Sebastian Hahn

In the end, that’s what I ended up with. I’m not really happy with it, having run my own private marathons with 3:25 and 3:27 this year. But it helped me in that way that I’m not going to do any more of these public runs. There’s not much fun in #running when you’re in a mass of people for the first ~16 or ~18 kilometers (I just can’t remember when they split off the half marathon…). #running #einstein #marathon #ulm #coros #apex4

Final results are in: Of 928 male runners, I was 183rd. And of 59 male runners in my age bracket (50+), I ended up seventh. That’s quite good, way better than I felt when I reached the end of the run. (My Ice Cubes app has crashed three times when I tried to add ALT text to the pics, so I’ll just let it be for now…) #einstein #marathon #ulm #running

Last run before the #Einstein #Marathon in #Ulm is done, and it went very well. That might be attributed to a good night’s sleep (only interrupted for ~30 minutes, I had to get my wife from the train station at 3:30am) and one week of almost only 10K runs. So, let’s see what I can do tomorrow. You’ll get pics, but not *during* the run. #running #coros #apex4

That’s what it looked like — unfortunately, it stayed rather close to this for the first few kilometers. I took over whenever possible, but I couldn’t find my rhythm (how should I, going 5:45 in a spot, 4:15 a few meters on, then back to 5:25, then 4:27…) These masses of people aren’t for me. I was completely stressed out by these huge amounts of people. My heart rate stayed at around 180-195. My usual heart rate is ~130-140, 155 when I really push it hard. #running #einstein #marathon #ulm

Two days until the #EinsteinMarathon in #Ulm — and I’m very much looking forward to this event. The one time I took part in it (~8 years ago), it was extremely well organized, the atmosphere was great and me and my wife had a lot of fun. So it was just a 10K today, but I took some cool pics of the full moon. Yes, what may have looked like the sunrise is actually the moonset. Gorgeous! Have a great weekend, y’all! #Running #Coros #Apex4

@rcr@mastodon.online That’s too nice of you to say. The first few kilometers were just too effin’ crowded (for me, that is. My daughter ran the half marathon in 2:23 — she was thrilled…) — here, look at my heart rate: And, yes, it does say *195 bpm* at the end…

@BenjaminHan@sigmoid.social Thank you! I just got up, still some hours left, my starting time is in 4.5 hours, but I have to get to Ulm before that.

My hip decided to cause some pain and weakness, so I cut short my run and only did a half-marathon. That was enough. Now I‘ll let my hip rest for a bit. I have been thinking on this for some time now: I‘ll drop the daily half-marathons for a daily run with a fixed time (instead of a distance). That will give me at least one more hour of sleep each night. And, once I‘ve broken the psychological circle of *having to run at least 21.1 K*, I‘ll be open for other distances. #Running #Coros #Apex4

No. Power. Left. This has been the last day of school for this summer. I was up at 2:20 am, warmed up, ran, showered, cycled to school at 6:35, loaded lots of equipment into a van, drove over to the concert hall for our closing ceremony, afterwards back with all the stuff to our school. There: closing ceremony for the staff – with music. Then: Home (cycling at 34 deg C). Sleep. Bliss. More sleep tonight! #running #apex4 #coros #school #sleep #music

Early up and out, now I‘m tired again. But it was worth running in a perfect sub-20-degrees weather. I even caught some good glances of the #willibaldsburg in #eichstaett during the run — and took pictures! Today, we‘ll drop off two of our kids at some friends‘ house then head back to #aalen #running #coros #apex4

Eight full hours of sleep (7:57 actually, but that‘s close enough), then taking care of my feet (runner’s toes), warm up, then #running – oooh, it’s hot! 🥵 I didn’t even want to stop for a moment to take pics, it was absolutely glowing outside. But I‘m content with the results. #heat #coros #apex4

@DerEntspannende@social.vivaldi.net Wir nehmen immer den von Alnatura, der ist völlig akzeptabel.

