Category Archives: Lopen

Tor des Géants: leg 6

The sixth and last base vita of the Tor is in Ollomont. Runners have covered there 44 km with 2702 D+ since leaving Valtournenche. And we have intermediate times in Cuney and Oyace. Let’s see what we can learn from … Continue reading

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Tor des Géants: leg 5

The fifth base vita of the Tor is in Valtournenche. Runners have covered there 39 km with 2601 D+ since leaving Gressoney. And we have intermediate times in Crest and Saint Jacques. Let’s see what we can learn from this … Continue reading

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Tor des Géants: leg 4

The fourth base vita of the Tor is in Gressoney. Runners have covered there 53 km with 4107 D+ since leaving Donnas. And we have intermediate times in Sassa and Niel. Let’s see what we can learn from this first … Continue reading

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Tor des Géants: leg 3

The third base vita of the Tor is in Donnas. This is more or less the halfway point. Runners have covered there 44 km with 1383 D+. And we have intermediate times in Chardonney. Let’s see what we can learn … Continue reading

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Tor des Géants: leg 2

The second base vita of the Tor is in Cogne. Runners have covered there 56 km with 4141 D+ since the previous base vita. We have intermediate times in Rhemes and Eaux Rousses. I will follow the same structure as … Continue reading

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Tor des Géants: leg 1

The first base vita of the Tor is in Valgrisanche. Runners have covered there 49 km with 3996 D+. And we have intermediate times in La Thuile. Let’s see what we can learn from this first stage. What are the … Continue reading

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Tor des Géants: some statistics

Every year since 2010, we can follow one of the nicest races to run and also to follow from behind the pc screen: the Tor des Géants. In short, it is a loop around the Valle d’Aosta of 330 kilometers … Continue reading

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Allen die willen ter bergen lopen…

… moeten mannen met baarden zijn! Uit onderzoek blijkt dat mannen met baarden beter reageren op het zuurstofgebrek op hoogte dan gladgeschoren watjes. Ik wist dat natuurlijk al lang. En zoals ik eerder al schreef heb je dat ook nodig … Continue reading

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Otto ziet het licht

Otto heeft duidelijk het licht gezien. Ik citeer even zijn eerste twee zinnen: “Den korta förklaringen till att jag vann och satte banrekord i Rovaniemi 150 stavas skägg. Utan hår i ansiktet, ingen seger.” Voilà, zo is dat. Ik heb … Continue reading

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Getting high

Introduction In the autumn of 2013 I participated in the Himal Race with the aim to to better than the 2010 edition where I finished second. One of the major obstacles that the participants face, is the high elevation at … Continue reading

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