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WRD – Week 17/2023 I went Left

30 April, 20231 May, 2023 RenéeWeekly Run Down18 Comments

Last week Deborah mentioned that a few things didn’t go right so instead she went “left”. Well, this week I also definitely went left!! Let me tell you about it… WEEK 17/2023 Plan vs Reality Monday – RPM, 3KM walkTuesday – 2KM…

WRD: Week 17:2021 Long Live The King

2 May, 20212 May, 2021 RenéeWeekly Run Down15 Comments

It was the King’s birthday this week and “normally” the entire county celebrates with parties in the streets, wearing fun orange outfits or accessories and on that day there is a “free market’ – basically one giant yard sale, where…

WRD: Week 17 -Kings & Queens

28 April, 201928 April, 2019 RenéeWeekly Run Down11 Comments

Well, really just one King (and one Queen). That is the King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander. Every year we celebrate Kings Day (it used to be Queen’s Day until his mum retired) with a “free” market, lots of food and…

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.