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[yokomono]

[yokomono]

Woke up early. Coffee in the room, too early for the hotel breakfast. Off to the tracks. Warm-up, couple of sprints. Getting ready for 7x1K intervals. The first four work well in the target pace of 3:40 min/km. After that the lack of fuel makes it harder to stay within this pace window. Imagine this moment when there are still 300 meters to go, but you want to give up for this round. That’s when I remember why the f**k i got up at 5 am, spent an hour alone in the stadium at sunrise: to get a bit better. A bit faster. A bit stronger. Won’t happen, when I give up 200m before that Kilometer is done. Won’t happen if I end it slow. It only works if I silence the voice in my head, letting me screw all this because it would be so much easier to just not go the distance, to not overcome the nausea, to not all do this. Thing is, I am not doing this for good performance alone. I do it to prove myself that I am still alive. Because there is nothing that makes me feel more alive, than when I kill everything in me, that wants me dead. #monotransformation (at Adi Dassler Sportplatz)

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Sometimes I got caught up a bit much in this running thing. Please excuse my nerdish spirit, I just can’t help it. Nevertheless. Listening to this shoe was a good idea. It’s dad was a smart artist called Marius Jung and it’s mother a bunch of scientists with too much lab space and too little sleep. Whatever they did to the kid, it turned out sensational. Running in this Solar boy is like going west in a train on lines, heading where the sun goes down. That’s because I live in the east and love running in the morning. Long story short: it was these boots, that I managed to run a sub40 on 10K first time ever last Friday, even though it was on track. The 17K today felt like a walk in the park. Can’t wait to race with it. #adidasrunners #runnersofinstagram #igrunners #runnerslife #marathontraining #longrun #urbanrunning #runhappy #nevernotrunning #runningjourney #runbuddies #runnersworld #liveliferun #runspiration #igrunners #worlderunners #runfitter #run #instarunners #runchat #urbanrunning #solarboost #runitfast #halfmarathon #monotransformation (at Berlin, Germany)

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We have come a long way. adidas Runners launches today as a global community of runners with shared values and beliefs, as a movement that has the purpose to bring life back into our lives, through sports, through running, through friendship, through everything this fantastic brand can bring to the table: knowledge, expertise, professional coaches, professional athletes, creators, movers & shakers, places, races, contents, partners and of course the best products in the industry. Back in 2014, September, Berlin. #boostberlin started off, to be a running community by adidas. We knew, that no brand can actually “build” a community of whatever kind itself. It could only provide a framework that would attract the right people to unfold their own idea of community, starting to build relationships with each other and with the people @adidasrunning, who were in charge. It was a great success. We developed the concept further, started the RUNBASE Berlin and gave this baby a new name » adidasrunners were born, back in January 2016 in Berlin. Two and a half years later, this community has become a global movement of urban athletes and runners, filled with life not by the brand, but by all of you, who made it happen. We, as part of the adidas family, helped connecting hundreds of thousand athletes and creators to become friends out there, all over the world, in more than 50 cities, from Mexico to Mumbai, from Stockholm to Capetown, from New York City to Tokyo, from Shanghai to Paris, from London to Sydney. And this was only the beginning. From today on, we will continue in our ambition to get the best out of every one of us. And our friends. Thank you to all you great minds, creatives, strategists, friends, runners, people, humans, who helped bringing this to life. Thanks to the leadership team of adidas, who believed in this and helped make it happen. Special thanks to: @jaegebjo77, @ielatoma, @panamarc, @nagnagnetti, @miss_laeng, @stefan.knoblich, @nicozeh @caioamato @eduhpr @j_rob1111, jennifer thomas, @katharinahoffmanm @derfloausb, @just1morerep, @jasperjones101, @alexsmetana, @uijttlea @plus.minus.zero @christian_neureuther @vee_run_yoga @yveszeh ...

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Making it comfortable outside the comfort zone. A challenge, finding the right time to train next to job, partner, kid, dog and household. Another challenge finding the right place. One challenge catching the best moment in a daily biorhythm with enough energy, another challenge always being prepared for training regarding clothing, gear and shower facilities. Not to mention the motivation. In short: there are so many distractions, so many ways to lose track of perfect plans. That’s why I try to make it comfortable outside my comfort zone. Whenever it feels like too easy to just skip a training, skip a session, postpone a mediation, my logical reaction is to want to do it even more. Knowing I am a lazy ass deep inside i train my inner hustler like a street dog. Does it always work? Hell no. But it got me farther than I ever assumed I‘d get. Only two nights left, until what we’ve been working for since 4 years will become a reality on a global level. Excited as fuck. Wish us luck. #adidasrunners #runnersofinstagram #igrunners #runnerslife #marathontraining #10K #countryside #runhappy #nevernotrunning #runningjourney #runnersworld #liveliferun #runspiration #igrunners #worlderunners #runfitter #run #instarunners #runchat #urbanrunning #springrunning #adizero #adizeroadios #halfmarathon #monotransformation #adidas #runningfervor #brandenburg (at Lübbesee)

