Trail de la primavera 2017: to speed or not to speed
Normaal schrijf ik mijn artikel onmiddellijk na de trail. Nu had ik na het maken van het filmpje geen zin meer om eraan te beginnen. Ik worstel met een identiteitscrisis. […]
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Legend After All
When I was a young boy, I wanted to become a legend. Growing up, I realized that becoming legendary requires hard work, some recognised talent and possibly dying young. By the […]
Trail des bosses : andermaal een gevecht met de weergoden
Zaterdag traildag = zondag Rozebroeken. Ik houd me aan de traditie. Na dat heroïsche gevecht met Thor van gisteren is het heerlijk genieten in het welnessgedeelte van mijn lievelingszwembad. Zaterdag,7 […]
Grand Raid des Cathares… A Barefoot Catharsis
I interrupt the endless scramble to catch my breath. Standing on the a narrow ledge, I grasp the rock face with both hands and gaze down in the mist below. Nobody’s […]
The Sandalization of the Ut4M Challenge
Late November. High above Romania on my way to Bangkok, wielding a glass of delicious red wine, I contemplate about TRTC season number three. And all the things to look […]
The Great Escape… Big Fun, No Bling
“When will you actually finish one of our races?” asks race director Tim, steering his car back to CP6 in Houffalize. I am grinning in the back. “One day, I […]
Natural Born Monkey… Heroes Ultra Crete 2016
It must have been July 2015 when I ordered the book “Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance”, written by […]
The Road To Chamonix 