2012 overview

2012 

8 Jan - Egmond KM

22 Jan - Puinduin ? Nope. too hard for my plans

12 Feb Groetuit Schoorl HM

11 Mar CPC 10km14 April Amstel Gold 150 km Tour

20 May Marikenloop 10km

Done Fun

28 May 135 km hill tour Right to Play

10 Juni Rotterdam 10km

17 June Groningen

23 June Stein

23 June run 2 miles against poverty with Joel

7 -8 August Grand Teton Summit

9 sept - 100 km Amsterdam

16 Sept - 170 km hill cycling tour Limburg

21 Oct 8 k Amsterdam

25 November 25 (15) K meijendelduinen run

meeuwenmakrel run 10 EM (december)

Juneathin

I know. It's juneathon.  But I like the typo renaming it to juneathin. I am shedding the winter insulation I managed to acquire.  It is time, even though it is still cold here in the Netherlands.  We had summer  on Tuesday when it was 17 degrees and sunny.  It's now 13 again.

So. Why juneathon.  I miss writing on my blog. And  I have not been running with any regularity.  to motivate some change, I just registered for the Amsterdam half marathon in October, which was my first and I think my favorite race ever.  Ad the best part of juneathon is of course that I love reading others' blog entries.   It inspires me.  And makes me wish I were funnier. 

I need to update my side bar.  I've done most of the stuff I planned for this year already.  The big event this year is taking a bunch of 14 year olds into the Arctic circle for a long trek.   Part of the excitement is helping them to prepare over the next three months.

Upcoming. Juneathon.  A month of penance and tears!  Plus some long distance cycling.
July.  Off road triathlon.  World championships.
August. Kings Road, Sweden
September.  Long course mud masters
October. Amsterdam half.

busted

janathon - I love the camaraderie of fellow bloggers & runners.  this year I was very busy with work and didn't write much. And I wasn't particularly inspired to write about my head cold or walking the dog every night in the "pick-one" Rain, Snow, Wind, Windy Rain, Freezing Temperatures, All of the Above.  

So there's juneathon to catch up.

Ta.

Snow. Ski. bike?

Wonderful  day today. Ski with the dog. Ride my bike in the snow. Sunshine. Nice!

Egmond. Kwart marathon

5,25 km 38:40
Netto tijd 1:15:44
Snelheid 8,357 km/uur


Five minutes faster than last year.

I had a fun day though it was really cold. The beach was frozen and the dunes were icy. Air temp was 23F. I finished in 74 min. I felt like a slug. The cold air gave me some asthma after about an hour. I haven't run very much recently. At most once or twice a week. But this was a really fun day in a little town in northern holland. My friend and I ran last year and had a great time, eve though we were late to the start and the announcer teased us for sleeping in when we started about five minutes after the last gun. This year we drove, arrived much earlier and had plenty of time to. Get ready for the 10:30 start. But christel was sick all week and was still coughing so I suggested she skip the race. She agreed. With lung congestion it's risky and no one wants an infections of the pericardium. She took a nice long walk on the beach and met me at the finish. We found a warm restaurant for lunch and window shopped for a while. In all a great day. Now to do something about the sluggishness. Achilles were fine. A little pain in h left hip. Feet fine. Sore afterwards though.

10 - 11

come back Sunday afternoon, after I've raced and I'll have something to say worthy of Janathon. This is boredathon right now since I'm practicing my desk-jockey skills and walking the dog every night. which is something. meanwhile, here's my new muscle-t to inspire me while breaking a sweat. not that I did this recently. but there's always tomorrow.

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I don't like leaving things undone, even if I have only a short evening walk to report. The desire to go to the gym slipped through my fingers as the hours raced by and then it was time to pick up my boys. My mind plays a mean trick where it says it's okay to postpone because I'll do it later (at lunch, this afternoon, when I get home). I'm sure this has never happened to you. Maybe it's easier in the dark spots of January, when we are naturally meant to be hibernating. Or eating Christmas cookies.