The earlier half of his career was plagued by injuries, which caused Swiss Athletics to remove him from its youth team at a certain point.

Often, he would spend his time eagerly training and injured himself repeatedly as a result of the intense strain put on his body.

[6] He is also a member of the On Athletics Club that is led by American long-distance runner and head coach Dathan Ritzenhein.

[7] Raess made his international debut at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival in Trabzon, Turkey and finished in 13th place in the 3000 metres.

Markus Ryffel, the legendary Swiss long-distance runner and Olympic silver medalist in the 5000 metres, held the previous record for 44 years, ever since July 1979.