Tapering improves running performance
Nine days before my big race. I’m tapering. Why? Because tapering improves running performance. But
02/02/2023
I run for fun. I run to be in the mountains, in the forest. I run, because running fascinates me. That’s why I study all the science about running.
What I discover, I share with you. To help you to be a better runner, but above all to help you having fun running.
Nine days before my big race. I’m tapering. Why? Because tapering improves running performance. But
Sitting on the sofa, looking at the grey sky and hard wind outside, daydreaming of
I’m slowly getting excited. 11 days from now I’ll be running a 43 kilometers trail
Back from the physiotherapist. Nice guy, painful treatment. Yet, my shoulder is still a question
Do you know that feeling that your mind still wants to run fast, but your legs don’t? That feeling that your legs get heavier each
Let’s do some training talk. Why is it so important to be consistent in training? And why is rest so important when you want to
Am I training hard enough? Am I ready for this race? How is old age affecting me? Is it normal to have the jitters before
Busy day at the office. I am editing the new yoga course, Yoga for your Spine, for La Scimmia Yoga. I recorded the first episode
I want to run an ultra race of 50 kilometers, when I’m 50 years old. Well I am 50 today. So half of the work
“When it comes to climbing mountains, the reaching should never compromise the journey to get there.” Wise words from Kilian Jornet in Above the clouds
I finished it. Don’t ask me how. The Three Mealls Trail race, here at Skyline Scotland, is the most brutal race I’ve ever done. Brutal,
A new running blog. A new trail running blog. Starting today, August 10. Maybe a weird day to start a new project, but I think
Do you know that feeling that your mind still wants to run fast, but your legs don’t? That feeling that your legs get heavier each
I run. Trails mostly. I am Dutch. That makes me The Running Dutchman.
I am also a massage therapist, yogi, sports science nerd, and journalist/writer.
Everything I learn and research about trail running, I share here, on this website, with you.
