Mass Participation World

In a somewhat late start to The Aid Station this week we head to Pregens, Austria where we meet Gunter Ernst, Race Director of the 3 Country Marathon.

Another example of someone following his passion in the Mass Participation industry with his Race Director role being an addition to his day job of running a sports medicine laboratory looking after both professional and amateur athletes.

The Three Country Marathon takes in Austria, Germany and Switzerland with much of it around Lake Constance and is scheduled to take place in October but with approvals from three countries is probably more complex than many but "right now we are on".

Lockdown has recently ended after two months and a few smaller events of a few hundred people have started. It was a challenging time of not being able to work or earn any money for over two month although it did create an opportunity for Gunter to spend time with his children Maja, Rosa and Nico.

Make sure you listen to the end to hear the inspiring story of the person who approached Gunter weighing in at 160kg two years ago with the goal of running a marathon. He now weights 95kg and will run in the 3 Country Marathon in October.

Watch my talk with Gunter here https://youtu.be/85PoFzvCPXY

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