A great 10km run to take part in Barcelona is the famous Bomberos. It’s dedicated to the firemen (bomberos) of the city, who actually complete the race in their full fire gear! As you head to the finish line with Continue Reading
The alarm clock went off super early, I made a mistake the night before. So nervous! Tried to sleep a bit more, but I was already awake. The day of the triathlon! It all felt like it wasn’t real. Good that Continue Reading
It was time. The ‘big training day’ is what we were now calling it. We were in the middle of Russia, nobody spoke good English, but thank goodness for Michiel’s new found friend, who made finding Continue Reading
At this stage of training, Michiel is more than ready for an olympic distance triathlon. The distance is 1.5km swim, 40km biking and ending with a 10km run. As you know from our training, he is smashing these Continue Reading
Runkeeper said it was time for new shoes. I tracked 500 km in them, and some more. I also wanted to know if something had changed since I bought my new shoes, as I am running more and more. So I visited Runners Continue Reading
In Italy I did two runs, of about the same distance. One was in a hotelgym, looking in the mirror, in a hot room. The other was in the vineyards, on desolate roads, in the countryside. Guess which one I liked best? Continue Reading
After all the issues with Michiel’s knee, I have had to slow down the running training dramatically over the past few months. We couldn’t risk injuring it further, and had time on our side to slow it Continue Reading
Marathon day! Finally! And with the history of my knee & the fact I never ran 21k before, pretty exciting. But the most exciting: running through the streets of Pyongyang! After an early start, it began in the Continue Reading
The day we came here for! A steady amount of carbohydrates the night before, Michiel had his coffee, handful of almonds and banana (the practiced pre-running food of choice), and was ready for the Pyongyang 1/2 Continue Reading
We were excited to try the great facilities in the hotel, before Michiels tapering starts so he is rested & ready for the 1/2 marathon. I have eased off running the past few weeks, giving his legs full rest from Continue Reading
