Sweating with a sea view

IMG_4823-webThose who want to be beautiful have to suffer pain, those who want to be faster or fitter do not. Well, a little muscle pain maybe but a serious injury often means end of story. And that's a shame, of course, so close to the Circuit Run. Thus, Team Zandvoort started six weeks ago with eight men strong and by now [...]

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Running-avoidance behavior

Blog BabianAt least twice a week, I put on my running outfit early in the morning so that, after the regular walk with the dogs, I can immediately start my running session for the day. Of course, breakfast has to be had first. I want to run at least 15 km today and that won't happen on a [...]

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Find the joy of running

Photo benjaHere we go again, I put on my shoes in the hall and feel the cold outside. I don't really feel like it yet and this cold air doesn't cooperate at all. I always start to doubt at this point: have I dressed properly, isn't it too chilly? While walking [...]

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Something about bucket lists and brooding

img_5804-lrAs the instigator of this beautiful challenge, the Zandvoort Half Marathon, it is really my turn to write a blog now. I find it exciting! About 4 years ago I started a kind of sporting bucket list; New Year's dive check, Cycling Zandvoort check, Mudmasters check and a half or full marathon is of course also [...]

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Cirknierun

img_3344-lr"Are you ready?", it sounds in sultry Flemish. I push my earbuds a little more firmly into my ears and start walking. Or does virtual running trainer Evy mean running by "walk" after all? Flemish and Dutch do not always speak the same language, I start running just to be sure and turn off in the direction of the Westerpark. In 18 [...]

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Hanging in the wind

blog-1It's Boxing Day and my oversized breakfast is just behind my teeth. After yesterday's dinner, I didn't expect to have to think about food again so soon, but well, that's how Christmas goes. It's a succession of food, drink and conviviality, interspersed with Home Alone and a [...]

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21 kilometers of enjoyment ... (or waiver?).

30-van-zandvoort-circuit-run-arrangement-465x328Zandvoort aan Zee has been the setting for the now famous Runnersworld Zandvoort Circuit Run for 9 years. A weekend full of sporting activities culminating in the '12 km'. Circuit, beach and center are visited which, with the exception of the dunes, connects all major locations of Zandvoort. But now, on the 10th anniversary [...]

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