tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-398016618234180992024-02-19T16:41:12.097+01:00Happy Feet in the Netherlands -A Soulful Runner Seeking Inspiration; Aspiring to InspireJoanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-88869430248797722342017-10-29T00:22:00.001+02:002017-10-29T02:59:51.425+01:00Slachtemarathon & The Marathon Motivation<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3368034219447751518" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 672px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLK3YMpR3TriAbGNkLD0emGqOBMAOt4_yiXEKD8mRMdmBRcPEJAWeG2UqC6FGkC8rELhVuCtAjJ32sn3w2ZnTbcZTOfskXPvKj0AHnVwDW-XvDib6qcWXodf_cpauiAi9TrPZPaddHY7g/s1600/IMG-20160605-WA0021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLK3YMpR3TriAbGNkLD0emGqOBMAOt4_yiXEKD8mRMdmBRcPEJAWeG2UqC6FGkC8rELhVuCtAjJ32sn3w2ZnTbcZTOfskXPvKj0AHnVwDW-XvDib6qcWXodf_cpauiAi9TrPZPaddHY7g/s640/IMG-20160605-WA0021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy <br />
of my friend<br />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/marleennnx/">Marleen</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“Sometimes you've got to go through hell to get to heaven.” </span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/50342.Dean_Karnazes" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Dean Karnazes</a>, <span id="quote_book_link_87632" style="background-color: transparent;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/402984" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner</a></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">
</span></blockquote>
<div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Breaking 6* in Slachtemarathon</span></h2>
<div>
<br />
Yes, I plan to run the<a href="https://www.slachtemarathon.nl/en/home-2/"> Slachtemarathon</a> in<b><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slachtemarathon"> it's next edition</a> (</b><i>2020</i><b>)</b>.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Here it is. A goal. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Sharing for all to know. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
A scary moment.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
A liberating moment.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
An invigorating moment.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/iceland-ice-baby.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">r</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">un a marathon under 6 hours; run below 6'00'' average pace during training</span></b></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTOe9ZpyeQec5RDCt1HiiVAoCOyRLc-Txh4DuI3ctvqiRbVJ7c8-2NReTosG5wem9ERY06Z_JJeYDpToi-_tHASmJ2KYxH5r7HGXMZARqKM087uAje9kTebnaJIPV9xfIIPtqOwSr2ks/s1600/IMG-20160605-WA0032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTOe9ZpyeQec5RDCt1HiiVAoCOyRLc-Txh4DuI3ctvqiRbVJ7c8-2NReTosG5wem9ERY06Z_JJeYDpToi-_tHASmJ2KYxH5r7HGXMZARqKM087uAje9kTebnaJIPV9xfIIPtqOwSr2ks/s640/IMG-20160605-WA0032.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smiling through a painful moment...<br />
Shortly before this picture was taken,<br />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BGPntZrr4Uf/" target="_blank">I decided not to continue the 42 km goal but step out at 21 km</a>.<br />
<br />
I waited for the first time at the finish line of a shared race for my friend to finish.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br />
<br />
<h2>
Life Before Running</h2>
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most of you, who have been following me from the beginning, know I have been diagnosed with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder" target="_blank">bipolar disorder</a> in 2003. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before my diagnosis, I silently went through cycles of depression. Decades. The shame of what I was going through again and again, paralysed and silenced me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It began <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/run-happy-leaving-it-all-behind-metoo.html" target="_blank">when I was a child</a>. I did not know of course what it was, then. I simply thought I was a very sensitive person. There was a point in my puberty, when I contemplated studying Psychology to help myself and not have to tell anyone, the emotional & mental torture I went through.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I did not tell my family and friends, how it was affecting the quality of my life because I did not want to be judged, nor be seen as weak and helpless. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Everything changed, when I became a mother of two, living in a foreign country. Being silent about my situation was no longer an option. I was no longer responsible for myself alone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sharing my situation to the people I love, and seeking professional help were the first brave small steps to a long, and still ongoing journey.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Marathon = Motivation</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Miraculously along this journey, I found running. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Specifically, I discovered how the discipline marathon training demand, was something very powerful, which helps me overcome <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/could-it-be-bipolar-signs-to-look-for#7-signs-of-depression4" target="_blank">the symptoms of my disorder.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lMAYrRRY1CPFRSTmN5BO3J-GsWlDFl7sHdk4z1MAdUbPmPpT8tZf8hZSNGm1rB-DUgZWYKMntLx_UocKnJJbxz4MD1M6-diSsKFjYQ0mVRjSMcke6qXCLK0hqIEJ-I3gfSt59g83cRQ/s1600/IMG_20170925_005916_604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lMAYrRRY1CPFRSTmN5BO3J-GsWlDFl7sHdk4z1MAdUbPmPpT8tZf8hZSNGm1rB-DUgZWYKMntLx_UocKnJJbxz4MD1M6-diSsKFjYQ0mVRjSMcke6qXCLK0hqIEJ-I3gfSt59g83cRQ/s640/IMG_20170925_005916_604.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My beloved P, always there for me.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/a-whole-lot-of-blogging-going-on.html" target="_blank"><b>After finishing Berlin Marathon for the second time</b></a>, I promised myself, that I will try harder to be even more transparent about my running, the training process and most importantly, why running is so important to me, and my mental health.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFkIGqnpTfZ9Wp1ZZyF0KiAoxVd5XXGvSQjl3F1Ie6ikmxkNP9UMVJ7TePKCPezh77xpwWpbH_TmZpPQSsI0xhmR-3mbtTL612oFMHe5OyitrInxX1iJMRhseI6hgG5AtrbwB8QU75U0/s1600/20170924_163430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFkIGqnpTfZ9Wp1ZZyF0KiAoxVd5XXGvSQjl3F1Ie6ikmxkNP9UMVJ7TePKCPezh77xpwWpbH_TmZpPQSsI0xhmR-3mbtTL612oFMHe5OyitrInxX1iJMRhseI6hgG5AtrbwB8QU75U0/s640/20170924_163430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">My blog readers, my social media followers : family, friends - <i>running friends -</i> very loyal and long time supporters have helped boost my confidence and strengthened my resolve to be more courageous in sharing. Sharing about mental health issues.</span><br />
<br />
Completing the Berlin Marathon project was a 4 year process. In hindsight, it did not begin in the last week of January, 2017 but it began right after<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/02/paris-marathon-2013-marathon-memories.html" target="_blank"> I finished Paris Marathon 2013</a>. The year <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton's_neuroma" target="_blank">a "simple injury"</a> not only affected me physically but a great deal of my mental capacity to run.<br />
<br />
I did not give up. I did not let depression, mental blocks, anxiety attacks take away the joy and hope I discovered marathon running and all it compasses gave me.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0MzW81XZP6RJ5vhh2EP2rdVFJzNmw1JJXGWhL0ILYHBD0QMqIEgqPRYkbQaaQKPY8YNAC34C0JiZ94af9eMveF2iFKLBScrVrBri6tXZ8bpgIhyqNdeJJirP1iCG56yYt0oCPxKhryU/s1600/964650_121854664687694_1505837919_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #888888; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0MzW81XZP6RJ5vhh2EP2rdVFJzNmw1JJXGWhL0ILYHBD0QMqIEgqPRYkbQaaQKPY8YNAC34C0JiZ94af9eMveF2iFKLBScrVrBri6tXZ8bpgIhyqNdeJJirP1iCG56yYt0oCPxKhryU/s1600/964650_121854664687694_1505837919_o.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Depression can negatively affect and change your life completely. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is up to you, if you will let the mental disorder you are diagnosed with take over or you fight with everything you got to regain your life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRok6I_YXSgH7X6aOV1R53oz-qqchRrVK-PeRLk_JnOE8V_xthbREW_sUKlWtfJayn0lH1B1-MjEGE2_Ah0E_d4unbZLFsQ8onQshkFp889KG8k_Yvk9lSgCiRRVBZEgP_GBAwBcW0lI/s1600/IMG_20160607_165155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRok6I_YXSgH7X6aOV1R53oz-qqchRrVK-PeRLk_JnOE8V_xthbREW_sUKlWtfJayn0lH1B1-MjEGE2_Ah0E_d4unbZLFsQ8onQshkFp889KG8k_Yvk9lSgCiRRVBZEgP_GBAwBcW0lI/s640/IMG_20160607_165155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
You Are Not Alone</h2>
<br />
The past few days have been a roller coaster of emotions. Life and personal crisis.<br />
<br />
Even though I try to rein in racing thoughts, and overreaction to stressful situations with the help of running and meditation, I was still revisited by old demons: anxiety, self-doubt and panic attack.<br />
<br />
I will lie if I tell you, I am able to brush them off easily now, after decades of trying to learn how to deal with them.<br />
<br />
The process remains a challenge. Dealing with one's mental health remains a continuous learning process.<br />
<br />
A major difference in my process compared to 25 years ago: I no longer feel completely alone. <br />
<i><b><br /></b></i>
<i><b>Correct that</b></i>: <u>I no longer allow the disorder to convince me I am alone</u>.<br />
<br />
I know, there are many, countless people I can turn to, who are there to help (<i>professionally</i>), who supports and believes in me (<i>my friends and family</i>), who will be there for me no matter what (<i>my mom, my stepfather, my brothers, my partner, and our kids</i>).<br />
<br />
The only thing I have to do is reach out.<br />
<br />
<br />
<h2>
Slachtemarathon 2020</h2>
<div>
<br />
<br />
Slachtemarathon 2016 became a symbol of hope and love for me. I was afraid to participate but I did it anyway. I was afraid that even if I work hard, I would not be good enough. I did not reach the ultimate goal of finishing the 42.195 km distance. I made it half-way. I did not finish my fourth full marathon in Summer of 2016. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdZ8Ig9sHrJ2sFbtVNXfq4SNLyos0YX41E_JXDWwVYqicbLPlxrD07dqJ2qgh_SNwR8PzQQs_Gwos5Y7YZNmjFN_2fjJEdFejYgZN7Q9eOPhsHNViU6ct9LN5tvO__IbT9rv2xHn3QRM/s1600/IMG_20160531_121822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdZ8Ig9sHrJ2sFbtVNXfq4SNLyos0YX41E_JXDWwVYqicbLPlxrD07dqJ2qgh_SNwR8PzQQs_Gwos5Y7YZNmjFN_2fjJEdFejYgZN7Q9eOPhsHNViU6ct9LN5tvO__IbT9rv2xHn3QRM/s400/IMG_20160531_121822.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
What I was able to accomplish, when I went to the start after months of preparation, was face my fear(s) and live to conquer the next and the next. What Slachtemarathon 2016 gave me was the fighting spirit to finish my fourth full marathon in Summer of 2017.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAehmSW774iscSFtm-I2YVOQ6FjZhofJmQepBiLz4jApCGrBWHQefHmoIsZ6Cl1JgYxHkFeOI_cZOwdqHQuUCvb6u3sqQSs6ki0_qfahh4Mg1qffXxKpyTeouZ6qSA2PIZd649bV-ncs/s1600/20160604_063043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAehmSW774iscSFtm-I2YVOQ6FjZhofJmQepBiLz4jApCGrBWHQefHmoIsZ6Cl1JgYxHkFeOI_cZOwdqHQuUCvb6u3sqQSs6ki0_qfahh4Mg1qffXxKpyTeouZ6qSA2PIZd649bV-ncs/s640/20160604_063043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
I am dedicating the project of Slachtemarathon 2020 to a wonderful generous friend, a runner I utterly respect and highly admire: this is for you, M. I will conquer my mental blocks, and face a great personal challenge (committing to a long-term goal!) with you in mind! :) <br />
<br />
You believed in me. You made me believe in me. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kKlXOwxBKOpA-_RsRg3cdQRWfju_gEJvYuiqjc9OEnLKRAGkLqe4QByoW7ifj0bo_C7nkNzjikOvsGLhsfcOSDbhauQXQ9t14rDyT36pzKb0GDMGnNiXz4IlQDj3fcfAO43a232GMvg/s1600/20160604_115106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kKlXOwxBKOpA-_RsRg3cdQRWfju_gEJvYuiqjc9OEnLKRAGkLqe4QByoW7ifj0bo_C7nkNzjikOvsGLhsfcOSDbhauQXQ9t14rDyT36pzKb0GDMGnNiXz4IlQDj3fcfAO43a232GMvg/s640/20160604_115106.jpg" width="360" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBvZXZw_gTmzVrEyKV_SCw29IaOiP9bW6KVv6DYoMigwcwf2gA72YtwC4nIGEiPF7K52F-qL9nOuxOHuyfjWZoXa4BQdei2fGTvBRCesacM-b4TzD8itah4lUvbkPiXR_pGlLC73So6M/s1600/20160604_115105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBvZXZw_gTmzVrEyKV_SCw29IaOiP9bW6KVv6DYoMigwcwf2gA72YtwC4nIGEiPF7K52F-qL9nOuxOHuyfjWZoXa4BQdei2fGTvBRCesacM-b4TzD8itah4lUvbkPiXR_pGlLC73So6M/s320/20160604_115105.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcT6Zx9ZlyV86dLz9IM-yJD-9to9PwvIoocAbra76nHxHJWQMLCm13AZ3ATn_7arZhpTuQge39obiOTBKFEKdWDfmetoxdi4yekbZ2cJICYXDp3tT0y6KyHKxGFtktZsIbnG70oKem15w/s1600/20160604_115109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcT6Zx9ZlyV86dLz9IM-yJD-9to9PwvIoocAbra76nHxHJWQMLCm13AZ3ATn_7arZhpTuQge39obiOTBKFEKdWDfmetoxdi4yekbZ2cJICYXDp3tT0y6KyHKxGFtktZsIbnG70oKem15w/s640/20160604_115109.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOyn7BPx3ORi3g6PKrUWm9fUbGdpGizelOEhDaBJjqrOqecjoAS8letw-WzXX4PXHigJehwirYL9MdogbNv4Vmu8YyRyIS2ds76lwdbYHfJim_DlKEt5FZatUYxOkqwCo3ktrZ5-fGFw/s1600/20160604_115114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOyn7BPx3ORi3g6PKrUWm9fUbGdpGizelOEhDaBJjqrOqecjoAS8letw-WzXX4PXHigJehwirYL9MdogbNv4Vmu8YyRyIS2ds76lwdbYHfJim_DlKEt5FZatUYxOkqwCo3ktrZ5-fGFw/s640/20160604_115114.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Thank you for believing in me. <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/joannaenmarleenrunfriesland/" target="_blank">Thank you for Slachtemarathon 2016</a> (</b>I will never forget all your generous help & unwavering support!)! Thank you for being a good friend.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U48Edk7NH5KlD_PZ7PFveiTdymlMgVaUcsdiJGDGqO56D03iwZhCqI40LKbSinACt-vSY7dN9zQ32TVpHbeFwKInCNODjLpYqtCPsenuqyrcAwaDDPkWPP0dfo-oXnbIu492XNvX5uY/s1600/IMG-20160607-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1062" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U48Edk7NH5KlD_PZ7PFveiTdymlMgVaUcsdiJGDGqO56D03iwZhCqI40LKbSinACt-vSY7dN9zQ32TVpHbeFwKInCNODjLpYqtCPsenuqyrcAwaDDPkWPP0dfo-oXnbIu492XNvX5uY/s640/IMG-20160607-WA0001.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDqRvLpuKDwh9q6Dmjnfmm2NdNN0_leOUtj7IIgRPCerAQ6LqO8YfSP8BF-ZwssLFweQUeUcvT7aa5voERfh2cH74FiTTO8wJ9hc8k9_cOV3IBPmpkLsYd4-IGA79nipIDkFZ7K6A7Rw/s1600/IMG-20160607-WA0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1600" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDqRvLpuKDwh9q6Dmjnfmm2NdNN0_leOUtj7IIgRPCerAQ6LqO8YfSP8BF-ZwssLFweQUeUcvT7aa5voERfh2cH74FiTTO8wJ9hc8k9_cOV3IBPmpkLsYd4-IGA79nipIDkFZ7K6A7Rw/s640/IMG-20160607-WA0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYIpr3Qxa2zPMKOl5OCct969Yg3hCGWvGOcF6mjTM1CLaDVQ9NBeZNa5uNTsa5ItNI8k8_pTEFgvrfa9J491CkQ_MpBORxi1MqL6dtOieU68KcgxZkLB4O0mQfpVAuaIvl7pJkC7h8Ls/s1600/IMG-20160607-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1062" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYIpr3Qxa2zPMKOl5OCct969Yg3hCGWvGOcF6mjTM1CLaDVQ9NBeZNa5uNTsa5ItNI8k8_pTEFgvrfa9J491CkQ_MpBORxi1MqL6dtOieU68KcgxZkLB4O0mQfpVAuaIvl7pJkC7h8Ls/s640/IMG-20160607-WA0003.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUGt0eI4-IMtBCQZXKB2QRnF74ii317JX4XlJRJ4sYoq0z5d-xTUVjy3NdbsbwyhX3lc5hwGR86FijCUyJkE3PW1eem-vM-D13mh0SRCdEHju51P9q_I4Zw0wLgG8GbDiQ6-iGxBWFUM/s1600/IMG-20160605-WA0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUGt0eI4-IMtBCQZXKB2QRnF74ii317JX4XlJRJ4sYoq0z5d-xTUVjy3NdbsbwyhX3lc5hwGR86FijCUyJkE3PW1eem-vM-D13mh0SRCdEHju51P9q_I4Zw0wLgG8GbDiQ6-iGxBWFUM/s640/IMG-20160605-WA0024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbRxtwcGzjI1BuKm2RQgWBM2kUgYeMosPrEQuEKj_DJ6NOVVeLwGRq7bwTQjMAfGwuWh1tBMPir-vYX633hPJ23G0Kc9xbugAg64ybLlAAzg6Q22NSRMFER6tFg6c74tjuq8wmfB0Dx4/s1600/IMG-20160605-WA0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbRxtwcGzjI1BuKm2RQgWBM2kUgYeMosPrEQuEKj_DJ6NOVVeLwGRq7bwTQjMAfGwuWh1tBMPir-vYX633hPJ23G0Kc9xbugAg64ybLlAAzg6Q22NSRMFER6tFg6c74tjuq8wmfB0Dx4/s640/IMG-20160605-WA0022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02Q4YUBGSqAW862N0z5yMNUZNYHQjzSgmKALLOHwud0PHIbwV93NnyNINHUya1vC_73EtNLwAbWsyfEqvvUuqmFGdtxJ1CL8xMl4huWx7rNFIY5MQ-nY26FY4vQfL-VVOpe9EKhqeNLE/s1600/IMG-20160605-WA0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02Q4YUBGSqAW862N0z5yMNUZNYHQjzSgmKALLOHwud0PHIbwV93NnyNINHUya1vC_73EtNLwAbWsyfEqvvUuqmFGdtxJ1CL8xMl4huWx7rNFIY5MQ-nY26FY4vQfL-VVOpe9EKhqeNLE/s640/IMG-20160605-WA0023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">28.10.17</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Saturday</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">16:12</span></b></div>
</div>
<div style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
</div>
</div>
<div class="post-footer" style="background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.600000381469727px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px -2px 0px; padding: 5px 10px;">
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-33680342194477515182017-10-25T23:54:00.000+02:002017-10-29T02:47:20.294+01:00Ice(land), Ice Baby!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsafbeLpYgMITgC0T7eAJ3iUKcwRoY517Mifcm98bdS2GzvKlhQDFuDQKU9CdaTS7I9Vm7B41t3DKs1wNGxIX63BNf58HQPfhkLL55TtouMd4VUi5vqouPGLZBAMFyVAgHFNy6ovpNaY/s1600/Ice+-+land+-+Ice+Baby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1370" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsafbeLpYgMITgC0T7eAJ3iUKcwRoY517Mifcm98bdS2GzvKlhQDFuDQKU9CdaTS7I9Vm7B41t3DKs1wNGxIX63BNf58HQPfhkLL55TtouMd4VUi5vqouPGLZBAMFyVAgHFNy6ovpNaY/s640/Ice+-+land+-+Ice+Baby.jpg" width="548" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">If there was a problem</span><br style="color: #222222; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">Yo, I'll solve it!</span><br style="color: #222222; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;">Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice" target="_blank">Vanilla Ice</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Ice_Baby#Year-end_charts" target="_blank">Ice Ice Baby</a></span></span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<h2>
<br />Graffiti Fun</h2>
<br /></div>
<div>
I LOVE running and fitness community challenges because they are usually the impulse I need to add play to my training!<br />
<br />
It is the most important part of the process, and often forgotten: peppering fun in the run.<br />
<br />
Today, as part of my warm up for my run, I graffitied the wall of our garden shed :D<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBKwPchaDXeO-rUk7X_1XdQurNWHAPeBIJwfqtoQaI-U1aBpFc5qf9rc6p87OttfyMc4Y2iKdlDYUk5tAEDnmskoAQH3Dw7DA_PdWyrPp5K4EVNSpJUygnDPtfW0SG7dWc73ctFhYyEo/s1600/IMG_5615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBKwPchaDXeO-rUk7X_1XdQurNWHAPeBIJwfqtoQaI-U1aBpFc5qf9rc6p87OttfyMc4Y2iKdlDYUk5tAEDnmskoAQH3Dw7DA_PdWyrPp5K4EVNSpJUygnDPtfW0SG7dWc73ctFhYyEo/s640/IMG_5615.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Would you like to learn more about this challenge, I am participating in?<br />
<br />
<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/my-monday-motivation-warming-up-with.html" target="_blank">Monday Motivation: Warming Up with GL2R</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br />
<h2>
Shut Up Brain!</h2>
<br />
The "fun art" (plus dancing along to <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE" target="_blank"><i>Ice Ice Bab</i>y</a></b> tune ! :D ) helped shut my brain up. <br />
<br />
My brain almost always nag me, when I am about to go out for a run; it nags the loudest, when I am simply thinking of a quick short run!<br />
<br />
What does <i>it</i> nag? <b>Don't go out</b>!<br />
<br />
I talked a lot about tricking my brain, and I want to share more on how I do this, here on my blog to help those who struggles with procrastination and mental blocks.<br />
<br />
<br />
<h2>
Play!</h2>
<br />
The brain loves play. Not chores.<br />
<br />
Sometimes running evolves into a chore.<br />
<br />
We usually become too focused on achievements and performances. The fun of the run soon turns into doldrums.<br />
<br />
This should not happen because running is after all a hobby for most!<br />
<br />
<br />
You can create your own fun, OR join in the fun others create!<br />
<br />
The main goal: participation.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<h2>
Breaking 6*</h2>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
It's been a long time since I *seriously* made speed my running goal.<br />
<br />
I know from experience, how creating "time goals"/ "be faster goal"/"PR goals" can backfire on me.<br />
<br />
It's one of those <i>fun killer - <u>if you let it</u>!</i><br />
<br />
Not anymore!<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I am making sure I am doing necessary steps (slow build up, balanced training, warm-up, cool down, stretch, roll, strength exercises, yoga etc etc) NOT to get injured.<br />
<br />
I am making sure <b><i><u>I shut my brain up</u></i></b>!<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Fast has it's price. Always.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
What I would like to keep in mind, in my process is: NOT to take everything TOO seriously. Specially myself!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I don't want to work hard to be faster and lose fun in the process. It is a price I am unwilling to pay.<br />
<br />
My motto: go have fun or go home!<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
*r<span style="font-size: x-small;">un my next marathon under 6 hours; run below 6'00'' average pace during training</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<h2>
</h2>
<h2>
</h2>
<h2>
Oh By the Way... :D</h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Great run, today! Second week of training started off well.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="405" scrolling="no" src="https://www.strava.com/activities/1246324878/embed/3e5e2c398ebd77078033fa25a7a4d142976c6577" width="590"></iframe><br />
<br />
<h2>
<div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;">My mind, and my heart are graciously accepting the speed I am building up to. :)))</span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My mental blocks are reduced immensely after finishing </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/a-whole-lot-of-blogging-going-on.html" target="_blank">Berlin Marathon 2017 </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/a-whole-lot-of-blogging-going-on.html" target="_blank">(done, check, accomplished!!!)</a><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span><br />
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;">My heart literally & </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">metaphorically </span><span style="font-size: small;">profited from heart rate training &</span><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/hfnl_back2berlin2017/" target="_blank">documenting the training I did for Berlin</a></span><span style="font-size: small;">. Humble, small steps, they were and I am feeling the rewards of being patient. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">I am enormously grateful.</span><br />
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEbTbevzgYgFcpj8IAxrDJj79GF8_fa_l_LDmVFla0QmAPEUtyOQB-cj7xASQWY9dFEqxK25lN-zMi4o5nVH_ghc-t_gCuQHecd5B7FbY5K8N_PgUtViqu8mjRCQszQEoVcxpQ9qiViw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-26+at+01.20.47.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="790" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEbTbevzgYgFcpj8IAxrDJj79GF8_fa_l_LDmVFla0QmAPEUtyOQB-cj7xASQWY9dFEqxK25lN-zMi4o5nVH_ghc-t_gCuQHecd5B7FbY5K8N_PgUtViqu8mjRCQszQEoVcxpQ9qiViw/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-26+at+01.20.47.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Follow my new training cycle under the hashtag:<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/1togoto21/" target="_blank">#1togoto2</a></b></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
Vanilla Ice</h2>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Will it ever stop?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yo, I don't know</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Turn off the lights and I'll glow</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">I wish I can tell you that once you've overcome mental blocks, you are completely free of them!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">What I can say about this:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">like life, you overcome crisis, you get strong and when you encounter the next new hurdle, you get more creative - each and every time.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">:)</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpZNwZkJqbii8Ml4zZQMSZDnW3aXS6RFqWgFKIQILqdwWqvqv4ERQ_R4u2Yud_8b8b8hk_hPxSqakkrtxFLvOPzqM699ckI3uf7Tw28GY7OOAn8IcSBIie_qMS-r8onDKVH1Y15P8ohc/s1600/IMG_5611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpZNwZkJqbii8Ml4zZQMSZDnW3aXS6RFqWgFKIQILqdwWqvqv4ERQ_R4u2Yud_8b8b8hk_hPxSqakkrtxFLvOPzqM699ckI3uf7Tw28GY7OOAn8IcSBIie_qMS-r8onDKVH1Y15P8ohc/s640/IMG_5611.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="xpdxpnd" data-mh="32" data-mhc="1" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.24; margin-bottom: 13px; max-height: 32px; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height 0.3s;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Yo man, let's get out of here<br />Word to your mother</i></span></div>
