Day T – 1 Usually when you are on holiday in a place you’ve never (or, ok, in my case only twice very briefly) been, you try to get in as much as possible, right? Not us. We are probably…
Tag: Half-Marathon
Lisbon RnR Half Marathon: Day -2
Greetings from Lisbon! This morning we got up at the crack before dawn to drive to Eindhoven to catch a flight. It was super smooth getting there, unlike the last time we travelled from Eindhoven (when we went to Lithuania…
Recap: Berlin Half Marathon 2013 – CHECK!
What a whirlwind! Life was busy before and leading up to the Half and didn’t stop. With a few days break I’ll soon be off again, this time traveling to Rwanda with my company! But the HALF in Berlin! What…
I love Numbers – (week) 9, 12(K), 14 (days to Berlin)
As you know I started Week 9 with an 18.5KM run. 18.5 people. That’s 2.6 KM from the total Half Marathon. It could have been better. It was fine. 2:11, right? That’s ok. But I learned a few things: 1)…
Week 7 and 8, Good and Bad + a 10KM Race
Yes, again behind on posting. Well you should know by now how it goes with me. Sometimes I can get in a few times a week, sometimes once a month. It’s tough sometimes to make the time. Anywhoo. TWO full…
Even the Blog has Jetlag
I did not mean to take so long to update! As you (may or may not) know, last week I returned from visiting my family in Albuquerque. It was a good visit but also a little bit heartbreaking. That sounds…
Week 3 Update
This week has been Cray Cray. I mean seriously. Between work, running and gym I have zero time left over. I’m trying to make it work, you know, but I’m burning the candle at both ends! For week 3 I…
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…
Week 1 – Complete
So, hey, did I mention I’m running the HALF MARATHON in Berlin in April? Perhaps you remember me saying it before, but Berlin is one of my favourite cities in Europe. It’s a complex city with lots of history (certainly…
Recap: Utrecht Half Marathon Thoughts
I wrote a post earlier this week but have decided to try again in another way, at least giving my impressions for anyone who may be interested to do this in the future. But I’m going to be honest, it…