{"id":17632,"date":"2019-07-11T08:52:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T06:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/?p=17632"},"modified":"2019-10-18T10:54:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T08:54:41","slug":"the-baur-brothers-together-over-hill-and-dale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/en\/blog\/the-baur-brothers-together-over-hill-and-dale\/","title":{"rendered":"The Baur Brothers \u2013 Together over Hill and Dale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been following the two brothers from Aalen in Germany for a couple of years now. During this time, we&#8217;ve provided them with our <em>pjuractive 2SKIN <\/em>and also supported them at several trail running events, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/en\/blog\/the-baur-brothers-at-the-gore-tex-transalpine-run\/\">Gore-Tex Transalpine Run<\/a> last year and the <a href=\"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/en\/blog\/marathon-du-mont-blanc-a-report-from-marcus-and-matthias-baur\/\">Marathon du Mont Blanc<\/a>. They both came to trail running via other sports. Then, at some point, Marcus got his younger brother Matthias motivated enough to give trail running a go. They have been competing in competitions together ever since. But we wanted to find out more about the brothers. So we asked them a few questions about themselves, their habits and their training routines:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Marcus Baur<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17641\" src=\"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2812-902x1200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2812-902x1200.jpeg 902w, https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2812-722x960.jpeg 722w, https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2812-768x1022.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2812.jpeg 1532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>My name is<\/u>: Marcus Baur<\/li>\n<li><u>I was born on<\/u>: 22 July 1988<\/li>\n<li><u>I come from<\/u>: Aalen<\/li>\n<li><u>I weigh<\/u> 70 kg.<\/li>\n<li><u>I am<\/u> 180 cm <u><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u>I got into running<\/u> because forest runs were always the best part of my handball training.<\/li>\n<li><u>I wouldn&#8217;t be able to train without<\/u> my GPS sports watch.<\/li>\n<li><u>My favourite food before a competition is<\/u> pasta with pesto.<\/li>\n<li><u>My favourite food after a competition is<\/u> pasta with pesto and parmesan<\/li>\n<li><u>The most beautiful running route<\/u> for me is in Chamonix (France).<\/li>\n<li><u>The song that really gets me moving<\/u>: I can&#8217;t say exactly. There are lots of songs that motivate me.<\/li>\n<li><u>My biggest success<\/u>: Winning ZUT 2017; finishing the Transalpine Run twice<\/li>\n<li><u>My training tip<\/u>: Only train when you want to not because you have to.<\/li>\n<li><u>What I do to motivate myself<\/u>: I look at other people&#8217;s training sessions on Strava.<\/li>\n<li><em><u>pjuractive 2SKIN<\/u><\/em><u> helps me train because<\/u> it allows me to focus purely on my training.<\/li>\n<li><u>What I find really great about <em>2SKIN<\/em><\/u> is that it just keeps working \u2013 even in long races.<\/li>\n<li><u>I use <em>2SKIN<\/em> in particular on the following parts of my body<\/u>: Toes, heels, balls of the feet, on and around the shoulders.<\/li>\n<li><u>My sporting achievements thus far have been<\/u> unforgettable each in their own way.<\/li>\n<li><u>My sporting goals for this year are<\/u> to always give 100 percent and get a podium position as often as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Matthias Baur<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17666\" src=\"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baur-Br\u00fcder-Stage-2_Bild-von-Philipp-Reiter_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baur-Br\u00fcder-Stage-2_Bild-von-Philipp-Reiter_1-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baur-Br\u00fcder-Stage-2_Bild-von-Philipp-Reiter_1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baur-Br\u00fcder-Stage-2_Bild-von-Philipp-Reiter_1-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>My name is<\/u>: Matthias Baur<\/li>\n<li><u>I was born on<\/u>: 4 February 1994<\/li>\n<li><u>I come from<\/u>: Aalen<\/li>\n<li><u>I weigh<\/u> 65 kg.<\/li>\n<li><u>I am<\/u> 180 cm<u><\/u><\/li>\n<li><u>I got into running<\/u> through my older brother Marcus.<\/li>\n<li><u>I wouldn&#8217;t be able to train without<\/u> my GPS watch.<\/li>\n<li><u>My favourite food before a competition is<\/u><\/li>\n<li><u>My favourite food after a competition is<\/u><\/li>\n<li><u>The most beautiful running route is <\/u>in Aalen. It&#8217;s the 30 km panorama trail around Aalen.<\/li>\n<li><u>The song that really gets me moving<\/u>: &#8216;Erfolg ist kein Gl\u00fcck&#8217; by KontraK<\/li>\n<li><u>My biggest success<\/u>: Winning the Wings for Life World Run in Munich<\/li>\n<li><u>My training tip<\/u>: Keep going even when things get tough.<\/li>\n<li><u>What I do to motivate myself<\/u>: Watch running videos on YouTube<\/li>\n<li><em><u>pjuractive 2SKIN<\/u><\/em><u> helps me train because<\/u> it allows me to train without suffering any friction. I can train for hours without having to worry about chafing.<\/li>\n<li><u>What I find really great about <em>2SKIN<\/em><\/u> is that it is breathable and doesn&#8217;t impact my performance when I sweat.<\/li>\n<li><u>I use <em>2SKIN<\/em> in particular on the following parts of my body<\/u>: Armpits and shoulders because I often run with a backpack.<\/li>\n<li><u>My sporting achievements thus far have been<\/u>: First place in UTLW, participating twice in the Trail Running World Championships, finishing the Transalpine Run three times<\/li>\n<li><u>My sporting goal for this year is<\/u> running a 100 km ultra trail run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17674\" src=\"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baur-Br\u00fcder-TAR_Stage-3_Bild-von-den-Baur-Br\u00fcdern_3-1-e1562827263325-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baur-Br\u00fcder-TAR_Stage-3_Bild-von-den-Baur-Br\u00fcdern_3-1-e1562827263325-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baur-Br\u00fcder-TAR_Stage-3_Bild-von-den-Baur-Br\u00fcdern_3-1-e1562827263325-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baur-Br\u00fcder-TAR_Stage-3_Bild-von-den-Baur-Br\u00fcdern_3-1-e1562827263325-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Baur brothers are currently competing in SALOMON 4 TRAILS (10 \u2013 13 July 2019). 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