<div class="xpdxpnd" data-mh="128" data-mhc="1" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.24; margin-bottom: 0px; max-height: 128px; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height 0.3s;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Ice ice baby<br />Too cold<br />Ice ice baby<br />Too cold too cold</i></span></div>
<div class="xpdxpnd" data-mh="128" data-mhc="1" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.24; margin-bottom: 0px; max-height: 128px; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height 0.3s;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div class="xpdxpnd" data-mh="128" data-mhc="1" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.24; margin-bottom: 0px; max-height: 128px; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height 0.3s;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">25.10.17</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Wednesday</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">21:37</span></b></div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-23773884590138989362017-10-23T20:52:00.000+02:002017-10-24T11:56:35.845+02:00My Monday Motivation: Warming Up with GirlsLove2Run<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIwdaytvpNWRsRMUVyzWdnaBrgqUugz8Fp7ODUYohHEQKCxrbnjU9ZRdiBhfchixKEJEuShYUkcjIGFDQbf1ghP_eATosELu_fy1myMCgd5sI6vkS7mb_3sLyWJd9ZDtvzCrSzDAhBgs/s1600/warmlopenmetGL2R.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="1600" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIwdaytvpNWRsRMUVyzWdnaBrgqUugz8Fp7ODUYohHEQKCxrbnjU9ZRdiBhfchixKEJEuShYUkcjIGFDQbf1ghP_eATosELu_fy1myMCgd5sI6vkS7mb_3sLyWJd9ZDtvzCrSzDAhBgs/s640/warmlopenmetGL2R.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BamtlmhADOg/" target="_blank">My Monday Motivation@happyfeetnl</a></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.11999999731779099px;">"A champion is not made when he succeeds, a champion is made when you look back at the seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks and months he has spent preparing."</span> </span></blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.11999999731779099px;"><b>- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliud_Kipchoge" target="_blank">Eliud Kipchoge</a></b></span></blockquote>
</blockquote>
<br />
<br />
Today, I completed <b><u>the first week <i>*</i></u></b> of<b> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BaWvoNWlDc9/" target="_blank">my new training cycle</a></b> with the help of<b> Girls Love 2 Run</b>'s: <b>NEW</b> Instagram challenge in cooperation with <a href="https://loopreizen.nl/" target="_blank"><b>Loopreizen.nl</b></a> :<b> </b><br />
<b><span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://www.girlslove2run.com/warmlopen-met-gl2r/" style="background-color: orange;" target="_blank">#WARMLOPENMETGL2R</a></span></b>! (participation is exclusively for residents of Holland)<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjNbE5hrQdY1FbgQQ1egzexufYlL5n1I9XEI5IKJSA3V5-PQfG5uZiQLgrk3G-8IGaxXDilr0nNOAr-St2p-aWTpIlmYc31uEjOWTMdcOdsXaK_6TrbNmUwheHl0PaHrOixpj-LAGHgs/s1600/IMG_20171017_181142_152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjNbE5hrQdY1FbgQQ1egzexufYlL5n1I9XEI5IKJSA3V5-PQfG5uZiQLgrk3G-8IGaxXDilr0nNOAr-St2p-aWTpIlmYc31uEjOWTMdcOdsXaK_6TrbNmUwheHl0PaHrOixpj-LAGHgs/s400/IMG_20171017_181142_152.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: start;"><b>*(my training week started last week, Tuesday </b></i><br />
<i style="text-align: start;"><b>and my LDR will be on Mondays - more about this, later!) </b></i><br />
<br />
First (build up) run of the new training cycle!<br />
Tuesday, 17.010.17<br />
<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGazc79kktt3vDhlLgA6wTT0UYwlD2MLqO5dl6Ynf9Tr4dGH6OvWAKdZlm0sq6c7lXyupTUEnLeGygGKp8qrb3qR2STqn9JaXuZHJ5Ea5hTxv3z_tpqxiBJRbQ6t5OGMUnGkavLTR81c/s1600/nrc-20171023_224033-stickered.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGazc79kktt3vDhlLgA6wTT0UYwlD2MLqO5dl6Ynf9Tr4dGH6OvWAKdZlm0sq6c7lXyupTUEnLeGygGKp8qrb3qR2STqn9JaXuZHJ5Ea5hTxv3z_tpqxiBJRbQ6t5OGMUnGkavLTR81c/s400/nrc-20171023_224033-stickered.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fourth (LDR) run of the first week<br />
Monday, 23.10.17</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
If you live in the Netherlands and you need running motivation, there are a lot of running groups, communities, crews etc, you could join, be a part of, and get the support, cheers and motivation you need!<br />
<br />
<br />
<h2>
GirlsLove2Run</h2>
<br />
One of my go to source of online motivation, and the bloggers I follow since 2012, are the <a href="http://www.girlslove2run.com/" target="_blank"><b>Girls Love 2 Run</b></a>. One of the reasons I joined Instagram in 2014 is to be able to follow the fun challenges they create to get the running community moving!<br />
<br />
I've been lucky to meet the GL2R founder <b><a href="http://www.girlslove2run.com/about/" target="_blank">Francien Regelink</a> </b>in person, shortly after my Berlin Marathon experience and before<b> <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/02/paris-marathon-2013-marathon-memories.html" target="_blank">I ran Paris Marathon</a></b>. They invited me together with other followers of their blog to join a core stability work out and I participated in a mindful running session with them. The afternoon with GL2R was a great boost and kept me going and not give up on my Paris marathon goal.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUdJYOBvYcRCn6B7oAEdMqhJm8ctnlNKrcgrvruWzv_uJrMSZDYX3hINoVO4HwzpX3fnNrNqM_ZjLNPIV_YLAd4yc4n5ram-sWn5NtPVB9hmA9s6x9Dr9Xe-Ms7xx4OWXQXOWKmQhN18/s1600/02.02.13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUdJYOBvYcRCn6B7oAEdMqhJm8ctnlNKrcgrvruWzv_uJrMSZDYX3hINoVO4HwzpX3fnNrNqM_ZjLNPIV_YLAd4yc4n5ram-sWn5NtPVB9hmA9s6x9Dr9Xe-Ms7xx4OWXQXOWKmQhN18/s640/02.02.13.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/02/triofor2013-core-stability-mindful.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Core Stability and Mindful Running with Girls Love 2 Run <br />2nd of February 2013</span></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
In 2014, I was struggling yet again to keep motivated.<br />
<br />
Once again, GL2R had a community challenge, and the lucky ones were invited to join GL2R to work out with them.<br />
<br />
The meet up, working out with a group of enthusiastic ladies, helped me get started positively for the year, 2014. In Spring, still inspired by GL2R's spirit, I created <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2014/06/fueled-by-goals-7-down-7-to-go.html" target="_blank">my own personal challenge</a> to make sure I focus on goals, which will keep me moving.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFGLDwG6HHedzCI837TQCkhgLV71IchxPHtDdRe_07htw4EkivS4x-PSq502I8ewYyYj-VeMWCgzczls4Td9Nd77ZEUk-bv-_ujCEbtuQuH7EfYkTOD7AuOIDQInQ5QtmhWd-rvTY2Cc/s1600/GL2R+FB+en+Twitter+post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFGLDwG6HHedzCI837TQCkhgLV71IchxPHtDdRe_07htw4EkivS4x-PSq502I8ewYyYj-VeMWCgzczls4Td9Nd77ZEUk-bv-_ujCEbtuQuH7EfYkTOD7AuOIDQInQ5QtmhWd-rvTY2Cc/s640/GL2R+FB+en+Twitter+post.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2014/01/commit2fit-finale-full-circle.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Commit2Fit Finale <br />26th of January, 2014</span></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YHViATHcsuRxkPAtzo-NxIdB1UPedLFFT2ko-aOxk8XgZYs5kPWa9ttTqhkv0Wip3UUgKWHZCNrE25gUA3-DYzR31-FqPo8lV2-JEM1YH2yaOpk-fcNqpswqoR4VBbOVGtxHY9xCGpE/s1600/Fen+F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="1600" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YHViATHcsuRxkPAtzo-NxIdB1UPedLFFT2ko-aOxk8XgZYs5kPWa9ttTqhkv0Wip3UUgKWHZCNrE25gUA3-DYzR31-FqPo8lV2-JEM1YH2yaOpk-fcNqpswqoR4VBbOVGtxHY9xCGpE/s640/Fen+F.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Since 2015, GL2R has been making sure the year starts actively for everyone with their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlsLove2Run/posts/800029076776191" target="_blank">#JaNUari challenges</a>.<br />
<br />
In the end, whether you win the major prize or completed the challenge, they make you feel like a champion, each and every time!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA_JF3a8NyTWbt0IwH0G4mBmJeBuPcGvUtNjV7Ck0EtmR8UmZlinVkJhnpGGFD8_v8_0KBQLOYVTFItLwoMZcy2V_kMGHLPT8iLUqSKbhd-KBUARyk7ZJhtWtOuzpOGSDtBRXITvZ5_I/s1600/15871789_1050025921776504_6360180711631527691_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA_JF3a8NyTWbt0IwH0G4mBmJeBuPcGvUtNjV7Ck0EtmR8UmZlinVkJhnpGGFD8_v8_0KBQLOYVTFItLwoMZcy2V_kMGHLPT8iLUqSKbhd-KBUARyk7ZJhtWtOuzpOGSDtBRXITvZ5_I/s640/15871789_1050025921776504_6360180711631527691_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">courtesy of<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlsLove2Run/" target="_blank">Girls Love 2 Run Facebook page </a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
GL2R has gone through many positive transitions, great changes and the running community continues to grow with them. The efforts to motivate everyone to be active, stay active in their pursuit to improve their health remains the core goal of GL2R.<br />
<br />
<h2>
<br />Next Stop: Iceland?</h2>
<br />
If I am lucky, I might run my next major half-marathon in Iceland with the help of GL2R! It will be an awesome highlight and an amazing motivation to <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/13happyhalves-keeping-dreams-alive.html" target="_blank">my <b> #13HappyHalves adventure</b></a>! Wish me luck!<br />
<br />
Better yet, go visit <a href="https://www.instagram.com/girlslove2run/" target="_blank">@GirlsLove2Run</a>, join in the fun of their challenge! :D You are already a winner by stepping out of the door and going out for a run!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-9836651658302217792017-10-19T18:34:00.000+02:002017-10-24T14:27:31.957+02:00Run Happy & Free To Be #metoo<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b><i><u>Disclaimer:</u></i></b> This is not a running story. It is a story, shedding more light, why I am grateful to have found running, why it gives me so much strength, and why the positive effect of running is a necessity to my life.</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
It is a sensitive blogpost, and could be triggering because of the subjects:</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
sexual abuse, child abuse. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Please read at your own discretion. </blockquote>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQNXbYYF_UENsTfePBMnI9ZnDgZREut-9d2MedeFOAZ5x5aJt3POKihyphenhyphengJUDitgBdJyzsrnDBjyYi-NMDydi5vDLC5s35_SH396IvyMoWxAagX8XcgpFtjjFuI6UMjMJE_PnWxFrtisg/s1600/10455089_10153183243534284_8345771445224126838_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQNXbYYF_UENsTfePBMnI9ZnDgZREut-9d2MedeFOAZ5x5aJt3POKihyphenhyphengJUDitgBdJyzsrnDBjyYi-NMDydi5vDLC5s35_SH396IvyMoWxAagX8XcgpFtjjFuI6UMjMJE_PnWxFrtisg/s640/10455089_10153183243534284_8345771445224126838_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marathon Rotterdam 2015<br />
taken by a friend</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“Sometimes it takes heart to write about a thing, doesn't it? To let that thing out of the room way in the back of your mind and put it up there on the screen.” </span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3389.Stephen_King" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Stephen King</a>, <span id="quote_book_link_32692" style="background-color: transparent;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/4847031" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Gerald's Game</a></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">
</span></blockquote>
<h2>
<br />#metoo</h2>
<br />
As I write this, it has no title yet, and I am not sure, if I will share it to be read publicly.<br />
<br />
It is a story, I've shared many times over to a very select group of people. I can count them with the fingers of my two hands. No more.<br />
<br />
Sharing is healing. I was told. Many times. In my private circle. In different rooms of therapists.<br />
<br />
<b>How much of your story can you share to heal? How often can you share to heal? How long does it take until you heal? How can you heal without hurting others you love</b>?<br />
<br />
I began sharing this story in instalments. When I was 9-10 years old to a female cousin, who was 2 years older than I was. Not the entire story but 1 % of the story. It was a question burning in my mind. Why would someone do that act? I asked.<br />
<br />
<i>Why?</i><br />
<br />
It is a question that followed my life for 39 years.<br />
<br />
<br />
<i>Why?</i><br />
<br />
<i>Why did he do it? Why did it happen? Why did I not say anything after it did? Why did the memory of how it began stayed with me but not how I walked away in the end? Why did I not say no before it began?</i><br />
<br />
I was 6-7 years old, when someone I knew sexually abused me.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<h2>
Reading, Fairytales & Stephen King</h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
When I was little, I was very fascinated with words. I looked at them with awe even before I could read them.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Books would be my friends before I lost my innocence, and reading, my saviour after my childhood was stolen from me.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I kept what happened to myself until I was 21 years old, already living abroad, engaged after a whirlwind romance, and told the story to my fiancé before we got married.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Before it happened, I read about monsters in fairytales. My childhood nightmares would be during the daytime. It was in the morning, when it happened. I was afraid but I could not go anywhere, nor tell anyone. Would it happen, again?</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Recently, I watched the film adaptation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald%27s_Game" target="_blank">Stephen King's book Gerald's Game</a>, on Netflix. The book was the last book I bought (1992) before I left my home country in the Philippines (January, 1993). I never finished the book.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I cannot remember the reasons why I did not finish it , nor even made it half-way, and I now wonder if reading it in it's entirety would have made an impact on me. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<i>"He did not touch me." - Jessie Burlingame,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald%27s_Game_(film)" target="_blank"> </a></i><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald%27s_Game_(film)" target="_blank">Gerald's Game, on Netflix</a></i></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I cried when I watched the painful scene reminding me of my own shame, my long kept secret. The words the lead character uttered as she came out of her trance from recalling her suppressed memory liberated me. Cathartic words.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<i>"He did not touch me."</i></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Not the first time. I was an instrument. I was an object.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I swatted his hand with mine the second time another shameful act transpired.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I was 9 then. I knew more. I knew better. Books. Sadly, I progressed too fast from fairytales to books, which I read in secret, in search for answers..</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Both times he was drunk. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
25 years later, I would learn, he might have been under the influence of drugs, when it happened.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
It took 15 years to share 50% of the story to the person, I thought I would grow old with. Another 10 years and a year of therapy to finally tell it to the one person who I thought would have the answers.<br />
<br />
<br />
<h2>
Forgetting and Forgiving?</h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
At the beginning of this story, I wrote a lot of questions:</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>How much of your story can you share to heal? How often can you share to heal? How long does it take until you heal? How can you heal without hurting others you love?</b></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<i>Why did he do it? Why did it happen? Why did I not say anything after it did? Why did the memory of how it began stayed with me but not how I walked away in the end? Why did I not say no before it began?</i></div>
<div>
<i><br /></i></div>
<br />
<br />
I'm 45 years old, and it took me almost my whole life time to understand what happened to me. What helped me to help myself was stories I read. Fiction and non-fiction stories. Personal stories of people, who've been there.<br />
<br />
<i><b><u>Why</u></b> it happened to me</i> is something I would never know. I would never get the answer from the person, who stole my childhood.<br />
<br />
What set me free from asking that question (<i>Why</i>?!) again and again, was learning he was as tortured as I was. <br />
<br />
I would never know if it evil in him, or they were only two isolated aberrations influenced by drugs and alcohol, which clouded his mind, his judgement.<br />
<br />
<i><b>"Nothing else happened to me"</b></i> beside those 2 incidents. It is something that I kept repeating, when I had nightmares. Nothing else with that person. Two more incidents happened to me between the age 7-9. Neighbouring boys. A lot of boys; they were not even 2-3 years older than I was. An older male neighbour. Again, I was not physically abused. My mind on the other hand? Traumatised. I was exposed to things I should not have seen nor experienced in my age. I suffered in silence.<br />
<br />
People perceived me as happy, confident and vivacious on the outside but in my head I had issues with trust, a lot of bottled up anger, shame and self-hate. It took years to exorcise all of them out of my system.<br />
<br />
What I learned in the years I tried to find answer to my<i><b> Why?</b></i> is : <u>silence is not the answer</u>. You can let yourself be heard. I kept silent, when I was young because I wanted to protect the people I love.<br />
<br />
This pattern of protecting others broke me mentally. It was when I was completely broken that I finally uttered the words I needed to say out loud: it was not my fault, I was a child, I was afraid, I was alone. I was in my 40's, when I finally said these words out loud.<br />
<br />
You cannot forget something you have not even fully acknowledged. You cannot fully forgive, unless you are fully liberated and in a happy place in life.<br />
<br />
<h2>
Free To Be Me</h2>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbh31VHH7_Rm6aISUR8-SnU8gzt0ppcY9c5Ak28BUJNmiWN0L1NZirZQygzuO8Bq8lSzvZtwrdfimAt-FFAymPH72PJrM9_PsthhadVv2xLONrSc8DquBJxXFiStKy8MOj7R8V44L8uHA/s1600/IMG_4486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="970" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbh31VHH7_Rm6aISUR8-SnU8gzt0ppcY9c5Ak28BUJNmiWN0L1NZirZQygzuO8Bq8lSzvZtwrdfimAt-FFAymPH72PJrM9_PsthhadVv2xLONrSc8DquBJxXFiStKy8MOj7R8V44L8uHA/s640/IMG_4486.JPG" width="388" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A picture taken by my daughter<br />
during my run last Monday.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
I was waiting to be an ultra-runner before I share this story.<br />
<br />
I was waiting to be *someone*, who has accomplished something remarkable, so I can be heard.<br />
<br />
I had this absurd notion, that I would be braver if I am *someone*, and sharing this story to others will help not only others but in the end heal me completely.<br />
<br />
Now, I realise I was repeating a pattern. I thought I was creating an armour but in reality my armours are cloaks to make me feel unseen and safe; I was not yet as free from the past as I thought I am.<br />
<br />
I am enough.<br />
<br />
I can let myself be seen.<br />
<br />
I can let myself be heard.<br />
<br />
<br />
Now.<br />
<br />
I don't have to punish myself, anymore. No more hiding. No more secret. No more shame.<br />
<br />
<br />
What happened to me did not stop me from living life. I became a wife, a mother, a writer, a runner.<br />
<br />
What happened to me did not stop me from pursuing my dreams. I went to the university, studied Communication, learned skills that helped me understand people better and make others understand me. I travelled the world to learn more, and find answers to more of life's questions.<br />
<br />
What happened to me did not stop me from writing stories to spread the message of love.<br />
<br />
Yes, what happened to me affected the quality of my life, my health; my mental health. It also made me stronger. It has taught me after years and years of searching for peace to be more compassionate. Specially to myself.<br />
<br />
What happened to me should not happen to any child. Sadly, the reality is alarming. It happens. There are monsters out there preying on the innocents but there are also monsters within the people we love.<br />
<br />
<br />
My plea: be aware, be vigilant, be kind.<br />
<br />
Help those who struggle mentally. Alcohol and drug abuse are not only the struggle of one person with addiction, nor one family but the community, the society.<br />
<br />
Yes, kindness and involvement can be very risky in the modern world but it's worth it.<br />
<br />
A concerned, caring word can make a huge difference. Care.<br />
<br />
Creat awareness; it should not be under-estimated. Have courage to share your story. The process can heal you, and help many others, too.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">19.10.17</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Thursday</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">14:40</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b><span style="background-color: white;">20.10.17</span></b></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b><span style="background-color: white;">Friday</span></b></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">08:5</span><span style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></b></div>
</div>
</div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></span></b>
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></span></b>
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">P.S. It is now almost 15 hours, since I published this story. I would like to share to readers out there, how I felt peace after putting into words what happened to me. I feel at peace with sharing my story, her<span style="color: #eeeeee;">e. </span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="background-color: white;">I would like to be honest and say, I don't know if I would have done anything differently, looking back. If a reader would ask me, what should I do? I would say, <u>seek help and don't suffer in silence</u>. I think, it is the main message what I would like to pass on.</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="background-color: white;">In this modern times, there are a lot of ways to seek help anonymously. It is a beginning, a huge step to put in words something that is unspeakable. A small step can lead to positive changes.</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="background-color: white;">Feel free to contact me, if you need assistance. I am not an expert but perhaps I can assist in finding help.</span></b></div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-73191916008049299962017-10-17T23:28:00.000+02:002017-10-18T09:55:47.573+02:00#13HappyHalves Update : 1 to go to 21!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OusIZtGUE0jjVrpZ9rzqO-suAyAbRFdU_LFFflWZ5iltoiPUP2QLc4jJq4zyl-lUF4JaajxmWpJbk0UjN-bHHbS0GWXlXQJT8RC_rm77Kylpd2ShN8RT-yNWzhJa-2x-a49W6abF0Yw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-08+at+22.28.24.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OusIZtGUE0jjVrpZ9rzqO-suAyAbRFdU_LFFflWZ5iltoiPUP2QLc4jJq4zyl-lUF4JaajxmWpJbk0UjN-bHHbS0GWXlXQJT8RC_rm77Kylpd2ShN8RT-yNWzhJa-2x-a49W6abF0Yw/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-08+at+22.28.24.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
From left to right:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://bredasesingelloop.nl/" target="_blank">Bredase Singelloop Half-Marathon</a> 2016<br />
<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/13happyhalves-keeping-dreams-alive.html" target="_blank">Eindhoven Half-Marathon</a> 2016<br />
<a href="http://www.tcsamsterdammarathon.nl/en/" target="_blank">Amsterdam Half-Marathon </a>2016<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">“The more that you read, the more things you will know. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/61105.Dr_Seuss" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Dr. Seuss</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, </span><span id="quote_book_link_7785" style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2333951" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!</a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h2>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="text-align: center;">The Busy Brain is Not A Truly Productive Brain.</span></h2>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="text-align: center;">The collage above is not the best version; </span><span style="text-align: center;">it is a print screen version.</span><br />
<br style="text-align: center;" />
<span style="text-align: center;">I wanted to share this version </span><span style="text-align: center;">as a mental exercise for myself. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="text-align: center;">Share it, step back and be happy with it.</span><br />
<br style="text-align: center;" />
