Category Archives: Triathlon

Sprint Triathlon (1:24:17)

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Nina

I have been enjoying a few days off. Sleeping in more than once a week is great. Not being on the computer for more than 8 hours a day is quite awesome, too. So, sorry for being late with my … Continue reading →

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I’m A Triathlete!

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Nina

Today, I became a triathlete.  I had a great time racing a triathlon for the first time! I finished 500 m of swimming, 20 km of cycling and a 5k run in 1:24:17. I feel like I should take the … Continue reading →

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First Tri

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Nina

Happy Race Week! Wait…what? That’s right, it’s race week for me, and it’s not a usual race week. It’s the week of my first triathlon!! Five years ago, shortly after running my first half marathon, I came across a sport … Continue reading →

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On Why There Is No Marathon In My 2013 Resolutions

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Nina

People who know me might have wondered why I didn’t put a Marathon in my post of  New Year’s Resolution. I had a hard time making the decision to not run a Marathon in 2012, and I really was sad … Continue reading →

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Name Wanted!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Nina

It’s Christmas! And my Birthday!  I lied. Bummer! It’s not Christmas yet, and my Birthday is still a week away, but it definitely felt like it when this beauty arrived on Tuesday: That’s a ROAD BIKE, in case you haven’t … Continue reading →

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Tri Season 2013 Has Began (and why I’ll probably won’t “tri”)

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Nina

sI hope that, in case you live near the east coast of Northern America, you got through this crazy hurricane Sandy and everything is ok. While signing up for my year abroad, the thing that scared me the most were … Continue reading →

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A Lovely Fall Run

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Nina

Over the past two weeks, I haven’t been running much. After my 12 km race on October 3rd, I took three days off because of muscle soreness. Then, I went on my first road bike trip ever, which left me … Continue reading →

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Joining A (Triathlon) Club

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Nina

I moved back to Hamburg in August, and moving back to my hometown meant giving up my gym membership (so expensive here) and giving up being member of the climbing club. For a long time, this meant no sweaty fun … Continue reading →

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Most Inspirational Weekend Ever

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Nina

The title of this post is no joke, since last weekend was kind of the best weekend I had in a long time. I love running, but I could never imagine myself run 100 miles or even 100 kilometre. Could … Continue reading →

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