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My 2025 Review and 2026 Preview This next year marks the start for me to chase two new huge long-term goals in the endurance world. I’ve long put those off but now realized that not only I stand a real chance at success, but also that I actually WANT to chase them. Who knew? 31st of December, 2025

What It Takes to Host a DIY Ultra Running Race – Part 2: BremenSanktPauli 100 For BremenSanktPauli 100, we went all in. The people who signed up should receive a great racing experience for their fees. Here’s how that went and what we’ve learned. 1st of December, 2025

What It Takes to Host a DIY Ultra Running Race – Part 1: Munich Breweries Ultra Depending on your standards, putting together a running race can be done easily or with lots of effort. Munich Breweries Ultra is a guided group run celebrating the city and its beer. 1st of December, 2025

CCC – The Not-So-Little Sister Race of the Legendary Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Finally I made it to Chamonix to see what the fuss is about. Across 101 km and 6,100 m of climbing through three countries, the race showed me breathtaking highs and relentless lows. 11th of September, 2025

Tuscany Crossing 103K: A Trail Tale of Rolling Hills, Cypress Trees, and a Splash of Olive Oil A scenic ultra marathon race report from Tuscany’s countryside with tips, gear advice, and personal insights on this Western States qualifier. 8th of May, 2025

The Next Level: Marathon Training with Coach and Former Pro Martin Grüning A sub three hour marathon – what now? Learn how training with a 2:13h marathoner can elevate your performance. 9th of April, 2025

How My 2024 Went and What I’ve Got Planned for 2025 A personal reflection on the ups and downs of 2024, including lots of running achievements, as well as a look ahead into 2025 with many audacious new goals and a solid theme to guide me. 31st of December, 2024

How I Quit Smoking The tobacco industry hates this simple trick! But kidding aside, not smoking is definitely better than smoking. My arguments have just grown stronger since I found the solution that worked. I hope to help others quit, too. 8th of December, 2024

Why I Want to Run a Marathon on the Moon From childhood dreams of becoming an astronaut to running marathons as an adult, this post explores one of the most unusual goals on the lunar surface. While some might call it impossible, discover why keeping such audacious dreams alive matters. 28th of November, 2024

Chicago Marathon: The Odd One Out of the Three World Majors in the United States? After Boston and New York City the previous year, I’ve had the ticket for Chicago 2024. I was wondering a lot why the city is included in the most prestigious list of races, so I went on the quest to find out and raced it. 10th of November, 2024

Project System Elephant: A New Way to Look at Work These are my thoughts about being a full-time dad and caretaker of the household. I describe how that panned out and what I intend to change. 16th of October, 2024

Running on Every Single Day for 1,000 Consecutive Days – Is Streak Running Stupid or Awesome? What started unexpectedly quickly intensified. To me, streak running is undeniably awesome, not foolish. Discover the journey’s highs and lows in this post and decide for yourself whether streak running is a brilliant strategy or overrated! 26th of September, 2024

What’s It like to Be an Official Pacer at a Marathon Race? Ever wondered what it's like to be the one setting the pace at a marathon? Dive into the world of official marathon pacers! 17th of September, 2024

Zugspitz Ultra Trail 2024: Overcoming Discomfort with Gratefulness and Tomato Paste I recount my grueling yet rewarding experience at the Zugspitz Ultra Trail. With a new level of information density I’m taking you through all challenging legs of the race, my thoughts and strategies, and the indescribable joy of crossing the finish line. 27th of June, 2024

4th Munich Breweries Ultra – 80 Kilometers With Seven Beer Stops in Pouring Rain The journey of the 4th Munich Breweries Ultra in 2024: an 80-kilometer run with beer stops at Munich’s finest breweries. Despite challenging weather, the spirit of camaraderie and adventure shines through. Fitness meets fun in this unique ultra run. 17th of June, 2024

Hamburg Marathon: Celebrating a Sub-3 Race on Home Turf In this detailed recounting of Hamburg Marathon 2024 I share my journey of breaking the three-hour barrier in my home city after several years of trying. I also provide commentary on my training routine, race strategies, and reflections on the experience. 14th of May, 2024