@DerEntspannende@social.vivaldi.net hmmmmmm soooo lecker! Wobei ich in den USA fast nur den billigen, künstlichen Ahornsirup hatte. Erst hier in Deutschland bin ich auf den echten kanadischen umgestiegen. Und der ist und bleibt einzigartig gut!

@dredmann666@mastodon.online Perfectly executed! 👊🏻👏🏻

@lehtimaeki@snapp.social The other way round is definitely worse… 🤕

@Johan_Barelds@mastodon.nl @optimiced@mastodon.social @recollir@mountains.social There are some: (1) Keeping my weight, (2) having fun, (3) moving my body, (4) staying healthy, (5) challenging myself… It‘s hard to put them in any kind of order, my priorities are changing often.

@BratschCbra@sueden.social Na ja, aus meiner Situation heraus ist das, was ich tun kann. Ich fahre 95 Prozent mit dem Pedelec, benutze das Auto nur wenig, der Umstieg auf das E-Auto ist noch für dieses Jahr vorbereitet, die PV mit Akku im Keller deckt 90-92 Prozent des Energiebedarfs für uns 5 – und doch ist es wieder falsch, da EFH. Nun gut, ich halte mich raus.

I‘ll never learn… Some hours ago, someone in my timeline asked for advice concerning ebook readers. I replied by asking if a separate device was needed, I do all of my reading on the iPhone/iPad with apps like AppleBooks or Kindle. I was quite sure of getting a lot of snarky replies (Amazon/🍏bad…), and I sure got them. After a while they developed from fact driven replies to personal insults, so I just blocked some people. Next time, I’ll just keep my mouth shut/won‘t write a reply. Maybe.

I am currently listening to Tai-Pan by James Clavell. As soon as I‘m through with it, I‘ll be taking up a re-listening journey of THE DARK TOWER by Stephen King. All novels, one by one. #audiobooks #JamesClavell #StephenKing #TheDarkTower

13 degrees Celsius in the morning! What a bliss to run in this weather! And I’m inching closer to that 5,000 kilometers milestone (funny: *inching* + *kilometers* + *milestone* in one sentence). I'm already in the car heading towards Eichstätt (Bavaria) for a guided tour of the city with the *whole* family. Have a great weekend! #running #coros #apex4

@recollir@mountains.social I hope so, and it’s way better than stubbornly running the same long distances each morning… 🤩

@BratschCbra@sueden.social @hart@norden.social Oh, ich hätte schon wieder die Klappe halten sollen…

@WTL@mastodon.social Fan! That's it. I certainly don't need a ventilator… 😜

@kimlockhartga@beige.party Never. In the long run, this would lead to us cloning our dead relatives. Yuck!

@optimiced@mastodon.social @recollir@mountains.social Thank you! I am on the way to get there: Reducing the amount of daily running. But old habits die hard… 😬

@WTL@mastodon.social Yes, I did exactly that. Thanks for the kind words, I try to do my best. By the way, I seem to be having a RUSH day. I’m listening to music while I’m preparing a meeting with Blues and the Gang. And I keep coming back to music by RUSH all the time. I got me a ticket for their reunion tour in 2027, and I’m really, really looking forward to it. There must be a Canadian trait deep inside of me.

@BenjaminHan@sigmoid.social I have my first public run after eight years at the end of September: the Einstein Marathon in Ulm. My goal is ~3:20, let‘s see if I can do this.

@BenjaminHan@sigmoid.social Strong! Very strong, indeed! Congratulations! Keep it up! When is your next big race?

