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Season Finale | 15k SevenHillsRun

November 16, 2009

Season Finale | 15k SevenHillsRun

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

November 6, 2009

These shoes are made for running

…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 slightly more [...]

Running naked & barefoot!

October 15, 2009

Running naked & barefoot!

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 Achilles [...]