Hey, it’s me! It seems I have partly lost the inspiration to write about my running activities, but I want to keep this blog still. Maybe there will be better times ahead and more time for the writing. Anyway, the blog has now moved to a new and more performant…
Luxemburg night marathon 2020
Hey, It’s been a while – I really should get back to the writing again. There only are so many things in the life going on at the moment so it’s really difficult to find a suitable time for writing, but still writing has always been a natural way of…
TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2019
Hi there, and sorry for the silence during the past weeks. Fortunately I have been doing better lately, so I hope the worst health problems are gone for now. A month ago I could not have imagined that I would be able to finish a marathon, but that’s what happened…
3. Bremer Brückenlauf
Greetings, My journey as hobby runner took a further step on last Saturday, when the 3. Bremer Brückenlauf (the third bridge run in Bremen) took place. I had participated at the event last year as well and was full of expectations because the event is really well organized, follows a…
15. Vahrer Seen Lauf
Hi there, one more race accomplished – today it was once again the time for the race that nowadays seems to be the most important to me due to the vicinity and the fact I can run in the familiar outskirts, the Vahrer Seen Lauf. I want once again also…
13. Cuxhavener Stadtsparkassen Marathon
Hello again! I have had a very busy week due to lots of work and gardening. Fortunately I had some days off work due to the eastern holidays. Sorry that the post about the latest marathon accomplishment was delayed due to all other activities! But let’s get back to the…
The final week before a marathon start
Hi there, I have wanted to write a short post already for a couple of weeks, but somehow there does not seem to be enough time at the moment. Our work at the garden is gaining the full pace once again and naturally I have been actively doing workouts (and…
Heading towards the next marathon
Hi there, The past two – three weeks have been great when it comes to the training. I have finally been able to maintain a bit of a continuity in my training – interval trainings, tempo runs and long runs regularly. Now I just need to maintain this good tendency…
Race report: 2. Bremer Silvesterlauf
Hi there, first of all I want to wish you a happy new year. Secondly this time the post concentrates on a running event that took place yesterday here in Bremen, namely 2. Bremer Silvesterlauf. I wanted to include one more race for this year to build up motivation for…
Race report: Oldenburg marathon 21.10.2018
The alarm clock was triggered at 04:15, because the tram and train connections were highly unsuitable for an early Sunday. On days like that one surely feels a bit demotivated because there is no car available. After having a quick breakfast, I took a tram to the train station and…
Race report – 2. Bremer Brückenlauf
Hello, last Saturday I finally got the opportunity to take part in a real running event in Bremen – 2. Bremer Brückenlauf. The half marathon took place in the evening which was a nice change to the normal routine where the most races take place in the daytime. The later…
2. Bremer Brückenlauf
Greetings, The past few weeks have been much better than the previous six months when it comes to the training and motivation. The condition seems to improve slowly, but steadily. Now I hope to be able to maintain the trend through the whole summer. My next race is already scheduled…
Back to the racing
Greetings, I finally succeeded in taking part at a running event – after a very long time. I think I haven’t done this for about a year due to various reasons. On the one hand the issues in the personal life have made training very exhaustive and there were times…
Status at the beginning of a new year of training
Hi there, like numerous bloggers and writers around the worlds, I also want to have a small glance at the past and what kind of plans I have for this year. The past year was a lousy one regarding the training due to the personal worries and illness, and obviously…
13. Vahrer Seen Lauf
Hi, it’s been a while since the latest post. One reason to the quietness has been a slight change in our life. We figured out we would like to have some extra activities and fresh outdoor life so we went off and rented a little garden near us. It has…
Marathon without training aka Hannover Marathon 2017
Hi there, here’s one tired man writing this post. I did it after all – Off I went and participated at the Hannover marathon. I did that mostly for my friends who I hardly meet nowadays. I was aware that my workouts have been lousy during the past few months, but thanks…
Allgäu Panorama Marathon
This post is continuation to the series about top running events where I have been as participant. Allgäu Panorama Marathon is a wonderful running event in the middle of the Alps, in Allgäu, Germany. The organisation relies on two heroes, Axel Reusch and Christian Feger. Naturally there are plenty of volunteers helping…
A training plan for the 10k run
In this post I will provide a glance at the training plan which I’m currently following. My plan is to improve my speed and performance at 10k distance. The obvious objective is the Bremer Winterlaufserie where I can basically run 10k three times with a respective interval of four weeks.…
About the running equipment for a recreational runner (part 3: nice to have accessories)
I have discussed the recommended running gear in my previous blog posts (part 1 and part 2). In this post I’ll express my thoughts about further equipment that could be useful for a recreational runner: Tech In addition to the GPS watch there are plenty of wearable tech available nowadays.…
About training plans for marathon running
I have been running more or less regularly during the past ten years. Before that I used to go running, but I normally quit the running during the cold season which in Finland is pretty long. This is a thing I have regretted a lot – to waste the best…