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    The Pace of Presence

    by Trotzendorff

    In Octo­ber last year, when my Achilles ten­don had final­ly made its opin­ion known, I found myself in a park in Cologne. I was­n’t run­ning. I was jog­ging, slow­ly, with my eyes cov­ered and one hand light­ly rest­ing on the arm of some­one guid­ing me. We were part of a work­shop for sight­ed run­ning guides—learn­ing how to help blind and visu­al­ly impaired run­ners move...

    May 5, 2025
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Marije Kruis, founder of the "Spot the Dot" initiative, captured in black and white.

«A simple act can save your life»

Published by Trotzendorff

Skin can­cer is an under­rat­ed but life-threat­en­ing dan­ger that can hit anyone—no mat­ter your age, gen­der, or skin col­or. As some­one at risk, I’m espe­cial­ly com­mit­ted to rais­ing aware­ness...

August 13, 2024
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Health

Beyond Resolutions: Why I Have no Idea Where This Progress is Coming From

Published by Trotzendorff

New Year’s res­o­lu­tions are a curi­ous thing. Lucky for me, I don’t real­ly need them to aim for more or less in my life. For instance, I don’t have...

January 24, 2024
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Health
November 9, 2022

Quick Links — Week 45

October 26, 2022

Quick Links — Week 43

October 19, 2022

Quick Links — Week 42

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«To run is to feel your age»

by Trotzendorff

When Beau Miles became 42, he ran 42 kilo­me­ters. Not the full length of a marathon though. So he wait­ed 71 days longer, until he became 42.195 years old — and ran 42.195 kilo­me­ters. «To cel­e­brate being alive». The film he has made about this run is a won­der­ful small masterpiece.

April 21, 2022
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YouTube
Program code is projected on a woman's face.

«Running is about finding joy in the journey»

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In the world of run­ning, trends come and go, but some have the pow­er to shape the future of the sport. From the grow­ing focus on recov­ery and self-care...

March 14, 2023
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Technology
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Three running gadgets and technologies that cought my attention lately

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While it’s true you don’t need any tech or gad­gets to run, there are a lot of them out there that are fun to use or can pro­vide you...

April 13, 2022
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The Pace of Presence
May 5, 2025

The Pace of Presence

Marije Kruis, founder of the "Spot the Dot" initiative, captured in black and white.
August 13, 2024

«A simple act can save your life»

January 24, 2024

Beyond Resolutions: Why I Have no Idea Where This Progress...

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A Hangover Called 2023

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Think. Write. Food. Feet. Coffee. Repeat.

ABOUT ME

Florian Blaschke

Hello — my name is Florian. I'm a runner and blazing trails for Spot the Dot — an NGO to raise awareness of melanoma and other types of skin cancer. Beyond that my heart beats for specialty coffee, rides with the gravel bike, as well as pen-and-paper role-playing games. Furthermore, I'm an organizational psychologist and communications expert, working for the largest financial services group in Europe. Founded in 2005, this blog is among the older ones on the web. After being published with no real focus and in German until 2019, it nowadays covers everything related to running by aggregating and providing educational, insightful and, hopefully, valuable content.
 
If you're curious about my story, or you just want to grab my résumé, please follow this link. If you wanna run with me, feel free to drop me a line.

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  • «I have zero understanding how a human being can move that quick, that long»
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  • Three running gadgets and technologies that cought my attention lately
  • «I made a horrible choice»: How a blogger discovered a runner cheating in a half-marathon
  • «To run is to feel your age»
  • Why exercise plays a crucial role in Covid recovery

What I like to read

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  • Like the Wind Magazine
  • Løpe Magazine
  • Mountains and Athleticism
  • Outside Magazine
  • PodiumRunner
  • Trail & Kale
  • Trail Runner Magazine

I’M BLAZING TRAILS FOR

Spot the Dot is an NGO work­ing with artists, ath­letes, patients, and der­ma­tol­o­gists from around the world to raise aware­ness of melanoma and oth­er types of skin can­cer. The aim of all projects is to encour­age peo­ple to start a con­ver­sa­tion with their loved ones (and their physi­cian) about the impor­tance of pre­ven­tion and detec­tion of skin cancer.

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