Lately I keep asking myself what trailrunning really is.In the Netherlands, for example, we would happily call every run that had some unpaved paths a trailrun. I vividly remember how my lower back couldn’t handle the tiny hill behind the Ikea after 28 km in one of my first trail races in Delft, and how my…
Humbled by nature
As a little boy, my dad loved taking me to the Swiss Alps to camp and hike. It gave me a special bond with nature…
Demystifying & Normalising
When I started training in January, a 4-hour ride on Saturday was the long endurance ride. By April, it was completely normal to ride 4–5…
European Divide Trail: The Final
Day 12 We start the day in unusually high spirits. We have a long day ahead — 168 kilometres — but the route looks flat…
European Divide Trail: The Jura
Day 8 We wake up next to the fishing pond and the day starts well. Although we gain a fair bit of elevation, it’s nothing…
European Divide Trail: The Vosges
Day 3 We wake up in the forest near Cologne. What felt like a remote spot last night turns out to be quite busy in…
European Divide Trail: The Prologue
My friendship with Dennis goes back a long way. We met through the music association where we both played trumpet as 9- and 10-year-old kids….