Becoming a Runner

My favorite German running podcast (did I really just say that?) Vom Laufen has just claimed that my 11th Running Anniversary article inspired them to pick up the topic of runners’ biographies. In their latest episode, they wonder why running, or rather starting to run, is such a life-changing event for so many people. So worth listening to!

I'm going to echo the two hosts of Vom Laufen, Juliane and Christian, and take a look at my own drastic biographical break when I started running.

The Before

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