Berlin Marathon: Race report (or better: Rave report?)
Date: 25 September 2022 Goal: below 4min/km pace (2:48:40h) Finish: 2:48:29h (3’59.76 pace 😎) Rank: 946 (AG: 147) Shoes: Adidas adios pro 3 Detailed training: Link One week later, I’m still flashed and digesting the #berlinmarathon2022; what a wonderful and fun run! Many of us marathon runners put a lot of work and sweat (and…
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Training for Berlin
This year I was lucky enough to have friends and family support me in my goal of entering the Berlin marathon 2022 through a charity spot (Link). Here I’m reviewing my training weeks leading up to the main race and will try to update every week as a living notebook.…
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The day is too short!
Many of us have that feeling, or pretend that that’s the case, or are trapped in pretending that that’s the case. For some it actually is the case. So what can we do? Effective training sessions. Which type of runs can give a little endurance boost, challenge your body, for…
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Dodentocht 100km ‘Death march’ (Bornem, 2014)
Date: 8-9 August 2014Goal: Arrival within 24hFinish: 23hRank: no rankingShoes: Nike Flyknit 2014 (excellent, no blisters)Website: http://www.dodentocht.be/ “Any marathon, in any time, but no 100k again.”Those were my words after this 24h challenge. In fact, it was not a race, just a hike against the watch, 24h to complete the…
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Difference between running and training (and their motivation)
What is your motivation to get out and run/train every day? Just recently, I noticed that for myself there indeed is quite a difference between the perception of running and that of training, and their motivation, which I am trying to put into words here. Sure, running is training and…
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In previous posts, I mentioned Michael Arend Training, mainly because he analysed my fitness level and training habits, and helped me prepare for the Zugspitz Supertrail race. For those who are not in possession of any kind of home trainer (bike, treadmill, rowing machine…) and would like to prevent getting…
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The diet compass
introduction Many people I know, including myself, suffer from some kind of nutritional disease or intolerance. In my case, this is a lactose intolerance (apparently) as well as suffering from acid reflux. The latter can be controlled quite well with avoiding specific foods (spicy, fatty, acidic, alcohol etc.) and eating…
Keep readingVolta a l’Ombria d’Artana (Artana mountain race, Valencia) 2019
Date: 21 July 2019Distance: 16.5 kmElev. gain: 800 mGoal: fun run (in the heat)Finish: 1:27:37Rank: 13Shoes: Altra Lone Peak 4.0Website Spaniards know how to organise (and celebrate) a race; and usually bribe with four Euros registration fee (T-shirt included), beautiful scenery, amazing trails, a grand buffet, and the right spirit…
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Date: 24 August 2019Distance: 21 kmElev. gain: 600 mGoal: fun runFinish: 1:51:01Rank: 4Shoes: Altra Lone Peak 4.0Website Beautiful small race! Well set up, well organised (Chimay beer voucher after finish!) with several river crossings (I recall 3) and steep climbs (fixed ropes required because of muddy terrain – after river…
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Cayambe climb (5,790 m)
Date: 08 May 2016Distance: not much but enoughElev. gain: 1,200 m Goal: breath in, breath out Finish: ~10 hoursShoes: Rented boots and crampons Ouuff what a thing. I’ve done many races, the toughest ones were a 100km walk in Flanders (actually not a race, but against the watch to fight…
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Energy Systems interplay for runners
We all know the words, aerobic, anaerobic, lactate, lactic acid, anerobic threshold and so on and so forth…but what they exactly mean and why they are important was never fully clear to me – I just had a rough idea what they stand for. But once you better understand their…
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