Oh yes, baby! These were the best 4 hours, 23 minutes and 29 seconds of my life. Finishing the New York City Marathon was a euphoric victory. The back of my medal rightly reads: “A thriumph of the will over all limits”. Finishing made me feel so full of life and proved I’m still capable [...]
Proof of my father and I finishing the Dam-tot-damloop; we ran from Amsterdam to Zaandam! My father shattered his distance record by running 16K (10 miles)! Why don’t you have a look at this movie from 50 seconds onwards?
Last Saturday, Wendeline and Wilko got married! They got married in the beautiful Leidse Lakenhal and threw a huge party at the nearby completely rebuilt Scheltema-building. It was smashing : vast amounts of partying people presenting/delivering special gifts/games/speeches all night long.
In the afternoon I ran along the Rijn and at Koudekerk decided to continue and [...]
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Today, I finished a half Marathon in Leiden! Once upon a time lóng ago and pre-cancer I ran 21K here as well, but I was 18 at the time and virtually indestructible (I think I ran 1 hour 48 minutes). Today I ran 2 hours 8 minutes and I’m [...]
Today is LIVESTRONG Day – the right day to share with you I signed up for the New York City Marathon 2007! My goal is to cross the finishline.
Why run a marathon?
Because running a marathon after chemo- & radiotherapy would be an amazing achievement. A new milestone. And with training, I might even be able [...]
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