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Post Florida update

Well well well yet another month has passed and what a great month. We have had the privilege to fly to Florida and spent two weeks in blissful sunny weather and temperatures to go with that, riding hilarious rollercoasters and enjoying some spectacular wildlife. Did I run? Hate to dissapoint you but I have to be honest that I didn't. SHAME ON ME. However the strange food habits (fry everything and/or serve with bacon...mind you I am a vegetarian) of the Floridians made us Dutchies turn to the supermarket for some good old fruit and vegetables and so this time our trip to the USA made us actually drop some numbers on the scale. Wow. We had an amazing time snorkeling the coral reef at John Pennekamp coral reef state park and riding the shark valley trail at the Everglades. Oh and for all of you Harry Potter fans out there: The wizarding world of harry potter in Orlando at universal's Island of adventure is really good! A must see.

Well than how am I doing on my runs? Actually since I started my HM beginners to finish schedule in Runkeeper I can honestly say that I am doing seriously well. I like my runs so far. Sometimes I seem to be a bit slower than other times but I'm having fun running them and....yesterday I finally bought new shoes. They were due for some time now and I have to say....I am in love with my new asics gel nimbus 14. No I do NOT get paid to say this. I just really love m. For a runner I am a bit on the heavy side still and I do have a proper heel landing (and no I do not believe in free running on those strange looking fingers because that requires some serious training and adjustment in running I am not willing to make) so....I love the enormous cushion feeling those Nimbus' give me. It is like running on air. Today I took them for a run and nothing hurts. No toe nails nagging, no sore calfs afterwards, no tingly heels. So yes I am happy and doing well.

I registered for the color boost run beginning of this month but it got cancelled so I was a bit bummed out by that but now I registered for the Moving Comfort Meidenloop and I've ran all editions so far I guess so I'm happy to join this one too. Will be looking into one for july and one for august. Right now I run 4 times a week according to schedule and because I'm still recovering from my NA attack I also train at the gym 3 times a week to gain some strength back in those shoulder muscles.

It might be strange to read this but I'm finally getting this sense of accomplishing something and so much of that has to do with the help I am finally getting from my physical therapist. So thank you guys @Reade Amsterdam!

Last thing I really wanted to share is that I am so proud of my sister Annemieke. She registered for the Amsterdam City Swim to raise money for research on ALS. Last year our queen Maxima joined the race for this cause too. My sister will SWIM the canals of Amsterdam on september 8th this year and I will be standing on one of those bridges with a banner, screaming my lungs out for her. It is truely amazing that she will swim those canals and for anyone who's ever visited our city you must know they are not the cleanest of all waters to swim. But she's going to do it and I am truely proud of her. I should be promoting my own fundraiser on my blog but you know where to find me right? And my sister could really seriously need your help too so if you have but a dollar to spare ...please help her on her quest. You can donate right here

Well that's it for now so until we read again, as always Love Marlies

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