<span style="text-align: center;">The reason for this, is the same reason, as to why I got the second edition of </span><span style="text-align: center;">(2016)</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">#13HappyHalves done: </span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">I did not over-think it (the project), I simply did it.</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="text-align: center;">My mental exercises are almost never structured. They arise, when there is a need for it, and the more unexpected, unpredictable the exercise is, the more effective it will be.</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="text-align: center;">I mentioned this strategy before in one of my blogpost (I will link it here, later). </span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="text-align: center;">Yes, I trick my brain to get things done.</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="text-align: center;">My Gain is Yours.</span></h2>
<div>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: center;">In this <b>Happy Feet NL's 180th blogpost</b>, I would like to start the countdown towards my<b> 200th blog - </b> also share here, and in the next 20 blogs (!!!) knowledge and lessons, I've gained and learned through running. A lot of running. :)</span></div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: center;">I think, even if you do not have mental health issues, like myself (I've been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, 14 years ago, after a decade of dealing silently with depression) you would be familiar with mental blocks, anxiety, self-doubt, and the universal behaviour of procrastination!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
There were many race events that I had to run four times before I let go of self-doubt; there were many training miles ran before I devised a ritual and learned coping mechanism for my anxiety attacks, and when I am riddled with mental blocks. I think I have accumulated a lot of tips and will continue to add to the list of how not to procrastinate because I still deal with procrastination on running, even after 6 years!</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: center;">My intention to share is not purely out of magnanimity ;) - I have to be honest and say, I am getting very forgetful and need to write these "knowledge and lessons" for myself before they are completely forgotten! I think many runners will agree, that lessons learned in running are very applicable to our daily lives.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiF34JCOo39BbTymfrZqqjS1bgRLgvWUD9TxvmwzEh3Nr0waLGSdzTaFLKYuRQeXga0XSe9ofvhn-gscPu2u3ZvC0OgBMwDOxgTW-v9VesTHuxPif1yL_dYcRls2ixEF6RUSXYTigWTE/s1600/22219624_696539017214615_8700257109449705919_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiF34JCOo39BbTymfrZqqjS1bgRLgvWUD9TxvmwzEh3Nr0waLGSdzTaFLKYuRQeXga0XSe9ofvhn-gscPu2u3ZvC0OgBMwDOxgTW-v9VesTHuxPif1yL_dYcRls2ixEF6RUSXYTigWTE/s640/22219624_696539017214615_8700257109449705919_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breda Singelloop 2017<br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">picture courtesy of</span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://meeus.com/zakelijk/thema/hardlopen/meeusrunclub" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">MeeùsFitClub</a> </b><br />taken by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WietseVisserPhotography?fref=ts" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wietse Visser Photography</a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
Trick AND Treat!</h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Going back to the picture at the header of this post. The simple act of choosing a photo to begin a blogpost would have been a mental block. If I had let it! If I gave in to the need to search for the original pictures, the activity alone would have eaten so much time and drained me mentally. I would have ended up with no blogpost at the end of the day, like what has happened often in the past.<br />
<br />
I let go of my "perfectionism" with this simple mental exercise. As soon as I committed to simply using the collage I felt relieved, my mind relax and I was able to literally move on. Learning is done through repetition. I posted this print screen version often before here - <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/13happyhalves-keeping-dreams-alive.html" target="_blank">#13HappyHalves : Keeping Dreams Alive</a>, and more than a couple of times on my Instagram account to remind myself of an accomplishment to get myself moving.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
My urgent goal today was go out to run the first run of my new training plan. Run before it got dark. What does my brain came up with to procrastinate? It was literally nagging me that I had to blog first about my plan about running my 21st half-marathon race. A race that I dread but actually made me excited to train again! Well, as soon as I decided for which half-marathon race, I got motivated to create my new training plan and share it online so I will be accountable!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
This is not the post, where I will explain why my brain always comes up with thoughts, that distracts me and why I feel compelled to listen to these thoughts, before I do what I actually need to do.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<i><u>What this blog is all about</u></i>:<br />
<br />
is how I created a draft post of this post (to silence the nagging thoughts!), chatted with a friend online (made myself accountable - on one on one basis!) who was about to go out for a run herself (got and hopefully gave good vibes :D ), and how I was able to go out for a run (the clock showed me, if I hurry, I can still meet my middle daughter on the way!). The first run towards my goal of running my 21st marathon before the year ends!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1HB4mHeQk3E1_ZM1my6zFcTqw4Dogclo2spa8jjzzwEffxtx-8x2r7g9SW4pp-dW4PZOVGntw0EmVQfs54qQwmNFDnI2HiywFsB_ycJ34oDWPPj1ZUokd0KEFvKeqhGoembmh60lhWQ/s1600/20171017_150811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1HB4mHeQk3E1_ZM1my6zFcTqw4Dogclo2spa8jjzzwEffxtx-8x2r7g9SW4pp-dW4PZOVGntw0EmVQfs54qQwmNFDnI2HiywFsB_ycJ34oDWPPj1ZUokd0KEFvKeqhGoembmh60lhWQ/s640/20171017_150811.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An "extra accountability trick", <br />
posted a photo on my IG story, a few seconds after I warmed-up</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My reward after a great first kilometer of a total of 5 km run was seeing my daughter, and her volunteering to bike along side me before I can start uttering the words, begging her to do so! hahaha</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuIb6SgeFeTAXMH1ExL3CaTtltiJkVCva9IhLCs_iYkIXD7MSbkyKUhgtqNb7RIzQE8E6MwWRJL2pfvUgB9VLiPn-iMkQl_kOFxlKI46Sn7nN6C91YhkM2_hyoXXGR599TqN3eDu7BU8/s1600/IMG_4501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuIb6SgeFeTAXMH1ExL3CaTtltiJkVCva9IhLCs_iYkIXD7MSbkyKUhgtqNb7RIzQE8E6MwWRJL2pfvUgB9VLiPn-iMkQl_kOFxlKI46Sn7nN6C91YhkM2_hyoXXGR599TqN3eDu7BU8/s640/IMG_4501.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
I'll write more about this run, tomorrow!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vOKo0pn3-SWEPQ4DfAPDSQUXAw0tH4BPX7l8CwVtPGmrVGn99_cesjOzCSzb9N2owy6Jg0KuRz9wVGwHtrswZOOXT_YohPRKNP9CYEsriSU3aNITlK5Ga5n1wIOjI9D654zmz_lKiLo/s1600/IMG_4496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vOKo0pn3-SWEPQ4DfAPDSQUXAw0tH4BPX7l8CwVtPGmrVGn99_cesjOzCSzb9N2owy6Jg0KuRz9wVGwHtrswZOOXT_YohPRKNP9CYEsriSU3aNITlK5Ga5n1wIOjI9D654zmz_lKiLo/s640/IMG_4496.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
The Mystery 1 of The 21!</h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I am SUPER excited to run my 21st half-marathon. Super excited and super scared!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2116089.Ellen_Johnson_Sirleaf" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ellen Johnson Sirleaf</a>, </div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span id="quote_book_link_5112043" style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/5178813" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President</a></span></blockquote>
<div>
<div class="quoteFooter" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The quote above will be something I will recite like a mantra in the next couple of months.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Putting my goal out there - ran another half-marathon PR before the year ends! - is a scary thing for me. I call it a "positive pressure". Another way of tricking my brain to go out. Going out is necessary to maintain a strong mental health.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In this blog, I will make a list of all my 20 half-marathon races I've ran so far with the consecutive time, I needed to complete each.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It is one of my many baby steps towards the goal. It is also an activity that calms me. I have something to come back to and focus on, when anxiety and self-doubt arise.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
“It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.”</div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/92671.George_Sheehan" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">George Sheehan</a></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">
</span></blockquote>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The list will be a reminder, that I am running because of and for my mental health; I want to get better and stronger. The list will also remind me, how far I have come, and how far I can still go, if I let go of fears.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<ol>
<li>Egmond Halve Marathon <i><u>2013</u></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><b>2:52:18</b></span></span></li>
<li>CPC Loop Den Haag <i><u>2013</u> </i><b>2:30:57</b></li>
<li>Luxembourg Night Marathon <i><u>2013</u></i> <b>2:43:04</b></li>
<li>Vechtloop Weesp <i><u>2013</u> </i><b>2:35:51</b></li>
<li>Amsterdam Half-Marathon <i><u>2013</u> </i><b>2:53:21</b></li>
<li>CPC Loop Den Haag <i><u>2014</u> </i><b>2:46:11</b></li>
<li>Luxembourg Night Marathon <i><u>2014</u></i> <b>2:44:41</b></li>
<li>CPC Loop Den Haag <i><u>2015</u> </i><b>2:44:40</b></li>
<li>Bredase Singelloop <i><u>2015</u> </i><b>2:35:01</b></li>
<li>Egmond Halve Marathon <i><u>2016</u></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><b>3:00:23</b></span></span></li>
<li>CPC Loop Den Haag <i><u>2016</u> </i><b>2:43:22</b></li>
<li>Halve van der Haar<b> </b><i><u>2016</u> </i><b>2:40:20</b></li>
<li>Marathon Rotterdam (duo-relay) <i><u>2016</u></i><b> 2:40:07</b></li>
<li>Enschede Marathon <i><u>2016</u></i> <b>2:29:20</b></li>
<li>Leiden Marathon <i><u>2016</u></i> <b>2:51:34</b></li>
<li>Slachtemarathon <u><i>2016</i></u><b> 3:03:15</b></li>
<li>Bredase Singelloop <i><u>2016</u> </i><b>2:41:52</b></li>
<li>Eindhoven Marathon <u><i>2016</i></u><b> 2:39:03</b></li>
<li>Amsterdam Half-Marathon <u><i>2016</i></u><i> </i><b>2:39:13</b></li>
<li>Bredase Singelloop <i><u>2017</u> </i><b>2:28:38</b></li>
<li><b>??? </b><i><u>2017</u> </i><b>X:XX:XX</b></li>
</ol>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I'm still thinking of a hashtag to document this adventure. Any suggestions? </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
What are you currently training for? What is on your running calendar this Autumn? Winter 2017-18?</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">17.10.17</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Tuesday</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">13:59</span></b></div>
<div>
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-31329401764177058312017-10-09T16:21:00.000+02:002017-10-09T17:00:29.621+02:00Monday Medal : Amsterdam Marathon 2011- 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzr29m506cewVM-TCCfnoZBh5RGFTptaIAjVrg9bk3Kt_qDhyphenhyphenXcwCc0nAu7gleD2tU9B1rQ3ZD-_uB-abxhJdwIKqmyF4eI3hxY-ihi5qQ2bnfxTkvFWOTrDOchi9EeetuLgzOZ3uIrwQ/s1600/20161016_161655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzr29m506cewVM-TCCfnoZBh5RGFTptaIAjVrg9bk3Kt_qDhyphenhyphenXcwCc0nAu7gleD2tU9B1rQ3ZD-_uB-abxhJdwIKqmyF4eI3hxY-ihi5qQ2bnfxTkvFWOTrDOchi9EeetuLgzOZ3uIrwQ/s640/20161016_161655.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy pair of runners with their happy pair of medals!<br />
<br />
After the finish of the half-marathon in Amsterdam<br />
<a href="http://www.tcsamsterdammarathon.nl/" target="_blank">TCS Amsterdam Marathon</a> 2016<br />
with<br />
Josianne editor of <a href="https://heyjoos.nl/" target="_blank">her personal blog Hey Joos</a>! <br />
She finished way ahead of me;<br />
we took a bit of time to catch our breath <br />
on our way to the exit of a very crowded Olympic stadium!<br />
She is also a blogger and crew member @ <a href="http://www.justkeeprunning.nl/" target="_blank">Just Keep Running</a>;<br />
<a href="http://www.justkeeprunning.nl/wedstrijdverslag-halve-marathon-amsterdam-josianne/" target="_blank">she wrote about her Amsterdam half-marathon 2016, there</a>.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“I'll be happy if running and I can grow old together.” </span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3354.Haruki_Murakami" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Haruki Murakami</a>, <span id="quote_book_link_2195464" style="background-color: transparent;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2475030" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">What I Talk About When I Talk About Running</a></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">
</span></blockquote>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
Happy Feet NL Runs Amsterdam Marathon Stories</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
If you've been a long time follower of the blog, you know how I struggle to document my running adventures (ace recaps, running related events etc) immediately, regularly and consistently. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've accepted that I have my own rhythm, and eventually get around to writing all the stories, I would like to share on my own sweet time! No more stressing about it.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This week is the week leading to Sunday's <a href="http://www.tcsamsterdammarathon.nl/" target="_blank">42nd edition of TCS Amsterdam Marathon</a>. I thought, a great timing and opportunity to share some <b>Happy Feet NL in Amsterdam Marathon stories</b>!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I am not sure how many stories I could share this week but I will try my best to be a productive :) blogger (I am currently on a roll! :D) empowered by all the positive energy of Amsterdam Marathon memories!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
Medal Monday</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
You will be familiar with the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/medalmonday/" target="_blank">#MedalMonday</a>, if you are a runner using Instagram as a source of motivation. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Runners often share a photo of the medal, which they've earned from Sunday's race one more time to celebrate. Nostalgic runners post medals from previous races to reminisce. There are a lot of runners, who also share the image of a medal, they are working on to acquire and use Monday as a means to visualise that goal. The list of reasons can go on! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Today's post will be all about the medals I collected from Amsterdam Marathon. There won't be brief race recaps of each event, that'll be for another blogpost.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
Amsterdam Marathon 2011</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc0YB5mN8fsxpQBobkapA-qPfnrIzNijKwtGDMdyMJDUMI_g2afR2zY46NqX25KHP28xQGzec_BmTErGL2WXkZZvN0kGfXWleih7e3RzOTmOByatLBaYIaKTwAs1U_HPw0cI0uQEp5hA/s1600/8K+Amsterdam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1229" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc0YB5mN8fsxpQBobkapA-qPfnrIzNijKwtGDMdyMJDUMI_g2afR2zY46NqX25KHP28xQGzec_BmTErGL2WXkZZvN0kGfXWleih7e3RzOTmOByatLBaYIaKTwAs1U_HPw0cI0uQEp5hA/s640/8K+Amsterdam.jpg" width="490" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">8K medal<br />from the 36th edition </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Amsterdam Marathon (2011)</span><br />
<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0TWy7CsUhcAB2wDKSp2wsiIB2EBR1rWNM3hKyhrYyd_mY8qp1F6tk3JTR5NEePIRTif7cntZUPIPKKuYZvhTd97vY7fJ3pQG2PD4lQw-KT5bLDRP0nqYJrbYBdc1dv3Wlb1rWMQkBO0/s1600/20x30-AMCH0553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0TWy7CsUhcAB2wDKSp2wsiIB2EBR1rWNM3hKyhrYyd_mY8qp1F6tk3JTR5NEePIRTif7cntZUPIPKKuYZvhTd97vY7fJ3pQG2PD4lQw-KT5bLDRP0nqYJrbYBdc1dv3Wlb1rWMQkBO0/s640/20x30-AMCH0553.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very happy to finish for the very first time <br />
in the Olympic Stadium of Amsterdam!<br />
16th of October, 2011</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<h2>
Amsterdam Marathon 2012</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6IlXeRP0jpsFXUVac19PRKjyLZuv_tKE4qOjyKx9gV2A8qviBWUZvjEergAPiNzzc6esiDG33V8fIWGka0juaPFF2wNLZnPd0Oy0tV6UGLs6a7HCqJ-Wno3n2ng8uXwqt5v8tDhBswc/s1600/Marathon+Medals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6IlXeRP0jpsFXUVac19PRKjyLZuv_tKE4qOjyKx9gV2A8qviBWUZvjEergAPiNzzc6esiDG33V8fIWGka0juaPFF2wNLZnPd0Oy0tV6UGLs6a7HCqJ-Wno3n2ng8uXwqt5v8tDhBswc/s640/Marathon+Medals.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A proud pair of 42K medals around my neck! #myprecious :D<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Berlin Marathon 2012 and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Amsterdam Marathon 2012</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(from the 37th edition)<br />medals</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsimZUtxM7cT7xJJHb7gzfItzhvDlIO8D5WcOM-LXfpjSA4-JmZcuambaq2W2gEA64AB9yXUxJUJ0ardcYuFUV7Tcz4qWdU-dgZAe6JIfAMtriLippcLg00JbAMIG6Hn7ggBQV3o0CDJY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+14.29.42.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsimZUtxM7cT7xJJHb7gzfItzhvDlIO8D5WcOM-LXfpjSA4-JmZcuambaq2W2gEA64AB9yXUxJUJ0ardcYuFUV7Tcz4qWdU-dgZAe6JIfAMtriLippcLg00JbAMIG6Hn7ggBQV3o0CDJY/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+14.29.42.png" width="520" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Between 25 - 30 km of the 2012 full marathon course<br />
(I have to check to verify!)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
Amsterdam Marathon 2013</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggURQ055sE8132ZnEpQY2fyTbIL0GEBX9i8dYhd3DA6BjTRI7Y-oHpGcGaDqD_NwJdOKaCHBuJcsaXXiNTXnMlYkyQEcdCfYGXYa1417kpbHUIxipiScIxfZwE51H1q-FIMD5hGKE0c0w/s1600/SPONSOR+2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggURQ055sE8132ZnEpQY2fyTbIL0GEBX9i8dYhd3DA6BjTRI7Y-oHpGcGaDqD_NwJdOKaCHBuJcsaXXiNTXnMlYkyQEcdCfYGXYa1417kpbHUIxipiScIxfZwE51H1q-FIMD5hGKE0c0w/s640/SPONSOR+2013.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Half-Marathon Medal<br />from the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">38th edition of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Amsterdam Marathon 2013</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfIoTwLKYAhU3k-brAoiXiQ2IKuPMhyZnqmkeulmduVn7Dnex1tzSijZrfw5jeK3BmOs-sS_pwMdjtdqZbLAIWWWnVDP-L9FXgKFVxkUboFe2h-4UTmwCFRxYeSx8fXB2ypm7H5Pux0Y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+14.49.29.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfIoTwLKYAhU3k-brAoiXiQ2IKuPMhyZnqmkeulmduVn7Dnex1tzSijZrfw5jeK3BmOs-sS_pwMdjtdqZbLAIWWWnVDP-L9FXgKFVxkUboFe2h-4UTmwCFRxYeSx8fXB2ypm7H5Pux0Y/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+14.49.29.png" width="486" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Believe it or not, I only saw this photo today for the first time<br />
while checking the website! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c3zkF2R4s3oqVY5111Rc3gwG9y_bjQfFulsSRezMXuy2nrJIRC8AAAG9a75Xn-Wpfy65i6U5vUcM7TRRAtOYkYWrJ1_9oY9eNamkBZjuz9GS3qXIYB2scvTk8GrOCfPy6zYFCWhane8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+14.52.26.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c3zkF2R4s3oqVY5111Rc3gwG9y_bjQfFulsSRezMXuy2nrJIRC8AAAG9a75Xn-Wpfy65i6U5vUcM7TRRAtOYkYWrJ1_9oY9eNamkBZjuz9GS3qXIYB2scvTk8GrOCfPy6zYFCWhane8/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+14.52.26.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running through Vondelpark,<br />
about 3 kilometers away from the finish.<br />
It is always a highlight of the Amsterdam marathon course !</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<h2>
Amsterdam Marathon 2014</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVgOF9-huzjd5cHXo-HW5c90QdOn4EamCW6rKl2sVlS1FJMqogad8UhfdfoiwOeBw5vPEABVrE_fqiGvk5mfDebuZ_OjJkiFYMla_RecsJpB8uspeB0A8qalXcn3jOUlOrRJaS4_C8Nc/s1600/Collages13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVgOF9-huzjd5cHXo-HW5c90QdOn4EamCW6rKl2sVlS1FJMqogad8UhfdfoiwOeBw5vPEABVrE_fqiGvk5mfDebuZ_OjJkiFYMla_RecsJpB8uspeB0A8qalXcn3jOUlOrRJaS4_C8Nc/s640/Collages13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In 2014, I wrote a <a href="http://Amsterdam Marathon 2014" target="_blank">blogpost</a> for the 39th edition of Amsterdam Marathon, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">which won me a starting number for:</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2014/10/turning-my-kryptonite-to-my-super-powers.html" target="_blank">Amsterdam Marathon 2014</a></b></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0O9WA3LhzNKY6Yi_Qsp_BpIc_dG8vSGbnb2qXN9rUDHgOPc_Z30GFUQqoKgsQb1ce1LoPfs5c89L-BloDe26ZAy2IW0_zU_5_OVikOcMgJpSo2D8z-P8F5JkhaJDlDq1syIswRbHP4w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+15.38.05.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0O9WA3LhzNKY6Yi_Qsp_BpIc_dG8vSGbnb2qXN9rUDHgOPc_Z30GFUQqoKgsQb1ce1LoPfs5c89L-BloDe26ZAy2IW0_zU_5_OVikOcMgJpSo2D8z-P8F5JkhaJDlDq1syIswRbHP4w/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+15.38.05.png" width="574" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Sadly, I missed the message informing I won. The story of why I missed it, I will share in another blogpost, and link it here once I've published it.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/13happyhalves-keeping-dreams-alive.html" target="_blank">Amsterdam Marathon 2016</a></b></span></h2>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGCWTeNrG1bTTVbdpU6dFtwAKJxwGHgAXArurezGPXEvq269bg8pS0hbQWBTB0mcZyiFT52JJTJQnHEiCi_Ips-P8-DRW3ZRiKTV4nMLAUWlJbjbWIrUR8XodRkTDxiD-tKBdGdauvBc/s1600/59db5eed92d12-59db5eed289c6-20161016-161655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="820" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGCWTeNrG1bTTVbdpU6dFtwAKJxwGHgAXArurezGPXEvq269bg8pS0hbQWBTB0mcZyiFT52JJTJQnHEiCi_Ips-P8-DRW3ZRiKTV4nMLAUWlJbjbWIrUR8XodRkTDxiD-tKBdGdauvBc/s640/59db5eed92d12-59db5eed289c6-20161016-161655.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can <a href="https://tcssuperheroes.tcsamsterdammarathon.nl/create-your-own" target="_blank">create your own superhero photo here</a>!<br />
<br />
<br />
Happy Runners of the 41st edition of Amsterdam Marathon 2016<br />
For me personally a culmination of <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/13happyhalves-keeping-dreams-alive.html" target="_blank">my #13HappyHalves 2016 edition</a><br />
<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
On this blogpost are images, which I myself have only seen for the first time today!<br />
<br />
Currently, I am unable to purchase these photos but I am sort of bookmarking these images to remind myself to obtain 1-2 from each year.<br />
<br />
In 2011, my husband bought a photo CD of all my race photos! I sadly misplaced it and was glad I uploaded the best of the collection in Google photo archive because I used them in my blogs.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5e3qAP8i-gYa_m7YkbM_nYy7G15LW0HYxaWmeesqrWJ1s64oaYdlZca3PL8ZLRvKybn3l6qXAWwMYco0sSjQ_iLfvr-uQIReebYBbsYxR-kuoR2zFG8ijNx3Cab6jLyQggKyeSC7k8J0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+15.37.07.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5e3qAP8i-gYa_m7YkbM_nYy7G15LW0HYxaWmeesqrWJ1s64oaYdlZca3PL8ZLRvKybn3l6qXAWwMYco0sSjQ_iLfvr-uQIReebYBbsYxR-kuoR2zFG8ijNx3Cab6jLyQggKyeSC7k8J0/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+15.37.07.png" width="640" /></a></b></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgEc8TUHWn24hVvYbgfm0PT3dkDM2kgaKdybVeUpe2FjbRRGgnA-11BMvO1I4ah_k52bMpSjp2QoYPyM5aq6I6N9vbG3pIPxawxk3y_8A453rpQg-Jn3z70MHsmxihTPxDB6bb1Z1FdM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+15.45.44.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgEc8TUHWn24hVvYbgfm0PT3dkDM2kgaKdybVeUpe2FjbRRGgnA-11BMvO1I4ah_k52bMpSjp2QoYPyM5aq6I6N9vbG3pIPxawxk3y_8A453rpQg-Jn3z70MHsmxihTPxDB6bb1Z1FdM/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-09+at+15.45.44.png" width="392" /></a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
Hope you enjoyed the photos of the Amsterdam Marathon medals!!! Do come back to check for more Amsterdam marathon stories, this week.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">09.10.17</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Monday</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">13:10</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></b></div>
Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09372157851006735601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-61105927940023768382017-10-08T23:19:00.002+02:002017-10-17T08:24:37.914+02:00#13HappyHalves : Keeping Dreams Alive<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4451586614771517150" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 672px;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jmMuZJZ7L4BpKTrFo3Jom_svbjNh6Dd2C9m_ROq7nlaSZUrU4Ke2BEI5yVmzfWXaEb-cVtHCDojwjbwJ_NfpmtGjPMUW4v8kMNElGcexnab-ez_x-C2_fIU4gUunZ_aNO1I7lut6E6M/s1600/22135684_696542427214274_7865017882383470930_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1259" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jmMuZJZ7L4BpKTrFo3Jom_svbjNh6Dd2C9m_ROq7nlaSZUrU4Ke2BEI5yVmzfWXaEb-cVtHCDojwjbwJ_NfpmtGjPMUW4v8kMNElGcexnab-ez_x-C2_fIU4gUunZ_aNO1I7lut6E6M/s400/22135684_696542427214274_7865017882383470930_o.jpg" width="367" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> picture courtesy of</span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://meeus.com/zakelijk/thema/hardlopen/meeusrunclub" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">MeeùsFitClub</a> </b><br />taken by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WietseVisserPhotography?fref=ts" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wietse Visser Photography</a></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A week after my 4th full marathon, </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I ran</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Breda Singelloop 2017:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