@fezzifezzino@mastodon.social The last two weeks of school are always some kind of catastrophe in slow motion: Toooooo much to do in too short a time. And I was in Italy for a weekend, playing a blues gig in Feriolo (Lake Maggiore). The ride back home during the night knocked me out of my rhythm for more than a day…

@fezzifezzino@mastodon.social You‘re from Munich? I grew up in Würzburg, not *that* far away (and also a part of Bavaria). Small world! 🤩

@fezzifezzino@mastodon.social Late to the party, but: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎁🎊🎉🎈🎂

@JvdB@mastodon.nl Johan, I hope your time in Germany was a pleasant experience, even though the heat wave might have been hard to handle. Next time you’re around, come a little more to the South, then we’ll meet up and have a run, a lunch and a lot of fun together! 🤩👊🏻

@robchapman@ohai.social Ha! Sounds good! I must keep an earlier running schedule for the coming week(s) to escape that awful heatwave. I really don’t like running in 25+ degrees (C) weather at all. How can you do this in Malta? It’s warmer than Germany, I guess. 🥵🥵🥵

@DerEntspannende@social.vivaldi.net Was ist denn da los? Gibt’s da irgendwo Freibier?

@herzueberkopf@norden.social Yeah! Die Waldwege bei dir sehen super aus, so etwas habe ich hier (Aalen) zum Glück in ähnlicher Form. Das mit der Fitness schwankt immer. Ich war zu Beginn (Anfang Mai) knapp über 86 eingestuft, seitdem geht es um bis zu 0,5 hin und her. Ohne längere Vergleichszeiträume ist das relativ aussagelos. Mal sehen, wie sich das über ein ganzes Jahr darstellt.

@jeroent@mastodon.world Yes, I do. I use the IceCubes app on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Works very well. Have you tried a log out and re-log in? Sometimes that helps.

@WTL@mastodon.social Oh yes, I‘ll have that. And two ventilators for my bedroom.

@anne_lienchen@mastodon.social Saguaro Barfußschuhe. Noch so eine Übersetzungsperle… 🙄🤪

@moviescape@mastodon.social Sweet!

@askekammer@mastodon.online Yay! Looks like a real fun run! Have a great weekend!

@DerEntspannende@social.vivaldi.net Hach, das liest sich gut! Ich werde am Wochenende auch in Italien sein, allerdings am Lago Maggiore. In Verona war ich vor ca. 35 Jahren mal, die Stadt ist mir aber in sehr guter Erinnerung geblieben.

@randomized@masto.bike Ouch! Get better soon!

@fragdenstaat@chaos.social Hab heute auch noch 25€ beigetragen…

@hart@norden.social In der neuesten Folge des Geladen-Podcasts kam das letztlich auch zur Sprache: Der effizienteste Weg für „Normalbürger“, am Klimaschutz teilzuhaben, ist: PV installieren, E-Mobilität, selbst laden und verbrauchen. Spart Netzentgelte und ist unabhängig von weiteren politischen Regulierungen. Unser Haus hat in den letzten anderthalb Jahren nur ca. 420 kWh vom Netz bezogen (trotz schneereichen Winters) – da kann Frau Reiche Gaskraftwerke bauen, wie sie will. Wir kaufen nichts.

Arrived in Eichstätt, now lunch at Paradeis (a famous local restaurant) with live music — unfortunately, they are grossly out of tune at times… 😬

@DerEntspannende@social.vivaldi.net Pfannkuchen mit Ahornsirup, es gibt NICHTS BESSERES (da spricht mein amerikanisches Erbe aus mir)!

@rjayasinghe@chaos.social @rcr@mastodon.online No, angry about myself. I really should have known what to expect… 🤷🏻‍♂️

Short evening run in #copenhagen — did I mention I don‘t like cobblestones? It’s not a pleasure to run on them, even without stumbling and falling (I didn’t, but it’s just no fun at all). Apart from that: It‘s a beautiful city in the evening glow. There were quite some runners around, that made me feel a lot more at home. Nevertheless, we’re going back home tomorrow, and I’m longing for my usual routes and routines. Have a great start into the new week! #running #coros #apex4 #denmark

@DerEntspannende@social.vivaldi.net Oha, ein Poet ist geboren!

@robchapman@ohai.social Thank you, Rob! I‘ll do my usual Eichstätt run tomorrow morning — and post about it afterwards! 😎