When I was a kid the song Nothing Else Matters from Metallica was popular, even back then it was very cool song where you could feel the emotion in the lyrics. Here in the Netherlands it is a song that

After a busy morning I opted out on some chores and decided to go for a short run. While it waa heavily raining today - I only had a few minutes of rain - but still had to make sure I watched where I was

It has been a long time since I went to my training hill, but man it felt good being there. While there is still some bitterness with regards to the cancer and the impact it has on our family , today I

¡Hola, comunidad de Hive! Hoy les escribo con el corazón arrugado y con una profunda necesidad de acudir a la solidaridad que siempre ha caracterizado a esta plataforma. Como muchos ya saben, el reciente

Yesterday afternoon, two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela within less than a minute, followed by multiple aftershocks, leaving buildings completely collapsed. Our community is made up

What an intense week that was! Whereas on Tuesday we did had an appointment planned for installing a PICC-line in my wife’s arm so they would be able to administer the chemo’s easilier and partially from

I wanted to do a symbolic run today, where I would have to show my perseverance – just as we must keep believing and keep fighting no matter what comes our way. I picked a 50k distance as I never did more

First, a brief look back at last week: On Monday, my wife underwent a laparoscopy to check whether, in addition to the tumor in the stomach and metastases in the lymph nodes, there were also metastases

We have a big day tomorrow as the doctors will present us the test results (stage and potential metastases) and threatment possiblities. To be honest I am overwelmed with fear for the outcomes of all the

Last Monday my world fell apart. I was waiting in the hospital for my wife to finish a gastroscopie as she had some (seeminly) smaller issues since the end of December 2025. Due to a local anesthesia she

After breaking my personal records on the 5 and 10 km last week, I decided to go for an attempt on the half marathon today. While my goal was to beat 90 min (1:30:00), my old pr was still stuck on 1:32:29.

Another beautiful Sunday morning filled with sun. I decided to do 80 min of hill repeats and finish the session with 10 min cooling down and use a sequence that alternated between my power and heartbeat

After running a mountain marathon simulation on my trail shoes last week - I picked up my road shoes again and noticed that were overdue as the foam was almost completely gone on 1 side of the heel. I

Este mes comenzamos con una nueva iniciativa, para impulsar la participación en Hive. Vamos a premiar a la persona que más publicaciones válidas, realice en la comunidad de Hive Run. Premios Promoción

Hey everybody, thanks for checking in! In September I will be running a mountain marathon in Swiss. In order to prepare for that run I tried to create a simultation that I could run here in the Netherlands.

It’s pretty hard for me to address these ideas in my head without sounding a bit tactless. I don’t mean to offend anyone, and I’m certainly not trying to play judge and jury. But I do wonder if my biases

Hey! Last few sessions have been hill work - either hill repeats or mountainbike paths. Today I decided to make my hill repeats a bit harder compared to my usual routine. Normally I run a winding path

As one of my two weekly hill specific training sessions today I decided to mix it up a little compared to the pure hill repeats I did on Sunday. I did go to my usual training spot “Hoge Bergse Bos” and

Hi all, thanks for tuning in! Mental health is a topic that I bring up from time to time as it is having quite an impact on my life. From October 2025 I am working in a year long program that contains

Finished my weekend hill repeat session and noticed my body is adapting fast. I aimed for doing 1km climbing (min 29 climbs) but as I was climbing I was also calculating if I had sufficient time to reach