my 20th half-marathon </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
overall </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
in 6 years!</div>
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1Q2I6Q7X24-mrtxS9ZOxWVDABRJFrIdsKmoEWx3RWpszuEl40RvJ_DFfhR5jdFvQSZ2Ad8ZO9N8oDVvVMXrDJe59ATy2VcA-1RiwKENRu_hJ6Zxl-KZaCDsnm5i6Mxfg5gBCcOCxgno/s1600/egmond+halve+13.01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1Q2I6Q7X24-mrtxS9ZOxWVDABRJFrIdsKmoEWx3RWpszuEl40RvJ_DFfhR5jdFvQSZ2Ad8ZO9N8oDVvVMXrDJe59ATy2VcA-1RiwKENRu_hJ6Zxl-KZaCDsnm5i6Mxfg5gBCcOCxgno/s640/egmond+halve+13.01.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My memorable first ever half-marathon race!<br />
(I ran 21 km in 2012 during training for Berlin Marathon but never participated in an official 21.1 km race)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "merriweather" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.199999809265137px;">"The half marathon gives you almost all of the satisfaction and achievement of the marathon and far less than half of the aches and pain and fatigue." </span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.199999809265137px;">- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Galloway" target="_blank"><b>Jeff Galloway</b></a>,</span> </span></div>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.199999809265137px;">former Olympian, coach, and writer</span></span></div>
</blockquote>
<h2>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "merriweather" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"><u>Jeff Galloway</u></span></h2>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jeff Galloway's book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marathon-You-Can-Jeff-Galloway/dp/0936070250" target="_blank">Marathon : You Can Do It</a>! symbolises a lot of things for me. I stumbled upon, and bought <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marathon-Jeff-Galloway/dp/3898993566/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8" target="_blank">the German edition</a> in a favourite bookstore in our old neighbourhood while living in Hamburg.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I look at it, it reminds me of : believing in and keeping a dream alive.</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFVfTE5orESlCTsZruaGy8EmSmkSXicBKMrUYWJGAAHz0MnR55yY4HyyTGjRXXqw2XIda5fBL5cv1FDYToPRyeUwRX3tdx7J2vRLtCpvfBCGkoJdQ5MHHfG6GhqbMhNcxad1UIDToTx4/s1600/c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="662" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFVfTE5orESlCTsZruaGy8EmSmkSXicBKMrUYWJGAAHz0MnR55yY4HyyTGjRXXqw2XIda5fBL5cv1FDYToPRyeUwRX3tdx7J2vRLtCpvfBCGkoJdQ5MHHfG6GhqbMhNcxad1UIDToTx4/s640/c.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In 2002, I gave birth to my second daughter, and a year later, I joined a running group.<br />
I finished the Winter course I joined but I lost focus and motivation to continue.<br />
<br />
In 2005, I bought this book because I wanted to keep a childhood dream alive. <br />
It will take another 6 years to start running again, and 7 years later I finished my first ever marathon!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is a valuable reminder of believing in and keeping a dream alive.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">What dream is that, you might wonder? Well, <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/blank-space-bipolar-runner-writes-her.html" target="_blank">I would like to write a book</a> for my daughters, their future </span>children<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and the children of their children. Writing a book has been in my mind, since I was a child. I pursued journalism in collage (<a href="https://www.plm.edu.ph/admission/curricula.html" target="_blank">Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication</a>) with the hopes of being a good writer, and having the skills to tell a good story to the young generation of my family.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">It would be about running but in the heart will be about never l</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">osing hope and how you can help yourself, when you feel all hope is lost.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I write the story of my running, the half-marathon adventures, which began in 2013 will play a key role in how the motor of motivation was fuelled.</span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
<u>#13HappyHalves 2013 Edition: The Origins</u></h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6IlXeRP0jpsFXUVac19PRKjyLZuv_tKE4qOjyKx9gV2A8qviBWUZvjEergAPiNzzc6esiDG33V8fIWGka0juaPFF2wNLZnPd0Oy0tV6UGLs6a7HCqJ-Wno3n2ng8uXwqt5v8tDhBswc/s1600/Marathon+Medals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6IlXeRP0jpsFXUVac19PRKjyLZuv_tKE4qOjyKx9gV2A8qviBWUZvjEergAPiNzzc6esiDG33V8fIWGka0juaPFF2wNLZnPd0Oy0tV6UGLs6a7HCqJ-Wno3n2ng8uXwqt5v8tDhBswc/s640/Marathon+Medals.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
The project of running 13 half-marathons within a year was came to life, when an original running goal for the year became impossible.<br />
<br />
There is no one specific blog in 2013, that I can link here to explain the entire story in brief. The blog archives of 2013-2017 have episodes of <i>Running Year 2013</i>, which when all put together will give the entire story. It still is difficult for me to go through my archives in 2013 but I did a quick comb through today.<br />
<br />
Please let me try to tell the shortest version of <i>Running Year 2013</i>, here:<br />
<br />
After an amazing first running year <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/01/running-2011-in-images-hfnl-blog.html" target="_blank">August 2011</a> - <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/01/running-2012-in-images-hfnl-blog.html" target="_blank">August 2012</a>, I finished my first full marathon in September 2012 in Berlin, Germany. 3 weeks later, I finished yet another in Amsterdam. I felt so happy, very satisfied and a state of fulfilment I had never had before (beside giving birth to all my daughters!).<br />
<br />
The goal of running an ultra-marathon, was a goal I kept to myself, even after I ran the back to back marathon. I think I have never ever mentioned it in any blogposts.<br />
<br />
I am finally sharing it <i><b>here</b></i> because it will shed more light, why I created "<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/01/trio-for-2013-halfway-through-january.html" target="_blank">My TRIO for 2013</a>" project for <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/01/running-2013-in-images-hfnl-blog.html" target="_blank">running year 2013</a>.<br />
<br />
After the back to back marathon in 2012, I wanted to finish at least 3 full marathons in 2013. In the hopes of having a strong base, and confidence boost on my way to building up for ultra-running training in 2014. Sounds like a great plan, right?!<br />
<br />
This happened though:<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoIkGvhGcVX03AOSKJ2FdyqIBOzLn65taYgS1ddKjRaDI58t0xnnmOYpl7hrl1uFatRIDL15Qkg9yEXbCQ1TeMj_IyaQTtoPpRXnWOohFC93g0j7v7rpuXhBUY1nzzJKEQbKc9VcUW3Y/s1600/Blarcumlaan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="374" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoIkGvhGcVX03AOSKJ2FdyqIBOzLn65taYgS1ddKjRaDI58t0xnnmOYpl7hrl1uFatRIDL15Qkg9yEXbCQ1TeMj_IyaQTtoPpRXnWOohFC93g0j7v7rpuXhBUY1nzzJKEQbKc9VcUW3Y/s640/Blarcumlaan.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://mydailymooosingsinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/01/starting-new-year-strong-smiling.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">December 30-31, 2012</span></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
and this :<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps-bnCd3FRX2EhMBAN8AthN4Z0nDVZQFfliiMD9X3pHj6O5kUivMQXeYC5H9NhjeN0kXM2pI8zphpXcdp0yNs54GLiEyy0A7-Kj3IfnCVpQM9CfwMT-8VYKeO8Bo9eKb09FDHjMNKM9M/s1600/P1590475+edited+03.08.13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps-bnCd3FRX2EhMBAN8AthN4Z0nDVZQFfliiMD9X3pHj6O5kUivMQXeYC5H9NhjeN0kXM2pI8zphpXcdp0yNs54GLiEyy0A7-Kj3IfnCVpQM9CfwMT-8VYKeO8Bo9eKb09FDHjMNKM9M/s400/P1590475+edited+03.08.13.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/07/ouch-bad-little-piggy-bam2013-training.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">July 2013</span></a><br />
was just the beginning of<br />
<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/09/leaving-injuryville.html" target="_blank"> my issues with Morton's Neuroma</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
We were homeless the day before the New Year (2013), and had to relocate until we can move to a new home for about 3 months. <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/05/new-beginnings-in-spring.html" target="_blank">This took a toll to my marathon training for Paris</a>.<br />
<br />
I did finish the marathon (not on the official finisher's list because I exceeded the time limit) but I paid the price months later; 2 months after running Paris, I felt significant pain on my right foot while preparing for my Autumn marathons. <br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9on0j02CVWD9sME9iN7GUtc-VfPVvMQjFlpoNlatsultZ2PNbXU8Vry0sSHFBtx4ZMv2Qd9tx4vESYFDMDlyzR1NZwnd0RbPRbikNigHEZcGHZW8_Qbqn0bWgyjPcTPgR0vgjfAWF1o/s1600/964650_121854664687694_1505837919_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9on0j02CVWD9sME9iN7GUtc-VfPVvMQjFlpoNlatsultZ2PNbXU8Vry0sSHFBtx4ZMv2Qd9tx4vESYFDMDlyzR1NZwnd0RbPRbikNigHEZcGHZW8_Qbqn0bWgyjPcTPgR0vgjfAWF1o/s640/964650_121854664687694_1505837919_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this is the best blog I can find that summarised 2013, and the Paris Marathon story<br />
(published on February, 2015)<br />
<br />
<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/02/paris-marathon-2013-marathon-memories.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Paris Marathon 2013 : Memories & Motivation</span></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
In August, I would receive the diagnosis of having <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton%27s_neuroma" target="_blank">Morton's Neuroma</a>. In September, I would start wearing <i>custom made insoles</i> to help me run pain free. It is hard to admit, that I consciously wore what others have warned me were wrong pair of shoes to run a full marathon. After 2 successful marathons, you would think I should know better!<br />
<br />
This regrettably wrong decision will haunt me for a long time.<br />
<br />
I was not able to continue or complete the<b> TRIO marathons</b> I wanted to accomplish : <b>Paris</b> (unofficial finisher), <b>Luxembourg</b> (I ran the half-marathon instead and <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/06/luxembourg-half-marathon-ran.html" target="_blank">in 2014 I became one of the face of the event's campaign</a>!), <b>Berlin</b> (due to an anxiety and panic attack, the last year before ballot system began, I was a DNS in this world major marathon; it will take 4 more years before <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZc7-HYFAfP/" target="_blank">I successfully made a come back</a>!). <br />
<br />
Instead of letting myself be defeated, I switched my goal of running 3 marathons to running 6 half-marathons ( why do 3 full, when you can break it down in 6 :D ?! ).<br />
<br />
In January, 2013, <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/01/the-halves-of-holland-13-running-road.html" target="_blank">I used the Halves of Holland as a tag for the very first time</a> for a blogpost, which I wrote to pick myself up and keep me going. I love <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliteration" target="_blank">alliteration</a>, and in writing, it has often make me smile or reminded me not to take myself seriously.<br />
<br />
In December, 2013, inspite of all the mental and physical challenges, I was able to finish 5 half-marathons (out of 6 - I had my first DNF in Groet uit Schoorl; I was 15 minutes late, started anyway and got lost by kilometer 5 because there was no one to show me the way). <br />
<br />
The title of the blog summarising my first adventures of half-marathon running was: <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/12/the-halves-i-ran-in-2013.html" target="_blank">The Halves I Ran in 2013</a>.<br />
<br />
<br />
<h2>
<u>2014-2016: <span id="goog_1060825672"></span>@happyfeetnl</u></h2>
<div>
<u><br /></u></div>
<div>
In May, 2014 I joined Instagram.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBxU_fVOA4bxEW5Y9JkUeXA-rQy8Ipn9ohjk7j1pHETIzeiCMEjAHWCATUJxvZPl9JS_ZLspkmjD6EX2BOJFtItnjQ31BePx8lKtyRQ-UblMPqIVZZpfe8uFRG0qhuP7GxC0PqW0zRZI/s1600/20140516_110421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="1600" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBxU_fVOA4bxEW5Y9JkUeXA-rQy8Ipn9ohjk7j1pHETIzeiCMEjAHWCATUJxvZPl9JS_ZLspkmjD6EX2BOJFtItnjQ31BePx8lKtyRQ-UblMPqIVZZpfe8uFRG0qhuP7GxC0PqW0zRZI/s640/20140516_110421.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the first photo I uploaded in Instagram<br />
(taken by P during a 10 km liesure run)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmj_6BzjTK6rbGzVYoQMpW9RpISgyu6zYxX257iBn9So2tj3Zxy1I-WlB3aOivsopC7Fql2NpKqbNH8OS7nzBKJGhHhSxEP1QNWrOASds3_iVOpNyCxpLctzGMP76cvGpszENQbIiO4k/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-08+at+20.47.01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="963" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmj_6BzjTK6rbGzVYoQMpW9RpISgyu6zYxX257iBn9So2tj3Zxy1I-WlB3aOivsopC7Fql2NpKqbNH8OS7nzBKJGhHhSxEP1QNWrOASds3_iVOpNyCxpLctzGMP76cvGpszENQbIiO4k/s320/Screen+Shot+2017-10-08+at+20.47.01.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
I resisted the app for a long time because felt I had enough social media apps taking my time, that I cannot afford to add one more! <br />
<br />
This is why, even though I liked the IG snaps shared by friends on FB, and was fascinated with all the communication possibilities of that medium. I even skipped from adding the app on my phone just to follow other running friends.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_W01n4F2SwuIt9p1omEvrhC1-EjZhC3pGJ1IHqM74t1TgxL8Un1DBl_WE9FWhEVIqvF26ExCNGpKlKFqUDvdgE0y2GcSB2LEoYieGAH0Xhde1z9GTxagy7HbVKBDKl9e8xEgKGmHefBE/s1600/PicsArt_1410214078627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_W01n4F2SwuIt9p1omEvrhC1-EjZhC3pGJ1IHqM74t1TgxL8Un1DBl_WE9FWhEVIqvF26ExCNGpKlKFqUDvdgE0y2GcSB2LEoYieGAH0Xhde1z9GTxagy7HbVKBDKl9e8xEgKGmHefBE/s320/PicsArt_1410214078627.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In 2014, <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2014/04/fueled-by-goals-running-14-10ks-in-2014.html" target="_blank">I set a goal to work on being faster in shorter distances</a>, as a way of replacing the marathon goal, and ultra-running ambitions.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvCvN_IsULisiKqwLfLpMdshlXzu-FwHgK_MKcOcKbDZ3_irPZFJkDgaQU5GXTz42DQ_67V8i1TJHSQs2BmcwSXs42cvaBS3X08Z3BxaIOhQ-iusqgviLTSyVUGPY5TVsEBJnWzJDBJo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-09-14+at+14.30.49.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="613" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvCvN_IsULisiKqwLfLpMdshlXzu-FwHgK_MKcOcKbDZ3_irPZFJkDgaQU5GXTz42DQ_67V8i1TJHSQs2BmcwSXs42cvaBS3X08Z3BxaIOhQ-iusqgviLTSyVUGPY5TVsEBJnWzJDBJo/s320/Screen+Shot+2014-09-14+at+14.30.49.png" width="319" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/01/running-2014-in-images-hfnl-blog.html" target="_blank">Running Year 2014</a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Half-way through the project of <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2014/04/fueled-by-goals-running-14-10ks-in-2014.html" target="_blank">Fueled By Goals: Running 14 10Ks in 2014</a>, I wrote <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2014/07/in-search-of-happy-feet.html" target="_blank">In Search of Happy Feet</a>. I had to admit in that blog (more to myself than to my readers!), that working on being fast was not making me happy, and I do not find any fulfilment. My aim in writing that blog was to regain my motivation.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Joining Instagram brought a lot of new inspiration, motivation, connections and lots of friendships. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Friendships, which I know will last forever because it is been tested by time; friendships which sadly </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
(c'est la vie! ) only lasted a few running seasons, and friendship which you never expected to deepen beyond the shared running passion. Fun, crazy, inspiring, heart-warming, life-changing friendships.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMx7O4GTIK9Bv_prTNHpXdx24ZQp6etRJvq_piFuawyQ-Nt3oL6VPF54hzeojBIA7NOAUgZGa3UVcKw6IQ26AB3dA4Tv-u4pYHzaU1XZmAFYlXLFTKLzmUuWtRoCWIuYZAqu20j79dfaw/s1600/13002435_1241851422515127_6369444992579041272_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMx7O4GTIK9Bv_prTNHpXdx24ZQp6etRJvq_piFuawyQ-Nt3oL6VPF54hzeojBIA7NOAUgZGa3UVcKw6IQ26AB3dA4Tv-u4pYHzaU1XZmAFYlXLFTKLzmUuWtRoCWIuYZAqu20j79dfaw/s640/13002435_1241851422515127_6369444992579041272_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A collage I created for a mental prep blog to overcome my anxiety<br />
for my 5th half-marathon in 2016 and the <strike>15th</strike><br />
(I will make <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/10/happy-half-marathon-running-part-1.html" target="_blank">a correction in a blogpost</a>, which will make Enschede 2016 the 14th! <br />
This year, I made a re-count, and discovered my mistake.) <br />
in my 5 years of running.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2016/04/13happyhalves-thoughts-day-before.html" target="_blank">A Day Before Enschede Half-Marathon 2016</a><br />
(I broke a 3 year standing half marathon PR!)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYNs1XUHZNOLi0Ovj_vypWY20feiByUqqpHz2Wor81YM14h-MRSkFRwN_1g9m2VQSTha48HGhRCBwHlhJb3H-gEPvUBBMLH-KIwYrlrmcQTDtuVfpg0dkkoPT-sOVY3Gv1ZiQ2uKdX4g/s1600/IMG_20151028_002444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYNs1XUHZNOLi0Ovj_vypWY20feiByUqqpHz2Wor81YM14h-MRSkFRwN_1g9m2VQSTha48HGhRCBwHlhJb3H-gEPvUBBMLH-KIwYrlrmcQTDtuVfpg0dkkoPT-sOVY3Gv1ZiQ2uKdX4g/s320/IMG_20151028_002444.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiNPOz7kVB2kfcBqLcV6aXSGlUpDyAyZqarxYpug-SrK4s4S-oKHXB8KX_X-52iUYdtp-m9QKmcoMp1tUw4NJX51ds91msKlCyQFsfN_KiChA-k5muCVU1jxTKtap50qDE-pLYn2Hd4Q/s1600/IMG_20151025_110412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiNPOz7kVB2kfcBqLcV6aXSGlUpDyAyZqarxYpug-SrK4s4S-oKHXB8KX_X-52iUYdtp-m9QKmcoMp1tUw4NJX51ds91msKlCyQFsfN_KiChA-k5muCVU1jxTKtap50qDE-pLYn2Hd4Q/s640/IMG_20151025_110412.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GNF_zZc5gG19fCjaWdWuU4HMezMzVoxwSzZnGxg_sEr4V9osIJE5WCXYCG6590P0hmx2CoT_D6TmbLKyDeVnbWbztSdJafloMMAALXT5G4pk9gZ9Kyj8cSui4vEmA3mq2tdbNtURFjo/s1600/IMG_20150621_174322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GNF_zZc5gG19fCjaWdWuU4HMezMzVoxwSzZnGxg_sEr4V9osIJE5WCXYCG6590P0hmx2CoT_D6TmbLKyDeVnbWbztSdJafloMMAALXT5G4pk9gZ9Kyj8cSui4vEmA3mq2tdbNtURFjo/s400/IMG_20150621_174322.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<h2>
<u>#13HappyHalves 2016 Edition: Just Do It</u></h2>
</div>
<div>
<u><br /></u></div>
<div>
Combine {2013} <i><b>the need for a new energy giving goal</b></i> (six half-marathons instead of 3 full marathons), <i><b>a happy alliteration </b></i>of the blogpost tag <u>"Halves of Holland"</u> with the {2014} <b>lively & supportive communities in Instagram</b>, <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/04/post-32k-thoughts_15.html" target="_blank"> the comeback of the fighting spirit</a> {2015} and this is how the empowering {2016} <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BAIfnDlr4Xl/" target="_blank"><b>#13HappyHalves</b> came to life</a>!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
What will be more fitting way to begin this exciting half-marathon running adventure, than to run where I began with the adventures of the Halves of Holland!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2016/01/13happyhalves-egmond-halve-marathon-113.html" target="_blank">#13HappyHalves: Egmond Halve Marathon (1/13)</a></h3>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-iqKfKqHjzMRxz1MdmCG8B3qJQYWLcwN64tAr8HOUz70aVOIanhSdVl2dtQnJPzfg7qhyRVjbzxRiyVr7LmY-EQ7Q_77reeg19HTaMFinGKf5DJXuzExu-Wsqdwp_S3rG2aJvz_hPRU/s1600/1+more+km.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #888888; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-iqKfKqHjzMRxz1MdmCG8B3qJQYWLcwN64tAr8HOUz70aVOIanhSdVl2dtQnJPzfg7qhyRVjbzxRiyVr7LmY-EQ7Q_77reeg19HTaMFinGKf5DJXuzExu-Wsqdwp_S3rG2aJvz_hPRU/s640/1+more+km.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="451" /></a></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKZpYvW0bSom7iE4_RZT50uffOCQ6ElBZODQDa21iVWTTm5ZZuDQ9FKWXrOxf5p9NU38DUXkXayFZiZ28TNxuaxVmJrME7EGdOXIjH4j2C1NOiNx21kH4QdcP26EVKDgnfsuIRC6Fk24/s1600/Find+Your+Strong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #888888; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKZpYvW0bSom7iE4_RZT50uffOCQ6ElBZODQDa21iVWTTm5ZZuDQ9FKWXrOxf5p9NU38DUXkXayFZiZ28TNxuaxVmJrME7EGdOXIjH4j2C1NOiNx21kH4QdcP26EVKDgnfsuIRC6Fk24/s640/Find+Your+Strong.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="384" /></a></div>
<br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;" />
<br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;" />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRYMXwW5E576oL9kTbxXxFlIF286H9rTfwtZXJb0MpWkYVGkVgi9EMC7GSyWoRcUJmYKwk5ktwdfOSpJi-lQGD7tAaLiFhVjqXQa26yv-yMLRBsKofqrsKyBykTNwF_9d-GMF4YXGhgE/s1600/20160118_134634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #888888; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRYMXwW5E576oL9kTbxXxFlIF286H9rTfwtZXJb0MpWkYVGkVgi9EMC7GSyWoRcUJmYKwk5ktwdfOSpJi-lQGD7tAaLiFhVjqXQa26yv-yMLRBsKofqrsKyBykTNwF_9d-GMF4YXGhgE/s400/20160118_134634.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; background-color: transparent; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="241" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.319999694824219px;"><b>Egmond Halve Marathon 2016 medal</b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ5Y9tSE_RNuNiyHWe8tuH7BMD5G3y6Ek4csVLa7O9TcUWYecR2au3ybCHFm1GtdaPk3bylKmsweq2tyA3G3EnsDT5kGvWB1LT7LXSvGVATb2V3Zo69wjRSlUW_PgvdAuMTeYn4P3Nv4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-08+at+21.35.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="679" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ5Y9tSE_RNuNiyHWe8tuH7BMD5G3y6Ek4csVLa7O9TcUWYecR2au3ybCHFm1GtdaPk3bylKmsweq2tyA3G3EnsDT5kGvWB1LT7LXSvGVATb2V3Zo69wjRSlUW_PgvdAuMTeYn4P3Nv4/s400/Screen+Shot+2017-10-08+at+21.35.10.png" width="385" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After running <a href="http://bredasesingelloop.nl/" target="_blank">Singelloop Breda 2015</a>, I took time to put together in images all the half-marathons I have ran thus far: <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/10/happy-half-marathon-running-part-1.html" target="_blank">Happy Feet NL's Half-Marathon Running Part 1</a>. I mistakenly listed "10 half-marathons" because I counted my DNF in Groet uit Schoorl! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6781158459104378237" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 672px;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; color: black; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8jzXGd3reSGKm3Lwab7KxX7lVrZNghvDhSwWJmESnzAVmpuDvJk3IzafSai-f3xPwY4lKbRZZsN_yaG55HXN-P2Oqi7om2PBi91P5-HGrwtBUtv0ROzNyHzTaRNPWS9VkrrBGL5jMQ0/s1600/12120205_1042188025812259_4311889629094569219_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #888888; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8jzXGd3reSGKm3Lwab7KxX7lVrZNghvDhSwWJmESnzAVmpuDvJk3IzafSai-f3xPwY4lKbRZZsN_yaG55HXN-P2Oqi7om2PBi91P5-HGrwtBUtv0ROzNyHzTaRNPWS9VkrrBGL5jMQ0/s640/12120205_1042188025812259_4311889629094569219_o.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>9th overall half-marathon</b><br /> picture courtesy of<b> </b><span style="text-align: start;"><b><a href="https://meeus.com/zakelijk/thema/hardlopen/meeusrunclub" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">MeeùsFitClub</a> </b><br />taken by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WietseVisserPhotography?fref=ts" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wietse Visser Photography</a></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In 2016, I ran a total of 10 half-marathon races. After the Summer break last year, I regained my running motivation which suffered a dip. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BLlBR8SAx10/" target="_blank">In October I adjusted my 13 Happy Halves goal to include the training I did running the half-marathon distances, making Amsterdam half-marathon the culmination of the project.</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHhjiBL8kl9ik6o-tEsGFQbAt5D0aucqz4kIr2MVYUptyA3oCeQMo3Z3aTfTYd9X5CMtj5N8Ld-O4DT18myTEDC6GwSci7eL6tctpGV-mMCB-ZjMvWZKifaepkGefDYI5iSMbAZ-0zp4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-08+at+22.28.24.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHhjiBL8kl9ik6o-tEsGFQbAt5D0aucqz4kIr2MVYUptyA3oCeQMo3Z3aTfTYd9X5CMtj5N8Ld-O4DT18myTEDC6GwSci7eL6tctpGV-mMCB-ZjMvWZKifaepkGefDYI5iSMbAZ-0zp4/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-08+at+22.28.24.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were lots of memorable times in the #13HappyHalves 2016 edition<br />
