You know what you could do on this amazing day? Read Five Things and then become a paid subscriber! Awesome idea, right? ✌🏻 Oh, by the way, if you do not want to subscribe to Five Things, Five Things Tech and Five Things Running, you can select which one of the newsletters you want to read in your account settings. Heya and welcome back to Five Things Running! I’m sitting on the couch and I can hardly move. Despite not running nearly enough in the last few months, I decided to run my favorite race of the year, the Adventslauf in Ratzeburg. It was the 35th year of the race and it is 26km around Lake Ratzeburg. I went to school there and until East Germany fell apart in 1989/90, the Eastern shore of the lake was not reachable for me. Then, in 1990, my then biology teacher (and avid runner) organized the race around Lake Ratzeburg on the first Advent Sunday for the first time. I wrote about this at length in Like the Wind #43. ![]() I ran parts of the race with a guy called Michael, who was also running in the Hoka Mafate X, which got us talking about shoes, carbon plates, running over 50 and so on. Then at the halfway point, Christoph, a friend from school, closed up to me and we ran together for a while. Anyhow, I ran 10 minutes slower than last year and fell apart around kilometer 20 when I had to climb one last hill. Even though I just had to run more or less downhill and on a long flat stretch, the last 5km took a lot longer than I wanted. But I had a great time nonetheless and the hot noodle soup after the finish made most of the pain go away. Next year I’ll train and run more before the race, hopefully. When I was at home I took a long nice hot bath, so long that my wife sent one of my daughters to see if I’m still ok. I really didn’t want to leave the hot water. Here’s this week’s Five Things Running! Why Running Wylder’s Katie Douglas is Aiming for ‘Good Enough’
I want a running shop like this here in Hamburg. So beautiful. He Lost His Mind Running a 268-Mile Race. Then He Tried It Again, and Again.
Wow, that race is really something. People who try to run this must be really determined, not just because of the 268 miles, but also because of all the training and costs involved. The Fitness Influencer Survival Guide–Separating Hype from Reality
I’m so annoyed by all the so called advice people give everywhere on social media. And I know that not everyone has the time or desire to fact check everything. This is a good primer. Running has an over-consumption problem
I opted out of most of these kind of emails a long time ago, because for me it honestly doesn’t make a difference if I buy the absolutely best stuff or just some average gel. It’s all just sugar, anyhow. And I really want to start mixing my own gels and finally stop producing so much waste. My Year of Reluctant Learning
Being injured sucks and it is mentally so challenging. Thanks to COROS for supporting this publication! If you missed last week’s edition, you can read it here: Now, go running! — Nico 🏃🏻♂️ You're currently a free subscriber to Five Things. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. |








