#forwearerunners

As of today, I'm officially back to street marathon training for the @berlinmarathon 2017. This picture was shot at the start of my first marathon in 2015 (@maratonadiroma). I had to start with the very last corral, in pouring rain and with hardly any idea what I was doing. I will never forget the humility and respect I felt towards the challenge. It was scary and quickening at the same time. There's still a little bit of this feeling left every time I toe the line at a race, for which I am very thankful. It reminds me that I am very privileged and blessed to follow my passion to such a substantial degree. #runandriseabove #willpowerrunning #forwearerunners #thebeallandtheendall #lifeelevated #maratonadiroma #berlinmarathon #marathonrunning #trainsmart #runningwithattitude (hier: Rome, Italy)

Outtake from the @willpowerrunning photo shooting yesterday. Thanks to @martinlieblphoto for running the show and to @hardlopenchris, @marcowalzel and Nadine for making my clothing look great. The relaunched Willpower Onlinestore is up and running now. #willpowerrunning #blacksunday #commitment #forwearerunners #streetjustice (hier: Ruderregattasee)

Another 'first time thing' in the books! Last night I ran my first ever track race at the Läufercup Karlsfeld. @lamaradonna made an enticing proposal to skip my demoralizing 8x1000m training session and do a 5000m track race instead. I spontaneously said yes and 3 hours later I stood laced up at the starting line. To be honest: I had NO idea what I was doing 🍟. I neither knew any of the DLV rules which were mandatory for this race, nor had I ANY idea of how to tackle a track race. However, once again, good thing about running is that's no-brainer-like simple. I just ran as fast as I could that night and had so much fun! I was smiling the whole race and even though I was racing at maximum heart rate I was really enjoying myself. Finished with a new 5k PB and a lot of great new experiences. The running sport showed yet another exciting facet and I'll happily add track races to my race schedule in the future. #willpowerrunning #trackrace #karlsfeldeäufercup #läufercup2016 #5000m #personalbest #forwearerunners (hier: Karlsfelder See)

It's not a secret that I don't like people too much. I feel awkward being around folks who speak about things I don't like and behave in a way that I don't understand. However through running I have met more awesome people in the last 2 years than in my whole 20s and 30s combined. I'm not saying that all runners are great, there's definitely a whole bunch of idiots involved with this sport. Maybe I was just lucky or maybe I just connected with like-minded runners who share a similar approach. In the end it doesn't matter. I am happy and thankful to have met all these lovely people and I am very much looking forward to a lot of great hangouts and runs. #willpowerrunning #runnerswithattitude #runningproud #forwearerunners #goonies #breakfastclub #standbyme (📷 by @philphamphoto)