Running in Egmond again after 3 years, <br />
a PR in Enschede, <br />
running 3 consecutive half-marathon races <br />
every weekend in October,<br />
just to name a few!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
<u>#13HappyHalves 2017 Edition: Just Do It...again!</u></h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWrXV_UnMpowdabeqLjoabGR8-O69-1owEZne1ia5KiPeFY-vqDqmvg5kQo7_tvk3trpyqYT4VBmORWN42Z7VtqeAe-a97TFSPy5cuARkhXpioHUgZewH_2_U2IC4oM82jjJPLWY7qv4/s1600/11053193_446772548857931_6407565264942716732_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWrXV_UnMpowdabeqLjoabGR8-O69-1owEZne1ia5KiPeFY-vqDqmvg5kQo7_tvk3trpyqYT4VBmORWN42Z7VtqeAe-a97TFSPy5cuARkhXpioHUgZewH_2_U2IC4oM82jjJPLWY7qv4/s640/11053193_446772548857931_6407565264942716732_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/10/the-face-at-finish-line-of-singelloop.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Singelloop Breda 2015</a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I counted this run {2:35:01} a celebratory Happy Feet NL PR: <br />it is not my fastest half-marathon overall by then <br />but the fastest half-marathon I've ran<br />since my injury in July, 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> picture courtesy of</span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://meeus.com/zakelijk/thema/hardlopen/meeusrunclub" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">MeeùsFitClub</a> </b><br />taken by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WietseVisserPhotography?fref=ts" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wietse Visser Photography</a></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQRQV81hQJLWxOnkplFdTr5wGCSlLxhYjU-MzNq0ozOdDepJWRI8SgbkHoS6lABhmyyj0XV6M6bcKxwMdb_96-IM0P3kstniyaJhcc1DcEnaHTn2QTHK01QciTFDIO8wO4KOtsDsEqY8/s1600/22219624_696539017214615_8700257109449705919_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQRQV81hQJLWxOnkplFdTr5wGCSlLxhYjU-MzNq0ozOdDepJWRI8SgbkHoS6lABhmyyj0XV6M6bcKxwMdb_96-IM0P3kstniyaJhcc1DcEnaHTn2QTHK01QciTFDIO8wO4KOtsDsEqY8/s640/22219624_696539017214615_8700257109449705919_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Singelloop Breda 2017</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Yes, I ran 2:28:38!!! <br />A year and a half<br />after my half-marathon PR (2:29:20) in Enschede, April 2017 <br />breaking a 3 year long standing PR<br />in CPC Loop (2:30:57) March, 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> picture courtesy of</span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://meeus.com/zakelijk/thema/hardlopen/meeusrunclub" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">MeeùsFitClub</a> </b><br />taken by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WietseVisserPhotography?fref=ts" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wietse Visser Photography</a></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
I've learned a lot since I ran my first half-marathon in Egmond, after finishing the first 5 half-marathons in 2013. The 4 half-marathons between 2014-2015 were also great teachers. Running 10 half-marathon races and training the 21.1 km distance thrice in 2016 made me realise, how lucky I am that I am healthy to physically run and liberate my mind in the process. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZc7-HYFAfP/" target="_blank">The project, the philosophy of the 13 Happy Halves ultimately helped me finish Berlin Marathon</a>.<br />
<br />
I no longer have to prove myself to myself after #13HappyHalves 2016, and could focus on training properly. The focus on training was my goal for my fourth marathon.<br />
<br />
Very excited because I am one race away from completing a 21 x 21.1 km overall count! :D As for my #13HappyHalves 2017 edition, I am 2X 21.1 km away from the goal.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBAeyO6NovkJyPe620yAx6TNyXtuXjC7piWco5lATG0E3cHyzdeu7w6xtEZRRvzABGnyD5zPAIJ6x9t61u-Hax34szXkwSoQnxSymYsJw_j178DJENhmk16iVURGHSvu9aUY7nNb5JVI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-08+at+22.08.08.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBAeyO6NovkJyPe620yAx6TNyXtuXjC7piWco5lATG0E3cHyzdeu7w6xtEZRRvzABGnyD5zPAIJ6x9t61u-Hax34szXkwSoQnxSymYsJw_j178DJENhmk16iVURGHSvu9aUY7nNb5JVI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-08+at+22.08.08.png" /></a></div>
<br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;" />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
I hope this blog will inspire you to make baby steps towards whatever it is your heart desires. It does not have to be finishing marathons; this is something I constantly reiterate. I am very grateful I can use running as a sport to maintain a healthy mental health. The fun of the process makes me forget, how long I have been fighting, how hard I have been working, and how often I had to begin from the start, again and again.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Hope is eternal; hope strengthens. Peace and happiness are attainable with hope. Never give up.</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">08.10.17</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Sunday</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">14:55</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
</div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-44515866147715171502017-10-06T17:27:00.002+02:002017-10-06T17:27:17.083+02:00Before Berlin Marathon 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXaaR1dFHhFVWDhSAY2pXQQsYEg87MVhNJ3eryuk3of-Fq26XV8e1R1AwwTtdr6iEmfg6-_mIaX_x-w_2ThOZjmblIsULFaU7akb9pPU05tE4LY-rqQrMygCYedbPKa-3iJbQlmyFw6M/s1600/girls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1534" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXaaR1dFHhFVWDhSAY2pXQQsYEg87MVhNJ3eryuk3of-Fq26XV8e1R1AwwTtdr6iEmfg6-_mIaX_x-w_2ThOZjmblIsULFaU7akb9pPU05tE4LY-rqQrMygCYedbPKa-3iJbQlmyFw6M/s640/girls.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo, taken on the 2nd of June, 2012<br /> was originally shared on my other blogsite:<br /><br /><a href="http://mydailymooosingsinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">My Daily Mooosings in the Netherlands</a><br />in the blog<br /><br /><a href="http://mydailymooosingsinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2012/06/consoling-mind-heart-at-kinderdijk.html" target="_blank">Consoling the Mind & Heart At Kinderdijk</a><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></b></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #330000; font-family: georgia, "bookman old style", "palatino linotype", "book antiqua", palatino, "trebuchet ms", helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, "avante garde", "century gothic", "comic sans ms", times, "times new roman", serif; text-align: -webkit-left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Childhood is the most beautiful of all life's seasons. ~Author Unknown</span></span></blockquote>
<br />
<br />
Running was once an innocent childhood dream. Running a marathon was once an impossible dream to focus on, instead of letting myself be drained by a mental health disorder. Running Berlin marathon became a symbol of hope, a symbol for a new beginning.<br />
<br />
In a series of blogs, I would like to look back to a year of preparing for <b>Berlin Marathon 2012</b>, the 5 running years in between and the 9 months towards <b>Berlin Marathon 2017</b>.<br />
<br />
<br />
<h2>
Writing is Healing</h2>
<br />
<br />Before I created <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">Happy Feet in the Netherlands</a> (January, 2012), I blogged at <a href="http://mydailymooosingsinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">My Daily Mooosings in the Netherlands</a>. <br />
<br />
In hindsight, I could say: making the decision of creating that blog would be a huge chapter in the story of how I finally began with running.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcATLeb6nF15YFTm_sghCEByg2JhLNEykokNV5viys3aM943v_idG1E4CI82ARffKcKg529sj3OrAgPuUPsP8bl_neanQvrrW8FPOA_J0ZkLYL81OKVLdLWMsBFMwsfO9U8Er_pZQdCo/s1600/windmills+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1138" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcATLeb6nF15YFTm_sghCEByg2JhLNEykokNV5viys3aM943v_idG1E4CI82ARffKcKg529sj3OrAgPuUPsP8bl_neanQvrrW8FPOA_J0ZkLYL81OKVLdLWMsBFMwsfO9U8Er_pZQdCo/s640/windmills+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Sometimes you don’t know when you’re taking the first step through a door until you’re already inside.” </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1890390.Ann_Voskamp" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ann Voskamp</a></blockquote>
</blockquote>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB6ESQ9C4OLDExvDd8_gKfrHmzCWU-Mm-KRTs_G8mNVGZlMC1bIlOZUJFK7bZvTNTQn6XnG_7RSgsry8Tdxo7PUksbEbfKUld05yWZTfmmlf9UDUAnHqgPW1HOU0eLthlLjfnCywiG7c/s1600/830274_336491766461944_1116686095_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB6ESQ9C4OLDExvDd8_gKfrHmzCWU-Mm-KRTs_G8mNVGZlMC1bIlOZUJFK7bZvTNTQn6XnG_7RSgsry8Tdxo7PUksbEbfKUld05yWZTfmmlf9UDUAnHqgPW1HOU0eLthlLjfnCywiG7c/s640/830274_336491766461944_1116686095_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mydailymooosingsinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/05/welcome-to-our-home.html" target="_blank">Welcome (To Our) Home!</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reading through the old blogs at </span></span><a href="http://mydailymooosingsinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">My Daily Mooosings in the Netherlands</a> ("<i>snippets of our life in the Netherlands</i>" 2011-2015 ) <span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> is not easy for me, if I would be completely open and honest. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I continue to have conflicting emotions - pride and shame - when I revisit. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pride swells in my heart, when I see the numbers of posts in the archive ; I made it through a long difficult period of life (2006-2015) through steadfastly focusing on the positive aspects of my life. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;">The<span style="font-family: inherit;"> shadow of shame continue to lurk in the corner of my mind, </span>waiting<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to block it from </span>putting<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>into<span style="font-family: inherit;"> words, thoughts and feelings, which I need to express about the past and the present. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Expressing thoughts and feelings liberates me, time and time again. Even with this knowledge, every time I hold a pen, or sit in </span>front of the screen, it still often takes a long time for me to begin. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I read passages of old blogs, which were written in the times I knew I struggled mentally. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2003, I was diagnosed with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder" target="_blank">bipolar disorder</a> after finally seeking help for my </span></span>debilitating depression, which I silently kept to myself for 9 years.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Each blog, which seems confusing was my attempt to "function" in our new home, to record a new beginning in life, as positively as I could. Sometimes I was able to do so successfully, more often it felt like being in a muddled mind of a drowning person. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Blogging was my tool to get myself out of a negative state of mind. A state depression pushes you in, and imprisons you in for unpredictable time span.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I posted blogs to connect with my words, even if I </span>intellectually<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and physically could not. Not everyone can comprehend the state of depression unless they have gone through it themselves.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Blogging, documenting, creative-writing were my personal mental exercises, my "</span><i>self-therapy</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">", so I could focus on the good side of life, not lose my grip in life, and to keep going until depression no longer had it's grip on me.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<h2>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From Writing to Running</span></span></h2>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Writing achieved what I hoped it would. It took me out of the internal isolation, everyone who suffers from cycles of depression struggles with.</span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“When faced with a radical crisis, when the old way of being in the world, of interacting with each other and with the realm of nature doesn't work anymore, when survival is threatened by seemingly insurmountable problems, an individual life-form -- or a species -- will either die or become extinct or rise above the limitations of its condition through an evolutionary leap.” </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4493.Eckhart_Tolle" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Eckhart Tolle</a></blockquote>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I discovered blogging for myself in 2006, and initially did so anonymously. 5 years later, I created a public blog.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Anonymous blogging in 2006 helped me find my voice in writing, again. No longer silent, no longer keeping everything in; I was "nameless" but not emotionless.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Our move from a big city in Germany to a quaint village in the Netherlands in 2009, was the impulse I needed to write under my own name. After 2 years period of adjusting to daily life in Holland, I had the focus to create a blogsite ; the initial purpose was to have a place to share pictures and stories to our family and friends all over the globe.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Participating in blog community activities such as month long blogging, helped motivate me to go outdoors.</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdS0jnII3zs6NVmTL01Wrx4ZhBRFxpPmCH2X8bgXWyXmUEVGb000kE7nsJzL40z_kyY2PJYebyu0-F0WRjGScSSx4g9XIP3dvPGlLoOYXbAIfsgIGrD-bwnSZ-6Vr2Redt28nP0-G7g_Y/s1600/P1330477-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdS0jnII3zs6NVmTL01Wrx4ZhBRFxpPmCH2X8bgXWyXmUEVGb000kE7nsJzL40z_kyY2PJYebyu0-F0WRjGScSSx4g9XIP3dvPGlLoOYXbAIfsgIGrD-bwnSZ-6Vr2Redt28nP0-G7g_Y/s640/P1330477-2.JPG" width="546" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mydailymooosingsinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2012/08/my-little-corner-of-creativity.html" target="_blank">My Little Corner of Creativity</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Once outdoors, I wanted to do more than walk and bike. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCzFauSAES3Q1VgRQQ9SnJNdfvmW6CUIS5AlnB49073qJevTUFWFkhyhF74_fF8NcAWFK7Gpm-kHHomM3BOXOcTrMwpJ3SGOBe3RNj5vj7LucXK6PPvgMGDNDlcFgW0_TvQZDa6ws20M/s1600/Joanna+Asmus+Flying+Blue+Running+blog.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="960" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCzFauSAES3Q1VgRQQ9SnJNdfvmW6CUIS5AlnB49073qJevTUFWFkhyhF74_fF8NcAWFK7Gpm-kHHomM3BOXOcTrMwpJ3SGOBe3RNj5vj7LucXK6PPvgMGDNDlcFgW0_TvQZDa6ws20M/s640/Joanna+Asmus+Flying+Blue+Running+blog.PNG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I wanted to run.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Every time I found some relief, my bipolar disorder catches up on me. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Series of intense anxiety and panic attacks soon joined my depressive cycles, after we moved in Holland. I would not understand all of this, not until 2 years ago.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Running became a vehicle for me to be physically outdoors even if I was struggling mentally. I had "a legitimate excuse" not to engage in spontaneous interactions, when outside. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
People who knows me of long standing, and even those I met for the first time, will never think I have social anxiety, or become distress about social situations. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I myself never thought I would experience panic attacks for a simple dinner get together, a date with a friend, school events or later on even in running events, after already running races countless of times.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h2>
<br />From 5K - Full Marathon</h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Followers of my blog, my different social media channels, always ask me the same question: how can you still smile after running?!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I felt, I can write for years and years and I will never be able to put in words, how running and reaching the finish line each and every time, gives me hope, happiness and a heart that feels so alive.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
This blog and many other blogs I've written, is my attempt again and again to give life to the story of my life. A story I would like to share to those out there, who feels hopeless in life, devoid of happiness, and heartbroken because life feels so painful each time they breathe.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOEG3xl0utiAXrzD132mW3207QHFBx9hAJwZlSaCwOX9Q8yqHQ6h2cxfUtNJkdHlTe9n-WBUShLRvtYbKu_dt7vD0HAVwtqf0-yyu4WYerKNXhwgmocYeY0OeS9aCUty4m6tvqFROrQE/s1600/5K%2521%2521%2521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1227" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOEG3xl0utiAXrzD132mW3207QHFBx9hAJwZlSaCwOX9Q8yqHQ6h2cxfUtNJkdHlTe9n-WBUShLRvtYbKu_dt7vD0HAVwtqf0-yyu4WYerKNXhwgmocYeY0OeS9aCUty4m6tvqFROrQE/s640/5K%2521%2521%2521.jpg" width="490" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>28th of August 2011</b></span><br />My first 5K race<br />(Mom in Balance Pink Run)<br />in Amsterdam Bos</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpH2rqHRuqZwG8qqO99vUMgrSg2Camgip2DI-F1IZlKB8QS_x75kB6zLqQN6dpvLhvy0MIql8W6qv73J1Pl84FtwIwcO_prueZoEJeCDwd2IlYtP3LGg1VOS1ybtaxq1fqp5mk1HLQEw/s1600/IMG_20171005_135457_731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpH2rqHRuqZwG8qqO99vUMgrSg2Camgip2DI-F1IZlKB8QS_x75kB6zLqQN6dpvLhvy0MIql8W6qv73J1Pl84FtwIwcO_prueZoEJeCDwd2IlYtP3LGg1VOS1ybtaxq1fqp5mk1HLQEw/s640/IMG_20171005_135457_731.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>24th of September, 2017</b></span><br />My fourth marathon!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/" target="_blank">Berlin Marathon</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h2>
Running 2011</h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The goal to run a short distance in a huge marathon event, and finish in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(Amsterdam)" target="_blank">Amsterdam Olympic stadium</a> was the first step of Happy Feet in the Netherlands towards <b>Berlin Marathon 2012</b>.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWxBKLRicnDl2DqlKNGFP-aym06j5C6eINtwJT1cvAR2H8ysKlCngejE1ilwTdgkwyJX4ZVR0XSrGK9Q_6It6WJRPFtPW53Z41f17_pqAB05XUC4DwAAqXrFU6PHSTDcotC_z95_GSi4/s1600/08.08.11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1600" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWxBKLRicnDl2DqlKNGFP-aym06j5C6eINtwJT1cvAR2H8ysKlCngejE1ilwTdgkwyJX4ZVR0XSrGK9Q_6It6WJRPFtPW53Z41f17_pqAB05XUC4DwAAqXrFU6PHSTDcotC_z95_GSi4/s640/08.08.11.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>8th of August, 2011</b><br />I walked 8 km <br />on my first day of training <br />to run<br />8 km distance at<br />TCS Amsterdam Marathon</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WpiDjvVejzL0cxHiZ10ax_3jSLNxMz0Jc50C9nvkKRooIJCfg9G-jq7dB9SZsPugExCmLM8Ma0KSKeChuOpouaFBzbOWobCeLebCmbQTZPyUGv5IAjwr0peoj9gIv2ypveAUJTyho9E/s1600/1.+mom+in+balance+5K+run+28.08.11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WpiDjvVejzL0cxHiZ10ax_3jSLNxMz0Jc50C9nvkKRooIJCfg9G-jq7dB9SZsPugExCmLM8Ma0KSKeChuOpouaFBzbOWobCeLebCmbQTZPyUGv5IAjwr0peoj9gIv2ypveAUJTyho9E/s640/1.+mom+in+balance+5K+run+28.08.11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>28th of August, 2011</b><br /><br />20 days after I walked 8 km<br />I ran my first official 5K race<br />in 44:58<br />being the 54th finisher out of 62 women</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA_KQXyLgxiEL1uKJBtpARFTpAKxviMRNw3SIvsqOMiHdi6l2uOIhVMpAFOPplmgUu7gv95YC2rUdCBnhm-xGPJy2riE8sj6irueJfj7cqv4SiJ32ahmVqxyV_dnVzBOTG1ReZ0f88Ao/s1600/Writing+%2526+Running.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1197" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA_KQXyLgxiEL1uKJBtpARFTpAKxviMRNw3SIvsqOMiHdi6l2uOIhVMpAFOPplmgUu7gv95YC2rUdCBnhm-xGPJy2riE8sj6irueJfj7cqv4SiJ32ahmVqxyV_dnVzBOTG1ReZ0f88Ao/s640/Writing+%2526+Running.JPG" width="478" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKU9LCC_Kmm6b0I2t2nLlvfYATM4siEjr5p_WnzAr8LYX_aPZZX2IRDHB-epgPn-TUNNOS7oZLZqHIZLjjV-ji5DMMomJibLhF2OGjjNvrZauoBr-QxHn4NsKaK91wQejhXEE2dRt1BHs/s1600/ASIC+Gel+Kayano-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKU9LCC_Kmm6b0I2t2nLlvfYATM4siEjr5p_WnzAr8LYX_aPZZX2IRDHB-epgPn-TUNNOS7oZLZqHIZLjjV-ji5DMMomJibLhF2OGjjNvrZauoBr-QxHn4NsKaK91wQejhXEE2dRt1BHs/s640/ASIC+Gel+Kayano-19.jpg" width="452" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I replaced my ASICS from 2003, <br />after my 5K race with this pair in 2011, <br />which I ran with in my first<br />(8K) Amsterdam Marathon</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVtLHuwTScV7Qbb_9ymKVeHYDLT20MHQTi4sGBLHmzzkLZieyIE-ms95BwUHPm9j_l5tR2VWlq_MbltOYUCZJkcl93L5RAwm-hCJz4B9u1yoKScx0vnVmaxIrhaZs1PbzLade7NMr5d0/s1600/Finish+Certificate.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1132" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVtLHuwTScV7Qbb_9ymKVeHYDLT20MHQTi4sGBLHmzzkLZieyIE-ms95BwUHPm9j_l5tR2VWlq_MbltOYUCZJkcl93L5RAwm-hCJz4B9u1yoKScx0vnVmaxIrhaZs1PbzLade7NMr5d0/s640/Finish+Certificate.jpeg" width="452" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYgbes-ENkyH_IrK9XKIa7OQ7w8uyXf4gwD3U53FxixfRDClix4DwfqXXKVdtOR7dPdzVu0biK5xAoqBX_btZHPLY1jVWYavqrDRYiQ4U31kQAL7m4-rpz9ou5_gKd5DgWNE6kHCY0WA/s1600/20x30-AMBI1590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYgbes-ENkyH_IrK9XKIa7OQ7w8uyXf4gwD3U53FxixfRDClix4DwfqXXKVdtOR7dPdzVu0biK5xAoqBX_btZHPLY1jVWYavqrDRYiQ4U31kQAL7m4-rpz9ou5_gKd5DgWNE6kHCY0WA/s640/20x30-AMBI1590.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0TWy7CsUhcAB2wDKSp2wsiIB2EBR1rWNM3hKyhrYyd_mY8qp1F6tk3JTR5NEePIRTif7cntZUPIPKKuYZvhTd97vY7fJ3pQG2PD4lQw-KT5bLDRP0nqYJrbYBdc1dv3Wlb1rWMQkBO0/s1600/20x30-AMCH0553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0TWy7CsUhcAB2wDKSp2wsiIB2EBR1rWNM3hKyhrYyd_mY8qp1F6tk3JTR5NEePIRTif7cntZUPIPKKuYZvhTd97vY7fJ3pQG2PD4lQw-KT5bLDRP0nqYJrbYBdc1dv3Wlb1rWMQkBO0/s640/20x30-AMCH0553.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="background-color: white;">In 2015, I created a blog series to help me with <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/01/running-2011-in-images-hfnl-blog.html" target="_blank">writing unshared race recaps of 2011 -2014</a>.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;">The <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/01/running-2011-in-images-hfnl-blog.html" target="_blank">Running 2011</a> blog, summarised in images my first months of building up my mileage towards running my aspired first marathon.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I successfully build up every month from August to November, running each month a race in succession : 5K , 6.4 km, 8 km, 9 km, 10K.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A harmless comment from a race </span>volunteer<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in my first 10K race (my first "last runner" race), a yearly Winter cold, and in hindsight the beginning of anxiety attack for races made me skip the 15K race. I was very excited to run a 15 km race to successfully end the year 2011; my first very exciting 4 months of running. </span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.bruggenloop.nl/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Bruggenloop</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is a 15K race I will eventually run, after my panic attack of 2011, for 4 consecutive years.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since I was not able to run the 15K race, my initial enthusiasm (ambitious in the eyes of many, who did not know me, my reasons for running and my personal motivation) and confidence to be able to run a marathon within 6 months was dented. This "unaccomplished" goal will haunt me in years to come and it will affect my running both positively and negatively.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Instead of going to Rome to stubbornly attempt what others thought was impossible, I invited 3 other enthusiastic runners, who are now good friends to run a marathon relay with me in Hamburg. It was the first edition of running in teams to complete the marathon distance in 27th edition of the<a href="http://www.haspa-marathon-hamburg.de/" target="_blank"> Hamburg marathon </a>event.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uCitGrNRTDw90x9w9EDFLvXTNcr0271VKclmP7IH_NGzfYXUKRh1JHuTyhyphenhyphenjv-TSX2bSMV1Pw13Ph-cwpQVCLgkl7JbfwWFnnoXkuoYjXYBT-VRg8kfkJfSSLBPIKPvMWyP15yawyEI/s1600/HH+MARATHON+RELAY+TEAM+collage+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uCitGrNRTDw90x9w9EDFLvXTNcr0271VKclmP7IH_NGzfYXUKRh1JHuTyhyphenhyphenjv-TSX2bSMV1Pw13Ph-cwpQVCLgkl7JbfwWFnnoXkuoYjXYBT-VRg8kfkJfSSLBPIKPvMWyP15yawyEI/s640/HH+MARATHON+RELAY+TEAM+collage+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.haspa-marathon-hamburg.de/" target="_blank">Hamburg Marathon</a> 2012</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for reading this far! :) </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can't wait to look back, and share each race recaps from August 2011 - September 2012.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;">It would be a great pleasure to know if you are reading along! Please leave a comment. OR share this to a friend, you feel could use a story to give them encouragement to keep going.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">06.10.17</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Friday</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">13:04</span></b></div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-63754101420970490882017-10-03T16:20:00.000+02:002017-10-09T19:35:41.638+02:00A Whole Lot of Blogging Going On!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<b><u>UPDATED</u></b>!<br />
