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WRD: Week 16:2021 Another week done and it honestly feels like a blur

25 April, 202125 April, 2021 RenéeWeekly Run Down15 Comments

Don’t mind me, y’all, just my semi-monthly dip going on over here. Not sure if it just the state of <gestures to everything> or if I’m tired or if it’s chronic pain or … maybe a combination of it all?…

WRD: Week 4:2021 – Bye Bye January

31 January, 202131 January, 2021 RenéeWeekly Run Down27 Comments

Mentally Exhausting Week This was not the best week ever. There are a couple of things going on that had me pretty upset this week. Not the end of the world kind of stuff, but just frustrating things that I…

Week 26 – Halfway There

2 July, 2018 RenéeWeekly Update22 Comments

Can you guys believe it? Half the year is over already! Holy Cannoli! Here’s how things went down last week: Work It’s been pretty stressful the last few weeks. At least with my colleague back from his vacation it’s been…

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.