the funny thing about life is that if you worry too much about the destination, you will miss the journey

2010 round up

catching up with the 2010 season:

kalmthout and wommelgem: cross country running in wintertime















Herderen - still cold in March:













Lanzarote training camp - april:




















Leuven 1/2 distance - may:



















Brugge 1/4 in june:




















Antwerpen 70.3 - july:















Wiesbaden 70.3 - august:















deurne 1/4 - september:




















One more to go and 2010 will be in the books.

Hill repeats

The hill is 7.5km long - the wind on and it's against..
Going up the hill on the big ring













Go down again and repeat 4x times trying to go 5% faster every ascent.














Then enjoy the sensations of pure lactate screaming trough the legs...
And dig deep inside your brain for the answer to the question 'why on earth...?'

Lanza...again

3months of no messages does not mean 3 months of no activity. On the contrary!!
Another winter has passed and we've landed in Lazarote again... doing the swimbikerunlivelove for another 2 weeks.
Lanzarote is so inspiring to me, it's unbelievable



















Jan tried out a bike also

winterwonderland

More 'Long Slow Distance' training or base kilometers.

I also did 3 laps on the Scheldecross track this morning...















Windburn is back again.

Ironpeople

Thoughts during the looong base kilometers.

Ironman is all about mind.

Not like short distance races where you might be negative but the body feels good so a good race can be had.

Not in the real race. You go in negative and you are dead in the water before you clear the swim.

That's why I like it.

You can't fudge ironman. It's only for ironpeople.

2010 season has begun

The season has begun.!! Exited to be back after 6 weeks of no structure.
Pretty much since Mechelen 1/4tri I've been either swim/bike/run 'ing only when I wanted and felt like it.
Today started the base kilometers. HR zones 2-3.

I'm even more exited since I have a new ride to get me through the winter time.














Fat tires will help keep the bike under my body in the wet conditions and will also help keep the race gear in better shape come the race period.

2 hrs of base running today - and more of the same tomorrow