Tag: first running life

Almost 15 kilometers done of my trail run here in Lommel. I don’t feel so fresh anymore. I guess my legs are still tired from my ultra run.

The legs are still tired

29/03/2023

Fifty years. Fifty years and 4 months to be precise. So, what does that mean for me as a trail runner? That I am doomed. Too old to be fast.

I am doomed

12/03/2023

Only 2 weeks to go, and I’ll be running my first ultra, in Sussex. I have to admit I’m getting nervous. 53 kilometers sounds like a lot.

Getting nervous for my first ultra

06/03/2023

11 days from now I’ll be running the Forest Run Forest Ommerland Trail. That means I went from 3 to 43 kilometers in a year and a half.

From 3 to 43 kilometers

31/01/2023

36 kilometers of trail running in the pocket. In other words, first ultra trail run test completed. Now let's look for a mid-winter marathon.

First ultra trail run test completed

24/12/2022

The frozen grass crackles under my feet. The white reed glistens in the sun. Running these days is like running in a winter wonderland.

Running in a winter wonderland

13/12/2022

When I brought the container for old paper inside, late this evening, I asked myself the question; would I run a night trail?

Would I run a night trail?

18/10/2022

Out for a run with Sara. It’s funny how quickly things change. The first trail run races I was nervous. Now? I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s race, but nervous? No.

How quickly things change

08/10/2022

I run for fun. I might call a trail run a race, but it’s a race against myself. Yet, sometimes it’s fun to know how slow I am as a runner.

How slow (or fast) am I as a runner?

26/09/2022

Today Yin yoga. Tomorrow's run will be the first of my second training block, which means more speed-work. Yes, finally speed-work.

Time for the next step; more speed-work

23/09/2022

A stopover at Urquhart Castle on our way from Kirkhill to Kinlochleven

In Kinlochleven, ready for the Big Race

16/09/2022

Breaking my 5 kilometers record

Broken my 5 kilometers record

25/08/2022

Last training for the 25 kilometers Viking Steam Trail

25 kilometers; a distance to dream about

18/08/2022