I was a typical young guy chasing career and money after the graduation. For 10 years I did almost no sport. From 75 kg my weight raised to 90 kg by 01.01.2013. At that time, I was sitting in my nice big house alone in first day of the year with a fever. My wife left me (we agreed) and I was wondering what I should do… In the previous months I was drinking almost every evening full bottle of wines and different whiskeys and eating without control to reward myself after a long day at work. So at that day I decided to change my life.
I started to change my diet as my body dictated. I recognized that I needed more raw food. So I found Victoria Butenko’s green smoothie and raw diet. I lost almost 20kg in 3 months without any exercise. Only some yoga.
When I recognized that my body started to change I decided to register myself to a 100km hike in 24 hours which I did 10 years before to see if I was back in shape. I started to go hiking almost every weekend. Started with 25km and raised to 50km and I was able to finish the 100km in 22 hours without any trouble.
I started doing different events, but I preferred trail runs. I feel myself connected in the forests and every time when I see wild animals it feels great and I am still thankful. In 2014 I decided to challenge myself with a traditional marathon in Budapest. My target time was 4 hours. I finished 3:59 something in the Budapest Marathon. For some years I was just running 2-3 times per week as I wanted. Sometimes 50km trail run on the weekend sometimes nothing.
In the summer of 2016, I met a girl who changed my life and inspired me to run more. She and a friend participated in a 2-person relay (Ultrabalaton) and finished 4th with a 3 month preparation. Since that time they returned and in 2018 they finished in 2nd place and in 2020 they won the race. Beside several 50km, 80km and 111km races. I helped her preparation and I made her training plans.
I was also pushing my limits higher and challenged myself on different races like Supermaratona dell’ Etna (43km with almost 3.000 meter of continuous elevation) Mátrabért (55km – 2.800 d+), P85 (85km 3.600 d+) and I was able to make some progress every year.
In 2020 I found a small ball in my neck just above my collarbone. After several test they found that I have cancer and my thyroid gland should be removed. After the operation I must take hormone pills for my entire life. I was shocked.
After the diagnosis I was wondering what I should do… So many feelings were mixed in my soul. Fear, anger, etc… My surgery was planned for 15 of December 2020 so I decided to make a few runs which I may never could do again. So I ran a half marathon PB (below 90 minutes), 90km trail run, PB on Mátrabérc Trail and I was ready to reduce my running activity in December.
My operation went well and after 3 days I was at home. After 2 days I felt much better and after 1 week I was able to go out for a short easy run (my doctor agreed). I was told that I can do easy runs with low heart rate. The pain disappeared and I healed much faster than any other person around.
After lunch it was very challenging to stay awake. I was confused. A few months later after a blood test found that my dose were far too low. So I raised the dose and started to search for a new doctor who can help me to use natural hormones instead of the synthetics which I got at that time.
A few weeks later my medication and my diet has been changed by a new doctor. My power and energy level came back again. It helped me so much that in June I was able to run 45 minutes faster than my previous best in the Supermaratona dell’Etna. (5:13:38) I was above the clouds. I love Sicily and the Mount Etna gives me a special energy.
That year we were there with some hungarian friends and a legendary runner (János Bogár – Spartathlon winner 1991, and many more) My girlfriend finished second and János and his wife won their age group. It was incredible. I was so happy and so thankful!
I feel myself stronger than ever and have a lot of plans for this year: Taking part in 2nd of April in the Black Hole Ultra Running race (the distance is not defined just the range 55-120km, no hear rate monitor, gps or any watch allowed), 3 weeks later Mátrabérc Trail (55km 2.800 d+) for a PB. In May we go for the Vipava Trail in Slovenia. In June going back to Sicily for the Supermaratona dell’Etna, in July Zugspitze ultra trail (85km 3.600d+) The crown would be the UTMB – OCC (54 km 3.600 d+) but I was not chosen in the lottery but hoping for a second chance later if someone is cancelling. .
