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 easy to say ‘this is for training’, ‘no pressure’, but as Russia, and the half ironman distance triathlon got closer, it was nerve wracking for us both. Michiel had his own worries, and it is my job to make Continue Reading
Working out can sometimes take a back seat. Too tired, children, work, weather – the excuses are endless, and be honest, we have all made them from time to time. Truth is, I used find myself with the same old 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
My sister Rosalie lives in Amsterdam and she always does a lot of sport. I use to laugh about that, just did not understand why. In hindsight I guess that must have annoyed her. Sorry Rosalie! Now I finally 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
Whilst we know Ironman consists of a 180km cycle, this doesn’t mean in training we only do long distances. On the contrary. In order to build confidence and endurance, shorter rides are just as beneficial for Continue Reading
The reason we came to Mallorca – Swim Smooth. Paul Newsome is the founder of this company, who helps swimmers from beginners to athlete level get better with their swimming. He coaches both swimmers and Continue Reading
Open water. Something that isn’t in our training plan often…YET! Michiel has been working hard on his technique, and training in the pool, but part of this stage of training is to get confident in the Continue Reading
