It was finally here. The goal that had changed everything, Michiel’s Ironman day. 3.9km swim, 180km bike, finished with a 42.2km marathon run. It still didn’t seem real. The moment we stepped out of the apartment, Continue Reading
The build up is usually worse than the actual event. We hoped it was true! Michiel is nervous, I am nervous, but of course, we stay positive, I know he has done enough to get to that finish line, but anything could Continue Reading
Just a few weeks away from Ironman – how EXCITING! Michiel spotted a bike ‘tour’ online that leaves Catalunya, and travels (high up) into the pyrenees and France. It was 140km, and with high points Continue Reading
The last night on this trip ended with a great sunset… What an incredible country and experience we have had here. From the marathon in Reykjavik, to the western most point in Europe. Both desolate landscapes Continue Reading
We found a cute little place in the small town of Patreksfjordhur (I would like to say how to say this word, but it comes out differently every time). Which like many of the towns in the Westfjords, was super small Continue Reading
The Westfjords is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland. It lies on the Denmark Strait, facing the east coast of Greenland. It is also home to the westernmost point of Europe & Iceland. On the search for Continue Reading
A year pretty much to the day Michiel had the accident, he was now enrolled to do a marathon. Crazy right!? It is still so hard to think just a year ago he was fighting for his life, to this! It’s so Continue Reading
Barcelona is known for its beautiful sandy beaches, and the meditaranian seas. But, did you know its also now home to around 20 million jellyfish?! Well, us either. Until that day. We were swimming away, on a long Continue Reading
Finally the day had come, the day of my half Ironman, in Hawaii. The first ironman since the accident that almost beat me. The second if you count the one I did last year in Russia. What a difference! The start, Continue Reading
No trip to LA would be complete without a trip to the famous Santa Monica Pier. A great place to spend our last few hours in the US. We walked around the infamous pier, and enjoyed the views, a 5km coastline, Continue Reading