How to Build a Tiny Software as a Service (SaaS) with Very Few Skills A personal narrative about my experience developing and maintaining an online chat tool called Speechbox. From its inception in 2007 to its current state, I discuss the challenges and successes encountered along the way. 19th of April, 2024

My Optimized Sub-3 Hour Marathon Training Routine, Including the Proof it Works: 2:58:44 at Bienwald Marathon Follow along on the journey towards a Sub-3 hour marathon! The trials, tribulations, and triumphs of intensive training, nutrition planning, and the power of sheer determination. Culminating in a thrilling race day and the sweet taste of victory. 26th of March, 2024

24 Hours Without Food: My Eye-Opening Journey into Water-Only Fasting A personal experience containing my motivations, the rules I’ve followed, the physical and mental challenges involved, and my reflections on the science and cultural aspects of fasting. 5th of March, 2024

How to Juggle with Three Balls Explore the secrets of juggling with me and learn how it’s a metaphor for a valuable life lesson. I’ll show some surprising insights and techniques for mastering the art of juggling, and there’s even a free giveaway! 18th of February, 2024

100 Miles in a Day: BremenSanktPauli 100, the Story of Creating a Race from City to City The race recap of the BremenSanktPauli / 100 Miles in a Day event, filled with challenging moments, determined runners, and unforgettable aid stations. Read the full story of this epic ultramarathon journey! 25th of January, 2024

What I Have Planned for 2024 (And a Recap of 2023) Embark on an exciting journey into 2024 with me as I recap a transformative 2023 and reveal my audacious plans for the future. One of them is so INSANE, it's literally out of this world! 20th of January, 2024

My Morning Routine in 2023 Discover my morning routine in 2023 as a night owl father of four. From coffee rituals and smoothie recipes to running and breathing exercises, find out how I navigate the early hours to be a productive parent and start the day right. 19th of December, 2023

Testing the CORE Body Temperature Monitor: Unlock Your Heat Training Potential and Optimize Performance New tech for endurance athletes! It’s the CORE Body Temperature Monitor. This innovative device measures skin temperature to estimate core body temperature, helping athletes optimize training, increase health, and prevent overheating. 13th of December, 2023

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? 28th of November, 2023

New York City Marathon 2023: The Marathon of Marathons in the City of Cities When you talk about marathon running, everyone asks “have you done New York?” But why should you? And is it better than Boston? This post answers it all and includes a Giveaway! 22nd of November, 2023

Erfurt & Kassel’s Double Marathon Weekend: A Runner's Perspective It’s not often you get the chance to run two marathon races on two consecutive days. So when that happens, you need to grab it. But does the body agree to this seemingly stupid idea? Won’t the legs blow up and everything fall apart? 7th of October, 2023

The Best Beginner’s GPS Sports Watch: COROS PACE 3 Review With the COROS PACE 3, the popular PACE 2 just got an update. What’s new, and is it worth getting it? How about comparable models from other brands, does it hold up? 20th of September, 2023

2nd Place at a Hilly Half Marathon: Blankeneser Heldenlauf DERBE Edition An incredible result at a tough race. Read about how I prepared, what I’ve learned, and most of all, how the race played out. It has been nailbitingly exciting to go through all the ups and downs before ending on a spectacular high. Running rules! 4th of September, 2023

Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K Race Report: As Beautiful As It Is Difficult This 120 kilometer foot race through the Dolomite mountains in Italy took everything I had in me. Find out why. 5th of July, 2023

The Case for Optimism: Taking Inspiration From John Linegar, MrBeast, and Nardwuar For the Future of Humankind What is optimism and why is it more crucial then ever today? This posts explores the big picture. 20th of June, 2023

Personal Running Coach: Is it Worth Starting Your Running Training with One? What to look for in a personal running coach, how to put training suggestions into context, compare the time-tested vs the modern approaches and have fun experimenting! 9th of May, 2023

What’s It like to Run the Boston Marathon? The oldest and most well-known marathon race on the planet, the Boston Marathon. I qualified, ran, finished, wrote a report, and took home some advice for you. 30th of April, 2023

What I Have Planned For 2023 (Including a Fall of 2022 Recap) The year is over, a new one lies ahead. Time to reflect, analyze, improve, set goals and plans in motion. It’s my favorite time of the year and a little breather in between all the daily action. 13th of January, 2023

