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How to enjoy the damn thing

13 July 201913 July 2019Leave a comment

My athletic confidence. That is what I want to talk about. What does it mean? To me it means on every level you perform, you own your athletic perfomance, how confident you are in your physical ability, how much you trust your body and how to put it in perspective and how to enjoy this … Continue reading How to enjoy the damn thing

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Like a dolphin

9 September 2018Leave a comment

Today I am supposed to do my first Ride for the Roses ride, instead I'm moping on the couch coughing and sneezing my ass off. I was really looking forward to it. It's quite an event and it would be my first. But this time off gives me some time to get my head together. … Continue reading Like a dolphin

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Self doubt

16 June 201824 July 2018Leave a comment

This year I noticed I have a great deal of self doubt. Seems as I'm getting older, I'm getting more insecure and more anxious about (new) things. I actually thought it was the other way around. The older you get, the more confident you become. So what's the deal with me? To be honest I … Continue reading Self doubt

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Arctic half Marathon

7 June 20187 June 2018Leave a comment

Starting to write this post on a very lazy Monday morning, still with a feeling of unbelieve. This weekend was the highlight of the year. My half marathon at the North Pole, Svalberd to be precise. I was filled with selfdoubt weeks prior to the race. My preparation was far from ideal. I got ill … Continue reading Arctic half Marathon

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The knee thing

13 February 2018Leave a comment

As you all know my knee got hurt at my first race januari the 15th. Irritated IT band and pain and all that stuff. Really annoying and frustrating. In the past three weeks I did five testruns. And I think I'm good to go! Steady and easy of course. Did an almost 5k run Sunday. … Continue reading The knee thing

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Keep swimming, keep swimming

29 January 201829 January 2018Leave a comment

That's what Dory says. And that's what I literally did ! And I didn't drown! No really, I know how to swim, but I'm not good at it and I don't like it. More than a week ago I had my first lesson of my freestyle course. I was so nervous. Doing new things on … Continue reading Keep swimming, keep swimming

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Polar Express

24 December 201724 December 2017Leave a comment

So I have been thinking. 2017 has been a very difficult year for me on many levels. Not just my mother passing away, but also a small burnout and some mental health issues that arose to the surface. I'm not there yet, but I'm getting better and stronger each day. I know it will be … Continue reading Polar Express

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Sad sad sad

18 December 201718 December 2017Leave a comment

While I was my writing blog posts about my amazing awesome plans for 2018, having that on top of the world feeling, suddenly the unthinkable happened and left my family and me heartbroken. My mother died. It happened exactly three weeks ago. Sometimes I still can't believe it really happened and sometimes it scares the … Continue reading Sad sad sad

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I’ll be back

1 September 20173 September 2017Leave a comment

Last year has been a big challenge mentally and physically and it still is, but I always see a silver lining. Well not everyday, but most of the days. I'm working hard to get back and back in a better place. That means sometimes two steps forward, one step back.  And sometimes it one step … Continue reading I’ll be back

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Can’t stop, won’t stop

18 April 2016Leave a comment

After my marathon prep got messed up in 2015, I decided to give up (half) marathons. As I'm getting older and my body is aching much quicker than it used to. I decided it was the smartest thing to do... But the heart wants, what it wants. Ain't no arguing with that. It all started … Continue reading Can’t stop, won’t stop

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