today and tomorrow

Something tells me that I should get this t-shirt. Does anybody know where I could buy one?

Girls! Watch and learn! Brenda Dickson, a 70’s TV star, gives you many fashion and other tips straight from the 80’s.

part 2

found @ Search & Destroy

You may have noticed that I’m a huge fan of Nike+. Today, I finally reached the 1000 km mark on Nike+! After 130 runs and 86 hours, Nike+ congratulated me right away after logging my 7,5 km from this morning. “You’re definitely bona fide now. You’re joining the ranks of the most dedicated amongst us, and it’s truly a feat to share. You’ve got our most humble congrats.” Thank you Nike+. There’s now even a button called ‘brag‘ in the ‘my records’ panel.
This calls for a party! What about tonight at the Belgian embassy in Berlin? O, there’s already a party planned, today is the Flemish Community’s official holiday. We once won a battle, The Battle of the Golden Spurs … They better have some fries at the embassy, I don’t mean those toothpicks coming from those we defeated 705 years ago.

Nike+ keeps expanding it’s tools and services, so here are the widgets. You can now post your Nike+ data on every other site you want. You can pick a particular run or your fastest or longest or …
The only thing they still have to do is merging the Nike+ website with the Nike Running website.

Yesterday we went to see the concert of The Whitest Boy Alive. Not only do they know how to have great music videos, but they also know how to party. It was a 2 hours blast! Damn, they even played “Pump Up The Jam” from Technotronic, a true classic straight from Belgium!

It has been 3 days now since the Berlin Half Marathon and I’m looking for a new goal. Should I try a full marathon right away or should I try to gain more speed and endurance first? Questions about questions …
Yesterday, a strange kind of muscle ache kicked in, one like I have never experienced before. I knew I should have done some cool down and stretching afterwards but I was too high … runner’s high. I’ll try to get rid of it tonight with a slow run, it’s really strange not having a training schedule anymore. Speaking of runner’s high, there are some parts of the half marathon where I only have vague memories, it’s really strange.
If Apple and Nike wouldn’t have teamed up together to create this whole Nikeplus system, I would still not be able to run a few kilometers. Actually my uncle, who is an experienced marathon runner, laughed at me when I told him I started running because of a gadget. Who cares, I enjoy it and will continue doing so.

Here are 2 more graphics from the Nikeplus website which show the work I did during the last weeks and months. Damn, I ran over 170 km in March!

10 days to D-Day a.k.a. the Berlin Half Marathon. Time to boot up the motivation machinery. The most important thing at that day will be the playlist on my iPod. So here is my current selection, maybe I’ll adjust it a little towards D-Day.

00:00:00 - Jürgen Paape - So weit wie noch nie

“As far as never before”, true dat true dat, I never ran that far before.

00:05:59 - Ellen Allien - Alles sehen (Miss Kittin remix)

It will probably be a little too late to check out the Pariser Platz and the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate), but hey I passed here many times before so no big deal.

00:09:57 - Sascha Funke - Strassentanz

I think the title of this track is perfect for the area around the Siegessäule (Berlin Victory Column). In honour of the Love Parade.

00:14:39 - Tocotronic - Pure Vernunft Darf Niemals Siegen (Superpitcher/Wassermann Single Mix)

“Reason my never win”, I guess that’s why I’m here.

00:18:35 - Superpitcher - People

I hope there will be some cheering people along the road …

00:24:24 - Minilogue - Hitchhikers Choice

An excellent track with an excellent video! I don’t think I’ll need to hitchhike to finish this one.

00:33:20 - Paul Kalkbrenner - Steinbeisser

“Stone biter”, as soon as I saw the title of this track I knew I had to add it. By now I should be around Schloss Charlottenburg and running steady at 5.10 minutes a kilometer (wishful thinking).

00:40:22 - Ada - … And more

That’s right, halfway is still a few kilometers away.

00:46:30 - Peter Grummich - A roboter

Halfway point, I’ll love it when I hear that on my Ipod. Nike+ just rocks.

00:50:45 - Ada - Believer

Yeah I can do this. I should reach Kurfürstendamm by now.

00:58:09 - The Hacker - Fading away

Runner’s High may kick in NOW. Please!

01:02:53 - Ellen Allien - The brain is lost

You bet! So I probably won’t notice the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche and the KaDeWe.

01:08:11 - Tomas Andersson - Numb

No comment.

01:11:52 - Gui Boratto - Beautiful life

Stay positive!

01:20:22 - Oliver Hacke - 8:20

Another long track to pass time.

01:28:48 - Sascha Funke - Forms & shapes

I’m curious if I will still be able to recognize something.

01:32:44 - Lawrence - Untitled 07

One of my favorite tracks! I can smell the victory and Checkpoint Charlie.

01:38:32 - Jeff Mills & Montpellier Philarmonic Orchestra - The bells

Leipziger Strasse, here I come.

01:44:15 - Tomas Andersson - Happy happy

I hope to cross the finish line during this track. Happy Happy!

01:48:15 - Closer Musik - Maria

Shit, something went wrong … my knee, my hip? Damn.

01:53:24 - Lawrence - Spark

This is embarrassing. I hope no one sees me half dead on the Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse.

02:00:07 - Mayer/Aguayo - Slow

My cool-down track. Sieg!

The only thing that I’m afraid of … will the battery of my iPod last?

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So it has been 194 posts since I posted my last achievements …

1. Yesterday I ran 5 km in 25′31” which is ok after my knee problems of the last weeks. My records on the 5 km is 25′00”, with the amazing pace of 5′00” per kilometer … math is so easy.

2. Yesterday I passed my drivers test, so now I can rush to the Berlin Lamborghini dealership and get this car.

3. This is post number 695.

I’m reading “Getting Real” by 37signals and I came across this quote by Steve Jobs.

“Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It’s about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.”