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The Importance of Showing Up

Johan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:38:51 +0000

Posted in On Life and Living Swim, Ride, Run

Excerpt from the IronGuides newsletter, november 2009 Triathlon is a sport of endurance, defined as the ability to withstand sustained hardship or stress. It is the state of persevering, which means persisting in anything undertaken and maintaining a purpose in spite of difficulty. Being a triathlete is a choice. We participate because we enjoy it [...]

Season Finale | 15k SevenHillsRun

Johan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:01:07 +0000

Posted in A Daily Journal Swim, Ride, Run

After a great season, yesterday was the final road race for 2009. I ran the beautiful but challenging 15km ZevenHeuvelenLoop in Nijmegen, Holland together with my uncle. The race starts in the city center but quickly leads out into the countryside and features 7 short but steep climbs, mostly between the 4 and 11 km [...]

These shoes are made for running

Johan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:04:44 +0000

Posted in A Daily Journal Swim, Ride, Run

…And that’s just what they’ll do! My beloved Asics were run down to a thread. They served me well for over 1,5 years and many miles, but the time had come. So, after great advice at a running shoe specialty store, I switched to the Nike Zoom Elite+ 4. It is a much lighter and [...]

Running naked & barefoot!

Johan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:50:02 +0000

Posted in Swim, Ride, Run

The sports shoe industry has spent over 40 years and massive R&D dollars in developing the modern running shoe. It should provide us with the support, padding, shock absorption and anatomical alignment that is critical to running without injury. There is one problem, however… Injured and sore Most runners suffer from common injuries such as [...]

Today is the Day!

Johan — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:17:41 +0000

Posted in A Daily Journal Swim, Ride, Run

Today is the day: the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii! “If you are a triathlete, there is no bigger day in this sport than the Ford Ironman World Championship. It is the race that defined our sport as it came of age, and continues to be the defining race in our sport for any [...]

Map My Run

Johan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:38:14 +0000

Posted in A Daily Journal Swim, Ride, Run

Fantastic website and software tool to easily map out your runs and rides. Or to find great routes by other runners and cyclist in your city! So – it’s free – it’s easy – it works great – it even graphs elevations – you can scout routes 3D in Google Earth – you find new [...]

Swim workouts

Johan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:10:54 +0000

Posted in Swim, Ride, Run

I was at a loss for a good swim workout for today, so I scoured the web for ideas. Here’s a cool idea: swimming ladders while increasing the amount of repeats as you are descending down the ladder. So, instead of a “standard” ladder like 500 | 400 | 300 | 200 | 100 | [...]

Protected: a Season of Triathlon

Johan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:17:10 +0000

Posted in A Daily Journal Swim, Ride, Run

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No excuses!

Johan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:34:44 +0000

Posted in A Daily Journal Inspiration Motivation Swim, Ride, Run

There are always lots of reasons NOT to… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obdd31Q9PqA[/youtube] The trick is to ignore them, go out there and just do it! Right now, today. Remember, this is not a dress-rehearsal, this is IT… your life. Stop making excuses.

Kelowna Apple Triathlon 2009

Johan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:24:03 +0000

Posted in Swim, Ride, Run

A report on our road trip to the Kelowna Apple Triathlon 2009, as written by our very own triathlete & reporter Karen and published in the local newspaper, the Driftwood! Photo gallery on the event @ Flickr: And the moving image @ Vimeo: