A bad rehearsal is a good dress rehearsal. I hope so, because a lot went wrong. Fortunately, the beautiful setting of the Meijendelloop makes up for a lot.
Continue reading “Hard over de heuvels: de Meijendelloop”In the prices: the Alphense Bergen Trail
How much rest is needed after the marathon? And does it matter that you used a nutrient patch?
Continue reading “In de prijzen: de Alphense Bergen Trail”No trail but tough: Marathon of Ghent
About how an urban marathon turns out to be a nature run, but you can still significantly improve PR through better nutrition. At the same time I the Nutripleister: does it really work as advertised?
Continue reading “Geen trail maar wel pittig: Marathon van Gent”Diabe in hibernation
Diabites cannot be distinguished from normal people during the first trail run with their own classification for type 1s. For me, however, it was mainly a day of reshuffling.
Ultra-intensive: Airborne Freedom Trail
This year it is 75 years ago that the Allies tried to liberate the Netherlands through Operation Market Garden. During the Airborne Freedom Trail we walk a similar route as the paratroopers from the Ginkel Heath to the ‘Bridge too far’ in Arnhem: 44 km.