<br />
<i>09.10.17</i> <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/monday-medal-amsterdam-marathon-2011.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Medal Monday: Amsterdam Marathon 2011 - 2016</b></span></a><br />
<i>08.10.17</i> <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/13happyhalves-keeping-dreams-alive.html" target="_blank">#13HappyHalves : Keeping Dreams Alive</a><br />
<i>06.10.17</i> <a href="http://bit.ly/BeforeBerlinMarathon2012" target="_blank">Before Berlin Marathon 2012</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7imMCpupP0oyzPVKtJbIvfKxUDqumgWn8dggA9DXIl4f9qs4uzYAf1qbfuuvobvfkJsdnU5FLhOp-yoSG3guiGch5J4damZeDYb7j-BjI3bZRHm7cYy0H-fLWSohGuiQcgsVAIPk3Fc0/s1600/20170924_161316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7imMCpupP0oyzPVKtJbIvfKxUDqumgWn8dggA9DXIl4f9qs4uzYAf1qbfuuvobvfkJsdnU5FLhOp-yoSG3guiGch5J4damZeDYb7j-BjI3bZRHm7cYy0H-fLWSohGuiQcgsVAIPk3Fc0/s640/20170924_161316.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A selfie taken a few minutes after I reached the finish line of Berlin Marathon 2017.<br />
I double backed because I almost forgot to take a picture,<br />
and hoped that no volunteer will ask me to hurry along! :D</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h2>
</h2>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">“It's failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.” </span> </blockquote>
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/40648.Ellen_DeGeneres" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ellen DeGeneres</a>, <span id="quote_book_link_11230081" style="background-color: transparent;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/16156051" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Seriously... I'm Kidding</a></span></blockquote>
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote>
<br />
<br />
Yes! I did it. :) 9 days ago, I reached the finish line of Berlin Marathon! 5 years of patiently waiting, 4 years of keeping hope, and continued dedication to the sports, I fell in love with 6 years ago!<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8yuTOTP9RbghhuQGp9NHKiFdOuVVZYehnDNqvjy0o7_Oj9jevsEtWlc0c9KFjkgllmvewFfcfYpofHWiLR8RxqwRQcjngpzdUqrWr5ab4WfjwB4CcoU4Dz82EY8TblwI0n1ccw55-Yw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-03+at+15.10.14.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8yuTOTP9RbghhuQGp9NHKiFdOuVVZYehnDNqvjy0o7_Oj9jevsEtWlc0c9KFjkgllmvewFfcfYpofHWiLR8RxqwRQcjngpzdUqrWr5ab4WfjwB4CcoU4Dz82EY8TblwI0n1ccw55-Yw/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-03+at+15.10.14.png" width="457" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Today, I am taking time to sort out my thoughts and summarise the past eventful 9 months of going back to Berlin!<br />
<br />
I plan to write 7 blogposts in the next weeks; the topics are below with a preview on what each blogpost will be about:<br />
<br />
<h2>
<u>
Back to Berlin 2017</u></h2>
<br />
A brief summary of my second Berlin Marathon 2017.<br />
<br />
I had fervently hoped I could minutely document everything about<br />
<br />
<ol>
<li>my Berlin marathon training</li>
<li>the marathon weekend </li>
<li>and share it up to date, as a series of blogposts. </li>
</ol>
The documentation, I could say was 95% success while the blogging goal massively limped behind.<br />
<br />
Still, I am not giving up!<br />
<br />
There is a German saying, "<i>Aufgeschoben ist nicht aufgehoben!</i>" (literally : <span style="color: #212121; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><b>Postponed is not canceled</b></i>. ) </span><br />
<span style="color: #212121; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #212121; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">I might not have managed it during the marathon training for Berlin 2012, or 2017 but I can still write the stories about, behind and everything around Berlin Marathon, any time I have the "time" for it. :D</span><br />
<br />
Future "Back to Berlin" project is I am sure in the horizon for me. It's great to have blogposts in the archive of past Berlin projects. <br />
<br />
If you cannot wait though for the blogs, and would like to read the stories of each step on my path towards Berlin Marathon 2017, check out my Instagram post hashtag:<br />
<br />
<b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/hfnl_back2berlin2017/" target="_blank">#hfnl_back2berlin2017</a></b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGz4yvTAjP6G_cO5BULUuTc1qQV-sshGC-wEmNhl6j-QZ8JjJlWivfZqO-zcmtWB-SZBzbWSo1yalr58eNj9FNiCCcsQ3Hu5ABfdL1k4GxlBm2SD2IPNBZMAKW7fQDCPmEUsTXFYQSgE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-03+at+15.16.56.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGz4yvTAjP6G_cO5BULUuTc1qQV-sshGC-wEmNhl6j-QZ8JjJlWivfZqO-zcmtWB-SZBzbWSo1yalr58eNj9FNiCCcsQ3Hu5ABfdL1k4GxlBm2SD2IPNBZMAKW7fQDCPmEUsTXFYQSgE/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-03+at+15.16.56.png" width="590" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span id="goog_139665708"></span><span id="goog_139665709"></span><br />
<br />
<h2>
<u><a href="http://bit.ly/BeforeBerlinMarathon2012" target="_blank">Before Berlin Marathon 2012</a></u></h2>
<div>
<u><br /></u>
<u>(</u><b>Edit</b>: Please, click on the link above to be redirected to "<i>Before Berlin Marathon 2012</i>" blogpost :) <b>06.10.17</b>)<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
Speaking of documentation, I still have to <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search?q=berlin+marathon+2012" target="_blank">share stories behind Berlin Marathon 2012</a>, as well!<br />
<br />
Here and there are scattered blogposts mentioning Berlin Marathon. Before I even began with the Berlin Marathon 2017 project, I had planned that if I got in again I will make time to write about Berlin Marathon 2012.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
The story behind Berlin Marathon 2012 began in <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2015/01/running-2011-in-images-hfnl-blog.html" target="_blank">Summer 2011</a>. The original plan then was run Rome in Spring 2012 in preparation for Berlin but everything changed after December, 2011!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOEG3xl0utiAXrzD132mW3207QHFBx9hAJwZlSaCwOX9Q8yqHQ6h2cxfUtNJkdHlTe9n-WBUShLRvtYbKu_dt7vD0HAVwtqf0-yyu4WYerKNXhwgmocYeY0OeS9aCUty4m6tvqFROrQE/s1600/5K%2521%2521%2521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1227" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOEG3xl0utiAXrzD132mW3207QHFBx9hAJwZlSaCwOX9Q8yqHQ6h2cxfUtNJkdHlTe9n-WBUShLRvtYbKu_dt7vD0HAVwtqf0-yyu4WYerKNXhwgmocYeY0OeS9aCUty4m6tvqFROrQE/s400/5K%2521%2521%2521.jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
Mom in Balance<br />
Pink Ribbon Run<br />
28th of August, 2011<br />
at the finish of my first official 5K race, <br />
which was also my first race, ever</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h2>
<u>
7 Days After Berlin Marathon 2017</u></h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVgvpuQqDpvyv3SYfRqm4zizA4YTP5AaLdqlHRGZC3Pgh_R-OxrD4Ma7LdJ0JmCgG30-WViOALsE9cSS4VuLITqTXJQsKoU1wK6sXNRyZZIV1uqAprFPO15F4CNXNaYpQgWx3Y6aZjmQ/s1600/IMG_20171001_213114_887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVgvpuQqDpvyv3SYfRqm4zizA4YTP5AaLdqlHRGZC3Pgh_R-OxrD4Ma7LdJ0JmCgG30-WViOALsE9cSS4VuLITqTXJQsKoU1wK6sXNRyZZIV1uqAprFPO15F4CNXNaYpQgWx3Y6aZjmQ/s400/IMG_20171001_213114_887.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
I ran in Breda!<br />
<br />
You will read the why, the how and what will follow next!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h2>
<u>
5 Consecutive Years of Breda Singelloop</u></h2>
<br />
A brief summary of my 5 consecutive years in Breda Singelloop<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTOeRvnmenhR_MiBnEsybtB7JxIy2CpnXNSu6LEy7rf4zJqF7jVkGMp1xzqvEHQDeeOrpKiq3XoLKjaZCAfoY6VKj0XAjXh33J1E2yZ5VJGOPGcNCYcgXMc5I7GpWF3jZjek-DWk3ALc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-03+at+15.43.49.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTOeRvnmenhR_MiBnEsybtB7JxIy2CpnXNSu6LEy7rf4zJqF7jVkGMp1xzqvEHQDeeOrpKiq3XoLKjaZCAfoY6VKj0XAjXh33J1E2yZ5VJGOPGcNCYcgXMc5I7GpWF3jZjek-DWk3ALc/s320/Screen+Shot+2017-10-03+at+15.43.49.png" width="317" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breda Singelloop Medals<br />
2013 : 5K<br />
2014 : 10K<br />
2015 : 21K<br />
(not on the picture)<br />
2016 : 5K and 21K<br />
2017 : 21K</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW0oCmhq0PcsfShHu29uEnODaYjevbb0zS1C0F-4DnPt8BWzREU02mpWpvJ3l-a8WNnvmb6CkGhMzXD28OsGfYFhlccrEe5e2gY-eLh_9afb02zFWIE_nW9Vk1N-wFYHTGalkJvpKH9Q/s1600/10697322_908258315874441_4794160402564825377_o.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="692" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW0oCmhq0PcsfShHu29uEnODaYjevbb0zS1C0F-4DnPt8BWzREU02mpWpvJ3l-a8WNnvmb6CkGhMzXD28OsGfYFhlccrEe5e2gY-eLh_9afb02zFWIE_nW9Vk1N-wFYHTGalkJvpKH9Q/s640/10697322_908258315874441_4794160402564825377_o.png" width="432" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">running towards the finish line of my 10K</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecqn02nwMy8Zw78HLXJAF4_AkkV7KPAl3CdFAQqmfCeEdzDJXQVzY3RDyf3HgUj3mDJ67qQ2p5F-zBGSsXt-02EsGuSi63ukCZLeSZUwtlUTJ9fOclNfckMQ_lW6ZLSuhz_B2o-MzouY/s1600/20161002_183147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecqn02nwMy8Zw78HLXJAF4_AkkV7KPAl3CdFAQqmfCeEdzDJXQVzY3RDyf3HgUj3mDJ67qQ2p5F-zBGSsXt-02EsGuSi63ukCZLeSZUwtlUTJ9fOclNfckMQ_lW6ZLSuhz_B2o-MzouY/s640/20161002_183147.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memorable 2016 race day in Breda!<br />
My daughter and I ran her first official 5K race together.<br />
Afterwards, I ran 21 km, as part of my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/13happyhalves/" target="_blank">#13HappyHalves project</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTODOHhZ75hDhhBTD87viWLF8FQ3-aWxefpumQPPkexT9L_6UzH9N30I5Q8nsNIgxMv4HxeHjNlpmfFul0-N1i-_YNji3p8gMrOZYIKfM4warLCXY2EKBiFGnCSFUarlw1DAt87CLzVx0/s1600/22137231_696544867214030_1326943244134613334_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTODOHhZ75hDhhBTD87viWLF8FQ3-aWxefpumQPPkexT9L_6UzH9N30I5Q8nsNIgxMv4HxeHjNlpmfFul0-N1i-_YNji3p8gMrOZYIKfM4warLCXY2EKBiFGnCSFUarlw1DAt87CLzVx0/s640/22137231_696544867214030_1326943244134613334_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breda Singelloop 2017!<br />
I ran a PR on the course of Breda and PR in the half-marathon distance.<br />
Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WietseVisserPhotography?fref=ts" target="_blank">MeeùsFitClub</a><br />
taken by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WietseVisserPhotography?fref=ts" target="_blank">Wietse Visser Photography</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<h2>
<u><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/10/13happyhalves-keeping-dreams-alive.html" target="_blank">#13HappyHalves 2017 Edition: An Update</a></u></h2>
<div>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/13happyhalves/" target="_blank"></a><br />
<u>(</u><b>Edit</b>: Please, click on the link above to be redirected to "<i>#13HappyHalves : Keeping Dreams Alive</i>" blogpost :) <b>08.10.17</b>)<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.11999999731779099px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>13 Happy Halves philosophy : running mainly for the stories (of fun and never giving up!) not solely for statistics !</i></span></span></blockquote>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/13happyhalves/" target="_blank"><br /></a>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.11999999731779099px;">The project, the philosophy of the 13 Happy Halves ultimately helped me finish my second </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/berlinmarathon/" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: -0.11999999731779099px; text-decoration: none;">BERLIN-MARATHON</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.11999999731779099px;"> - my 4th marathon!</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "sf optimized" , , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.11999999731779099px;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEIyP9EoE7oIoxqADFwPFDVoWc3D6SUp4A9E00U7hkePTKG-zBO2azLkzxDXgeDZScfcYuG5Xv7I3db2KIV2JFBfff5mg43jn64AGPTz9Fc29ykPTNmYnhjmD2HtSM1nlq9qFM8ZWvgo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-03+at+16.02.31.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEIyP9EoE7oIoxqADFwPFDVoWc3D6SUp4A9E00U7hkePTKG-zBO2azLkzxDXgeDZScfcYuG5Xv7I3db2KIV2JFBfff5mg43jn64AGPTz9Fc29ykPTNmYnhjmD2HtSM1nlq9qFM8ZWvgo/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-03+at+16.02.31.png" width="620" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/13happyhalves/" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">#13HappyHalves</a></span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br />
After 2013, 2016, the 2017 edition of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/13happyhalves/" target="_blank">#13HappyHalves project</a> - specifically the Breda Singelloop 2017 race ! - brought an an amazing sub-2:30 half-marathon time!<br />
<br />
Even though I achieved *the* first sub-2:30 half-marathon in <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2016/04/13happyhalves-thoughts-day-before.html" target="_blank">Enschede in April, 2016</a>, I can now admit, that I did not completely felt fulfilled upon achieving it then because of various reasons.<br />
<br />
The reasons for this, I will elaborate in the blogpost. In brief: I was VERY grateful but there was a nagging feeling, that stayed with me that I can only articulate a year and a half later.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<h2>
<u>
Running Stories Versus Running Statistics</u></h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
This blogpost will be all about my thoughts on: why focusing on the stories behind your running will eventually bring you the satisfactory running statistics you aspire.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOLaQhCR0o2BAVfS5_JoNAsMjqFIhUpyjzmRwuxHR9OoLdMVUDcyVygGeX87NhFMxOnb80Yr7oRu9iQjOCvUKWfsJUfgbGQXaucX3NLrQV5ZK9ahOCNB3kshQgfG76mWBvoitOmV_IZs/s1600/22219624_696539017214615_8700257109449705919_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOLaQhCR0o2BAVfS5_JoNAsMjqFIhUpyjzmRwuxHR9OoLdMVUDcyVygGeX87NhFMxOnb80Yr7oRu9iQjOCvUKWfsJUfgbGQXaucX3NLrQV5ZK9ahOCNB3kshQgfG76mWBvoitOmV_IZs/s640/22219624_696539017214615_8700257109449705919_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bredasesingelloop.nl/" target="_blank">Singelloop Breda 2017</a><br />
Photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WietseVisserPhotography?fref=ts" target="_blank">MeeùsFitClub</a><br />
taken by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WietseVisserPhotography?fref=ts" target="_blank">Wietse Visser Photography</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br /></div>
<h2>
<u>
6 Years of Happy Feet NL Stories</u></h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
A blogpost on why I am not unhappy about having smartphone issues! :D<br />
<br />
If you are connected with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfeetnl/" target="_blank">me on Instagram</a>, you would know how avid a user I am of this social media app.<br />
<br />
I am having phone issues (I hear everyone groan : what's new! :D) and might not be as active as I would like to be.<br />
<br />
So, in the mean time, you could follow and contact me via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfeetinthenetherlands/" target="_blank">my FB blogpage</a> (my blogpage email can be found there in the about section.).<br />
<br />
You could also leave comment under this post, if you would like to reach out or have questions. :)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnMyKwhwQKYXCi3iL26BNXvM88EeoOB0jaEI-3OrT7E-F8T5bloZBx_Vh5lPlFtnBN3avtUjFI36AwCB3lYo9rQ8MKYXUcdoHK4lA1ebmkZVrfeLurA7bsqneu5Go345J4Wv81pYaISg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-10-03+at+14.30.56.png.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnMyKwhwQKYXCi3iL26BNXvM88EeoOB0jaEI-3OrT7E-F8T5bloZBx_Vh5lPlFtnBN3avtUjFI36AwCB3lYo9rQ8MKYXUcdoHK4lA1ebmkZVrfeLurA7bsqneu5Go345J4Wv81pYaISg/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-03+at+14.30.56.png.jpg" width="436" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After finishing, and seconds after I got my finisher's medal<br />
at the <a href="https://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/" target="_blank">Berlin Marathon 2017</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">03.10.17</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Tuesday</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">15:07</span></b></div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-8345090023952617262017-07-20T13:21:00.003+02:002017-07-20T13:54:15.861+02:00Berlin Marathon Training Week 13 - Week 26<h2 style="margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;">
<span class="quoteLink" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><u><br /></u></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><u><br /></u></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb1bz54hyphenhyphenCWousNiTZRlWmkSbAqLxpK0Ro10kW60I1z8a3YSuN0iNGzhyphenhyphenCrMA2otiZ35c3zWaigJw9yriOedHQqvfIcBEhrByGlv9hwoej8fX8ONRrOwtRwI9qpK25MVzvb7vb0Hejzc/s1600/puzzling+week+13+until+week+27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1600" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb1bz54hyphenhyphenCWousNiTZRlWmkSbAqLxpK0Ro10kW60I1z8a3YSuN0iNGzhyphenhyphenCrMA2otiZ35c3zWaigJw9yriOedHQqvfIcBEhrByGlv9hwoej8fX8ONRrOwtRwI9qpK25MVzvb7vb0Hejzc/s640/puzzling+week+13+until+week+27.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><u><br /></u></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><u><br /></u></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><u><br /></u></span></span></span></div>
<h2>
</h2>
<h2>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><u style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Blogger's Note:</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h2>
</div>
</span></h2>
<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Due to daily life being busy, I had a lot of my weekly marathon update written in blog draft form. Specifically Berlin Marathon Training Week 13 - Week 26, all remained unpublished. Until today! <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/04/back-to-berlin-week-13.html" target="_blank">Week 13</a> is finally done!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3czBgeTYf-winn4h_1ffvvA7ZJKZF3S9uNJVKErwizkywVn65R_nIXzo9gsaGDlFJA1T9wY99cQobgqdsm9o6vReXwEZh4sIyy6L6rEjP01iKQFJhdo435BFMGcnO4ATx5NVyMQicNHc/s1600/IMG_20170412_115351_767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3czBgeTYf-winn4h_1ffvvA7ZJKZF3S9uNJVKErwizkywVn65R_nIXzo9gsaGDlFJA1T9wY99cQobgqdsm9o6vReXwEZh4sIyy6L6rEjP01iKQFJhdo435BFMGcnO4ATx5NVyMQicNHc/s640/IMG_20170412_115351_767.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Week 13 </span>photo documentation<br />
<br />
Instagram Story edits, helped me a lot keep track!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Beginning this week: Week 27, I will be regularly publishing training updates once again, every Monday. Week 14 - Week 26 will be edited as time becomes available but I would like to finish them before my 6th RUNniversay (in 19 days!). Basically, I have at least a day for each unpublished blog draft.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Often, when I go back to piece together my own story/documentation, I can no longer recall why and how I did, what I did. hahaha ;)</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;">This is the original reason, why I started blogging after all: to remember and never forget! :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">The dates of the blogposts will be the dates , they were created in draft form. I'll be publishing them with annotations (such as what you are reading , now! :D ) mainly to avoid confusion in the future! </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">Specially if lots of time has passed in between; I've learned not to trust my own memory and simply write everything down. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">If you would like to read through/back from <i>Week 13 until Week 26</i>, you can find these posts under the tag: </span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">
<div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search/label/Berlin%20Marathon%20Training%20Week%2013%20until%20Week%2026" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Berlin Marathon Training Week 13 until Week 26</a></i></span></u><span style="text-align: center;">. </span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: center;">They (a total of 14 blogposts) won't show up all at once because I am still in the process of (<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/04/back-to-berlin-week-13.html" target="_blank">20.07.17: 1 published blog!</a>) finishing each post. </span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: center;">It is always about the links, the notes for specific training days (thoughts/epiphanies I had during the run, which I don't want to forget!) and my struggle to let go of my perfectionism, which makes it longer for me to publish!</span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span>
<br />
<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway! Taking a much needed rest (from blogging, social media, training), and what I did during those breaks helped me a lot regain a more positive, productive attitude. I've re-learned how to look at and approach everything with simplicity. I hope my renewed energy, positive attitude, my never ending quest to simplify will continue on as I write my future blogs.</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCszZmjRhm3HwX7090cm5M-NngU-wwEGx3qHXY3MPxi4J5t99RVNhjgJpCVvLfOwZqUHr2qzwCK2fEjwe2uiQEE3_6mrfKkNNKRVdZpahCYluYV32NwZMPlLNuwg2f9xsvbZp4Q2egoo/s640/20170718_123217.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="360" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Week 27</span><br /><br />SUPER happy, after being ill 4-5 days, a recovery/tempo run!<br />This was the first time I ran once again <a href="http://www.jachthavennaarden.nl/en/" target="_blank">from the marina in Naarden</a>, <br />starting from where our sail boat lay at anchor.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCszZmjRhm3HwX7090cm5M-NngU-wwEGx3qHXY3MPxi4J5t99RVNhjgJpCVvLfOwZqUHr2qzwCK2fEjwe2uiQEE3_6mrfKkNNKRVdZpahCYluYV32NwZMPlLNuwg2f9xsvbZp4Q2egoo/s1600/20170718_123217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="font-family: inherit;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">P.S. to <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/07/celebrating-172.html" target="_blank">Celebrating 172</a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">!</span></span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once again to avoid confusion, even though I will be adding a total of 14 blogposts ("old unpublished draft post", which will be preceding (since they will be published on dates they were written in draft) the celebratory 172 published blogs, I still will count them as published after 172.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My apologies, I am confusing you, dear readers! :D </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It is simply a process of completing my Berlin Marathon training documentation. One of the mini-goals of this 2017 marathon adventure, I am trying to achieve!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>
<b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/07/celebrating-172.html" target="_blank">Celebrating 172!</a> </b>blogpost has been titled as such, so it is easier for me in the future to keep count of the blogs I will publish thereafter.<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-67727545363822311602017-07-20T10:20:00.002+02:002017-07-20T10:27:53.795+02:00Celebrating 172!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfeetinthenetherlands/photos/a.1912014769054459.1073741848.1808652036057400/1912019805720622/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">This post</a> was originally published </b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>on the Facebook Page </b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>of Happy Feet in the Netherlands.</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8_sX5TXl3ZXA_tmb5P2OuZ1uHMpCvi16ifbynpCC4v26GZDJX7X_KWFoktVsxfwH4KHn2YuQqduRaFUubZ_M3_MbBlq6mpslqCNrKVwQbZ1VM7j0vZfr1gyD2I_i7BVxJ6nspMv5-OA/s1600/tBT+july+2013+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8_sX5TXl3ZXA_tmb5P2OuZ1uHMpCvi16ifbynpCC4v26GZDJX7X_KWFoktVsxfwH4KHn2YuQqduRaFUubZ_M3_MbBlq6mpslqCNrKVwQbZ1VM7j0vZfr1gyD2I_i7BVxJ6nspMv5-OA/s640/tBT+july+2013+.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>07.07.13</b></span><br />
<br />
This image was shared for the first time in this <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2013/07/running-fish-with-right-brain.html" target="_blank">Running Fish with a Right Brain</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "san francisco" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; line-height: 18px; outline: none; width: auto;" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br />
<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_597062eb8d5057743708916" style="display: inline;">