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Wanted to take his leash off, but didn’t wanna wake him up. Happy Birthday, sweetest Bob in the world. (Born May 2nd, 2017). #bobthewhippet #whippetbob #whippet #dogcontent #birthdaydog

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Trying to step up my running game by changing the way I run. If you spent half a lifetime running with your whole foot touching ground, it is quite a challenge to advance the running technique in order to only hit the ground with the forefoot, which automatically gets me in a much stronger, upright body posture and makes swing up my knees. I started with 5K like this per week and increased it by 3-5K per week in average. Someone in Juli I want to be able to run a 10K race only in forefoot fashion:) The key to this switch isn’t necessarily the technique alone, but the switch in my head. It requires active attention to make sure I donor right. That results in my being full aware of every step I make, which again triggers my breathing awareness, and thus makes me run focused on breath, style and technique. That, my friends, is mindful running at its best, only it is still hard for me to do all that at once. End of story: this all is getting me farther, making me a better runner, a healthier man and a happier guy. Not bad for a Monday morning... Enjoy this sunny week, y‘all. (at Rummelsburger Bucht)

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I always believed in hard work as an expression of my inner motivation to challenge the status quo. No matter if it was my own status quo, that of a company or a market or society. I failed badly, many times, with a steep learning curve and bloody knees. Everyone tells you, hard work is the foundation for success. Hard work and... X. But hard work is an illusion. No one can hard work for a longer period of time, not to mention a whole life, without it being meaningful. Only when I discovered a real purpose in what I was doing, I loved working hard without burning myself up. And I burnt myself up a lot. At the same when I find myself hustling again, I check my motivations, my real drivers of behavior, to discover purposes I actually didn’t even know of. Some of them scaring, some of them silly, but all of them real. Finally somewhere beyond the everlasting dependency in recognition of others, all the hard work becomes a lot of fun, probably the time I feel alive most, residing in a flow state, in the zone. Thank god, it’s Friday 😂✊🏽 (at Berlin, Germany)

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Managed to get a pass for the Shanghai Halfmarathon tomorrow, only that I have to start as a pacer, without a defined pacing time, though 😎 Found these super dope adizero primeknits as part of a kolor collaboration at the half marathon expo today, which will fit perfectly with the AR race shirt and my favorite running shorts (James Harden BBall). Our Chinese friends are crazy for running, so let’s see how we will blend in the 30K runners in Shanghai. Pick up time: 5.15 am. (Wtf?). Race starts at 7:30 am. adidas Runners Shanghai crew will be the real pacers and it seems this is gonna become another epic adventure in my infantile running career. Happy to have @berlincoyote @plus.minus.zero @nicozeh @bird_hu @clawlau @jamieliu302 @gabi_salmon @a.ryohei @sowako1104 and many more lively crew members from /// China with me, to accomplish my ninth half marathon in 4 years. Watching Bundesliga (sky go, VPN), having a couple of beers with @nicozeh now, before trying to get a few hours of sleep. Tomorrow night this time imma be flying home. Good luck all you fellow runners, running races tomorrow as well, Vienna, London, etc. the AR is with you 👊🏼🔥♥️ See you on the other side. #adidasrunnersberlin #adidasrunnersshanghai #runnersofinstagram #igrunners #runnerslife #marathontraining #halfmarathon #longrun #urbanrunning #runhappy #nevernotrunning #runningjourney #runbuddies #runnersworld #liveliferun #runspiration #worlderunners #runfitter #run #instarunners #runchat #urbanrunning #adizero #shanghaihalfmarathon #shanghai #adizeroprimeknit #halfmarathon #monotransformation #raceday (at Shanghai, China)

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Managed to get a pass for the Shanghai Halfmarathon tomorrow, only that I have to start as a pacer, without a defined pacing time, though 😎 Found these super dope adizero primeknits as part of a kolor collaboration at the half marathon expo today, which will fit perfectly with the AR race shirt and my favorite running shorts (James Harden BBall). Our Chinese friends are crazy for running, so let’s see how we will blend in the 30K runners in Shanghai. Pick up time: 5.15 am. (Wtf?). Race starts at 7:30 am. adidas Runners Shanghai crew will be the real pacers and it seems this is gonna become another epic adventure in my infantile running career. Happy to have @berlincoyote @plus.minus.zero @nicozeh @bird_hu @clawlau @jamieliu302 and many more lively crew members from /// China with me, to accomplish my ninth half marathon in 4 years. Watching Bundesliga (sky go, VPN), having a couple of beers with @nicozeh now, before trying to get a few hours of sleep. Tomorrow night this time imma be flying home. See you on the other side. #adidasrunnersberlin #adidasrunnersshanghai #runnersofinstagram #igrunners #runnerslife #marathontraining #halfmarathon #longrun #urbanrunning #runhappy #nevernotrunning #runningjourney #runbuddies #runnersworld #liveliferun #runspiration #worlderunners #runfitter #run #instarunners #runchat #urbanrunning #adizero #shanghaihalfmarathon #shanghai #adizeroprimeknit #halfmarathon #monotransformation #raceday (at Shanghai, China)

