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TRAINING IN THE SNOW LIKE A YETI
TRAINING IN THE SNOW LIKE A YETI

Except from a short stint in London last weekend, I have spent the last three weeks in the Austrian alps. I am a passionate skier, and I believe that such is the sport that I have been carrying out the longest. Whilst people are talking about global warming and changing seasons, I can most certainly see a difference in the amount of snow from when I first came to Lech am Arlberg around 20 years ago in comparison to today. Anyways, I will keep the discussion about nature and our world for another post. 

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VERONA MARATHON 2016
VERONA MARATHON 2016

The idea came early on this year, when I realised that my birthday would fall on a Sunday. Seeing that normally marathons are taking place on the last day of the week, I did not have to think twice, but looked up possible races that I could run to celebrate my anniversary. It cannot help it, but I am a pretty superstitious. I mean I am turning 25 years, hence entering my 26th year of age, so it almost be rude not to run 26 miles on that given day.

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runNicki Langeitaly, verona, verona marathon, marathonComment
SALOMON CAPPADOCIA ULTRA-TRAIL 2016
SALOMON CAPPADOCIA ULTRA-TRAIL 2016

What a journey. What an unbelievable experience. What a magical feel crossing that finish line in middle of the night. I have taken another step towards Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc 2018, yet this was a pretty special one. Cappadocia Ultra-Trail will go down as my first 100+ kilometre race. To be precise, I run 114 kilometer through central Turkey with a total altitude gain of 3300 meters.

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runNicki Langeturkey, ürgüp, cappadocia, cappadocia ultra trailComment
THE NORTH FACE ENDURANCE CHALLENGE SERIES 2016
THE NORTH FACE ENDURANCE CHALLENGE SERIES 2016

The North Face Endurance Challenge Series is a two-day trail running festival that takes place at six different locations in North America. This edition was set in Blue Mountain Resort, around two hours north of Toronto, Ontario in Canada. I opted for the Half Marathon distance as a great preparation run for the next big race that is just over a months away. Whilst the long distance races took place on Saturday, the shorter distances, including my 21 kilometers, were scheduled for Sunday.

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runNicki Langecanada, blue mountain resort, the north face endurance challenge series, half marathon, lake ontarioComment
48 HOURS UNTIL MY FIRST ULTRAMARATHON
48 HOURS UNTIL MY FIRST ULTRAMARATHON

I have not updated my blog for a pretty long time. Time has literally flown by and three months are gone just like that. Since February, plenty of exciting things have happened, but I shall try to keep this post short and simple. Last time I posted on here, I was intending to run the Marathon in Milan and a couple of weeks later I was aiming to complete my first ultra marathon in Istria, Croatia.

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runNicki Langeitaly, lake garda, garda trentino trailComment
IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING, JUST DO IT
IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING, JUST DO IT

In exactly two months I will have completed my first ultra marathon. The 16th April 2016 at 9:00am marks the start of the 69 kilometres edition of the 100 Miles of Istria Ultra-Trail. Up to the sound of the starting gun, I have exactly 60 days left. 1440 hours to reach the top of my game, for the sake of running Croatian mountain trails from Buzet to Umag. Away from the future, wind back just over a week, I happened to run the 79th edition of the Plänterwaldlauf.

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runNicki Lange15k, plänterwaldlauf, istria100Comment
A LIFE WITH RUNNING IS BETTER
A LIFE WITH RUNNING IS BETTER

It’s been a while since I last dropped some thoughts on this blog. Tel Aviv had been the last event, of what I can refer to as my rookie running season. At the end of 2015, I look back at a number of finishes, but above all mind-blowing experiences. I completed the Madrid Half Marathon, as my first-ever running event, before moving on to running two Marathons, one in Madrid and one in Munich. In the meantime, I participated in the Red Bull Wings For Life World Run, before I wrapped up the season with the Coca-Cola Zero Tel Aviv Night Run.

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runNicki Langemarathon, istria100, utmb, wingsforlife, cappadocia ultra trail, marathon des sables, milanComment
COCA-COLA ZERO NIGHT RUN TEL AVIV 2015
COCA-COLA ZERO NIGHT RUN TEL AVIV 2015

“Maktub” is a word of Arabic origin that translates into “it is written” or “it is meant to be.” People that have read “The Alchemist” by Paolo Coelho, or have an Arabic background will have come across this beautiful word before. I will compose another journal about the importance of the word “maktub” for me in the near future. For now, bear with me, as “maktub” guided me to participate in the Tel Aviv Night Run 2015.

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runNicki Langeisrael, tel aviv, night run tel aviv, 10k Comment
AN INDIVIDUAL TEAMSPORT
AN INDIVIDUAL TEAMSPORT

First and foremost, thank you, thank you all so much for having read, shared or even donated to my cause. It was my first time to organize a fund raiser as such and I had no idea how it would turn out. In the end, we were able to raise a total of €805.00 as a collective, of which I am very proud and thankful for, indeed. It shows what one can achieve by using the power of a community. 

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charity, runNicki Langegermany, munich, marathon, charityComment
MUNICH MARATHON 2015
MUNICH MARATHON 2015

My second Marathon. My second 42.195 kilometres of running, took me to the city of Munich. Sadly, the prior training did not go as smoothly as I hoped it would. A series of small issues here and there hindered me from the streets and mountains trails for most of the summer. The main problem playing up around the largest joint of the human body, connecting thigh and leg, the Articulatio genus, also known as the knee. 

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WHY I RUN
WHY I RUN

Many people have asked me: ”Why do you run?” Why do you run for 42,195 kilometers? Why do you dare to compete in a race that lasts for more than 24 hours? Why? Unfortunately there is no single answer. In fact, there are multiple reasons for “why” I tie my running shoes everyday. Let me begin.

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THE DIFFERENT MILE
THE DIFFERENT MILE

Last Sunday, I run 20 miles for joy, whilst they trekked thousands of miles for survival. After I finished my run, I returned home. On the other hand, they never will, as they have lost their homes. With "they", I mean millions of people that have left their country and made their way to seek saver surroundings to live in with their families.

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charity, runNicki Langegermany, munich, marathon, charityComment