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January Running

24 February, 20162 March, 2016 RenéeExercise, Fun Stuff, Just Life, Training3 Comments

Another year flew by, an exciting year, and 2016 pretty much crashed in like a ton of bricks! On the 31st of December I took the day off and was actually able to run with my beloved running group on…

March is the Month I Hit Goal Again

28 February, 201528 February, 2015 RenéeExercise, Food, Fun Stuff, Just Life, Self, Weight Watchers3 Comments

Sometime right before I started marathon training, I decided I really wanted to get back to my WW goal of 70KG. At that time it was something like 6 or 7 KG to lose and if I would be really…

Friday Five

2 May, 2014 RenéeExercise, Food, Fun Stuff, Just Life, Weight Watchers1 Comment

It’s been an odd week. Basically I was free the whole week and the plan was to relax, do a few things around the house and prepare for starting my new job. I definitely relaxed! The things I wanted to…

In Other News

29 April, 2014 RenéeExercise, Just Life, Weight Watchers3 Comments

another change, or rather going back to the beginning again… Tonight I went back to Weight Watchers. Not because I want to be on a diet. Because I need the support. I tried to do it online for a while…

A Good Start – January Update

26 January, 20148 November, 2015 RenéeExercise, Food, Fun Stuff, Race Recap6 Comments

If you know me by now then you know that two weeks and nary a post from me is pretty normal. I am the Queen of Good Intentions. So here’s a few things: 1- I started the month/year with choosing…

Done. Onto the Next One.

2 October, 20136 May, 2015 RenéeExercise, Fun Stuff, Race Recap2 Comments

So Sunday… was the Posbankloop, which once again my husband kicked his PR’s ass. He’s such a rockstar! First of all, it’s a smaller race. Not sure how many participants but probably 5000 or less. It wasn’t very crowded at…

Epic.

28 September, 20136 May, 2015 RenéeExercise, Fun Stuff, Just Life, Race Recap4 Comments

I don’t know how else to describe this month. Mind you, Epic doesn’t necessary mean good. In my case it means a lot of different things. Good. Bad. Stressed. Busy. Exhausted. First of all, the work thing is just insane.…

What’s Happening?

7 September, 20136 May, 2015 RenéeBody, Exercise, Food, Fun Stuff, Just Life, Race Recap5 Comments

So, since I had a little whinge about my struggles, I’ve had a vacation, gotten my blood test results back, ran a 10 Miler and had a birthday so I thought I’d update just a wee bit. Running When I…

Sunday Run: aka My Husband is Awesome

15 July, 201315 July, 2013 RenéeExercise, Fun Stuff, Just Life4 Comments

I’ve been fairly down lately. Eating isn’t going well (uninspired. bored. meh.) Running isn’t going well (slow. heavy. no schedule) I have a lot of things on my mind, the usual combination of stuff – work, thoughts, life, etc. Ron’s…

How do you move your behind?

29 May, 201329 May, 2013 RenéeExercise, Fun Stuff, Just Life5 Comments

I was thinking about this today on my walk around the block at the station. You see, (almost) every work day I arrive at my station in Amsterdam and I walk a kilometer around the block(s) because I have time…

Hey! I’m Renée, 55 years old; I started running just to lose some weight and in the meantime found out that running changes pretty much everything. My favorite running partner, Ron (56), started running just to support me, but he found out he actually had a talent for it and consequently has run over 28 marathons in the span of 6 years with 3 of them being World Majors.

This blog is about running, fitness, mental health, travel and, though I am trying to get out of diet mentality, I may still talk about weight/ weight loss. Sometimes a combination of all, sometimes not. And not always in that order.

Running and fitness keep me sane, travel is my passion.We live in the Netherlands – Mr Pie is Dutch and I am American and Dutch, now living here over half of my life.