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Marcel

I still need to get used to it getting dark so early again. My favorite route goes through the park near my apartment, but it's basically a forest for most of the way, and even …

Marcel

This is so incredibly counterintuitive, but I’ve never had a bad run in the rain. They’re the hardest runs to convince yourself to start, but they end up being the most …

Marcel

I love wearing my Apple Watch. Not only does it tell me that I apparently lost the ability to stay in Zone 2 while running, it also tracks everything else, lets me quickly set …

Marcel

Sunday is long-run day. I love a good yap and run. Later that day, we were invited to Basti’s birthday party in the park. I didn’t know anyone except Anna and still had a …

Marcel

The hardest days are the ones when my run is the only usable material for my comic journal. It feels like there are only so many ways I can draw on it (pun intended) without …

Marcel

Every time a long train ride is part of the itinerary, I pack my Switch 2. Every time, I pull it out for maybe ten minutes, if that, before it ends up shoved back into my …

Marcel

6x6 all-out sprints (30 sec) with 60 sec recovery. It’s fun!

Marcel

I love winning battles against that inner voice telling me not to do hard things. It feels great.

Marcel

Running intervals offers an interesting contrast. I never want to do them, even less than a classic run. But once I get going, they’re so much more fun. There’s something deeply …

Marcel

Running alone and running with friends is like day and night. It’s so much more fun to yap while running for 12 kilometres.

Marcel

The harbor’s birthday is a huge party, and people from all over Germany visit Hamburg to behave badly. It’s usually something people from Hamburg try to stay away from.

Marcel

I actually had to take a nap later on. We even tried to stay in Zone 2, but it was harder than usual.