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When I planned my 2019 season, the main focus was originally the Swissultra Continuous Deca (38km swim / 1800km bike / 422km run). In preparation one or two…
As far as small-scale events go, this one is as small as it gets… Only 12 athletes showed up for the first edition of the Terheijden Long Course…
After taking an ‘easy’ year in 2018, it’s time to focus on a new, big, long, and scary ultra-triathlon goal in 2019… For those who are impatient, click…
Thorsminde, Denmark – august 4th – 5.59AM I’m on a beach, staring at the ocean, where every wave seems to be bigger than the last one. The sound…
“…all that it takes… is all that you’ve got…” It’s just a small line on the Brutalevents website, on some of the Brutal t-shirts and on the banners…
The body and mind are still recovering, and a long race-report will follow, but for now: here’s some data of what goes on during a triple-irondistance triathlon on…
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…
…a 1/6th triple… I’m in the water at the start of a small-scale middle-distance triathlon. The speaker announces that the start signal will be a gunshot, and seconds…
What’s the scariest moment in the whole process of racing long distances? Is it when you realise that it’s only one week until the start of a race?…
Normally, a story about an extremely hard race ends with thanking the Support Crew involved. Unfortunately, most people skip those last lines of a race report, so this…