"I still remember the day very clearly, when I browsed through Runner’s World Magazine and came across an advertisement of the market leader in running clothing. The ad was very well designed, a runner standing on top of a hill, looking down upon a city, perfectly personifying both, the urban and the trail runner. I looked a the ad for a while and, just like probably any other runner, felt very attracted by it. Then I realized that the runner portrayed in the ad was completely dressed up in neon green colors. From top to bottom all green. I was shocked by the fact, that I was so appealed by this advertisement, although I would never wear neon green colors in my ‚real life‘. With running clothes however, this seemed to be possible. I looked at my running wardrobe and found all sorts of crazy colors, cuts and accessory. It suddenly appeared to me like the costume storage of a dog and pony show. This wasn’t my taste, this wasn’t my style and it did not fit my personality at all. I wanted to dress the way I feel like and simply ‚look cool‘ when I’m out running. None of the current brands could provide me what I wanted. That was the moment, when the idea for Willpower was born."