Last Saturday I set out to run a nice bike route near my home. It’s mostly flat and would lead through a forest, some suburbs, the countryside and canals. As I’m training for a 6h run in July, I needed to add some extra distance to my long run. This route was 44k, so perfect! …
Tell Me About The Marathon
There are TONS of articles out there and even more blog posts that handle the mythical distance that Pheidippides ran somewhere 490BC. Seeing that this is a mythical distance, I thought it would be nice to write down the general (training) experience and tips surrounding those daunting 42.2km or 26.2 miles. 1. Don’t try a …
Morning runs are the worst … apparently?
Since I’m commuting on running shoes (a detailed lookback on this is coming…) I seem to be able to confirm a hunch I’ve been having for quite some time now. My weekend long runs always start in the early hours (6-8 AM max) and it seemed my body always needed some waking up. It’s often …
Week Recap 222015
I’ve rested last week. I “only” did 59k (~36 miles) and took some time catching up on sleeping mostly. My shin pains (mild) and adductor muscle stiffness seem to be gone so I’m ready for an intensive week. The goal is to insert more stretching in my daily routine and hope this helps for various …
Taking What I Can…
There has been an awful lot of wind the last weeks around here. I don’t mind pounding against nature now and then, but after a while I’ve had it none the less. Last weeks I’m running to commute (detailed post later :-)) and one of the advantages is now that I can always take a …
Running: how to start?
As my friends know I’m an avid runner I often get asked how to start running. I cannot claim I’m a running expert nor that I tell The Running Truth about everything, but there are some tips I give to everyone when asked this question. 1. Start running 3 times a week or look for …
Bye April…
Goodbye April, helly May. April has been kind to me. The weather didn’t really cooperate, but the mileage did go up! Spring has arrived here for over a month, sadly it doesn’t show, nor by temperature, nor by hours of sunshine and especially not by a nice spring breeze. April had one good week – …
Race Recap: 56k Bear Trail (Voeren)
As I’m always up for a new challenge, I decided it was time for an ultra trail run after my 50k road race. Browsing around my eye fell on ‘The Bear Trail’. A trailrun which said to be +90% off road with a distance of 56km (~34.7 miles) and 1200m of elevation (~3937 feet). I …
100k In One Week!
The commuting on foot has started last week and because of all the good weather and the “hey-it’s-new” spirit I added some extra mileage and everyday and just like that something happened that I have been dreaming of for a while now: the 100km in one week came in sight. After Friday I was already …
Race Recap: HMS Vindictive Memoral Run
Last saturday I ran the HMS Vindictive Memorial Run. Early in 1918 she was fitted out for the Zeebrugge Raid. Most of her guns were replaced by howitzers, flame-throwers and mortars. On 23 April 1918 she was in fierce action at Zeebrugge when she went alongside the mole, and her upperworks were badly damaged by …