Tag: Sara

Special day today. Record breaking day today, hopefully. Sara is doing an attempt to break her long distance record. Today’s goal: 13k.

Sara’s long distance record breaking trail run

27/08/2023

Sara is a bad trail runner. We had a theory why she is bad, and now we know for sure; Sara is anemic. See, you need iron to run.

You need iron to run

16/08/2023

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

First run in the Netherlands

25/06/2023

Yeah, I’m running again. I missed it so much. The sun shines, the birds sing, and it’s around 20 degrees. What else can a man ask for?

Finally running again

21/05/2023

Normally I’m within the slowest 20% of the field on a trail run, but I have never pushed. What if I would? Like today, at the ERYRI 25k?

ERYRI 25K; a roller-coaster of emotions

13/05/2023

Three days until the ERYRI 25 kilometers at Ultra Trail Snowdonia. So time to run up Mount Snowdon for the first time.

First run up Mount Snowdon

10/05/2023

Her smile … A quick kiss and I’m on my way. 12k to the next refreshment post. I can do it. Running is so much easier with a crew on my side.

Long live the crew!

24/04/2023

The last part through the forest was killing. It took all energy out of my legs, and I still have 22 k to go in this Mighty Marathon.

A Muddy Mighty Marathon

22/04/2023

We’re in the Amerongse Bos, running the Amerongse Berg Trail (12 kilometers). For us, trail running is a nice day out.

Trail running as a nice day out

16/04/2023

Next week around this time I’ll be running the Mighty Marathon. My legs are ready for it. At least, that’s how they feel today.

My legs are ready for the Mighty Marathon

15/04/2023

Just a couple of days and I will be in Italy to run in the mountains around Como. I am really looking forward to that. Real mountains!

Altitude training in Como coming up

14/04/2023

Whenever I’m in a city, I look for beautiful backgrounds for a photoshoot. But not just in a city, also in the forest, during my runs.

A running photoshoot

11/04/2023

On bed, doing yin yoga. I should be out for a run now. My second run of today, but my low back doesn’t let me. It needs yoga.

My low back needs yoga

09/04/2023

Yes! Sara just ran a new personal record on the 5 kilometers; 31 minutes and 13 seconds. That’s 59 seconds faster than her old record.

Sara broke her 5k personal record

07/04/2023

Let’s get back to Ayurveda again. Let’s look at Sara. Maybe you can guess, maybe not. Sara is a Pitta-Kapha.

Sara is a non-sprinting Pitta

02/04/2023

Last day of rest. Tomorrow I’m allowed to run again. Not sure how far I will go, as I have to make a new training schedule.

Time for a new training schedule

24/03/2023

These few days have been amazing. I am super proud of Sara. My Super Sara, because Sussex was her biggest running success so far.

Super Sara’s success in Sussex

20/03/2023

Sara and I are out for a walk this morning. It’s the day after the Endurance Life ultra. I have to say my legs feel surprisingly good.

Out for a walk in Sussex

19/03/2023

My first ultra; running 50 kilometers at age 50. Although, this wasn’t trail running, this was mud wrestling, here at Endurance life Sussex.

Mud wrestling at Endurance life Sussex

18/03/2023

One more night to my first ultra run, here in Sussex. Should I come up with a race plan, or just run and see?

Should I have a race plan for Sussex?

17/03/2023

Three more nights to my first ultra. We’re in East Dean, close to the Seven Sisters, the famous chalk cliffs on the English coast.

Seven Sisters Sussex

15/03/2023

With the race in Sussex coming closer, I wonder; am I failing if I don’t make it? Isn’t it an achievement to make it to the starting line?

Making it to the starting line

14/03/2023

Yeah, I’m going to run up the Wall of Geraardsbergen. If you’re a cycling fan, you may know the Wall from the Tour of Flanders.

Running up the Wall of Geraardsbergen

07/03/2023

A bit more than 5 kilometers to go at the Halve Zolen Trail. My legs feel good. Sara should be not far in front of me? Can I catch her?

Halve Zolen Trail; chasing Sara

04/03/2023

Sara and I went for a run. My legs felt good. I can feel I’ve had a hard trail weekend in Spa, but I don’t have any crazy muscle pain.

The lessons from a trail weekend in Spa

28/02/2023

She smiles after 5 kilometers, after 7k, and she smiles after 11k and 400 meters of altitude. Super Sara is ready to shine in Sussex.

Super Sara is ready to shine in Sussex

26/02/2023

Tomorrow I’ll run a half marathon in Spa. This afternoon Sara and I did a little shake out run to loosen up the legs.

Shake out run to loosen up the legs

25/02/2023

Yes, we’re going to Spa for some trail running this weekend. It’s only Monday, but I am already looking forward to it.

We’re going to Spa to run

20/02/2023

Have you heard the joke about the two trail runners who went to Amerongen? They didn’t go. To make up for it, I trained twice today.

Training twice a day

19/02/2023

I am out for a trail run. Not because I want to, but because I have to run today. I entered a new running phase, I'm afraid.