<div style="font-family: inherit;">
<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: inherit;">
<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A </span><span style="color: #365899; font-family: inherit;"><span style="cursor: pointer;">#TBT</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Story. </span><span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v9/f4c/1/16/1f642.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">:)</span></span><br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state--it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle.... Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meanin</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">g of one's actions."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">― <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Joshua_Heschel" target="_blank">Abraham Joshua Heschel</a></span></blockquote>
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the 17th of July, 2017, I published my 172nd blogpost, here in Happy Feet in the Netherlands: <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/07/simplifly.html" target="_blank">SimpliFLY Summer</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The blog has been created January, 2012; this was 6 months after I began my adventure with running.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">First blogpost was published 15th of January - it was entitled: <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2012/01/starting-line.html" target="_blank">Starting Line</a> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">So today, 20th of July, 2017, I would like to start a daily TBT to celebrate a documented running life, and countdown as well my upcoming 6th RUNniversary (8th of August!).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, it is 19 days of looking back, on how I focused on moving forward with the help of running and blogging.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are a long time follower of my blogging (since 2006!), let me know what Happy Feet in the Netherlands' </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">blogpost(s), particularly left an impression on you. I would be delighted to hear from all of you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today's tbt post, is written last October, 2014: <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2014/10/turning-my-kryptonite-to-my-super-powers.html" target="_blank">Turning My Kryptonite To My Super Powers</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The blogpost was originally an entry to a contest to win a </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TCSAmsterdamMarathon/" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;">TCS Amsterdam Marathon</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> starting number. SPOILER ALERT: I won! There was a plot twist, though. Read (again) to find out! </span><span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v9/f4c/1/16/1f642.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">:)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The photo is a TBT as well. It was taken on the 7th of July, 2013. It was the month I got my Morton's Neuroma (injury). This was why I ran for the first time on the beach. I wanted so badly to continue training and running barefoot was the only way I could continue running. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">What I LOVE about blogging is I am reminded of things I could not believe I did! Here, I was off to run what in the end will be 16 km of barefoot running on the sand. Phew! I forgot the distance I ran! </span></span> </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">What I will always remember, thought was how much fun I had and how I forgot about stressing over the goals, that was slipping slowly away from me.</span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></blockquote>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbixhBtX7fr0Soa_gZqVCKdWroxZK44zZRjiZ5FWXNo9OpwWECxhfeUktCCwRcS6x2hgPfYttE1A8flAdpf31DzTJPEF0fo6favZCC0u1c8HRo065bIKrNb-9IbID4fWIfIX18jTA4udY/s1600/Summer+Evenings+Summer+Running+07.07.13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbixhBtX7fr0Soa_gZqVCKdWroxZK44zZRjiZ5FWXNo9OpwWECxhfeUktCCwRcS6x2hgPfYttE1A8flAdpf31DzTJPEF0fo6favZCC0u1c8HRo065bIKrNb-9IbID4fWIfIX18jTA4udY/s640/Summer+Evenings+Summer+Running+07.07.13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>20th of July, 2017</b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>09:58 </b></span></span></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04497686253813860522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-69914816444030349802017-07-17T15:29:00.000+02:002017-07-17T20:36:17.036+02:00SimpliF(L)Y Summer!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpALnRxLnexLVexkAKMeRKEXwnKV7fQ-RoaTv_o10dLMOA2KDSTnIJNVTcA3e4YWV0T8iLd8EDuOHcH_4JJlmL5aXOOYEUep-48z4NiBseWjg4-ACxLrWLg7h3q3-y0xuXJySai-00gaE/s1600/Summer+2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpALnRxLnexLVexkAKMeRKEXwnKV7fQ-RoaTv_o10dLMOA2KDSTnIJNVTcA3e4YWV0T8iLd8EDuOHcH_4JJlmL5aXOOYEUep-48z4NiBseWjg4-ACxLrWLg7h3q3-y0xuXJySai-00gaE/s640/Summer+2017.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this photo of M.<br />
A beautiful Summer memory.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” </span>― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1742.Jack_Kerouac" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Jack Kerouac</a>, <span id="quote_book_link_3769" style="background-color: transparent;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/827497" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Dharma Bums</a></span></blockquote>
</blockquote>
<br />
<h2>
Monday</h2>
<br />
<br />
Finally a blog update after two months of silence! :) How has your Summer been, so far?<br />
<br />
Before I continue, my apologies for those, who visited my blog last Saturday, and did not see any published post. I am not sure if somebody even :D noticed that I wrote about my going back to "regular blogging" in <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfeetnl/" target="_blank">my Instagram</a></b> profile:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KxlTyi7HYo1m37E06OTOERmiAYn6hojfo0fs9alD_Ee4WIq16UMzrzV5LluIbFD8E4XXaYHXPt-pOeyvTAmPdnF9GqsdqfwkuQOuettxBzD6qx3TBPCCX3D5dsgcFU_VFgyWcEWgYRc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-07-17+at+11.56.00.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KxlTyi7HYo1m37E06OTOERmiAYn6hojfo0fs9alD_Ee4WIq16UMzrzV5LluIbFD8E4XXaYHXPt-pOeyvTAmPdnF9GqsdqfwkuQOuettxBzD6qx3TBPCCX3D5dsgcFU_VFgyWcEWgYRc/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-07-17+at+11.56.00.png" width="596" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">print screen of<br />
<b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfeetnl/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">@happyfeetnl</span></a></b><br />
17.07.17</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<h2>
Plans</h2>
<br />
It was my intention to start posting blogs every Saturday. <br />
<br />
Writing that intention in my Instagram profile was a way of making a commitment. If or when somebody read it, did not really matter but the act of putting it "out there" is enough for me to prepare myself mentally and have something challenging to do, to look forward to.<br />
<br />
Unfortunately, I felt unwell around Wednesday and by the start of the weekend, I was ill. So, Saturday evening I changed Saturday to Monday as the day of my blog updates. My obsessive mind was soon put at ease!<br />
<br />
Normally, you see, I would give myself a hard time about plans not getting accomplished as I envision them. I would further on obsess mentally about the fact, that when I make plans, they go awry.<br />
<br />
Yes, I have learned to be more flexible and less awful to myself!<br />
<br />
Before I even became a runner, I've contemplated a lot of times on NEVER ever making any more plans in my life because plans going awry was more of a constant than plans going according to schedule and how I envision them.<br />
<br />
It is against my nature, though; I have to make plans! I need the structure, the anticipation, the energy <i>making plans</i> gives me.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA0oqsfleMkhOZOSkAj62zEp4fLo7_P98eRdRNMsyW_LwxHbeHDO7HcKM6RX-yOizRiexym2_lNaYY5zLE-rNi2ojSFOvSGJ1AHgHugAQrHbEy0f1EKngx7_N0PXwNKSYmHWiNqH1sz4/s1600/Screenshot_2017-07-13-08-37-07.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA0oqsfleMkhOZOSkAj62zEp4fLo7_P98eRdRNMsyW_LwxHbeHDO7HcKM6RX-yOizRiexym2_lNaYY5zLE-rNi2ojSFOvSGJ1AHgHugAQrHbEy0f1EKngx7_N0PXwNKSYmHWiNqH1sz4/s400/Screenshot_2017-07-13-08-37-07.png" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After receiving a Garmin watch, as a gift from a friend,<br />
I made plans to use it as a tool to sit less and move more.<br />
The goal was humble: 1000 steps a day.<br />
<br />
The number of steps was not the main goal; it was the consistency of moving daily.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<h2>
SimpliF(L)Y!</h2>
<br />
Why did I "ramble" on about plans of resuming blogging ;) instead of diving into the update of my marathon training?!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CoTrmhehcaUjXTiIM86LnkmxewUqUvNAO0e8Xp0B-cd7uB2INWpqvOwcYHWEp1DBBUsKnIwlTkLvgzQnIo6reiDxAVvSaZLZRTgJs7bYOF3rsVI0zI201_CSJ5q9dMKWIRgwaxQ8ue4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-07-17+at+12.35.29.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1133" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CoTrmhehcaUjXTiIM86LnkmxewUqUvNAO0e8Xp0B-cd7uB2INWpqvOwcYHWEp1DBBUsKnIwlTkLvgzQnIo6reiDxAVvSaZLZRTgJs7bYOF3rsVI0zI201_CSJ5q9dMKWIRgwaxQ8ue4/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-07-17+at+12.35.29.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">9 weeks and 5 days to go!!!</span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Well, it is because in the process of training for my second<a href="http://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/" target="_blank"> Berlin Marathon</a>, I went through significant transformations: mentally and physically, which made me happier and life feel so much lighter.<br />
<br />
<i>Mondays</i>, <i>making plans</i>, and <i>simplifying</i> are just some of the topics that I would like to get into before I share the statistics and details of my marathon training. <br />
<br />
These topics are things I had difficult issues with my entire life, and now I am getting better at them. Significantly. All because of my marathon training.<br />
<br />
I won't get into all of these topics on this blog! It will be too much for a single post.<br />
<br />
One major thing I can share right now about my Berlin 2017 marathon training: the process has thus far been very rewarding; it continues to make me happy and I can't wait to run the marathon in September.<br />
<br />
<br />
<h2>
Quote</h2>
<div>
<br />
Let me direct your attention once again to the quote at the beginning of this blog. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
If you are a long time reader, you know by now that I almost always start my blogposts with a quote.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I have 5 reasons for this:</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
1. I love collecting quotes and my blogposts are my way of archiving them.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
2. Quotes are my meditative mantras; searching for a <i>"quote for the day"</i> puts me in a positive mindset, before my day has even begun.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
3. The words in the quote I chose for particular blogposts gives me something to focus on, when I write. The message behind the quote often makes me feel more centred and confident in writing the message, I would like to convey.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
4. I always hope, that reading the quote at the beginning of a blog post gives my blog readers a clue about what my blog is going to be about or gives them the emotions behind the message I am trying to convey.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxUnMJyCKDgBSC2cd9z0vEN1R-N10l9pkujP5U1kgR25wyZSJrohylXP7IbLbWi372PvCIxMhYa8hCeZx8gRtQuaX3rFHWO0svBcwTwwt7ZmWEj0B91wEH_AybFAPZ_NUGMvqjzkpyBA/s1600/19260212_10155430032706350_494714027183658563_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxUnMJyCKDgBSC2cd9z0vEN1R-N10l9pkujP5U1kgR25wyZSJrohylXP7IbLbWi372PvCIxMhYa8hCeZx8gRtQuaX3rFHWO0svBcwTwwt7ZmWEj0B91wEH_AybFAPZ_NUGMvqjzkpyBA/s640/19260212_10155430032706350_494714027183658563_n.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">source: Google Images</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h2>
<i>(Daily) Blogging & Simplifying</i></h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<i>Simplifying life</i> has always been my personal goal and more so, ever since my second daughter was born 15 years ago. The weight of motherhood seemed daunting the second time around. My way of coping with situations I feel will be challenging is to either write my feelings about them or find solutions by reading a book(s)!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgnXVCBPhQfubq_s5jiSJAB5dcCMOaEWF7e5JqpR0oQwLAEKQOdoCvLlfUY2evriT-5fPBhBTjWs8BOfaMKmiMIjwv8ys5v9pFesiMLoEeNfeyfOQnqzUAzIEKSY_TzltnotNJEK4CSA/s1600/20170717_131544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgnXVCBPhQfubq_s5jiSJAB5dcCMOaEWF7e5JqpR0oQwLAEKQOdoCvLlfUY2evriT-5fPBhBTjWs8BOfaMKmiMIjwv8ys5v9pFesiMLoEeNfeyfOQnqzUAzIEKSY_TzltnotNJEK4CSA/s320/20170717_131544.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the book I bought in Germany<br />
on the 5th of July, 2002<br />
a month before my second daughter was born<br />
(28th of August)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
In 2011, 2 years after we moved to the Netherlands, I created the blog <a href="http://mydailymooosingsinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">"My Daily Mooosings in the Netherlands"</a> . I wanted to document our "new life". I also wanted to hold myself accountable to my goal of simplifying life. I did this by focusing on the positive things in our lives, and by writing those thoughts in blog form rather than in my journals.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56BmHaIiNk9k_O5ZQAU9EX_oT_DTuW3Sx2Q35ZiZ7NCGVUCWYe6LLV7cHNqbo_RJ_qQgv5Set1ETh3i3iy9WUxlgJXttl_MnL_6YyViTzbOu4qWvvDjTdiQKnM_XhrVYJTqrP0H1J3k8/s1600/20170710_145105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56BmHaIiNk9k_O5ZQAU9EX_oT_DTuW3Sx2Q35ZiZ7NCGVUCWYe6LLV7cHNqbo_RJ_qQgv5Set1ETh3i3iy9WUxlgJXttl_MnL_6YyViTzbOu4qWvvDjTdiQKnM_XhrVYJTqrP0H1J3k8/s640/20170710_145105.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Week 26</span></b><br />
<br />
Mixing it up a bit: I began the week with an LDR-<br />
LOVED it!<br />
17.9 km run<br />
10th of July</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I have yet to accomplish a 365 blogging project in my 11 years of blogging (my blogging life began September 2006, as an anonymous blogger). </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Blogging about my marathon training (even if I have most of those blogposts in draft mode - currently 14 posts unpublished - from my marathon training 2017 !) and how I have been dealing with the setbacks, have given me back the zest for blogging, I somehow lost or lose periodically.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I am contemplating on embarking (yet again!) on a 365 blogging project. <i>Making plans</i>...<br />
<br />
The difference this time is, it will be a daily celebration of recording life, versus the process being a personal challenge (i.e proving to myself, I can do it!). We will see, how it goes. ;)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59QkDS8JaMlhJOvVAQKAN5hFf0MSVYFA1ilDUQn1OijyqRejfAaGgF3scUUWk8dzKkLete9mP3TBkKS3t_UMBkIR2fNUsJSCFa-3eTWI9vu6RzD25erWBomDBpOKGpCCDj5XczSiKISw/s1600/IMG_20170710_202033_704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59QkDS8JaMlhJOvVAQKAN5hFf0MSVYFA1ilDUQn1OijyqRejfAaGgF3scUUWk8dzKkLete9mP3TBkKS3t_UMBkIR2fNUsJSCFa-3eTWI9vu6RzD25erWBomDBpOKGpCCDj5XczSiKISw/s640/IMG_20170710_202033_704.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from my Instagram Story<br />
10th of July, 2017</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<h2>
Training for a Marathon </h2>
<br />
The adventure of running 42 kilometres, the preparation, helps me simplify my life, the life I share with my beloved family. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4wLQIni_m1hdIpLsI16PP3t8VOolFuHmHR7ypuvUMVbbd0hbCQL8nE4HYyTUEW2zn7EaAfh-YXMONyA_WtgBuFvL7WLWy5dinMdhTcGofYZS_npNIixYVJB1k9bKqOlzDRxC58Oc1qQ/s1600/20170706_1879s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4wLQIni_m1hdIpLsI16PP3t8VOolFuHmHR7ypuvUMVbbd0hbCQL8nE4HYyTUEW2zn7EaAfh-YXMONyA_WtgBuFvL7WLWy5dinMdhTcGofYZS_npNIixYVJB1k9bKqOlzDRxC58Oc1qQ/s640/20170706_1879s.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M and I were photographed by the official graduation photographer while taking a photo of J.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8yszhvQiIz9Cygr5LWrJ5PP-5e-GshM6GUAsCo9LB4E042WJFlVKu1IckgFbokiIr7eQo5TYgqlKJybttFFX0hmxU7Qgl8OWgAs8nuqEdIv9ntPGpaXzq3gdtf9rK3Zffg1nLEgvHGA/s1600/IMG_3166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8yszhvQiIz9Cygr5LWrJ5PP-5e-GshM6GUAsCo9LB4E042WJFlVKu1IckgFbokiIr7eQo5TYgqlKJybttFFX0hmxU7Qgl8OWgAs8nuqEdIv9ntPGpaXzq3gdtf9rK3Zffg1nLEgvHGA/s640/IMG_3166.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Eldest after her graduation from middle school!</span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6I_EfJUa3Un_I6j8Z4Iipq73Mem4gg4ko6eB_QeW3pP9mnWReFRUwas-NMoPTEEyrAfk1e9gThOEknddxq7-1laBzcV-7DNhlOAxIdZF1ksE_tNCiRwawzyrfKdQeae4ZxI0UroGJ_xs/s1600/IMG_3161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6I_EfJUa3Un_I6j8Z4Iipq73Mem4gg4ko6eB_QeW3pP9mnWReFRUwas-NMoPTEEyrAfk1e9gThOEknddxq7-1laBzcV-7DNhlOAxIdZF1ksE_tNCiRwawzyrfKdQeae4ZxI0UroGJ_xs/s640/IMG_3161.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
It truly lifts my spirit high to look back at 26 weeks of work I have put into Berlin marathon training -including the ups and the downs marathon preparation brings.<br />
<br />
I soar with the thought, that almost 6 years after I made the plans, that I will run the marathon in Berlin 2012 in my 40's, I am still running 5 years, later. I am confident, that I will continue to be a runner for many more years to come. As long as I am physically able to.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbTc8MfcqfYNr4NK5OTfdTfzKzXyNwUSOys7bS7DdJVuH84S2SrgKjf0yidP2y3k1wGhu2pxqIaqQMSMrj-Y-M6AK7vJaXOEJWiBgVhODQrcgQi9Mqr3owo2Gv7OFzrj-Zpo5GE6hdhY/s1600/IMG_20170509_203447_372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbTc8MfcqfYNr4NK5OTfdTfzKzXyNwUSOys7bS7DdJVuH84S2SrgKjf0yidP2y3k1wGhu2pxqIaqQMSMrj-Y-M6AK7vJaXOEJWiBgVhODQrcgQi9Mqr3owo2Gv7OFzrj-Zpo5GE6hdhY/s320/IMG_20170509_203447_372.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Week 15</b></span><br />
My second medal in 2017<br />
<br />
26th of April<br />
<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCtcBrZxGEONIcyLtIuxA-y8aXIL88-UROAFztZ1uil5sAey6EwhyphenhyphenIr5oM-p9LTtDk49T_LSUbbsghwiW-xcDANl-aED_22FJ7K06DPD5MW_5pOs8QYp9Ey9CU5Ri-khpgysL5Ruut-M/s1600/IMG_20170509_203447_309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCtcBrZxGEONIcyLtIuxA-y8aXIL88-UROAFztZ1uil5sAey6EwhyphenhyphenIr5oM-p9LTtDk49T_LSUbbsghwiW-xcDANl-aED_22FJ7K06DPD5MW_5pOs8QYp9Ey9CU5Ri-khpgysL5Ruut-M/s320/IMG_20170509_203447_309.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Week 17</b></span><br />
<br />
8th of May</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQWUXNuKBtAHmNgKijlI0fRupFpoHMfTdb8NBCllx6W6mWBLIc1jpS7SI3PxDzab5uiA8mR8qIg0wzEwO-9w_vj4y8Y0527ygZ7A-qroOn1iVd7qnJkHaAWbVNGrF6NsXLQM4WfSdjNY/s1600/IMG_20170509_203447_307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="914" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQWUXNuKBtAHmNgKijlI0fRupFpoHMfTdb8NBCllx6W6mWBLIc1jpS7SI3PxDzab5uiA8mR8qIg0wzEwO-9w_vj4y8Y0527ygZ7A-qroOn1iVd7qnJkHaAWbVNGrF6NsXLQM4WfSdjNY/s320/IMG_20170509_203447_307.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 17 <br />
<br />
9th of May</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXh530iS1dqrFxccQdmUYRJVU3EZ4lLXtpg1yPphOiHL8SoARXmwO7e30srt3q0yIhmAp0oEWPLqUaqakxt3lAbX4R3qNN8kD6LYpvb1z5sEe8D_R_dvMrpVbI35Q5s8juZe-T4xE4aaI/s1600/17637076_197175450783750_7157596320944165805_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1600" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXh530iS1dqrFxccQdmUYRJVU3EZ4lLXtpg1yPphOiHL8SoARXmwO7e30srt3q0yIhmAp0oEWPLqUaqakxt3lAbX4R3qNN8kD6LYpvb1z5sEe8D_R_dvMrpVbI35Q5s8juZe-T4xE4aaI/s640/17637076_197175450783750_7157596320944165805_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Week 12</b></span><br />
<br />
My first race in 2017<br />
<br />
2nd of April</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
</h2>
<h2>
OH, the Stats!</h2>
<br />
If you can no longer wait ;) 😄for future blogposts to see some marathon training stats, here you go! :D<br />
<br />
I am truly proud, 22 days to my 6th RUNniversary, to share the mileage I have ran. <br />
<br />
It is incomplete because I was not able to keep the records of my running statistics from August 2011 - August 2012. Nevertheless! This fact, tiny detail in the big scope of things, does not diminish my sense of accomplishment.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz_cQNrRlb03RGVRS5tClTDWxvkBZJd0VmX1Ma2WtUT0hbi7Y8HPwTcldcL7M_NS8gfSIcyahyqvqA12ilhpkvYyhSqSVLicr19CA98dbvUMGdBM9b7z0QHEweDSr3d1UJt-45_StmdI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-07-17+at+13.55.01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1600" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz_cQNrRlb03RGVRS5tClTDWxvkBZJd0VmX1Ma2WtUT0hbi7Y8HPwTcldcL7M_NS8gfSIcyahyqvqA12ilhpkvYyhSqSVLicr19CA98dbvUMGdBM9b7z0QHEweDSr3d1UJt-45_StmdI/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-07-17+at+13.55.01.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>January - July 2017</b></span><br />
<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJenJSfNPGHSDi_NC_eXgWf0cUu3XQ18B1gu43tpAlgBZTSiTGA9y0NkeHD7sX5YvQlSBYgiHvRBu-XseGgfpfF8p8YcmLQBgGYE19Kkl95D8Sw83E74bSU_Aodj-eQ9lhnw0RXaBGSD8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-07-17+at+13.55.16.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1600" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJenJSfNPGHSDi_NC_eXgWf0cUu3XQ18B1gu43tpAlgBZTSiTGA9y0NkeHD7sX5YvQlSBYgiHvRBu-XseGgfpfF8p8YcmLQBgGYE19Kkl95D8Sw83E74bSU_Aodj-eQ9lhnw0RXaBGSD8/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-07-17+at+13.55.16.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I began training for my first 5K on the 8th of August 2011<br />
<br />
It was not until August 2012, a month before I was to run Berlin Marathon that I won a Nikeplus Sportswatch.<br />
<br />
This watch was the first ever gadget, that helped me record my running statistics.<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">August 2012 - July 2017</span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h2>
<br /><i>P.S. Keep On Keeping On</i></h2>
<div>
<br />
Thank you, if you made it this far. :) I hope you did.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I hope, if you have been a regular reader, that you will take "hope" with you, after reading this post.<br />
<br />
Hope for things to get better. Hope that you can accomplish a lot with small continuous, consistent steps.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
There has been extreme highs and extreme lows in my life. I can tell you now with confidence, life goes on and it gets (yes, it always eventually does!!!) better, the more we all exert a little bit more effort to try to get to the next day.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Writing, documenting life, running, they are my tools to cope & at the same time celebrate life. You can choose your own tool. We all have what it takes to overcome life's hurdles and challenges.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I wish you luck! Hopefully, I'll "see you"again, here. Soon!<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Qh9KWpGX1TMi6J8BMNhriZYL7iZW9PHjX5pxQTD5MtJF88gTk-RG9s9qjJAddsU-hCasdOjnC8zMjyOZUDvGoC3xGiMeHK_a1Z8Sv51wojUS6Zne_VTGnuDqtHzA0bbgb97lFC3UbLk/s1600/IMG_20170711_161804_194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Qh9KWpGX1TMi6J8BMNhriZYL7iZW9PHjX5pxQTD5MtJF88gTk-RG9s9qjJAddsU-hCasdOjnC8zMjyOZUDvGoC3xGiMeHK_a1Z8Sv51wojUS6Zne_VTGnuDqtHzA0bbgb97lFC3UbLk/s640/IMG_20170711_161804_194.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My last Instagram Story for July, 2017!<br />
<br />
I used it to announce my blogging come back.<br />
<br />
<b>CORRECTION</b> on the day and dates!<br />
<br />
It'll be every Monday: on the24th & 31st of July.<br />
<br />
We'll see how it goes for August.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<br />
<br />
<br />Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-67888678330837359212017-05-18T14:58:00.002+02:002017-05-18T23:38:09.264+02:00What's Up Buttercup?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<h1 style="border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<div style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
<div style="margin-bottom: 6px;">
<div style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Before I publish </span>BACK TO BERLIN Week 13 - 17 marathon training updates<span style="font-weight: normal;">, I had to write a post "glueing" these weeks to Week 18. </span></span></i></div>
<div style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">One of my </span>mini-goals<span style="font-weight: normal;"> on the way to running the </span>Berlin Marathon 2017<span style="font-weight: normal;"> is to have </span>a "seamless" documentation of my marathon training<span style="font-weight: normal;">. </span></span></i></div>
<div style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have not been able to (personally) satisfactorily achieve this in the 3 previous marathons (2012: Berlin, Amsterdam; 2013:Paris) I finished. Nor did it happen in my attempts after 2013.</span></i></div>
