Category: Berlin

Gerhard Richter: Panorama

Due to an unexpected very late night out on the town (and on my feet!) last night, I’m postponing today’s 10-mile run until tomorrow.  Instead, I’m doing what I should have been doing yesterday: hydrating, eating well, and taking care of my stiff legs.  Since you’ll have to wait just a tad bit longer to …

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RAW Green

I’ve seriously slacked in posting updates on decorating our apartment here in Berlin, but that’s mostly because (almost) a year later, it’s still a major work in progress.  However, we did recently buy a piece of artwork by Berlin photographer Frederik Schulz that we absolutely adore — a panoramic 360-degree photograph of an abandoned building …

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The Berlin Half: Week 8

After a very disappointing week of training last week, I had high hopes for Week 8.  My neck was still stiff, so I tried my best to pay attention to what my body was telling me.  That meant that my training deviated a bit from plan.  And then I came down with a cold on …

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The Berlin Half: Week 7

The weeks left until the race on April 1st are speeding by!  Here was my plan for the past week: Speed training: 8 x 400 meters at 5K race pace + upper body strength training Yoga 4-mile run + lower body strength training 10-mile run And here was the (disappointing) reality: 5-mile run.  That’s it. …

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