2017 has been such an important year for both Michiel and I. From our first trip to Chile a year ago, to travelling the world since, exploring the most epic locations, taking on the biggest challenges and having so Continue Reading
Half Ironman distance – check! But now, Michiel needed to recover. What to do? Straight back to training for Ironman? Rest for weeks? Falling asleep after the finish line.. Thing is, after a big event like 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
It’s the evening before the flight to Russia, 5 nights until the triathlon. What if nobody speaks English at the Russian triathlon? What if the airline does not accept my bike? What if we can’t get Continue Reading
The game is called: Ironman training in epic places. When I started I knew training was not going to be fun, so why not combine it with travel, which I love? So we are going to Saint Petersburg in Russia. Not to Continue Reading
