Thomas Reiss

blog: www.thomasreiss.com

What are some of your lifetime running goals?:

Run a cool ultra race together with my boys when they are old enough. Right now they are 4 and 6 years old so it will be a little while.

Do you have a claim to fame?:

Course record at the Tahoe Rimtrail 50 miler (7:52). Starter at both IAU World Challenges Ultra Trail on the German National Team.



Do you have any vices?:

Good Beer.

What makes you tick as a runner and in the real world?:

Trying to be better next time. Never stop trying.

What drives you to run?:

Experiencing great places and hoping to run fast in races.

What is your favorite movie?:

Home alone

Do you have any nicknames? Explain:

Don't have one, I hate when people call me Tom. Often people refer top me as "The German". (since I am german)

What's the longest you've gone without sleep? Why?:

About 48 hours, when I was 15. A bunch of my friends and I went camping and just decided to not sleep.

If you had to be named after one of the 50 states,
which would it be?:

California



What did you have for lunch yesterday?:

California Turkey Sandwich from High Street Deli.

If you could hook up a thought monitor to your head,
would you see pictures, hear words or would music be
playing?:

I think pictures.

What really scares you about trail running?:

That it hurts more then I am prepared for.

If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called?:

Thomas Reiss - What's next.

Where would you live if it could be anywhere in the world?:

San Luis Obispo - Lake Tahoe - Pfälzer Wald (Germany)

What's your worst encounter on the trail?:

That it hurts way more then I was hoping for.