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
Category: Life
Like a dolphin
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
Self doubt
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
Arctic half Marathon
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
The knee thing
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
Keep swimming, keep swimming
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
Polar Express
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