Questioning Everything at Templiers 104k Endurance Trail Festival This race was different for a whole bunch of reasons, and most of them weren’t favorable to me personally. Find out what the South of France did to me and what came out of it. 1st of November, 2022

Summer 2022, Reflection → Courage, Recap and Outlook Update on my annual goals, rituals, intents, and all the new plans I have hatched for the upcoming fall season. 18th of October, 2022

Going into Round Two: Cologne Marathon Sub-3 A good city, a flat course, a good time of year. Will it be enough this time to finish in 2:59 hours? 10th of October, 2022

New York City: Manhattan Perimeter Ultramarathon Circling the world’s greatest city’s core running. 34 miles or 55 kilometers of a huge variety on one of the hottest days. 17th of August, 2022

Fastest Known Time for Peter Huggett on Fehmarnumrundung My father-in-law recently died at age 75. I went on an ultra marathon around the island of Fehmarn and made it 75 kilometer long to say goodbye and remember him. 21st of July, 2022

Spring is Over, Summer is Here: Season Recap and Outlook In 2022, I’m making new plans for habits on a seasonal basis. This is the Spring recap and Summer outlook. 12th of July, 2022

Quantified Teesche – An Expedition into the World of Tracking a Life How would you go about that and what can you learn? 29th of June, 2022

For the Record: Training for and Trying a Sub-3 Hour Marathon This is the story of my first serious go at the magical three-hour barrier in the marathon. Coming from an unofficial 3:09h personal best, it’s still quite a bit to go but definitely not impossible. Here, I detail what it took and how it went. 7th of May, 2022

Grüner Ring 200: Organizing and Supporting a 200 Kilometer Running Race Helping people to do incredibly tough things and sometimes even outgrow themselves is a very rewarding thing to do and also just interesting to watch! 29th of April, 2022

🌈 New Quarter, Theme, Goals, Intents! (Spring 2022) After these first 90 days of 2022 it’s time for a short review and an outlook into the future. First off, the new rhythm of quarterly mome… 2nd of April, 2022

Educational Project: How to Become a Better Manager 📹 Video vs. 🎙 Podcast vs. ✍️ Writing Ever since I’ve read the brilliant book The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhou, I felt th… 1st of March, 2022

New Book Out – The Story of my EU Marathon Runs You can now buy an eBook written by me and it’s called "Running in the EU".  As the title says, this is a compendium of the blog posts… 31st of January, 2022

My Intentions for 2022 A whole year is in front of us, open for experiments, new habits, routines – what to do? 💡 12th of January, 2022

Review of 2021 One of my favorite parts of the end of the year is taking some time to reflect on how it’s been going. What went well, what not so much, w… 3rd of January, 2022

Mozart 100 – Going Ultra in Salzburg 5,000 meters worth of mountains for 108 kilometers – how does it feel? ⛰ 20th of September, 2021

1st Munich Great Breweries Ultra Finally I have something running related to write about! One and a half years into this pandemic, most interesting races are still being can… 16th of August, 2021

Halftime: How 2021 is Going Making plans is one thing, following through with them another. Now, after the mid point of 2021, it seems like a good time to pause and ref… 7th of July, 2021

My Work Setup: Hardware and Software I use in 2021 Inspired by Stefan Zweifel, Dave Rupert, and Ali Abdaal, all of whom productivity favorites of mine, this post is to showcase the hardware, … 31st of March, 2021

Goals for 2021 🎯 Current goals for 2021 11th of January, 2021

Goals 2020: How Did I Do? 2020 is over, time for a review!  For five years in a row, I have now written down what I had been up to at the end of each year (Review 2… 4th of January, 2021

Coast 2 Coast Ultra: Running from the North Sea (Husum) to the Baltic Sea (Eckernförde) Time for another self-organized ultra run! Still, there are no races in sight, and for obvious reasons it wouldn’t be the smartest move… 2nd of January, 2021

Small November Ultra: Holsteinische Schweiz Weg The ongoing pandemic keeps making us find new routes to run. A few weeks earlier, in an edition of the newsletter from the FastestKnownTime.… 29th of November, 2020