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A few months ago, I did a shoot for the company where I bought my very first set of glasses: @specsberlin. The photographer is probably one of the most gifted I ever worked with when it comes to creating vibes beyond posture, emotion without motion, purity through empathy. Someone to read people’s hearts and program moments like storyboards out of nowhere. That one is @nora.little (Nora Blum) and she has a passion for what she does I have rarely seen while at the same time protecting the magic of human interaction in its most natural form. Thanks for that experience and shout out to the sweetest team behind it. If you in search of a selection of the hottest glasses models on the market, check out @specsberlin. Among others they carry brands like @mykitaofficial, and I am a big fan. And yes, it is Friday night over here in Shanghai, it was a very productive but also really tough week and tomorrow is a day off to explore this megacity before running the Shanghai Halfmarathon on Sunday morning 7.30 am before I take the plane back home at 11.55 pm. Good day, good night, have a beautiful weekend, wherever u are. #glasses #photography #tgif

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One hour of sleep. Woke up on the other side of the planet. Weird dreams of gigantic construction site holes eating shadow dinosaurs made of black matter. No breakfast available at 4:30 am. Out running off the dust in my cortex. Everything super clean, me running alone on the streets of this city that 20 million people call their home. Watch the sun rise behind giant‘s concrete coffee cups. Tripping through reality. Suddenly I end up in a beautiful littl park with birds singing and an old man playing the flute. Is this still reality? Or is it the Truman Show? I keep on running. Thinking of silver unicorns and my fellas who earned the badge throughout stormy Boston. Back in the hotel. Gym. Not to forget it’s leg day. 30 mins. No Sauna. Breakfast. Have a great day y‘all, wherever it takes you today. #adidasrunnersshanghai #whyirunshanghai #adidasrunners #arlove #runnersofinstagram #igrunners #runnerslife #urbanrunning #runhappy #nevernotrunning #runningjourney #runnersworld #liveliferun #runspiration #worlderunners #runfitter #run #instarunners #runchat #winterrunning #supernova #monotransformation (at Shanghai, China)

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First time i get to run in East Asia ever. Happy to share that with these awesome homeboys. What a city. I learnt, that from all Chinese metropolitans, Shanghai is the most European one. Seems like it. #adidasrunnersshanghai #adidasrunners #newhorizons #playgrounds (at Shanghai)

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A little stopover in the city of love. Already mid April, but it feels like just yesterday we melted the snow. Already travelled so much this year, probably more in only four months, than in the last 5 years combined (distances; destinations; density). More than ever life feels like one long journey. Only I have to remember, it’s not about departing or arriving, but about learning and understanding. That said... Bon voyage, my friends, from wherever it takes to wherever you get to be. See u on the other side. #offtochina #charlesdegaulle #prettiestairport #adidasrunnersglobal (at Aéroport Paris-Charles De Gaulle, France)

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Every race has its own story. Today’s story was a very entertaining one. Thanks for the ride @yeyeokfine and thanks for the vibe, #adidasrunnersberlin. Great race day documentation today all over social from super-gifted photographers @rubenelstner (credits for this pic), @michaelromacker @ariannafrickhinger & Andreas Küchenmeister. #berlinhalf #adidasrunnersberlin #runnersofinstagram #igrunners #runnerslife #marathontraining #longrun #urbanrunning #runhappy #nevernotrunning #runningjourney #runbuddies #runnersworld #liveliferun #runspiration #igrunners #worlderunners #runfitter #run #instarunners #runchat #urbanrunning #adizero #adizeroadios #halfmarathon #monotransformation #raceday (at Berliner Halbmarathon)

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My 8th Half-Marathon to be accomplished. Home-race with many hundreds of adidas Runners from all over the world joining the experience. Berlin, you polished, sweet little gem, shine like your golden today. 22°C, no clouds, no worries. Couldn’t really train much before this race, opposed to my original plan. Thus enjoy the race with bae @yeyeokfine with no time goal other than making it slower than 2 hours. My ambition is nothing short of achieving my “personal worst�� today. Wish me luck 🤩😊😂👊🏼 #adidasrunners #adidasrunnersberlin #berlinhalf #berlinhalfmarathon #runnersofinstagram #igrunners #runnerslife #marathontraining #longrun #urbanrunning #runhappy #nevernotrunning #runningjourney #runbuddies #runnersworld #liveliferun #runspiration #igrunners #worlderunners #runfitter #run #instarunners #runchat #urbanrunning #adizero #adizeroadios #halfmarathon #monotransformation #raceday (at Berlin, Germany)

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Ten years ago today, i got the biggest present ever in life and it wasn’t even my birthday. Happy birthday, Yoko, you awesome little boy. ♥️🙏🏽 #modernfamily