The Runderluster - Run Coach

BERLIN MARATHON ✅🏁 / RACE RECAP 📌 |

10+ years since my last marathon. 1 year + 3 months postpartum.

i knew it would be hard…just not THAT hard 🫠. especially after the best prep i possibly could.

it basically felt like two separate races ⤵️

0️⃣–2️⃣4️⃣ km: pretty damn good! found my rhythm, felt strong, in control and genuinely enjoyed it ⚡️

although pretty early on i realized my starting block wasn’t the best match. Berlin gets narrow often, so it was constant slowing down - speeding up - zigzagging 😵‍💫 physically + mentally costed me more than i thought. THE reason for what came next? no idea. but it didn’t surely help.

2️⃣4️⃣ km → finish: i was gone. no injury or red flags. just a totally empty tank + burning legs refusing to move.

gels, breathing, stretches, mental tricks (even massages)… nothing worked. after almost 2 decades of running, i know my body pretty well. and i knew exactly what was coming.

📝 so new plan: run - stop & recover - run 🔁

i didn’t want to walk it - just my choice. getting back up every time felt a bit like stepping into a ring again 🥊: all a question of mind and pride.

watching fellow runners pushing helped keep going.

i know a finish is a finish. but my brain still needs time to accept this one — not the race i hoped for or the example i wanted to give my athletes.

but more than anything, i’m GRATEFUL.

getting that lottery spot alone. then getting to train for it from 4 months postpartum on, through sleep deprivation + the (beautiful) chaos of becoming a mum for the first time.

it was hard as hell. still: worth every bit of it! no regrets.

now time to recover, reset & catch on a couple things i had to put aside lately.

a huge 🩷 THANK YOU 🩷to everyone who cheered me on and to every finisher: you’re badass!!! be proud of yourself.

rough race too? head up. we’ll get another shot 😎💪🏼

🏁 THERE WE ARE BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 👟 |

bib picked up. can’t believe we’re actually here.

this journey has been WILD - sleepless nights, endless ups & downs and plenty of “wtf was i thinking?” after entering that lottery at 3 months postpartum… and somehow getting in (don’t believe in “chances”)⚡️

would i recommend it? maybe not 😂
would i di it again? hell yeah.

and then you, fellow runners: when i hit my lowest point and seriously thought about quitting, you reminded me why i started. you kept me going - and look, it worked! i’m running this one for you, too.

Sunday i’ll be grateful for every single km. for this incredible running community that made this ride even more special.

thx for following it crazy ride here & on YT — i’m behind on the vlogs, i know. but it’s all still coming, the marathon one included.

LFG. 🤟🏼
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ASICS RISE & SHINE COFFEE RUN CLUB ☕️☀️ |

and that’s a wrap 🥹🎬🔚
4 runs, a lots of coffee, so many new faces and lovely morning energy! 🌪️

couldn’t have asked for a better crew to close this chapter than The Rolling Mile 🫶🏼

huge love to everyone who showed up and brought the morning energy in all these 4 adventures (even before coffee lol).

big thansk to ASICS Running for trusting me with these ones.

fun fact: before these events i was genuinely terrified of speaking in front of big groups (it didn’t really enjoy it, back in my corporate career). well, you know what? against all the odds that fear immediately dissolved on the first run and - plot twist - turns out that leading a running crew is now one of my favorite things!

the next WE will definitely feel a little weird without you all. heart very full. hope this was just the beginning… 🤍

ps. berlin running clubs… if you need any support with warm-ups, leading runs, whatever… you know where to find me 🫡🕺🏻

fellow runnerssss 🥹 tomorrow is already the last one of these runs with ASICS Running x BONANZA COFFEE ROASTERS , together with local berlin running clubs — and tomorrow it’s @ therollingmile 🫶

kinda sad it’s already almost over, but also wow. easily THE coolest work opportunities i’ve ever had so far as a running coach and brand ambassador (and calling it “work” s feels like a stretch). the fun, the people, everything i’ve learned… priceless 💘

anywayyy see you tomorrow at ‼️9:30 ⏰ at bonanza, adalbertstraße 70 (X-Berg)

i’m already way too excited to warm you up and go for a cheecky little run together 🏃‍♀️💨

best way to kick off this pre-marathon WE. let’s goooo 🤘🐬

📸 : David C Morton + 𝒱𝒾𝓋𝒾𝒶𝓃 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝓀

ASICS RISE & SHINE COFFEE RUN CLUB ☕️☀️ |
BERLIN, RISE & SHINE! ⚡️
One week to marathon weekend — time to wake up the legs, lace up & get moving. 🏃‍♂️💨

Warm-up with coach Elisa | Cert. Running Coach | Berlin | ASICS FrontRunner, an easy cruise through Kreuzberg, then coffee, good vibes & pre-race fuel at Bonanza. ☕️🔥

📍 Bonanza Coffee | Adalbertstr. 70
🗓️ Saturday, 19th September | 9:30AM
🏃 Approx. 5K | Pace 6:00–6:30 min/km
👟 ASICS test shoes
☕️ Coffee + goodies
ASICS Running x BONANZA COFFEE ROASTERS x The Rolling Mile

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⏰ Closes 17 SEPT · 23:59 CET
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