The 20-year-old from the Adliswil Track Team is well on his way to becoming a top runner. Last year’s U20 Swiss champion over 400 m learned as a child to assert himself.
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Lionel Spitz has clear goals: The aspiring runner from Aldliswil wants to make it to the Olympic Games and one day complete a marathon.
Photo: PD / Lionel Spitz
The coronavirus.
Divides opinions like hardly anything else. It has many downsides, but also opens doors that would otherwise not have been opened. I try to use this in my favor.
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What I would give anything for.
A place in the finals at the Olympic Games or the World Championships.
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Which I would never allow myself.
Give up a race or training session without reaching the absolute limit.
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What I always do before a race.
Without my portion of pasta a good four hours before the start, nothing works. I also feed my pet pig Joe, which is my lucky charm. Mental preparation follows until you warm up. Finally, I get ready to start with running school, stretching and tempo runs.
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