Hi there, one more race accomplished – today it was once again the time for the race that nowadays seems to be the most important to me due to the vicinity and the fact I can run in the familiar outskirts, the Vahrer Seen Lauf. I want once again also…
13. Cuxhavener Stadtsparkassen Marathon
Hello again! I have had a very busy week due to lots of work and gardening. Fortunately I had some days off work due to the eastern holidays. Sorry that the post about the latest marathon accomplishment was delayed due to all other activities! But let’s get back to the…
The final week before a marathon start
Hi there, I have wanted to write a short post already for a couple of weeks, but somehow there does not seem to be enough time at the moment. Our work at the garden is gaining the full pace once again and naturally I have been actively doing workouts (and…
Heading towards the next marathon
Hi there, The past two – three weeks have been great when it comes to the training. I have finally been able to maintain a bit of a continuity in my training – interval trainings, tempo runs and long runs regularly. Now I just need to maintain this good tendency…
Race report: 2. Bremer Silvesterlauf
Hi there, first of all I want to wish you a happy new year. Secondly this time the post concentrates on a running event that took place yesterday here in Bremen, namely 2. Bremer Silvesterlauf. I wanted to include one more race for this year to build up motivation for…
Taming Alexa – part 1
Hello there, It’s time for a short Alexa session. As I stated in my previous post, I would like to provide an overview of the basics for developing a Skill for Alexa and simultaneously also learn more for the future. In general it usually works in the life the when…
Getting a grip of Alexa
Hello, this time the content will be concentrated on something related to my second passion – computers and software that after years of tinkering took me to another path in my life – to a software engineering profession. In order to be able to keep up with the quickly changing…
Towards a new running year
Hey, it’s me again after a short break. Lately haven’t had that much to write or to comment so I’ve been mainly concentrating on the work or other hobbies than running. I have experienced the same phenomenon previously after the year’s running events have been accomplished and the motivation to…
Race report: Oldenburg marathon 21.10.2018
The alarm clock was triggered at 04:15, because the tram and train connections were highly unsuitable for an early Sunday. On days like that one surely feels a bit demotivated because there is no car available. After having a quick breakfast, I took a tram to the train station and…
Oldenburg Marathon
Hi there, The following race is scheduled: the 26th marathon for me will be next week in Oldenburg, Germany (https://oldenburg-marathon.de). The benefit of this event compared to many others is that I hardly know the town since I’ve only been there once before. The pain during the marathon run is…
19. Sparkassen-Küstenmarathon in Otterndorf
Hi there, After the marathon there is a new marathon coming up. That’s exactly my thought three days after the latest accomplishment. The next marathon will probably be Oldenburg marathon in about four weeks, so there’s hardly any time for recovery, but let’s try anyway. This post, however, will provide…
Race report – 2. Bremer Brückenlauf
Hello, last Saturday I finally got the opportunity to take part in a real running event in Bremen – 2. Bremer Brückenlauf. The half marathon took place in the evening which was a nice change to the normal routine where the most races take place in the daytime. The later…
2. Bremer Brückenlauf
Greetings, The past few weeks have been much better than the previous six months when it comes to the training and motivation. The condition seems to improve slowly, but steadily. Now I hope to be able to maintain the trend through the whole summer. My next race is already scheduled…
Back to the racing
Greetings, I finally succeeded in taking part at a running event – after a very long time. I think I haven’t done this for about a year due to various reasons. On the one hand the issues in the personal life have made training very exhaustive and there were times…
Open ID Connect and a sample app for SSO
Hi there, The last few weeks have once again brought changes to my life. First I started at a new job which obviously almost certainly means a lot of pressure due to the probation time etc. Secondly, I lost my beloved grandfather which hit me pretty hard. However, the life…
Renewal of SSL certificate
Hi there, due to some selfish reasons I’m writing this post about how to renew the RapidSSL certificate. Obviously the process is a recurring one, but it does not happen that often that one could remember every step. So if there’s someone interested in how to renew an SSL certificate…
Status at the beginning of a new year of training
Hi there, like numerous bloggers and writers around the worlds, I also want to have a small glance at the past and what kind of plans I have for this year. The past year was a lousy one regarding the training due to the personal worries and illness, and obviously…
Google AIY and Cloudspeech – understanding Finnish – “ymmärrän suomea”
Greetings, The first days with the Google AIY kit have been pretty rewarding; at the beginning most of the time has been consumed with Google assistant and asking all sorts of questions. For a person that isn’t a native English speaker it does not feel completely natural to use the…
Google AIY Kit
Hi, since a couple of weeks I am happy owner of the Google AIY voice kit, a natural language recognizer connected with the Google assistant. It can be attached to a Raspberry Pi board and with the included items it is pretty straightforward to build a basic voice recognizion system.…
About Cryptocurrencies and economic independence
Hi there, there’s a topic that has attracted me a while – how to become less dependent on the companies, authorities, institutes and the government e.g. in the everyday life. As the world largely works on the financial basis, the first step would be to become less dependent on banks and…