Fundamentally, we should understand decisions as an opportunity for self-efficacy. If every decision were obvious, where would we still have the chance to shape our own path? I want to be honest. This has been difficult for me in recent weeks. Life confronted me, and so I had to set a course. A multitude of changes and the necessary readjustment that went with them. Nothing to be ashamed of. Because the only constant in all of our lives is and remains: change.
The university building where I studied was a textbook example of brutalist concrete architecture: quite ugly, quite dark, terribly cold. In the...
Setbacks are simply part of life, no matter how intensely our emotions may be affected. There's no magic bullet against them. Especially when external factors are at play, besides a trip to the sea, the only thing that really helps is the wise advice to savor the next success all the more. As the kind of person who loves being in control, I'm throwing myself back into training. Talent is hard work, and as Mom always said, "When one door closes, another opens." And maybe it will lead us into the very same building.
This story is about more than just a utilitarian object that has risen to become a stylish lifestyle product and is now finding its way to an ever-growing number of consumers. It's about the people behind a project they brought to life from scratch, and who ultimately grew, developed, and yes, even reinvented themselves in the process.
A new coach, and with him a system that prioritized my health over fulfilling training plans, a demanding new challenge that required a complete overhaul of my technique, and in connection with which I embarked on my first solo training camp in the Swiss Engadine. At the same time, however, I also had pangs of conscience: Had I let my training group down?
Before you know it, the first races are just around the corner, and sporting highlights that seemed so far away just a moment ago are suddenly approaching at breakneck speed. We're already in the thick of that time of year when, every weekend, and sometimes even during the week, you're faced with the dilemma of which of the many sporting events to follow. I feel stressed and try to cope with the problem by juggling multiple screens, live tickers, streams, and broadcasts simultaneously. Multi-tasking is essential.
At the national training center, a role model during a joint training session advised me to change my diet, and the figurehead of German triathlon, himself an Olympic champion, also reports in his biography on a strict rice and fruit diet in the run-up to the Games. An eating disorder, which I would of course never publicly describe as such, meant that I regularly woke up at night, especially during the intense summer months. I was hungry.
The fact that what we found could be a symptom of the development that is slowly but noticeably spreading everywhere—and yes, which is none other than the damned climate change that some have actually been preaching about for over twenty years—was somehow not discussed. And yes, maybe we really were just unlucky (or rather, I was lucky), and in the coming weeks of March, Seefeld will have fantastic snow as always. But perhaps we are also sometimes very good at closing our eyes to reality.
Our blogger and professional triathlete Jannik Schaufler writes about winter training, keeping performance targets in mind, and the conflict between socializing and sticking to individual training programs. The thoughts and insights of a young professional on the verge of bigger challenges.
Fitness goals and a healthy lifestyle are among the most popular New Year's resolutions. Our blogger Franzi Reng explores whether they live up to their promises or whether goals set at the beginning of a new year are doomed to failure.
To celebrate our birthday we created a limited Birthday Collection. With an abstract "4", "FOR THE HUNTERS" slogan, a cool birthday patch and four colorways, we pay tribute to what we experienced together and what lies ahead of us.
Happy Birthday to us! We just became 3 years old and looking forward to develop our little baby in different aspects. What started as a hobby became our main jobs and is still 100% passion driven. Check out what we are currently up to, what's on our daily agenda and where we are heading to.