I have to run today

18/02/2023

We'll spend a lot of time in Italy this summer, teaching yoga. Let's see if I can find some trail runs to do there.

Italy, here we come

15/02/2023

Done and about time. I told you at the beginning of the year I was adjusting my training schedule, but I didn’t do it, because of an injury.

Adjusting my training schedule

14/02/2023

Deer are jumping over fallen trees in front of us. We just stare and watch. When they are out of sight, we continue this morning’s run.

Mixed feelings about this morning’s run

08/02/2023

Recently Matteo was here. I looked at his knee injury. And my last running problem? My knee. That’s too many knee injuries.

Too many knee injuries

07/02/2023

Sitting on the sofa, looking at the grey sky and hard wind outside, daydreaming of sunny days and thinking back of my run up Mount Conero.

Running up Mount Conero in Italy

01/02/2023

I hoped a month of rest would fix Sara's knee. It didn’t. I fixed my own knee, so the question is, can I fix Sara? Or at least her knee.

Can I fix Sara?

29/01/2023

The weather is horrible. Yet Matteo and I are running. That’s why people have running buddies, because running with a friend keeps you going.

Running with a friend keeps you going

25/01/2023

My groceries were just delivered. Luxurious? Yes, but it saves time. Trail running time. And you? Groceries or running, what do you choose?

Groceries or running, what do you choose?

16/01/2023

My plan was to go for a trail run today. I didn’t. Rain, wind, cold. Not my weather. So I’ll wait. See, I am a good weather runner.

I am a good weather runner

14/01/2023

Sara has left me. She went back to Italy. Sara is Italian, I’m Dutch. It’s not always easy being a couple with two nationalities.

Sara has left me, she went back to Italy

13/01/2023

Every now and then I get asked what I do for work. The truth is, I have no clue what I do at La Scimmia Yoga. I do a lot, but what?

No clue what I do at La Scimmia Yoga

10/01/2023

It’s Back on your Mat weekend. Back on your yoga mat that is. We’re trying to encourage yogis to start practicing again, after the holidays.

Back on your Mat

07/01/2023

I made a rookie mistake. Sara asked me if I wanted to do core training. I said no. Stupid. Never ask yourself if you feel like. Just do it.

I made a rookie mistake

06/01/2023

This year I want to run in all 12 provinces of the Netherlands. One every month. Mud Sweat Trails came up with that concept, and I love it.

Trail running in all 12 provinces

04/01/2023

She’s smiling. We’re running up and down sand dunes, through mud, and she’s having fun at the Eindejaarstrail in Giersbergen.

Eindejaarstrail; ending the year with a smile

31/12/2022

Let’s hope I can run the Eindejaarstrail pain free tomorrow, with my injured left knee. I gave it a rest. I've just been wrapping up 2022.

Wrapping up 2022

30/12/2022

This is my third day without running. I’m resting my legs after my 35 kilometers trail run. Let’s look at the lessons I've learned.

Lessons from my 35 kilometers trail run

27/12/2022

There are only two powers in this world: love and fear. They control all our emotions. So which one do you choose? Love or fear?

Love or fear, what do you choose?

26/12/2022

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

Grey day today. Rainy day today. The coming days don’t look any better. That’s why we have made a sudden change of plans; long run tomorrow.

A sudden change of plans

23/12/2022

It’s almost 9 in the morning, but it looks like Maastricht is still asleep. We’re not. We’re up, out and running around the Sint-Pietersberg.

Running around the Sint-Pietersberg

22/12/2022

There is something magical about Maastricht. But what? Is it because, as one of the few cities in the Netherlands, it is still authentic?

Magical Maastricht

21/12/2022

On Sara’s training schedule today was a 50 minutes run. Before we went out, I had to draw the route on a map. See I have a map fetish.

I have a map fetish

20/12/2022

Coming Thursday Sara and I will be running in Maastricht. Or better, just outside of Maastricht. It’s our favorite city in the Netherlands.

Running in Maastricht

17/12/2022

This is trail running story number hundred that is online. That calls for a celebration. But first let me tell you why I started this blog.

Hundred trail running stories online

14/12/2022

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

Little trail run with Sara. My legs feel good. I just wanted to shake them out, and come up with tomorrow’s race plan.

Putting together tomorrow’s race plan

09/12/2022

Wow, I think I have to make training schedule number 3 for Sara. She ran 10 kilometers today. She truly is Super Sara.

Super Sara ran her first 10 kilometers

04/12/2022

We’re running the Eindejaarstrail (End of the Year) in the Drunense Duinen. It was Sara’s idea. I swear. She is so much fun since she is a runner.

