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I’m Tim Teege a.k.a. Teesche and I write and podcast about long-distance running and books.

My current projects include a 710 day running streak, 24 marathons and 24 books in 2023, as well as trying to break 3:00 hours in a marathon and qualifying for the Western States 100.

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Latest Posts

What’s It Like to Donate Blood?

An irrational fear of needles puncturing my skin has previously held me back from doing this small service to humankind. Now I have overcome it and am here to tell the story! Maybe it will motivate you to give blood, too?

New York City Marathon 2023: The Marathon of Marathons in the City of Cities

Erfurt & Kassel’s Double Marathon Weekend: A Runner's Perspective

The Best Beginner’s GPS Sports Watch: COROS PACE 3 Review

2nd Place at a Hilly Half Marathon: Blankeneser Heldenlauf DERBE Edition

Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K Race Report: As Beautiful As It Is Difficult

The Case for Optimism: Taking Inspiration From John Linegar, MrBeast, and Nardwuar For the Future of Humankind

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The Public Bookshelf

When I finish reading a book, I like to summarize its content and write down what I think about it. Here are my latest additions.

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My EU Marathons Project

I ran marathon races in all EU member capitals and wrote a book about it.

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Listen to the Podcast

I record all new blog posts and bookshelf additions myself and publish it on all major platforms.

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More About Me

Find out more on these regularly updated pages.

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My Story

How come a guy starts a blog about running and books? And who is this person?

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What I’m Doing Right Now

Every month I update this page according to what has changed in my current life’s focus.

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The Tools I Use

Interested in what hardware and software someone else uses? Come for the inspiration or make suggestions!

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What’s on My Bucket List

Things I want to accomplish in my lifetime, things I did already accomplish, and some honorable mentions.

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I enjoy tracking and analyzing my personal data, and as I already organize everything in my database, why not share some of it here!

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