A new personal record: according to the feel of my legs, it should be possible. But there is always theory & reality.

I think it’s important to take a break every now and then. A break from work, a break from running.

Sometimes you know something is wrong, but you don’t know precisely what. Now I do: an irritated iliopsoas.

Every kilometer is hard work. Every meter is hard work. My legs feel heavy, I feel tired.

I am in doubt. Should I race tomorrow or do a training run? And in both cases; where do I go?

Call it whatever you want: challenges and badges motivate me to be active, even on days I don’t have time to be active.

I wanted to run fast today, it didn’t happen. I am getting slow. It’s time to do speed work again.

This sounds weird I know. It has nothing to do with the heat, it has all to do with my frozen shoulder!

You have good pain and bad pain. The pain I have today is good pain. The pain of progress.

We’re out for a run, Sara, Bruni and me. It’s our first run in the Netherlands after more than a month in Italy.

Time to reflect on all the running I have been doing this last year and come up with a new training schedule.

Looking back at the Dolomiti Extreme Trail, there are seven lessons I’ve learned. I'll share them with you in this post.