11 April 2026 – Running from Hulst to Terneuzen. This also marks the final of the 12 provinces in Holland which i ran a marathon in, Zeeland. By coincidence there was a race a day prior to the final canicross in Zundert. It was more than a month ago since the last marathon. With very […]
3 May 2026 – Finished my 70th marathon. 70 felt like an important number. This marathon journey started with the challenge of finishing “a” (one) marathon. My first marathon in 2015 was Singapore Sundown clocking in 5.30 hour. Cramps, blisters, walking, dribbling the last 5km is now something of the past. Or so one thinks?😁 […]
How did i get here? One day in August, i was asked “no revenge for CCC?” It did not catch on immediately. I have been lousy with trainings and feeling … blehh. So much for self pity i thought. Kom op! That was how i signed up. I needed to start collecting and improving my […]
The City. It’s rich in culture. I knew so little about this country. It’s a country i would come back to. This time to explore a bit the suburbs. The Route. A 2-looper in the center of Tirana. A city center vibe and some crowd, busy with their own weekend activities. You get some cheer […]
Back 2 Back. Ambitious. This marathon was planned from last year. Part of a mission accompanying Gertjan in his #roadto81country marathon running for him to claim #1 🇳🇱 title in country collected. Ik heb er zin in😁. The stay. We stayed at Hotel Prima which is a 10min walk to the start line. It is […]
As the pain wears off and the body return to its normal bodily function, i am beginning to relive the 16.37 hour adventure across 70km of 🇨🇭from Kandersteg towards Crans Montana and 4500m+ climb. Race start : Kandersteg. First wake up. Early. I was too late to register for the shuttle bus departing to Kandersteg […]
30 August 2025 – Mollen Marathon Almere 7 loops looping an industrial area and the Oostvaarders Plassen. We were meant to train at a pace of 5.37 to try and make the pacer consistent tempo running requirement. Helaas pindakaas. I bonked at km11 and had to slow down. Went on a week long crash diet […]
This is the Olympics. Paris 100 years. We spent the whole of 2023 completing activities designed by MPT (via an app) to stand a chance for a ticket to the event. I actually got selected! 2024 was a tough run year for me. Zero motivation to train due to the nagging left calf pain, but […]
It was a hot day. The FM starts at 0900. A change from previous year. My second time running Leiden marathon. I like it. The route passes the suburb of Leiden. There is a feel of the East here in Leiden. More nature and a lot of water around you. This year there are more […]
I was so happy. To finish (almost) strong and pain free upto km 36. A feeling i missed since London Marathon 2023. Time truly is just a number huh; 4.27, 4.01, 3.47 ; 3.38 ; 3.36 hour … For in all of the above i felt accomplished and proud. There is a story behind the […]
After Athens, we took some time “off” to recover. Visited the Acropolis, traveled to Thessaloniki (by train), and flew to Pafos before finally arriving in Larnaka (Cyprus). It was relaxing but also a lot of active walking involved. It felt like the traveling was more tiring than the running. But i would not swap it […]
This is it. My 56th marathon right here in Athens. Where it all began. The story of a brave Greek soldier who ran from Marathon to Athens (40km) in 490 BC to bring news of the Athenian victory and then expired. Just the thought of it gives me goosebumps. To the uninitiated (just like me) […]
Moldova is a land locked and a non EU state. It will be my 54th marathon race when i cross the finish line. Getting to Moldova was not entirely straight forward. The immigration check was long and i was held up for an unusually long time as the immigration officer wanted me to explain reason […]
It’s been a challenging run year A year of no run motivation whatsoever. Since completing 20 marathons in 2023 (not crazy just very passionate) my left leg suffered an injury which is yet to recover fully. But i came to realise that my injury was just a constant, it did not worsened despite 3 marathons […]
In my years of marathon running, it was here that i felt a breakthrough. Prior to this, in every marathon i dread that 28-32km mark when i usually hit the wall and the running gearbox goes out of whack. I spoke no Czechen nor Russian and none of them spoke English nor Dutch. But this […]
I came to this race with a lot of confidence and thinking i was more than fully prepared to finish it. Completed the 7-marathon in 7-day challenge✅. 80km UTDS 2000M+ ✅. Clocked in 1-2 marathons a month since Feb 2023✅. After 70km 4000M+ i was withdrawn at Trient. From Champex-Lac my right glute started cramping […]
I do not know what header could be more fitting than the above to describe the years of absence from penning my run experiences down. I want to refresh my memories over what seemed like lost years (Garmin data was helpful). I must say going through them bring back good and motivating memories, no run […]
Since May 2020, we started the Viking Waypoint Challenge as a means of keeping the run routines and logging in some miles given the covid-19 situation. Race events across the country and Europe were cancelled. It’s a way of keeping the motivation level up, and explore off-the-beaten path around Netherlands. The challenge is to hunt […]
Ah… that relieve at the finish line when you finally stop running. Malta Marathon. Signed up in August 2019. Indeed awhile ago. I looked forward to this race. Firstly, it is the first marathon for the year. Secondly, it is a descending profile! Could it be a fast route? Looks fast to me! Until…*wait for it* […]
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