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		<title>You Want to Start Running? 10+1 Very Personal Tips for Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A while ago, a friend of mine told me she wanted to start running – and asked if I had any tips. That got me thinking: wait, didn’t I write something about that ages ago? And yes, I did. Ten years ago, to be exact. Back then, I had just gone through the ups and downs of learning how to run – the excitement, the injuries, the first few kilometers that felt like marathons. So I wrote down what had helped me. Now that question from my friend gave me a great excuse to take another look: How much of it still holds up today? What would I change, knowing what I know now? Here’s the result: ten very personal tips for beginners – tried, tested, updated, and translated into English. 1. Prepare Yourself »Forgive me for stating the obvious, but the world is made up of all kinds of people.« Haruki Murakami: »What I Talk About When I Talk About Running« By reading this article, you’ve practically already taken the first step. But this &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Pace of Presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 11:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 safely, confidently, freely. It was humbling. I was there to learn how to guide. But at that moment, I needed guidance myself. What I assumed would be a short break turned into a long pause. The tendon trouble became bursitis, and then a months-long journey of adaptation. Orthotic insoles helped, to some degree. The pain is manageable now, but not entirely gone. Some runs feel light. Others feel like work. I run maybe once a week. Slowly. With no expectation other than showing up. And yet, I’ve signed up for two half marathons—Cologne in autumn, Hamburg next spring. Not to race. Not to chase times. But because friends of mine are &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>This is definitely still my body</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 20:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today, while running, a peculiar thought crossed my mind. Although, at first, it wasn’t really a thought but more of a feeling. The thought came a little later, but it hit me like a ton of bricks: my body no longer feels like an athlete’s body. I’m not referring to the important and legitimate debate about body images and body positivity, nor am I talking about the often-cited phrase, «Every body is a runner’s body.» It also didn’t feel like one of those disorders where people feel as if parts of their body, or their entire body, no longer belong to them. No, this is definitely still my body. It’s just that it has changed, due to the pandemic, injuries, and breaks from running. Just a few months ago, it was natural for me to think about marathon personal bests and ultra-runs. But today, this thought dominated my mind: this is no longer the body of an athlete. Instead, it feels like the body of someone who just enjoys going for a casual jog from &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>A method worth exploring?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 09:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It’s been a strange irony that I, lying in my bed, should stumble upon a book that deals so intimately with the very thing that had brought me low. Covid had robbed me of my strength and left me short of breath, and yet it was in the midst of this struggle that I found distraction and, yes, a tune up. For as I laid there, scrolling through the internet, I chanced upon a review of Patrick McKeown’s «The Oxygen Advantage». A book, it would seem, that promises to unlock the secrets of the breath and provide a path to better health and fitness. «It’s likely there will be uses for breathing techniques in a variety of medical settings, but it’s not a magic bullet.» (Mike Thomas) At first, I scoffed at the notion. Surely, I thought, there can be no easy answers to a problem as complex as breathing. And yet, as I read on, I found myself intrigued. And so I took the opportunity, since I had plenty of time anyway, and got &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Only assholes do that</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 08:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As I step out into the chilly air, I can feel the weight of the past year bearing down on my shoulders. My Achilles tendon still aches, a constant reminder of the injury that has slowed me down for so long. And yet, despite the pain and the setbacks, I lace up my shoes and begin to run. It’s the first day of a new year, and I am determined to make it a successful one. The road stretches out before me, slick with dew, and I am reminded of a passage from Haruki Murakami’s «What I Talk About When I Talk About Running»: «Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.» It may be an overused quote, but it’s a sentiment that has always resonated with me, and I repeat it to myself like a mantra as I settle into my stride. Yes, the pain is there, but I can choose whether or not to let it defeat me. «Rather than focusing on a specific finish time or placing in a race, I can set goals &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why exercise plays a crucial role in Covid recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For many people the Corona pandemic is hitting closer to home. In the last weeks I have come across a lot of Instagram posts by runners who have contracted with the virus or who are instructed to quarantine themselves. And while most people who catch the disease experience mild symptoms, many report feeling short of breath and sluggish for weeks afterward. But you all know what runners are like: they want to return to track or trail, and that sooner rather than later. I have found several articles providing tipps for your comeback after infection. First, the good news: the two go together, «exercise plays a crucial role in recovery,» as Manuela Callari writes in a piece for The Guardian: «Sleep and rest help your immune system to fight the disease but it is critical to start moving again to avoid further weakening of your body about seven days after the major symptoms have disappeared.» «Everyone’s recovery is different, but over time, everyone gets back to where they want to be.» Janet Bondarenko As exercise &#8230;]]></description>
		
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