The power of habit – how it all began
Recently more and more people were asking me how I got into triathlon. That’s why I decided to write a few words about it. I was quite sporty as a kid and a teenager. Volleyball, table tennis, track...
View Article2018 – the fittest year in my life
The end of the year is always a time for a little reflection. This year was very challenging in many perspectives. But these challenges have actually shown me that I have never been as mentally and...
View ArticleF… New Year’s resolutions!
You can see them in the park, you can see them in the swimming pool, you can see them in the gym and in yoga classes. The New Year’s Resolutions. At no time in the year these places are so overcrowded...
View ArticleIs this the future of running shoes?
For someone who loves both sports and technology – this was the new of the week. Nike announced Adapt BB – a connected, self-lacing shoe. Kind of like in Back To The Future 2 😉 Using a lacing...
View ArticleTriathlete on business trip
There are times in my job requiring significant amount of travel. While I generally don’t mind, especially when I travel to beautiful cities like Zürich or Hamburg, it always requires little more...
View ArticleFirst race of the season & review Saucony Ride 10
First race of the year 2019 was Plänterwaldlauf again. Last year I ran 10k, this year my coach decided that 15k would be a better option for me. It’s not a „real“ race of course – I did it after a...
View Article6 years of running – what I learned
Exactly 6 years ago I went for a run for the first time in my grownup life. I probably don’t need to tell you – but it was a terrible, excruciating experience. I managed to do one round in the nearest...
View ArticleLeipzig Marathon
This season is slowly getting serious – the first marathon is done and the Challenge Championship is only 6 weeks away. It was a relatively spontaneous decision to run this one as I received a free...
View ArticleThe Championship
First triathlon this year – and a big one: The Championship, a world middle distance championship of the Challenge series in Šamorin, Slovakia. I surprisingly qualified for this race with my 5th place...
View ArticleIronman Frankfurt – an uphill struggle against the sun
It’s been a month since I finished the hardest race of my life. It has exhausted me so much that it is only now that I find the mental energy to write about it. I started to worry already days before...
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