The essential thing is to run. Period.

#day861 and that was yesterday and me doing the #transvulcania18 race on LaPalma. That‘s 74 k with around 4.400 positive meters in altitude... =========================== With a late and thus empty start (don‘t ask) with three of my favorite humans @lisastraighton, @thomasstr8x and the ever-wonderful @jule_vom_berg — and then me - as promised - waiting at the finish line for Jule to finish the race together. =========================== And in between the race/hike/climb/uphill/downhill/speed-hike whatever you want to call it — the zone! =========================== Why? To go #beyondexpectations and to keep my own inner demons at bay. To soothe them. To calm them. To tell them little nitwits to go shove all that self-doubt, self-loathing, anxiety, fear, indecision and low self-opinion up theirs. =========================== And yes, anxiety and bouts of depression has many faces —but believe you me —- yesterday’s wasn’t one! =========================== Need help? Know someone who needs help? There’s @hopefortheday and also German based www.frnd.de all about informing about depression and suicide prevention. Support them where and how you can. =========================== “... with grace we will suffer//with grace we‘ll recover...“ - ManicStreetPreachers =========================== #everydayrunner #willpower #runtilldeath #rollinsband #willpowerathletes #361meraki #runproud #keepburning #morefire #armyofone #runnersworld #ronhill #veganrunner #stravarun #runeveryday #hftd (hier: La Palma Canary Island)

🇬🇧 #day850 and now for some stats. ============================ • Finished April with 435 K ... • Kicked off the month of May with a neat little 20 K run and some good humans... • 11 days until running the #transvulcania ... • Only 3 months until doing my first-ever 100 mile race ... • And another 150 days ‘till hitting the big 1000 ... ============================= Yet, the most important thing to remember: We‘ve only got this ONE LIFE! Let‘s spend it well! ============================ So go #beyondexpectations. RUN & RISE ABOVE. ================================== 🇩🇪 Tag850 und hier mal ein paar Daten. ============================ • Im April 435 Kilometer gelaufen ... • Den Mai mit ‘nem 20er und guten Menschen gestartet ... • 11 Tage bis zum Start des Transvulcania ... • Nur noch 3 Monate bis zu meinem ersten 100 Meilen-Rennen (160 K) ... • Und noch 150 Tage bis zur großen 1000 ... ============================= Das allerwichtigste aber: Wir haben nur EIN LEBEN! Also leben wir es! ============================= #everydayrunner #willpower #runtilldeath #rollinsband #willpowerathletes #361meraki #runproud #keepburning #morefire #armyofone #runnersworld #ronhill #veganrunner #stravarun #runeveryday

#day846 and kicking off the weekend while going solo for some 40 kilometers because “... it‘s time to align your body with your mind ...“ — RollinsBand ============================ No, time here is not infinite... so we‘d all better start making the best of it. ============================ Go #beyondexpectations. RUN & RISE ABOVE. Take chances! Make choices! Seize the day! ================================== #everydayrunner #willpower #runtilldeath #rollinsband #willpowerathletes #361meraki #runproud #keepburning #morefire #armyofone #runnersworld #ronhill #veganrunner #stravarun #runeveryday #tgif #weekend

#day842 and Monday be like... =========================== Take chances! Make choices! Seize the day! =========================== Beast mode at the start of #bleilochlauf 2018 Vid by @ironveganmind Pic by @stephan_wieser =========================== Go #beyondexpectations. Wake up. Smell the coffee. RUN & RISE ABOVE ================================== #everydayrunner #bleilochlauf #willpower #runtilldeath #willpowerathletes #361meraki #runproud #keepburning #morefire #armyofone #runnersworld #ronhill #veganrunner #stravarun #runeveryday

[German below] #day790 and oh boy what‘s my age again? As if I wouldn’t have known beforehand that running in shorts with temperatures like these isn’t the brightest of ideas :) Anyhow, kicking off the weekend with a neat little run thru them woods, a bit of a frostbite and some proper good mood. So here’s to you life! It‘s a race. So on we run. ================================================ Day790 und oh Mann, wie alt bin ich nochmal? Als hätte ich nicht vorher gewusst, dass kurze Hosen bei den Temperaturen nicht die klügste aller Ideen ist. Aber wie dem auch sei, das Wochenende mit ‘nem sweeten Lauf im Wald, ein paar kleineren Erfrierungen und jede Menge guter Laune eingeläutet. Auf dich, Leben! Es ist ein Rennen - also lasst uns rennen! ============================= #everydayrunner #outsideisfree #runtoinspire #willpower #361meraki

#day778 and sometimes there’s simply nothing much to say. So I do as #JanesAddiction had it: “... No talking// all action ...“ ============================ So there. ============================= This race is on. And on we run. ============================ #everydayrunner #outsideisfree #motivation #runtoinspire #willpower #361meraki

[Wait! German below.] #day771 and “... Hard sense makes sense ...“ #RollinsBand ============================ You know, usually I don’t go for numbers. All this talk about times and split-times just bores the living crap out of me. ============================= Yet, I do have to admit that I am pretty stoked that this very week I ran some of my fastest runs so far. [see pics for numbers :)] ============================ So yes, wearing this here shirt today on day 771 of uninterrupted everyday running just seems so darn fitting. And I am proud and honored to do so! #IronMindArmy — thanks guys. ============================ This race is on. So on we run! ============================ [German] day771 und “... Hard sense makes sense ...“ RollinsBand ============================ Stimmt schon. Normalerweise kann man mich mit Zahlen, Zeiten und Zwischenzeiten jagen. Gibt für mich kaum etwas langweiligeres. ============================ Aber ich muss zugeben, dass ich ziemlich - ja - stolz bin, diese Woche mitunter meine schnellsten Läufe überhaupt gemacht zu haben. [Zeiten auf den Fotos]. ============================ Auch deshalb passt heute - am Tag 771 vom ununterbrochenem Täglichlaufen - das Shirt hier wie die Faust auf‘s Auge! Und es ist mir eine Ehre: IronMindArmy - Dank dafür! ============================ Und ja, es ist ein ewiger Wettlauf. Also weiter. ============================ #everydayrunner #outsideisfree #motivation #runtoinspire #willpower #361meraki