Having trained really hard for Boston Marathon I really believed my training would allow for me to beat my personal best from 2014 of 3:27 - unfortunately the weather had a different view. We started race day early and the hotel really got behind it by providing an early breakfast. We were told to make sure [...]
I have hit my favourite time of marathon training - the taper. And given I work for House of Running I am also surrounded by others who are just two or three weeks away from their marathons. Personally I am quite shattered so it is important I do this well. What is the taper and [...]
I have a real interest in the psychology of pain and have written a couple of blogs about it (check them out here and here). Last week I had my own brush with pain psychology that I want to share with you. At the time I was 6 weeks out from running the Boston marathon and [...]
It wasn't my intention to write a specific blog on the Schoorl Half marathon. However, I was so pleased about how it went that I thought it deserved its own spot in my blog. This race was planned in the agenda quite a few months ago. Because I had only done a few weeks of [...]
Earlier this month Boston Marathon were showing on Facebook and Instagram that they had already painted the finish line. At the moment I don't feel the finish line is quite in sight. But training is definitely going well and has included a cross country. As the year changed to 2017 my training took a turn [...]
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As you know, I find movement really important to keep your body healthy and prevent injury. I came up with this tip after having to get a lot done one day. It uses the Pomodoro method so it will also keep you working productively. https://youtu.be/rxgW-mH_hzs Here is the link to the Pomodoro method tool I use.
Here's the story of one of my clients, Filiz, who I am so proud of working with! Filiz used to be super sporty and fit. About three years before she came to me she had run the Dam2Dam (a popular local 10 mile run from Amsterdam to Zaandam) with perhaps not the correct training and [...]
OK, so this blog could be controversial and is probably the opposite to your expectations from a Personal Trainer. I decided to write this because I often get asked: "can we do lots of core today? I want a flat stomach". The more I learn, the more I challenge and question things. One of these subjects [...]
A few weeks back I went on a course about pain and I find it an interesting subject. Last month I wrote a blog about a few things I learned that I found very interesting. Today I want to share what other factors can influence pain. 1. Previous experience If you have previously experienced an injury, your [...]
