Category: swimming
Enduroman swim-3-2-1
I should know better by now… When you see someone post a race on their social media, do NOT visit the website of that race…... Read More
760 lengths in the pool…
a little peek in my head: – when coach Jacomina said she wanted to do a 6 hour pool swim this month (training for the enduroman arch-to-arc), someone in her team said: “who wants to join for a... Read More
Terheijden Long Course Weekend…
As far as small-scale events go, this one is as small as it gets… Only 12 athletes showed up for the first edition of the Terheijden Long Course Weekend: swim 3.8km on friday, bike 180km on satu... Read More
vidösternsimmet – Sveriges tuffaste simlopp i öppet vatten
Sorry, I tried to keep it short this time (how much can you tell about a swim?), but thàt hasn’t really gone according to plan… So here’s a long story about a long swim… a short versi... Read More
August update…
sometimes your memory can play tricks on you… It’s a sunny day on the bike, and I’m riding on the Brutal course. Somewhere during the terrible climb to Waunfawr I know the climb has to end a... Read More
July update…
back to where it all began… Sometimes I forget that it’s only been 4 years since my first irondistance-race… What once started as a ‘once in a lifetime’ thing turned out to be a seri... Read More
January update
January seems to have passed without any epic stories (which sometimes is a good thing…). No races, just consistent training… and training… and training… It seems that the open... Read More
August update
Early August the big pre-race panic (or should I say ‘PANIC!!!!’) started to get to me… Although I am physically in great shape, the mind starts to play tricks on me. Self-doubt is a problem... Read More