It's dark, cold, I'm tired, lost, but somehow I'm having fun. This Auge um Auge ultra trail run is strange, but cool.

15 km's of running is nothing these days, but I guess my legs are still tired from my ultra run in Sussex 1,5 week ago.

Just saw the Trans Alpine Run, a multi stage trail. It looked super cool. Not able to run it (now), but dreaming off it!

Less then 2 weeks to go, and I’ll be running my first ultra, in Sussex. I have to admit I’m getting nervous.

Tomorrow Sara & I will run the Halve Zolen Trail in Den Hout. It’s part of my last big training weekend for Sussex.

I suddenly hear something rustling in the bushes. My first idea; deer, but then something big, dark brown jumps out.

Left, right, little hill, puddle, small bridge, rocks, mud, trees; everything seems to fly by when I’m racing downhill.

She smiles after 5 km’s and 7 km’s & after 11 km’s and more than 400 meters of altitude: Sara is ready!

Snowdonia or the Pyrenees, what is it going to be? They both sound cool. Tomorrow I’ll know. Plan B or plan A.

Sand in front of me, sand behind me, sand next to me, sand underneath me. There is even sand between my teeth.