#comeon1more – Incremental Running Streak Month Powered by hot baths, cold showers, horse ointment, and Chartreuse. Since this COVID-19 pandemic is still going on, I’ve also still been … 2nd of November, 2020

Tiny House Follow-Up: Improvements During the summer of 2018, which is about two years ago now, I built a little structure in our garden which could be classified somewhere be… 24th of October, 2020

A Picture in a Thousand Words Explanation: This post is inspired by a challenge created by Tim Hein and Brady Haran in an episode of their Unmade podcast. The task is to … 10th of September, 2020

Yearly Goals: Half Time Status At the start of the previous four years, I have set personal goals to reach during those years. For 2020 as well. This particularly weird ye… 24th of August, 2020

100 Kilometer Run: Hamburg to the Baltic Sea There are a few standard distances many endurance runners have on their mind. 21.1k half marathon 42.2k full marathon 50k 50 miles (80… 9th of August, 2020

Jenischpark Laps: Double Marathon Weekend Currently I’m starting my training for the Endurance Trail des Templiers race, which takes place in October in southern France and will fe… 15th of July, 2020

Running Streak Month #10keveryday – Another Crazy Experiment I like to shake things up with doing little challenges during the year that are usually supposed to last for a month. It’s fun to follow t… 6th of July, 2020

A Marathon along Alsterwanderweg / Way of St. James One of my annual quests is to do one marathon length run per month. As most of the races are still getting canceled, I need to do this on my… 15th of June, 2020

Smoothies: The Quest for the Best From the time I was a little school boy and up until just a few years ago, I had a weird morning habit. Drinking one liter of cold 3.5 perce… 19th of May, 2020

Kärnten Laufklassiker @Home Some might know that I’ve been trying to run at least one marathon per month for a few years now. In 2020, the plan so far looked like thi… 17th of May, 2020

#runsolo Hamburg Marathon 2020 Encore: CLOCKWISE EDITION This is a short encore of my post from two weeks ago. Then, I ran the Hamburg Marathon course on the former official date of April 19th, 2… 5th of May, 2020

#runsolo Hamburg Marathon 2020 in COVID-19 Times There are no races anymore. The global pandemic of COVID-19 has killed the endurance racing scene as well, which is sad for someone like me… 22nd of April, 2020

Building a Windows 10 PC I would never describe myself a gamer. Especially during the last decade, adulting had the upper hand. Still, there were two games which I … 7th of March, 2020

EU Marathons Encore: Nicosia, Cyprus From October 2011 to October 2018 I followed a project called “Teesche’s EU Marathons”. The specifics of the challenge consisted of ru… 20th of February, 2020

New Website Section: The Bookshelf This site is growing. As I’ve mentioned in my recent Goals 2020 post, I will continue reading books this year. Roughly one per month. A… 12th of February, 2020

Goals for 2020, Goals for the new Decade The beginning of a new year always gives me a good feeling of renewal, even though it’s a completely arbitrary point in time. Since I’ve… 15th of January, 2020

Goals 2019: State after December and Conclusion 2019 That’s it, the year’s over! The final month during which I hold myself publicly accountable for the goals I set for 2019 is in the past.… 4th of January, 2020

World Record Holder Christian Hottas’ Billwerder Bucht Marathon There’s a person on this planet who has completed more marathons in his lifetime than everyone else. His name is Christian Hottas and he i… 24th of December, 2019

Goals 2019: State after November Review the original post, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, and October here. It’s getting cold outsid… 2nd of December, 2019

Cold cold Sülldorfer Feldmark-Marathon Looking through the list of marathon races during Germany’s colder months you won’t find much. But a few races you can always count on a… 19th of November, 2019

Ultra Steinhart 666 😈 To be honest, I just signed up for this race because I thought the name of it is just great. Also, getting through the cold winter months o… 19th of November, 2019

Frankfurt Marathon: Trying for a new Personal Best I have done 59 full marathon or ultramarathon races so far. Not for a single one of them have I ever properly trained. Until now.  You mig… 9th of November, 2019

Goals 2019: State after October Review the original post, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, and September here. I’m going to follow through with… 1st of November, 2019

Hardcore Marathon Training with Peter Greif’s Countdown Plan My first real go at a big marathon training plan happened after having already completed dozens. What can I learn here, what actually constitutes a marathon training plan and how effective is it compared to “just running”? 29th of October, 2019

