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Tor des Géants: leg 5

Posted on September 8, 2014 by wouter

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

Posted on September 8, 2014 by wouter

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

Posted on September 8, 2014 by wouter

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

Posted on September 7, 2014 by wouter

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

Posted on September 7, 2014 by wouter

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

Posted on September 7, 2014 by wouter

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…

Posted on April 1, 2014 by wouter

… 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

Posted on February 28, 2014 by wouter

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

Posted on November 24, 2013 by wouter

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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The real thing

Posted on October 5, 2013 by wouter

Stilletjes aan genoeg van dergelijke fake toestanden. Tijd om over te schakelen op het echte werk.

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