Adventures of a marathon girl

Hi y'all, Another two weeks have passed since my last update but I have not been sitting around doing nothing. In the past two weeks my brother, sister and me have been busy organizing my parent's 45th wedding anniversary. We made sure my parents could enjoy the party so we took care of decorations, food and drinks. We arranged  (cooked/baked) and brought over all the food and drinks and an amazing set of volunteers from the church my parents used to visit made sure non of us had to lift a finger serving it all. The party was beautiful and very emotional too. The number of guests was heart warming and the love everybody showed for my parents was touching to the core. Most people are shocked and horrified to see how rapidly my mom's bulbaire ALS is progressing and knowing the 100% mortality rate of this disease makes each and every moment with my mom precious. As y'all know I am fundraising for the ALS association in the Netherlands and me and my family are impressed a

Hi y'all Last week I was being my own biggest enemy. Being back in Amsterdam with all the distractions and the same-old same-old training routes, sort of bummed me out. I didn't wanna do the work and I felt bad about myself for eating horrible stuff, not sleeping enough and all that ended with me postponing workouts and feeling low about that as a result. I ended up fixing the training sessions anyway but I didn't feel as good about them as I did in Spain. So what is happening? Not working is happening. I have always had this issue. I can juggle the completely insane work-hours with all the extra's when I have a fixed schedule. Oddly enough that makes things easier for me. As soon as that is gone (think exam weeks / holidays) I kind of fall apart. Having no schedule equals having no goals, no deadlines, nothing to hold on to and I can't handle that. If I do not have these life buoys I am at drift and I go completely overboard one way or the other. I either binge

Hi Y'all, The journey is beginning to take a toll on this traveler. I am but 75 days away of this incredible thing called marathon and I'm starting to feel the miles. The road is hiding under the dusty rain washed shimmer of summer, my shoes are wearing out as am I. But I trot on, back straight, shoulders down and my head held high. Tired or not: this story has not yet come to a close. This road is a dangerous one, full of weary travelers like myself and untrustworthy characters bound to prey on the likes of us. We must always keep a watchful eye and a clear mind for on the magical road to marathon finish there will come a time when you'll need to have your wits about, a time where you will have to face your foes and fight them.  I thusfar encountered and battled a few foes. The first foe was a dodgy fellow named disbelieve. I could see it in the eyes of a few people and it made me doubt myself. Can I actually pull this one off? Can I make it? Feeding straigh

Hi Y'all, The journey is beginning to take a toll on this traveler. I am but 75 days away of this incredible thing called marathon and I'm starting to feel the miles. The road is hiding under the dusty rain washed shimmer of summer, my shoes are wearing out as am I. But I trot on, back straight, shoulders down and my head held high. Tired or not: this story has not yet come to a close. This road is a dangerous one, full of weary travelers like myself and untrustworthy characters bound to prey on the likes of us. We must always keep a watchful eye and a clear mind for on the magical road to marathon finish there will come a time when you'll need to have your wits about, a time where you will have to face your foes and fight them.  I thusfar encountered and battled a few foes. The first foe was a dodgy fellow named disbelieve. I could see it in the eyes of a few people and it made me doubt myself. Can I actually pull this one off? Can I make it? Feeding straight into my fe