Heidelberg Long Distance Trail This was a fun one! I can’t remember how I found out about the race, but apparently the Heidelberg Trail Marathon is quite a well-known a… 13th of October, 2019

Goals 2019: State after September Review the original post, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, and August here. The trend continues, September worked out ve… 13th of October, 2019

Marathon Win in Rauchwart Training works! I came to southeastern Austria to run a marathon in 2016, 2018, and now in 2019. The event creator Jürgen Penthor, his f… 2nd of October, 2019

Yours Truly in Runner’s World Magazine My first appearance in Runner’s World Magazine (German edition) happened because of my EU Capital Marathons project. I was happy to share the story to hopefully provide some inspiration to others so people will get active and appreciative of Europe. 25th of September, 2019

Goals 2019: State after August Status 2019 update #8! Review the original post, January, February, March, April, May, June, and July here. This August has been more succ… 3rd of September, 2019

How to Create an Insane Ultra Race: Hamburg Everest 2019 During the weekend of August 17th and 18th of 2019, Michael Mankus and me hosted a running race in Hamburg, in which the main objective was … 27th of August, 2019

Special 35th Birthday: IRONMAN Hamburg 2019 When the IRONMAN Hamburg date surprisingly fell on my birthday, my immediate reaction was to sign up and celebrate the occasion with a long day of sports. With many friends and family members present, it became a day to remember for me. 16th of August, 2019

Goals 2019: State after July Alright, another month gone!  Review the original post, January, February, March, April, May, and June here. All in all, it’s again bee… 2nd of August, 2019

Building a Status Board with Calendar and Weather Info in JavaScript When you’ve got lots of kids there’s a lot to remember each day. Sophie and I have a shared calendar to keep track of most of it, but a … 9th of July, 2019

Olympic Distance Triathlon after Having 4 Kids My dear wife Sophie spent the last roughly eight years being either pregnant or caring for one of our four little baby daughters right aft… 8th of July, 2019

Goals 2019: State after June Half way there! What’s the status after the first six months?  Review the original post, January, February, March, April, and May here. … 3rd of July, 2019

Double Marathon Weekend: Aabenraa Bjergmarathon & Flensburg liebt dich Marathon Will I have it in me to do two marathons races on two consecutive days? No other way to find out except to try! Of course, this sounds craz… 28th of June, 2019

New Zealand Update April and Conclusions This is a joint post written by my wife Sophie and me. From January to April 2019, our family had the privilege to use our German parental l… 25th of June, 2019

A 100 Kilometer Run Around Hamburg My first ever continuous run of that distance 💯 10th of June, 2019

Just Once: Elbtunnel Marathon 2019 It’s rare you get a chance to do something you wanted to do for years but never could and had already given up hope on. This is one of th… 3rd of June, 2019

Goals 2019: State after May Five months into 2019. January, February, March, April are done, so I am thinking about my yearly goals again now that May has ended as well… 2nd of June, 2019

SodaStream Schlepp-WM – Running up a Skyscraper Time to try something new! A couple weeks ago I first heard about this inaugural event, the so-called “Schlepp-WM”, a “carrying world… 21st of May, 2019

Hamburg Marathon 2019 Back in Hamburg! Three and a half months of being on the other side of the world are over. My hometown has me back. What better way to ce… 2nd of May, 2019

Goals 2019: State after April January, February, March, and now April. Here’s how I’ve been doing regarding my yearly goals. 1. Goal: 1 Marathon per Month. Result: 1… 2nd of May, 2019

New Zealand Update End of March This is a joint post written by my wife Sophie and me. From January to April 2019, our family has the privilege to use our German parental l… 11th of April, 2019

Goals 2019: State after March A quarter of the year is history. Here’s my monthly update to keep myself accountable for how I’m doing regarding my 2019 goals. January… 1st of April, 2019

The DUAL: Motutapu / Rangitoto Traverse Marathon This marathon concludes my New Zealand marathon adventure and new personal record attempt of completing four marathons in three weeks. Half… 27th of March, 2019

