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Training for the 10 miles of Antwerp

Hi there,

It has been a while since I blogged about my running adventures. Not writing about them does by far not equal not running anymore. I did finish my half marathon in 2:17:00 hrs and I felt incredibly proud.I still can't believe I actually did it. And after this half marathon I just kept going. Had to take it back a nodge after a major crash on an indoor slope that made my knee move sideways the way it isn't designed to do but...I did run a few runs and I'm still going strong. Here are some pictures just to give you a little impression of my runs (not in chronological order):

Halloweenrun Amsterdam 2013

half marathon Amsterdam 2013 when I spotted my man and I all the emotions came tumbling over me..crying like crazy here

Vondelpark nightrun 10km 2014

Groet uit Schoorl 10km 2014

Amsterdam half marathon 2013 right after finishing and I was over the moon

Light the night run Amsterdamse bos 2013

So I guess you could say that I did keep busy. The question than becomes: why start blogging again? No I do not want you to sponsor my next run, so take a breath I will not be begging you for money. I do however really love running and I want to share my runs because it gives me strength, motivation and endurance to get going and run. Just the mere thought to know that you guys are out there and hopefully enjoy my adventures along side of me. So it is onward to my next new adventure: running the 10 mile Antwerp's run on april 27th. It will be hard, I will have to really train my ass off and it will not be easy. But I am looking forward to it and this is week 1. Let's just do this! Are you with me? I hope you are

Until we read again, as always...lots of love Marlies

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