Struggling
It’s been a while since I’ve written. I want to preface this by saying I know that there are bigger problems in the world. That even others I know and love have bigger issues than what I have. As much as I try to console myself with this and suck it up and move on,…
Week 4 Half Marathon Update
It was am incredibly stressful week last week. In my head I knew it would probably be like that, knowing that it was my last week before holiday (yay!) but I also knew I needed to go to the doctor care of some female stuff (don’t worry, everything is fine and I won’t go into…
Week 2 – Half Marathon Training
It was a pretty stressful week actually so training wasn’t as stellar as I would have liked… I was supposed to do 4 runs and at least 1 cross training session but I ended up with 3 runs and no cross training. In fact, I haven’t run since Wednesday! Sunday – 11K 50 minutes D1/…
What Triggers those Feelings
You know, I think I must still have it in my brain sometimes that I “can’t” do something. It’s silly actually because I prove time and again I can do things. But when I was young, when I was in school, I was one of “those” kids. You know, the little ones, that had no…
Recap: Cornwall – Women’s 40KM Cycletta 2012
This weekend was amazing and dynamic on so many levels. It was physically and mentally challenging and there were highs and lows. I had an incredibly busy week but did my best to think clearly about my trip ; what did I need to bring? Could I fit it all in one case? Was I…
WNL:: (was not last!) Westervoort Midzomer Run
Yes another race! And another PR! This time I shaved 16 seconds off of my fastest race in Hilversum just two months ago. Last year I had to skip this race as it was again right after the Ladies Run and I was not allowed to run. I was exceptionally bummed because Westervoort is about…
Recap: Rotterdam Ladies Run 2012 Edition
It was a couple of weeks ago already, but I am still smiling about my experience with the Ladies Run in Rotterdam this year. What a difference from last year! If you have been following along, you’ll remember that last year’s Ladies Run was my last one before being forced into taking a break from…
Leontien Ladies Ride Raalte
Well I’ve got a lot of catching up to do! May and June have just been nuts, but I guess you guys wouldn’t expect anything less of me right? After the glorious, warm, sun-filled weekend we had at the end of May, I would have thought that the first weekend in June would have shown…
And… Another Race!
A few months ago I signed up for the Spieren voor Spieren (that’s “muscles for muscles” literally translated) City Run in Hilversum (the media capital of the Netherlands). I knew it was the week after Milan and I thought it would be fine since at Milan I was “only” running 7KM so no big deal…
Three Years
Today is my wedding anniversary. Three years ago the hubs and I got married in Las Vegas with just a few people who were able to come and join us. We didn’t officially invite loads of people on purpose. We just wanted it to be small, intimate. In fact how it turned out is that…