She is so much fun since she is a runner

02/12/2022

I want a boring life to read, write, do yoga and go trail running

I want a boring life

30/11/2022

My Training Schedule

Finally updating my training schedule

29/11/2022

Out for a run. The legs are fine, but I am still not fit, after COVID

I am still not fit

27/11/2022

Four perfect ways to start the day: baking bread, trail running, yoga and reading

Four perfect ways to start the day

26/11/2022

Sara did day 1 of her second running schedule

Sara started her second running schedule

24/11/2022

I'm a lone wolf, that's why I love running so much

I am a lone wolf

23/11/2022

Feeling like breakfast and a run, instead being on the sofa with the cat

I feel like breakfast and a run

17/11/2022

Alfa Bear Trail

Alfa Bear Trail, a Boss of a trail run

13/11/2022

Freedom is going for a run whenever I want

Freedom is running whenever you want

10/11/2022

Sara Bigatti recording a podcast for La Scimmia Yoga at the The Running Dutchman Podcast studio

The Running Dutchman podcast

09/11/2022

Sara has gone wild. She signed up for the Sussex 10k Trail Run.

Sara has gone wild

08/11/2022

Recovery run; my legs feel good

The legs feel good, the cat feels good

07/11/2022

27,5 kilometers trail run done. My legs did so well. Sadly, I can’t say the same of my stomach. I had to play hide and seek behind a tree.

Playing hide and seek behind a tree

06/11/2022

Okay, this title is totally click bait. Of course I am happier running than not running. It’s just that at this moment I’m wondering if I am happier running myself or seeing Sara run.

Am I happier not running?

05/11/2022

Out for a run. Her idea. Sara confessed yesterday: ‘I missed running today. My body wants to run’. That’s it. She is a runner now.

She is a runner now

04/11/2022

Schoorlse Duinen Trail; Sand is not my element

Duinen Trail; Sand is not my element

30/10/2022

I think I am boring and to be honest, I love it. Maybe it’s me being 50 years old, but I’m just happy sitting on the sofa reading a book.

I am boring and I love it

29/10/2022

Full day. Yet, we found time to go for a run. A run that reminded me of India. Of bumping into cows at night.

Bumping into cows at night

25/10/2022

It’s the day after my longest run in my second running life. I feel good. At the same time, I’m also thinking I’m getting old.

I’m getting old

23/10/2022

She’s running her first Trail Run Race, the Keelven Trail in Someren, the Netherlands, and we’re lost. What a start of her running career.

Keelven Trail; her first trail race

16/10/2022

Last day before Sara’s first Trail Race. Sleeping in, breakfast in town, and a run. And not just a run, but running single tracks with Sara.

Running single tracks with Sara

15/10/2022

Full day. Running with Sara, picking up a cross-trainer at my parents, eating mussels, cooked by mamma, and spotting deer in Zeeland.

Spotting deer in Zeeland

14/10/2022

Out for a run with Sara. My ankle is not feeling totally fine. I think it has partly to do with running more but mostly with me being sloppy with recovery.

I’ve been sloppy with recovery

13/10/2022

Sara is going to do her first trail run. Trail Running is organizing the 5 k Keelven Trail in Someren. That’s a good distance to start.

Sara’s first trail run

11/10/2022

Went out with Sara for her fifth run today. She was smiling, I wasn't, because I have heavy legs from yesterday's Amerongse Berg Trail.

Heavy legs and a new book

10/10/2022

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

Sara did it. She completed her first run! First Nicola, then Giulia and now Sara. I think running is contagious.

Running is contagious, her first run

05/10/2022

Yes, I am running. The wind, the sun, the birds, how I have missed you. It’s so good to be back on the trails again.

Finally, back on the trails

04/10/2022

Long, long day. Yoga festival day. Up at 7 am to go over Sara’s class one more time. At the Milan Yoga Festival at 11 am, home past midnight.

Long, long day, yoga festival day

02/10/2022

We’re in Italy, which means visiting my parents-in-law. Visiting my mother-in-law means eating Italian food. And now, I know how to eat it.

Italian mother and Dutch son-in-law

30/09/2022

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

Three Mealls Trail Race at Skyline Scotland is the most brutal race I’ve ever done

Three Mealls Trail; the most brutal race I’ve ever done

18/09/2022

Just hanging around a bit at today’s races at Skyline Scotland in Kinlochleven to cheer for today's runners. Tomorrow it's my turn.

Cheering at Skyline Scotland

17/09/2022

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

In Kinlochleven, ready for the Big Race

16/09/2022

Castle Roy in the Highlands in Scotland

Bouncing and bumping to Castle Roy

12/09/2022

A day of walking in the Loch Lomond National Park in Scotland

A day of walking

10/09/2022

Sara feeding a baby, during High tea with naughty sheep

High tea with naughty sheep

09/09/2022

Bracklinn Falls, Callander Scotland

A rainy walk to Bracklinn Falls

08/09/2022

Restless legs, but no running. However, I did walk through Edinburgh today

Restless legs, but no running

06/09/2022

Having a siesta on the sea, while sailing to England

Siesta on the sea

05/09/2022

Last training for the 25 kilometers Viking Steam Trail

25 kilometers; a distance to dream about

18/08/2022