Traveling Long Distances with Children I have four daughters. They are lovely and require lots of attention. No surprise here. Although I try to be a very involved father and prob… 21st of March, 2019

Te Houtaewa Ultramarathon 63km with a Big Surprise 🏆 Running along the legendary pathway of Maori souls into the “other side” at Cape Reinga, this race was a spiritual journey. Put together by folks who had the Maori legacy at the top of their minds, the route is entirely on (hard) sand—and completely flat! 21st of March, 2019

Hills and Rain at Waiheke Wharf 2 Wharf Marathon In my ongoing conquest to make the most out of this time here in New Zealand – as well as in life in general, really – here’s a stor… 13th of March, 2019

Mountain 2 Surf Marathon in New Plymouth When you look at the New Plymouth region from above, you don’t have to be a geologist to understand how it came into existence.  This … 7th of March, 2019

Goals 2019: State after February This is the second follow-up about how my yearly goals are going. See original post for more info on them and the January post. 1. One (ult… 28th of February, 2019

New Zealand Update Mid February This is a joint post written by my wife Sophie and me. From January to April 2019, our family has the privilege to use our German parental l… 26th of February, 2019

New Zealand Trail Running: Tarawera Ultramarathon 50k Probably the most beautiful race I have ever done 🌴 18th of February, 2019

Goals 2019: State after January One month down, eleven to go. This is a short status update on how I’m doing with my yearly goals, see this post for more info on them. … 4th of February, 2019

Goals Review 2018, Goals Preview 2019 The spoiler comes right at the beginning. In 2018 I succeeded at all but one of my yearly and monthly goals, and for 2019 I’ll keep nearly… 2nd of January, 2019

What happens if you go VEGAN and SUGAR FREE for a whole month? Unusual diets are everywhere. Trying something new is the only way to find out if it’s for you, so I did. Is it worth it, and how will the body respond if you combine two diets which are both about reducing certain elements and supposedly good for you? 29th of December, 2018

Missed a Flight, Stranded for the Night? For the first time in my life I missed a connecting flight and was stranded over night in a different city.  Of course my first reaction w… 19th of December, 2018

Building a Tiny House DIY stories: the ideas, the screw-ups, the conclusions 🔨 3rd of December, 2018

Throwing Away Money I have started a new experiement, as I do. This one is not about buying new expensive stuff as the title suggests in a click-baity way, but … 21st of November, 2018

3 Marathons in 2 Weeks With the EU challenge about to end, I needed a new challenge to get myself ready. A challenge within a challenge! I can’t get enough of it. These 3 marathons were amazing, including some breathtaking pictures. 24th of October, 2018

Creating a JavaScript Color Theme Animation As you might know, I run another blog mainly for my marathon running hobby. It can be found at www.teesches-marathons.eu. Design-wise, I kee… 27th of September, 2018

Time the Time! Is the time for single purpose website over? Maybe a few more years, what do you think? Make your guess and set your own timer with my new s… 25th of September, 2018

The iPhone XS First Day Apple Store Experience I’ve been having a mobile phone contract for more than 20 years now, and it always had the routine included of getting a new phone every 2… 21st of September, 2018

utf8mb4 ✅🤜🏽 – Fun with MySQL This is a tech post. I recently came across a problem with storing data I’d like to share. As you might know, I earn money by running a w… 20th of September, 2018

Read More! There were times when I liked to read books so much, I didn’t even want to stop while at a public swimming pool.  Somehow, it got less… 19th of September, 2018

Disenchantment (The TV Show, Not the Feeling) I used to really love The Simpsons when I was younger. I remember literally crying tears of laughter when I first saw these few seconds … 18th of September, 2018

Disenchantment (The Feeling, Not the TV Show) Lately I’ve been thinking about how I would like our world to change and what kind of impact I would like to have on it over the course of… 17th of September, 2018

Goodbye, Awesome Orange Rockerverb Amp! In 2013 I used my newly earned expendable funds to fulfill a childhood dream: I bought this amazing Orange Rockerverb MKII guitar amp. 100… 12th of September, 2018

New MacBook 2018 It’s easy to measure the perceived worth of some items in your life if you take into account how much time you spend with them. That’s w… 11th of September, 2018

