The Spine Winter Race, As Brutal As It Gets
Some weeks ago, I finished The Spine Winter race. Here are some afterthoughts, flashbacks, reminders to self, … And possibly, some snippets of information useful to others, who knows… Emotional […]
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The Great Escape 50 miles Walk
Dit was mijn kans… Al meerdere jaren sta ik op trails naast Sander om te supporteren, te motiveren, kleine en grote pijntjes te relativeren… kortom, er gewoon zijn. Ergens onderweg en […]
Transylvanian Legends
Since midnight, we have been navigating the barren landscape of these desolate highlands. No other runners in sight. No path, just prickly low vegetation on a rocky underground. We follow […]
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 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 […]
Legends Trail… My Life as a Half-Legend
Vijf dagen ben ik intussen thuis na dat geschifte weekend. Mijn stemming wisselt regelmatig tussen trots en teleurstelling, terwijl ik tracht de dingen op een rijtje te zetten. Keer op keer […]
Legends Trail Reconnaissance… The Remaining 147 km
Legends Trail. An unmarked 250 km monster trail early March. To be completed in 62 h. Did every inch of it. Spread over 4 Saturdays, that is.
Legends Trail Reconnaissance… A Song of Mud and Ice
Preparing for an unmarked, autonomous 250 K monster trail through the wintery Ardennes. What an idea…
Here some impressions of the first two sections.
Grand Trail des Templiers 2014… on sandals.
Did it! Momenteel zit ik nog volop na te genieten op de trein van Montpellier naar Nice, waar ik morgen mijn vlucht naar Dubai zal nemen. Heb voor de verandering […]
The Road To Chamonix 