Spare-Time Running
During childhood, I loved running to Primary School. But, you know how things go: Secondary School was rather in biking distance, and University was far enough by train... Since Spring 2010, I have become infected again with the running virus – not surprisingly, given the great jogging opportunities that Zürich offered. It is also a great way to shake off the thoughts about science and loosen up the muscles.
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Running Events
Competitive Running Events
| <10K | B2RUN Bremen 2022, '19, '18, '17, '16 6.3K |
AOK Staffel-Lauf 2018, '17, '16 4.2K |
B2RUN Bremen 2015 6.5K |
AOK Staffel-Lauf 2015, '14 4.3K |
B2RUN Bremen 2014 5.7K |
Zürcher Silvesterlauf 2011 8.6K |
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| 10K | Vahrer-Seen-Lauf 2019, '18 35'30"7 |
Vahrer-Seen-Lauf 2017, '16, '15 36'30"0 |
Vahrer-Seen-Lauf 2014 35'29"4 | |||
| >10K hilly | SOLA Stafette §11 2013 12.5K↑400↓310m |
Kyburglauf 2012 10.4K↑↓217m |
SOLA Stafette §11 2012, '11 13K↑405↓310m |
Uetliberg-Lauf 2011 14K↑↓409m |
SOLA Stafette §6 2010, '08 11.1K↑190↓85m |
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| 10M | Halloween-Run-Bremen 2022 16.666K |
Dam tot Damloop 2022 1:02'53" |
Dam tot Damloop 2016 1:03'00" |
Dam tot Damloop 2012 1:03'22" | ||
| 21.1K | PWN Egmond HM 2020, '17, '14, '12 1:22'12" |
Bremer Brückenlauf 2022, '19, '18 1:20'26" |
AOK Bremen HM 2022, '17, '16 1:20'49" |
Hallwilerseelauf 2013, '12 1:21'24" |
Staaner Stadtlauf 2012 1:25'45" |
Greifenseelauf 2011 1:34'17" |
| >20K hilly | Oliebollenloop 2018, '17 20.8K↑↓54m |
Rheinfall-Lauf 2013 20.2K↑210↓260m |
Swissalpine K21 2013 21.1K↑860↓330m |
Forchlauf 2013, '12, '11 21.1K↑↓405m |
Swissalpine K21 2012 22.9K↑750↓260m | |
| 42.2K | HAJ Hannover Marathon 2022, '18 3:04'55" |
SWB Marathon Bremen 2019, '18P, '15, '14 3:06'24" |
HASPA Marathon Hamburg 2017 2:59'41" |
Zürich Marathon 2013, '12 3:02'32" |
P Pacemaker
Non-competitive Running Events
- ATS Buntentor Lauftreff, Wednesday evenings
Group training runs around the Bremen Wedersee and along the Weser river - Sport-Ziel AOK Vorbereitungsläufe 2015−'17
Training runs in the Bremen Rhododendronpark, Bürgerpark, and at the Werdersee, organized by Sport-Ziel - CityRunning Challenges 2011−'13
Training runs along the Limmat river of 5–42 km (I chose the half marathon, added a short loop the 3rd year), organized by CityRunning - CityRunning PreRun 2012, '13
Beautiful 30 km training run along the Limmat river, organized by CityRunning; ran as 5-min pacemaker the 2nd year
Other Sportive Events
- Stadtzürcher Seeüberquerung 2012, '13
Swim across lake Zürich (1.5 km, non-competitive) - Zürcher Limmatschwimmen 2013
Swim (well, more float, on inflated croc :εF7 in the Limmat river through the center of Zürich
Running Music
Here's my current playlist, specifically for running:
| Artist | Song | Duration | SPM | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vangelis | I'll Find My Way Home | 4:21 | 172 | |
| Donna Summer | State Of Independence | 4:25 | 169.5 | Vangelis' original (165 SPM) connects seamlessly to the previous song but has a less clear beat |
| A-ha | Take On Me | 3:46 | 169 | |
| Eminem | Lose Yourself | 5:26 | 171 | I generally dislike rap, but this one brings me 100 hm (7.6%) up the Zürichberg: "You can do anything you set your mind to, man" |
| Stevie Wonder | Part Time Lover | 4:13 | 174.5 | |
| The Postal Service | Such Great Heights | 4:26 | 175 | |
| Bon Jovi | Last Man Standing | 4:37 | 175 | |
| Don Henley | The Boys Of Summer | 4:46 | 177 | Great tuneful song, perfectly bridging two rather "active" ones |
| Metric | Gold Guns And Girls | 4:03 | 180 | |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | Maneater | 4:27 | 177.4 | |
| Ricky martin | Living La Vida Loca | 4:03 | 178 | |
| Pointer Sisters | I'm So Excited | 3:50 | 185 | Well, who wouldn't be excited at this tempo? ;-P |
| Roxette | The Look | 3:56 | 190 | Go in overdrive! Good for hillwork |
| VOF de Kunst | Suzanne | 4:44 | 184.5 | |
| Herman van Veen | Hilversum III | 3:52 | 182 | Nicely light-footed Dutch song |
| Goldroom ft. Chela | Fifteen | 5:00 | 178 | Incites a smooth stride |
| Styx | Boat On The River | 3:14 | 176 | |
| Hans de Booij | Annabel | 3:35 | 173.5 | |
| Plushgun | Freeze The Frame | 4:22 | 170 | |
| Pat Benatar | Love Is A Battlefield | 5:23 | 181 | Good running tempo but won't ever show up on my normal playlist ;-) |
| Tom Petty | Runnin' Down A Dream | 4:25 | 170 | |
| Michael Jackson | They Don't Care About Us | 4:21 | 180 | |
| Elton John | I'm Still Standing | 3:04 | 177 | |
| Katy Perry | Roar | 3:42 | 181 | |
| Ace Of Base | All That She Wants | 3:29 | 188 | Good tempo for minimal/barefoot running |
| OneRepublic | Good Life | 4:00 | 190 | Idem |
| Maroon 5 | One More Night | 3:39 | 186 | Idem |
| Ollie Gabriel | Running Man | 3:28 | 184 | Honoring & starring paralympic athlete Blake Leeper |
Note: tempos are in "Steps per minute" (SPM), which in several cases is twice the song's tempo as determined by BPM Counter.
Running Quotes
It's the journey that matters, not the finish line.
Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have nature and that is much better.
– Juha Vaatainen
You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face.
– Gatorade ad
Any idiot can run; it takes a special kind of idiot to run a marathon.
Run your own race, and: Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.
– Satchel Paige
Links
- Lauftreff Zürich CityRunning – Organizes running meet-ups, open to all
- Lauftreff ATS Buntentor, Bremen – Organizes running meet-ups and trainings
- Runmap.net – Running routes and training log
- About.com: Running & Jogging – Running tips
- Runner's World