GAH! This last week, this first week of the Trump-presidency, has been tough on me again (emotionally). I am scared about the things he has already done, I am scared of what he might do, I am scared of the non-knowledge and pettiness that he displays on the daily. I mean,...
Read more
As this year is coming to a close, I am linking up with Courtney from Eat, Pray, Run DC to take a look back on my year of running. It was a great year for me with only a couple of minor, totally neglectable injuries and lots of fun logging miles!...
Read more
For the Friday Five 2.0 Linkup with Running on Happy and Fairytales and Fitness, we’re sharing a gift guide for athletes. Some people are hard to shop for, but I dare to say that athletes are not those kinds of people. There is always something useful that you can get...
Read more
Today is my 1-year race-run-niversary. One year ago, I ran my first official race, the 10k at the Berkeley Half-Marathon Event, with my friend Susi. Like I said (many times) before, I never thought I’d be the person that would sign up for a race, but on a whim, I...
Read more
So, I did something crazy (for me) a couple of weeks ago. I left the house 5:15 a.m. to go to the gym. Me, the vehement not-an-early-morning-runner. I know. I think I am in the minority. Most people – especially runners – work out in the early morning, either to...
Read more
It’s time for another Tuesdays on the Run post and the question that we’re addressing today is “what is the best running advice you’ve received?”. I think the best running advice – or advice in general when it comes to competitive sports – I have ever received is that you...
Read more
I never had the ambition to participate in a running race. I am still a little bit surprised myself that I signed up for and finished my first half-marathon a month ago. If you had told me this two years ago, I would have laughed in your face and called...
Read more
Another Tuesday to link up with Erika, Patty, and Marcia for Tuesdays on the Run. Today we’re talking about race memorabilia. Do you display it? Toss? Repurpose? In all honestly, I am still in the “I-want-all-the-race-memorabilia”- phase. The reward-system works for kids, and it still works for me. It’s nice...
Read more
On Sunday, after my first run of my new training cycle, I had a craving for something sweet and remembered that I wanted to try and make “protein waffles”. I don’t make waffles, pancakes and the like very often, so I don’t feel too guilty indulging every once in a while. I...
Read more
You guys, I did it. I finished the 2nd half marathon course in the 2016 San Francisco marathon event on July, 31. What an amazing experience! Since this was my first half marathon ever, I didn’t have any specific time goals, although my training plan had aimed to prepare me for a...
Read more
