Joe Baur

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Food and travel writer/filmmaker in @bbctravel @food52 @jewishfood @outsidemagazine @guardianus, etc

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Why You Should Run a "Training Race" During Your Marathon Build

2 months ago | run.outsideonline.com | Joe Baur

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Marathon training can be a real slog. If you’re halfway through your marathon training plan and find yourself struggling to motivate amidst the growing monotony, you’re not alone. And in fact, there’s a solution: run a “training race,” like a half marathon.
Just one thing: endless curiosity

2 months ago | travelwriting.substack.com | Joe Baur

I’m sitting in a wooden hut with Hiro, an Okinawan shaman. We’re in Yanbaru National Park, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site thanks to its blend of pristine jungle and Indigenous culture. It’s a spiritually significant place revered for its utaki — sacred natural spaces in the eyes of Okinawa’s Indigenous beliefs, often located in caves tucked inside…
Nach Deutschland ausgewandert: Darum fühlen wir uns in Berlin freier als in den USA

2 months ago | businessinsider.de | Joe Baur

Das Leben in Deutschland hat unsere Lust zum Wandern bestärkt. Joe Baur Meine Frau und ich kommen aus den USA und lieben es, zu verreisen, weshalb wir das erste Angebot für einen Umzug nach Europa direkt annahmen. Seitdem wir in Deutschland sind, fühle ich mich viel sicherer auf offener Straße und kann mich ohne Einschränkungen frei entfalten.
A Shaman In Okinawa Shares Her Wisdom for the Climate Era

2 months ago | azureroad.io | Joe Baur

“Years ago, she led what many would call a normal life — a government job, a baby, a predictable future. But everything changed in 2011.”There’s a mist rising over the forested mountaintop, curling through the trees like breath on a cold morning. The rain has been falling off and on, beading on leaves and dampening the soil, but nothing that would suggest the climate catastrophe gripping Okinawa.
4 A.M. Run, Eat, Fast Until Sunset. What It’s Like Training Through Ramadan.

Mar 6, 2025 | run.outsideonline.com | Joe Baur

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. It’s 3 A.M. when Hebah Hefzy rolls out of her bed in Detroit. She has a long run ahead of her that she needs to finish before sunrise, so she has enough time to eat a protein-rich suhoor, the pre-dawn meal of Ramadan. For her, that consists of oatmeal with peanut butter and nuts. Then her 12-hour fast begins.
This Desert Ultramarathon is Harder Than Marathon des Sables

Mar 3, 2025 | run.outsideonline.com | Joe Baur

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Our bus rolls into Al Wasil, a sand-dusted stone fort on the edge of the desert. A group of men dressed in formal Omani attire—long-sleeved, ankle-length dishdasha robes, muzzar turbans, and ceremonial, curved khanjar daggers around the waist—await.
Nach Deutschland eingewandert: In Berlin fühle ich mich sicher und frei

Mar 3, 2025 | businessinsider.de | Joe Baur

Das Leben in Deutschland hat unsere Lust zum Wandern bestärkt. Joe Baur Meine Frau und ich kommen aus den USA und lieben es zu verreisen, weshalb wir das erste Angebot für einen Umzug nach Europa direkt annahmen. Seitdem wir in Deutschland sind, fühle ich mich viel sicherer auf offener Straße und kann mich ohne Einschränkungen frei entfalten.
Joe Baur Archives

Mar 3, 2025 | run.outsideonline.com | Joe Baur

Joe Baur is a travel, food, and adventure writer/filmmaker born-and-raised just outside of Cleveland. These days he’s based in Berlin, hitting the trails across Europe as often as possible in search of stories and new ways to torture himself–all of which he documents on his YouTube channel. He can otherwise be found in Outside Magazine, BBC Travel, Saveur, National Geographic, and more.
I've lived in Berlin for 5 years. The US will always be my home, but I feel more at ease living in Europe.

Mar 1, 2025 | businessinsider.com | Joe Baur

Travel Living in Germany has made access to hiking across Europe more accessible. Courtesy of Joe Baur This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . I grew up in the Midwest and miss the friendliness and small talk back home. Pleasant chitchat has been rare for me in Germany, but I continue to live here for the hiking and security. I feel safer in Germany compared with the US.
6 European Trail Races to Put on Your 2025 Bucket List

Jan 16, 2025 | run.outsideonline.com | Joe Baur

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. There is no shortage of wonderful trails and trail races across North America. But as trail running has become a global sport, runners have gotten the itch to chase adventures in unfamiliar terrain via new paths and challenges, and, increasingly in recent years, they’ve found it in European destinations.