Nadat mijn rustige poging om een 100 te lopen helaas stukliep, besloot ik een nieuwe gooi te doen naar de 100 km van de Brabantse Ultra Trail. Eunice dacht er anders over. Toch was het zeker geen verloren weekend met een korter parcours van 60 km.
Continue reading “BUT100: Did Not Start, Did Storm”Blue Monday: the Zoetermudrun edition
Walking and mental health, hashtag mentalhealthgoes hand in hand for many runners. But is it enough in itself? How emotions can surface on the trails and why it is sometimes necessary to intervene.
Continue reading “Blue Monday: de Zoetermudrun-editie”Close by: Pijnacker-Gouda
The first long endurance run of the year was a stretch of over 50 km to my home town of Gouda. Is it doable, ploughing through the polder? I also made my first acquaintance with the Altra Superior 5.
Continue reading “Rondje dichtbij: Pijnacker-Gouda”Beautifully close: round The Hague
When it's just freezing and the ice crystals bring the world into a Christmas atmosphere on your first day of holiday, you have to get out and about. 49 km from home to The Hague Central Station over gravel and sandy paths.
Continue reading “Mooi dichtbij: rondje Den Haag”Maasdal Marathons: Carnival on the trails
Who expects the librarian to tear up books while running? A loosely Barkley Marathon-inspired trail of over 58 km in the Meuse valley.
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