From Marathon to Mindfulness

From Marathon to Mindfulness: Thursday 22 October 2026, 19:00–21:00, Espergærde TeaterHus, Jarlens Grund, Espergærde. Tickets cost 100 kr.

Chris has run 30 marathons in 30 days, crossed the Sahara and Alaska on foot, and served as a military officer on multiple deployments. His life looks nothing like that today.

He stopped running and has since meditated for 20 years. He holds a master's degree in philosophy, has written 3 books, and works as a walking therapist who takes people out into nature for conversations about stress and life crises. He is also a father of three.

What made him change course so radically? During long runs, he experienced moments of inner peace and encountered questions he couldn't answer. He met a Tibetan master who taught him to meditate and introduced him to the flow of thought and emptiness. He met his wife and experienced love. And philosophy showed him that the "naive realism" most of us are equipped with is just one way of understanding the world.

Today, one thing is woven into everything he does: there exists a space in every person where thought does not dominate - a space where you can rediscover yourself and nature, if you dare to step inside.