Adidas is trying to be more conscious about the environment and therefore it has teamed up with Parley, to recycle some of the plastic that would have normally ended up in the plastic soup in the ocean. It uses Parley plastic in several of their shoes and apparel. And to support the environment even more,... Continue Reading →
I already did an urban trail race last year in Eindhoven, but I didn't really get to enjoy that race since it was during a snow storm and an amber weather warning. So, I decided to give it another go in Den Haag, during the summer. The Urban Trail Series takes place in several cities... Continue Reading →
I had the chance to try the new Adidas Solarboost shoes on two separate occasions. I got to run with them in a park in Den Haag and through the city of Den Bosch. The Solarboost is a neutral shoe with a 10 mm drop. Adidas claims that these shoes were inspired by NASA technology,... Continue Reading →
I've had several pairs of headphones over the past few years that I've been running. In the beginning, main reason for switching headphones was that I was looking for a comfortable pair that actually stayed in my ears. Later on that weren't the only criteria anymore, it also had to be easy to connect them... Continue Reading →
This race didn't go as planned. It just wasn't my day that day. I had planned to run the 10k. I had a 10k bib and when I started I was still planning to run two loops, but in the end I decided to finish after one loop and to only run the 5k. Main... Continue Reading →
I like running races, not only because you can try to run a PB or just see where you stand while trying to reach a certain goal, it also gives you the opportunity to go places you normally wouldn't go to or aren't allowed to go. When I saw there would be a race organised... Continue Reading →
You finished that marathon and now you think that it's all over. Well... that's not entirely true. Yes, you've done your training and you've finished that marathon (well done!), but now it's time for recovery. I always have trouble sleeping the first night after a marathon, because I'm so sore I have trouble turning over... Continue Reading →
I’m not sure what to think of this marathon. Yes, I did PB by 10 minutes, but I had the chance to go sub 6 (Yes, that's not a typo, I said sub 6. In case you're unfamiliar with my blog: I'm a heart patient who runs marathons, but due to my high heart rate... Continue Reading →
Maranoia, aka marathon paranoia. I'm pretty sure every marathon runner at some point suffers from maranoia. I generally experience two periods of maranoia during my marathon training, somewhere halfway during my training and during taper. There is always a point halfway during my training that I start to get the feeling that something will go... Continue Reading →
