Last months in Germany

Last weekend were the German Championships in Braunschweig. A turbulent weekend.

Up front: I finished sixth in the final. Am I satisfied? No.

The race didn’t go ideally. It was a mix of:

• A different expectation of the race pace
• Resulting in a wrong and too rigid tactic
• Not attacking proactively in time
• Unlucky situation at 550m — lost contact and got boxed in
• Not enough assertiveness at the end

What remains is this unsatisfying feeling of not fulfilling my potential.

Next Weekend the U23 German Championships.

I became German U23 Champion again!

Two races with completely different tactics. The heat: coming from the back to really push from 500m onwards. The final: a start-to-finish victory with tempo changes.

Glad it worked out that well.

Two days ago I had a competition in Dresden’s new stadium with almost 10,000 spectators. I ran a with multiple Olympic participants. This felt how track really should feel.

My US plans are getting clearer now.

Oh, and I’ve had this idea: publish my training plans (yes, the website idea is from here).

The offseason is almost over and I used it to the fullest.

Meanwhile, the career planning continued. Suddenly more and more people reached out.

I had almost given up on the US idea because there were setbacks and cancellations. Now I found a school seems to have pretty good 800m runners.

I’m excited. I signed the contract two days ago.

How life always takes these turns.

Yesterday I had my last training session in Göttingen. Sessions are going well. Despite a two-week break due to a COVID-like cold, I’m back in good training and excited to take the next step.

Figured something out again — the most powerful thing is to built, stay true and update your own values.

Applying this to sports:

• Focus on the process, not the results.
• Have fun with what you’re doing.
• Go 100%.