Category: training
a virtual mini-vacation…
(or: “why do I always fall for these stupid ideas…”) Let’s start with a little history… In 2008, whilst cycling to the south of Spain, I decided to plan my route so that I could clim... Read More
ultratriathlon is about patience anyway, so…
as was to be expected: the SwissUltra Deca 2020 is now officially cancelled… (or: postponed to 2021…) With everything going on in the world right now I knew there was a 99.999% chance that... Read More
a (very) short update…
There’s some epic training-sessions to come in the near-future (well, unless we go into lockdown next week…), and the last few months haven’t been filled with epic races or training-... Read More
“Saturdays run will be shortened by 5 hours”
I’ve been on this deca-journey for quite some time now, and 2019 has been a year with some great adventures that will help me get there in 2020… The Double in Emsdetten was a great mental test... Read More
760 lengths in the pool…
a little peek in my head: – when coach Jacomina said she wanted to do a 6 hour pool swim this month (training for the enduroman arch-to-arc), someone in her team said: “who wants to join for a... Read More
August update…
sometimes your memory can play tricks on you… It’s a sunny day on the bike, and I’m riding on the Brutal course. Somewhere during the terrible climb to Waunfawr I know the climb has to end a... Read More
July update…
back to where it all began… Sometimes I forget that it’s only been 4 years since my first irondistance-race… What once started as a ‘once in a lifetime’ thing turned out to be a seri... Read More