Hamburg 1000 Reloaded A self-created event at last! Gathering a few runners to achieve a run with 1,000 meters of elevation gain. In Hamburg! Tough, but possible. 3rd of September, 2018

Rennsteiglauf Supermarathon 74k It’s been time for a new personal best: longest distance ever. I set out to achieve this at the legendary and very cool Rennsteiglauf in the Thuringian Forest, Eastern Germany. 31st of May, 2018

Endurance Sports in New Zealand Starting off the year 2018 with a trip to the other end of the world, including Buller Gorge Marathon in Westport and Challenge Wanaka half distance triathlon. Six weeks after breaking two ribs – does that work? 14th of March, 2018

2018 – My Masterplan Another year has started and I would like to experience quite a few things in the world of endurance sports. Which are they? 19th of January, 2018

2017 – My Athletic Review What had I planned for 2017 and how did it go? Did I learn something? Will it influence future plans? 11th of January, 2018

Falling Through a Ceiling This post was initially published on Medium, and that was one of the reasons for creating this new blog. It feels better to now have my own … 3rd of January, 2018

Starting a New Blog A new blog post in a new blog!  I think it’s time to take matters into my own hands again and move away from the big brands pushing th… 1st of January, 2018

The Swimrun: A New Experience Triathlon minus the biking, plus some harsh trails. I tried it so you don’t have to! 6th of October, 2017

Challenge vs. IRONMAN, Part III: IRONMAN Hamburg The first ever edition of a branded IRONMAN race in my hometown. Does it top the incredibly good Challenge Roth? 7th of September, 2017

Challenge vs. IRONMAN, Part II: Challenge Roth Legendary Challenge Roth. Arguably Germany’s best triathlon race. Does it hold up to its public image? 9th of August, 2017

Challenge vs. IRONMAN, Part I: Training, Kraichgau, Elbschwimmstaffel My second long distance triathlon. Which is better, Challenge triathlons or IRONMAN triathlons? 5th of August, 2017

Cologne12, Part 2: The Revenge Swimming for 12 kilometers. Again. Will it work this time? 4th of June, 2017

Marathons for the Mind w/ Peter Thompson 44 marathons in 44 European countries on 44 consecutive days. I accompanied him on his Hamburg marathon. 9th of May, 2017

Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal Ultramarathon 61k Spoiler alert: after 42.2 kilometers it’s getting tough! 26th of March, 2017

Training Marathon “Never run a full marathon in training!” – it is written in the Holy Bible. But why the hell not? 6th of March, 2017

TIDE Runners MIDNIGHT HALF A crazy bunch of Hamburg runners organize an annual guerrilla half marathon. I participated and had to choose between shots and squats. 24th of February, 2017

The Meatless Experience I tried not eating animals for a whole year so you don’t have to! 🌱 20th of February, 2017

2017 – My Masterplan I like to make plans. Because it’s fun to fantasize about the future and then make that a reality. 7th of February, 2017

2016 – My Athletic Review What did I do in 2016 and how did it go? 29th of December, 2016

Rauchwart Marathon 2016 Running a friend’s race in south-eastern Austria during the cold November to keep warm. 5th of November, 2016

The Hamburg Triple, Part III: The Hamburg Cyclassics The Hamburg Cyclassics 1st of September, 2016

The Hamburg Triple, Part II: The Hamburg Triathlons The Hamburg Triathlons 30th of August, 2016

Cologne12 Swimming for 12 kilometers – how can that be enjoyable? 30th of June, 2016

The Hamburg Triple, Part I: The Hamburg Marathon The Hamburg Marathon 30th of April, 2016

Triathlon Culture in Germany How did the sport of triathlon get so popular in Germany? 1st of February, 2016

The Ironman Copenhagen How can anyone do a 226 km triathlon race? I decided to answer this question for myself and tell you about. 30th of August, 2015

The Challenge Almere-Amsterdam 1.9 km swimming, 90 km biking and 21.1 km running – in the flat but windy Netherlands. 30th of September, 2014

The ITU World Triathlon Hamburg Holsten City Man, Dextro Energy Hamburg Triathlon, for me it will always be the Hamburg City Man. 30th of July, 2013

What is the EU, Actually? My favorite Youtube teacher CGP Grey explains it well. 1st of July, 2013