Hier ist er! Mein ester Artikel auf Deutsch. Für ein sehr besonderes Jahr.

In die letzte Jahre habe ich mich auf Renrad fahren konzentriert. Seit letzes Jahr mache ich mehr: Laufen, Schwimmen, Gewichtheben.

Dieses Jahr, ich will ein Läufer werden. Und ich will auch mein Deutsch verbessern. 😁 Sooo hier ist mein Plan, und meine 3 Ziele für 2024:

Erreichen dem Niveau B2 auf Deutsch 😱
Beenden ein Marathon 😱
Ein Sixpack zu bekommen 😂 (ich bin seriös!)

Last year in August, I set 2 goals for myself:

Lose weight down to 75kg while losing mostly fat and trying to gain muscle (body recomposition): ✅
Improve my flexibility and reach my toes with my fingers: ✅

This year, I'm aiming bigger. 2 months ago, to work towards these goals, I created weekly goals for myself. After trialing them for many weeks, I've been able to identify what works for me and what's unrealistic, and correct some of them. Here they are:

🏊 Swim 1k (just so that I don't drown in my next triathlon)
🏃 Run 15k (I expect to do more every week, but I don't want to pressure myself with some high number)
🦶 Fascia stretching and muscle strengthening twice
🧘 Fingers to toes twice (flexibility)
🏋️ Workout:
- Abs twice
- Pecs once
- Biceps + triceps once
- Shoulders once
🇩🇪 30 minutes of German everyday

Last year, I wrote in my August article about my daily routine. This thing never really worked for me. It stuck for a month or two and then I gradually gave up, it was too demanding, 20+ minutes per day, on top of everything else. So this year I'm ditching it. Instead, I'll focus on fixing up my fascia and strengthening my muscles. I'll try to keep working on my flexibility though, but I don't want nor need it to be a goal.

Running milestones for 2024

This year, I'll be taking part in multiple competitions:

A half-marathon
The Berliner Firmenlauf: 5.5kms
The 25 kilometers of Berlin
A small triathlon, where the running part is only 5km-long
And finally, to wrap up the year, a full marathon!

Having these regular milestones should make this goal a little more achievable and less frightening.

I'll try and keep this article updated as I make progress towards these goals. :) Bis nächtes Mal!

PS: I'll try to write auf Deutsch from now on too, from time to time. Emphasize on try :D