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The Long Run – Mind games, loneliness and firing the voice in my head.

30 August, 2015 RenéeMind, Self, Training2 Comments

So as a crazy person who’s signed up for another TWO marathons, I’m just 5 weeks before my 1st of the two which means really stupid-long runs are on the schedule. Of course not as long as the stupid-long distance…

June Wrap Up

7 July, 2014 RenéeBody, Food, Mind8 Comments

It seems that whole changing jobs thing is really helping the rest of my life. Physically I feel less tired and I have more time to be committed to my health. In fact, what I noticed is that having the…

Thanks. I needed that!

22 May, 2011 RenéeBody, Exercise, Mind1 Comment

I haven’t run for two weeks. In fact I’ve hardly done anything. What with my parents being here, plus the travel and then the exhaustion from work on top of that it just wasn’t happening. But today I decided to…

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.