Ultrarunning is not a metaphor for me. It is practice.
— Christina Rittchen
You do not finish a 120-km race by pushing hard every day. You finish by managing load, protecting focus, and staying calm when conditions get difficult.
That is the same pattern like in product delivery.
Teams do not slow down because people stop caring. They slow down when priorities compete, decisions drag, and execution gets interrupted faster than the work can move. Under real pressure, even strong teams lose clarity. That is when friction builds and delivery starts to slip.
I have spent twenty years watching this happen and learning how to stop it.
Where I come from
At Red Bull I worked on global events and content operations at scale. At adidas and Runtastic I built and led a Sports Science team for the adidas Running app, worked across complex stakeholder structures, and helped integrate science-based training at product level. I have also worked in early-stage startups where the pace is different, but the pressure is just as real.
Alongside that I hold an MSc in Mental Strength Coaching from the Austrian Sports University, focused on behaviour, motivation, and resilience under sustained pressure. I am also a certified psychological coach and Scrum certified.
That combination, two decades of execution experience and formal performance science, shapes how I see things. It helps me identify where teams are losing momentum, what is creating friction, and what needs to change so delivery can move with more clarity and less noise.
How I work
I work directly with product leaders and their teams when delivery feels heavy, unclear, or stuck.
The focus is practical: find where things are slowing down, reduce friction, restore clarity, and protect execution time. That can mean sharpening priorities, improving decision flow, reducing stakeholder noise, or helping teams find a more sustainable rhythm under pressure.
No generic workshops. No frameworks sold in advance. The work fits the real situation.
In short
→ 20+ years in digital delivery across adidas, Runtastic, Red Bull, and startups
→ SaaS, HealthTech, agile transformation, team leadership at scale
→ MSc in Mental Strength Coaching, Austrian Sports University
→ Certified Psychological Coach · Scrum Certified
→ Ultramarathon runner, multi-stage desert races including MDS Peru, MDS Fuerteventura