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WRD: Week 15:2021 Going with the Flow once again

This week felt kind of long. Busy at work, and having to change my routine ever so slightly always makes me feel slightly unbalanced. I like being spontaneous, but only to a certain degree! Ha! This week was also my first test of setting up my own workout plan for the week and it went…

By Renée 18 April, 2021 Off

WRD: Week 10:2021 Psycho Weather qu’est-ce que c’est?

Weekly Run Down

So yeah. What about that nice spring weather we had a couple of weeks ago? That was a fluke. Or maybe I’m just remembering the season incorrectly. We are in full-on psycho weather mode here in The Netherlands. Several times this week I either had to beat the weather or do a pretty intensive resistance…

By Renée 14 March, 2021 Off

Jumping back into the blog

Catching Up Monthly Update Weekly Run Down

It’s been about a month and a half since I last wrote and that was at the beginning of the lockdown here in the Netherlands. Admittedly the first several weeks were really hard, mentally; I just was consumed with the news and not feeling much like doing anything. The first two weeks I went into…

By Renée 4 May, 2020 Off

Hey! I’m Renée, 54 years old, a former fat girl who started running just to lose some weight and in the meantime found out that running changes pretty much everything. My favorite running partner, Ron (54), started running just to support me, but he found out he actually had a talent for it and consequently has run over 20 marathons in the span of 4 years 3 of them being World Majors.

This blog is about running, fitness, mental health, travel and 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 half my life.