<div class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">
<div style="margin-bottom: 6px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Marathon training had often helped me successfully implement changes in my life, which I struggled to realise or was too mentally blocked to complete. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There is something about the structure of marathon training that makes me, simply put : get things done; things, which I usually procrastinate on.</span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of the many things on my "get it done list" is to write a blog post shortly after a difficult period during marathon training.</span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A blog going back to business but also acknowledging the fact, I went through a depressive episode.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A blog sharing how I got over it, how I am moving on, how recording my process helps me, and how I hope sharing it will help others, may they derive strength from it, during their own difficult period. </span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Writing after recovering from a mental health issue, is a ritual (before blogging, I wrote in my personal journals), I often - very often! - skip. After many years, I realized it is necessary for me to write recovery thoughts to help myself heal faster and prevent relapses.</span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, here we go.</span></i></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</h1>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82X0uMFdJGNFU9U20b38YZu0gDhSh7-jbpvt29tw8B7bSnNGaEU96PWzx0zVtmXLYT0pfnh2-KTLqTNU2edSXUqqv0ZrpcSiI0qVub4IBUc2vRBbzei_129ySA8kxPmr9Otl4rqfXOtE/s1600/20170517_132036-EFFECTS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82X0uMFdJGNFU9U20b38YZu0gDhSh7-jbpvt29tw8B7bSnNGaEU96PWzx0zVtmXLYT0pfnh2-KTLqTNU2edSXUqqv0ZrpcSiI0qVub4IBUc2vRBbzei_129ySA8kxPmr9Otl4rqfXOtE/s640/20170517_132036-EFFECTS.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a snapshot I took after yesterday's run, in between biking home</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"The buttercups, bright-eyed and bold,</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">Held up their chalices of gold</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"></span></span> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">To catch the sunshine and the dew."</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"></span></span> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">- Julia C. R. Dorr, Centennial Poem, line 165.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"> </span></span></blockquote>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BUNgps_FfG_/" target="_blank">Yesterday . . .</a></span></h2>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I ran my 47th training marathon training run in <a href="https://translate.google.nl/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanderswoud&prev=search" target="_blank">Spanderswoud</a>. It was the </span>hottest run I've ran so far in 2017. Many said (I did not check the temperature) it was a 28 degrees Celsius day.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2WERQ_SrG8QMREfCO0zAaa7AoOSqmgH0R7sEit13SF6D2nv4gUSCMOL_3eVEd7kKGQk3sMBqzjeA-XcqQ88q8JItXOaAAdtLB7AyWtP0sjXcEvgnUx1ORYQb8Jtrw2lyfIIjncD7U_I/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-05-18+at+11.27.19.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2WERQ_SrG8QMREfCO0zAaa7AoOSqmgH0R7sEit13SF6D2nv4gUSCMOL_3eVEd7kKGQk3sMBqzjeA-XcqQ88q8JItXOaAAdtLB7AyWtP0sjXcEvgnUx1ORYQb8Jtrw2lyfIIjncD7U_I/s400/Screen+Shot+2017-05-18+at+11.27.19.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Besides the hot and humid climate of the day, what sets this run apart from all the other run was it's "unpredictability". I changed every direction I took seconds after I checked in with my brain. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h2>
"Mind Games; Meditation in Motion"</h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
What does this mean? I'll try to explain it as simple as I can: the moment I am about to follow what I planned to do, I changed it seconds before I put myself into action, towards the direction I have to go to follow "the plan". </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
For example, yesterday, my route was Loodijk. I also call it <i>The Windmill</i> route; this is my favourite 5K route. There are no cars to watch out for, the roads are well maintained, and I can focus on a steady pace because there are not a lot of visual distraction. The path is for the most part, a straight meditative wide space.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaa9v_0HusVB6c8bA12T02CdzImPhbZ0j3v_Au4alBdNx7BOeq4y4m1_NKKBWf4BwD_OGYZXRENc7YHWVmqW3FXESLMXG0KOknwK-rJ7fqGCPqnPHAmpYik2iY-75Xmaoc0h10ccmHZxs/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-05-18+at+11.38.18.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaa9v_0HusVB6c8bA12T02CdzImPhbZ0j3v_Au4alBdNx7BOeq4y4m1_NKKBWf4BwD_OGYZXRENc7YHWVmqW3FXESLMXG0KOknwK-rJ7fqGCPqnPHAmpYik2iY-75Xmaoc0h10ccmHZxs/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-05-18+at+11.38.18.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
After 5 years of running, I revised this route. <i>2017 5K Loodijk route goes like this:</i> I bike out of our village (almost a mile), and park my bike in front of <a href="https://restaurantloodijk.nl/welkom/" target="_blank">Restaurant Loodijk</a>. From there, I start running and as soon as I hit 3 km, I turn to go back the same direction I came from, and end my run at <a href="http://www.restaurant-demolen.nl/" target="_blank">Restaurant De Molen</a>.<br />
<br />
<br />
My running schedule varies but I always seem to run this route while the restaurant is still closed. <br />
<br />
This gives the opportunity to do a few easy short yoga poses in peace before I head back home. I love looking back at work out pictures with the windmill behind me. :)<br />
<br />
I have come to call this windmill route my Zen zone.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d0VBToMi0v5VDkKuj5qQi3bBmBvbanCejuhBw_6XwGaGB4Vt9MK5acgRxoURPQkch9BgvKmOWM3PaKoCt2ZMeIo725RgGQMsGkIU6gLHIexBT9qwv3PvtatDnB92y6wE3K-8ARAwYZs/s1600/IMG_20170509_203447_309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d0VBToMi0v5VDkKuj5qQi3bBmBvbanCejuhBw_6XwGaGB4Vt9MK5acgRxoURPQkch9BgvKmOWM3PaKoCt2ZMeIo725RgGQMsGkIU6gLHIexBT9qwv3PvtatDnB92y6wE3K-8ARAwYZs/s640/IMG_20170509_203447_309.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d0VBToMi0v5VDkKuj5qQi3bBmBvbanCejuhBw_6XwGaGB4Vt9MK5acgRxoURPQkch9BgvKmOWM3PaKoCt2ZMeIo725RgGQMsGkIU6gLHIexBT9qwv3PvtatDnB92y6wE3K-8ARAwYZs/s1600/IMG_20170509_203447_309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d0VBToMi0v5VDkKuj5qQi3bBmBvbanCejuhBw_6XwGaGB4Vt9MK5acgRxoURPQkch9BgvKmOWM3PaKoCt2ZMeIo725RgGQMsGkIU6gLHIexBT9qwv3PvtatDnB92y6wE3K-8ARAwYZs/s1600/IMG_20170509_203447_309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
</a></div>
<br />
<h2>
<i>Spanderswoud</i></h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
So, how did I end up in <i>Spanderswoud? </i></div>
<div>
<i><br />
</i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmnfT6bnD8mNGx2B8fW2sPvUUMwEMovJNvaAeEDz8sunbDN9Sn0mQlWnXhsTS8kknuEZXSsmHTl4TfxESpAjvwQaFP9Bv7VdcV3dn1s_q0VyMClwg-RCxBx-phxIxCBY8KJ_Pv7E7mS8/s1600/20170420_152853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmnfT6bnD8mNGx2B8fW2sPvUUMwEMovJNvaAeEDz8sunbDN9Sn0mQlWnXhsTS8kknuEZXSsmHTl4TfxESpAjvwQaFP9Bv7VdcV3dn1s_q0VyMClwg-RCxBx-phxIxCBY8KJ_Pv7E7mS8/s640/20170420_152853.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picnic with M in Spanderswoud<br />
20th of April, 20117</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJGATEY9Wr-FJ605OOU8P6c9fSugvgSgDIQoDzI6tcXZdhX45YJOHJ7gta-MaWtxAdME4mHDRhoRm2iGX7GheP__3O1ETB3arbSwKk3tHRR07mbE0Ex-OrYJdT2ENQtglTHCOzQNGxF4/s1600/20170420_152926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJGATEY9Wr-FJ605OOU8P6c9fSugvgSgDIQoDzI6tcXZdhX45YJOHJ7gta-MaWtxAdME4mHDRhoRm2iGX7GheP__3O1ETB3arbSwKk3tHRR07mbE0Ex-OrYJdT2ENQtglTHCOzQNGxF4/s640/20170420_152926.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M is personification of fun. Always full of ideas. Always a great energy to be with,</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
Left, Right, OR Straight Ahead ? Surprise!</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;"><i>I had to create a "Surprise!" moment for my brain to get it "excited", tickle my neurons out of it's inertia, shut the door to the interlopers mania and melancholia.</i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;"><br />
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: start;">"Surprising my brain" - <i>keeping it guessing - is </i>something I do, when my mental block becomes extremely hard to break through or I broke through a major mental block and I feel a new one coming on. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: start;"><br />
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: start;">Is it healthy to practice this method? Is it counter-productive in the long run? These and many other questions are something I don't dwell on - yet. It is a method, that works for me, and as long as I don't have a better one, I will continue to use it.</span></div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="text-align: start;"><br />
</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PWQEPqsfQbXXv0LO2lt-CgB3YBflAX5y6zwRpG5uSfwNQgRUuqjRJutUDZuvIAgBcrPVhvixv7Q-3bQqGl_fEU6J5Wjr7J9IV3uhP2IRJpOGmC984RgdIlBX-Geatev3OiBKCjRtRM4/s1600/20170517_120359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PWQEPqsfQbXXv0LO2lt-CgB3YBflAX5y6zwRpG5uSfwNQgRUuqjRJutUDZuvIAgBcrPVhvixv7Q-3bQqGl_fEU6J5Wjr7J9IV3uhP2IRJpOGmC984RgdIlBX-Geatev3OiBKCjRtRM4/s640/20170517_120359.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
How did I do this yesterday? <br />
<br />
When I finally got myself out of the house, and on my bike, I turned right instead of biking straight on towards Loodijk. This "surprising my brain in split second" was what I did the next 36 minutes and 44 seconds of my run in Spanderswoud. <br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyheKHXYbgwch2CwR_sDA0B-ZQ3JHezeBboaffYnSyQE5EVuIYMM9PERbYkka2i0vSdfMsLUgoHr8VYE1JxjC5fSZblTQHrnCR5o_qAT2rzDZzAcz9qYa3QMgHnxVZfdq1iesgPH6EJOg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-05-18+at+14.11.25.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyheKHXYbgwch2CwR_sDA0B-ZQ3JHezeBboaffYnSyQE5EVuIYMM9PERbYkka2i0vSdfMsLUgoHr8VYE1JxjC5fSZblTQHrnCR5o_qAT2rzDZzAcz9qYa3QMgHnxVZfdq1iesgPH6EJOg/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-05-18+at+14.11.25.png" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
It was fun because it was like going through my own spontaneous created maze. The activity distracted me from obsessing about the heat.<br />
<br />
<br />
<h2>
Marathon Training: Week 15-17</h2>
</div>
<div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3ocdoIMFTPVFn3wZj4QNIjkf2ZVrflF9-KU6MCej4EzaJWlP2m88IkWE9NfioxJci3FnePJChcaP0GwzqLY9arGwEtInRevx_H5p6lrb-8NT-JsmD6vJpMIoV9IRaH4x8NKhsLPqLBg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-05-18+at+16.15.23.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3ocdoIMFTPVFn3wZj4QNIjkf2ZVrflF9-KU6MCej4EzaJWlP2m88IkWE9NfioxJci3FnePJChcaP0GwzqLY9arGwEtInRevx_H5p6lrb-8NT-JsmD6vJpMIoV9IRaH4x8NKhsLPqLBg/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-05-18+at+16.15.23.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2017 running stats, so far</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I've been terribly struggling mentally since Week 15. It was a rapid swing from bad to worst state of mind, and the time of respite in between was not even sufficient to get back from bad to even a simple okay.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The same old story. After weeks of great positive flow (14 weeks - not bad in hindsight!) , I dove and fell flat on my face and before I can utter the words, "Not this again!", I am physically weighed down by my depressed body. <br />
<br />
This recent experience has led me to the decision of seeking help and taking medication once again, after almost a decade of doing without.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h2>
<br />
A Minute...</h2>
<div>
------------------------------------ just a minute, please ------------------------------</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I write this post to have something to come back to. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
This is - as I often say in my blogs of the same<i> mind-decluttering kind</i> - not a self-pity party post, OR "I need help" <i>silent cry in the internet</i> (I will ask, if I do need help. Something I have learned the hard way, and practice as often as I can to not lose the skill...), or "look at me, look at how strong I am, and how I prevail...".</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
No. This is a documentation. This is me hoping, what I document will help me in my process. This is me hoping, what I document will help someone else in their process</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
------------------------------------ read on; thanks. :) -------------------------------</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-FZv-mWnRdvMBzf-ORz7m58q1sdy8kaHZp5YVwxzdfOH0R8_O9p4ocznu6irQQayNO105g-JKp_ZwiI-75HQi5PtMjs10X0amNx9sJjjOn0ExfS-Dd8Y0pYQSbawfzLFTVK9P0sxDK0/s1600/IMG_20170509_203447_307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-FZv-mWnRdvMBzf-ORz7m58q1sdy8kaHZp5YVwxzdfOH0R8_O9p4ocznu6irQQayNO105g-JKp_ZwiI-75HQi5PtMjs10X0amNx9sJjjOn0ExfS-Dd8Y0pYQSbawfzLFTVK9P0sxDK0/s400/IMG_20170509_203447_307.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A minute of planking is a meditative minute</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h2>
<br />
My Mind in a Basket (Case)</h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="color: #616161; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; padding-bottom: 10px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Sometimes I give myself the creeps<br />
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me<br />
It all keeps adding up<br />
I think I'm cracking up<br />
Am I just paranoid?<br />
A ya-ya-ya</span></i></div>
<div style="color: #616161; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; padding-bottom: 10px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Grasping to control<br />
So I better hold on</span></i></div>
<div style="color: #616161; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; padding-bottom: 10px;">
<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Day" target="_blank">Green Day</a></span></i></div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Yesterday, I broke through my stubborn mental block (it started creeping in at Week 15 and it got worst between Week 16, and persisted in Week 17), of going out for a run. <br />
<br />
I have another blog still in draft (written on the 4th of May), which I wrote when I was able to pull myself out of inertia mid-way through Week 15. <br />
<br />
As soon as I have the time and peace to work on that blog again, I will continue to put in details the many things I did to help myself through this episode of depression. I got a great run after writing that unpublished blog, in Week 17.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
In brief, what always help me stay strong during my depression, and eventually help me recover, are these:</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li><b>The knowledge, that I have been through the same thing, the same cycles before and manage to come out of it, again and again</b>. I've been recording my process in my journals since I was a teen-ager, and in 2006, I started writing blogs anonymously. Between 2011-2012, is when I slowly publicly wrote blogs about how life is with with bipolar disorder, my rapid cycles of depression; how I deal with them and strive to focus on a simple life - a life with quality with my family.</li>
<li><b>The generous and unwavering support of my family, friends</b> near and far, and kindred souls on the net, whom I have yet to meet in person but through the years, have been catalysts in helping me, help myself in ways that changed my life for the better.</li>
<li><b>Words</b> of kindness. Words of inspiration. Words of empowerment. They are everywhere and we all receive them, when we meditate, pray, or ask the universe for them.</li>
<li><b>Baby steps</b>. This is powerful. If you've suffered from minor, major depression or have helped or witnessed someone who went through or is going through depression, you know each step, no matter how seemingly random, mediocre, or seemingly pointless - a step is a step. A step is a small movement towards improvement.</li>
<li><b>Helping others</b>. It seems ironic that at a time, I obviously need <i><u>the</u></i> help, thinking of helping others makes me get better.</li>
</ol>
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
Stop and Smell the Flowers...</h2>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><br />
</span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“The earth laughs in flowers.” </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12080.Ralph_Waldo_Emerson" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ralph Waldo Emerson</a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>No. 5 on the list of what helps me stay strong and recover from depressive episodes</b>, has come to be one of the main source of positive energy for me.</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
"Be there for others". These words are words I encounter the most in my search to make sense of depression, living life with depression, making the best of life with depressive episodes and moving on and living a good in life in spite of scars left behind by each depressive cycles. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Experts in mental health share this wisdom; people who went through with and still are dealing with mental health issues, when they share their experiences in books, or in various mental health websites - they all speak and write about : being there for others as a way to get yourself out of your head, and out living life, as one should.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I know I am strong. I know there is a now, and a future for me, where the stories of how I face, and overcome my mental pain and struggles will help alleviate the pain and struggles of someone else.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQETqV_VOX3we06068X0Gqh18iuZ_xItHQZ48ZFQwUBncazDKjl23e3UL41UiPz5AM4vXxGW5hKzevvQ-UnBiPKdbGHjGXq_aNvJsjhKOeEZHxfvdzX_uyM6LWrDsOzSBaaGsUf86-tsU/s1600/20170517_132145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQETqV_VOX3we06068X0Gqh18iuZ_xItHQZ48ZFQwUBncazDKjl23e3UL41UiPz5AM4vXxGW5hKzevvQ-UnBiPKdbGHjGXq_aNvJsjhKOeEZHxfvdzX_uyM6LWrDsOzSBaaGsUf86-tsU/s640/20170517_132145.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last night my partner - exhausted from a day of "everything went wrong" day at work - laid his head on my lap. He told me for the hundredth time, how he enjoys me caressing his head, running the palm of my hand up and down his back. He sighed almost close to falling asleep, how my voice (no matter, what I am talking about! :D) soothes him, and can put him to a peaceful slumber. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
As I ran my hand through his hair, and ran my palm up and down his back, I renewed a much repeated promise: I will share my story. Repeatedly. I will write my story. Leave a written legacy for our girls, for those who need the story, for those who want to understand, for those who do not want to feel alone.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
A story of how someone never gave up, how no one should ever give up on life, and how we can all keep finding ways to not let mental health issues become an enemy but a source of inspiration on <i>being there for others</i>, living, loving, persevering, understanding and sharing.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<h2>
Sharing is Caring.</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Do you have a story to share? Besides sharing your own <i>keep moving</i> stories, stories of helping and being a friend, do you have any other ways of "being there" for someone, who struggles (with or without mental health issues) ? I always love to read and learn more from others and their experiences.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Please share your story, or questions in the comment box. OR send me a message via Facebook (click the link on the caption above or click on the link at the right side of this page to be redirected). Or reach out via email: happyfeetinthenetherlands@gmail.com.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The story we share of helping others and ourselves can empower many.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVRIWHa9FRyx619kCfShzQ32889S-z3AWqQkXpLqyDUAG9YHdQvvEEZdjclfY3k51-QE3r6efYqCstSXdTt7X-6VlntiHnq7VTY0Y-ilsxDYXsdPYV1y9bwzKFevBoo1G4Put429vsyY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-05-18+at+14.59.43.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVRIWHa9FRyx619kCfShzQ32889S-z3AWqQkXpLqyDUAG9YHdQvvEEZdjclfY3k51-QE3r6efYqCstSXdTt7X-6VlntiHnq7VTY0Y-ilsxDYXsdPYV1y9bwzKFevBoo1G4Put429vsyY/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-05-18+at+14.59.43.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfeetinthenetherlands/" target="_blank"><b>HAPPY FEET IN THE NETHERLANDS</b></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">created 18th of May, 2017 11:00 </span></b></div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-60325924270303341392017-04-10T13:05:00.000+02:002017-07-20T12:57:47.286+02:00BACK TO BERLIN: Week 13<div style="text-align: justify;">
<h2 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span class="quoteLink" style="font-style: italic; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; text-align: right;">
</div>
</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span class="quoteLink" style="font-style: italic; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><div style="font-weight: normal;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr2CH3ayODTUGSjtujJ1qFA6nLUJf37nfmBNFMYY_4SRj6WbMAwBXC7r93OV2O1qwebLezP1TsrsNvElgDn_dhOJmkU8pmA-i6MBN5PLvhBtaOkRHNrh6W0HVX3XJujo5D0BL53UkXbE/s1600/20170412_113323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr2CH3ayODTUGSjtujJ1qFA6nLUJf37nfmBNFMYY_4SRj6WbMAwBXC7r93OV2O1qwebLezP1TsrsNvElgDn_dhOJmkU8pmA-i6MBN5PLvhBtaOkRHNrh6W0HVX3XJujo5D0BL53UkXbE/s640/20170412_113323.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="font-weight: normal;">
Too many people have refused to begin running or have quickly dropped out of running programs because they 'have no talent for it.' Ridiculous. Talent has nothing to do with it. The only thing that matters is mental discipline.<a href="http://www.fuelrunning.com/running-quotes/354/too-many-people-have-refused-to-begin-running-or-have-quickly-dropped-out-of-running-programs-because-they-have-no" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><br style="font-style: normal;" /></a><a href="http://www.fuelrunning.com/running-quotes/354/too-many-people-have-refused-to-begin-running-or-have-quickly-dropped-out-of-running-programs-because-they-have-no" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;">- Amby Burfoot -</span></a></blockquote>
</span></span></h2>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><br />
</span></span></div>
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></h2>
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This Week's Purpose</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">I love beginning the week with a sense of purpose. </span></span><br style="text-align: justify;" /><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My purpose this week (Week 13: 10.04 - 16.04)</span> is to research on how to be an effective runner.</span></span></span></span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;" /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">***** (please, see at the bottom of the post, how I fared at the end of the week with my intentions)</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><u><br />
</u></b></span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;" /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><b><u><br />
</u></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br />
Since I almost always write a daily impression of my day in my Instagram account, I will link my daily post there, here. If you would like to read a longer recounting of a specific day, simply click on the date (when link is available!) and you will be redirected to <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfeetnl/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">@happyfeetnl</a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br />
</u></b></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br />
</u></b></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>10.04.17, Monday</u></b> : 20 bike km, rest from running</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVM4Ffzuyxh2mUNgdxxne-J4e8pmLgrSgQ9sOR_Q9cJUHynwl5cq0HqIpx1ESggpk9C-cFBMKUSiSt6uqoUHmnkSs930rbqW4tS6A2Hhimo2FxnDN20LD2i235WeDgkLexagxHKnK9Lf4/s1600/IMG_20170410_094117_075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVM4Ffzuyxh2mUNgdxxne-J4e8pmLgrSgQ9sOR_Q9cJUHynwl5cq0HqIpx1ESggpk9C-cFBMKUSiSt6uqoUHmnkSs930rbqW4tS6A2Hhimo2FxnDN20LD2i235WeDgkLexagxHKnK9Lf4/s320/IMG_20170410_094117_075.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSwTvwfAUl0/" target="_blank">11.04.17, Tuesday</a></u></b>: 20 bike km, 5K tempo</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRccMpeQzif2XcQYcJ1Z3cc1GMRFlN0o5o7AkfHUf9GcmZ_WboH3muhCS-fwDWG35vNmP88IZ0rjmbjhMzzfaXrvgjVO1hfCMq0tWrMT3YgpsSoxJeXNPLHTE5GdPdqbNd_FQJRWvLOY/s1600/IMG_20170411_201644_353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRccMpeQzif2XcQYcJ1Z3cc1GMRFlN0o5o7AkfHUf9GcmZ_WboH3muhCS-fwDWG35vNmP88IZ0rjmbjhMzzfaXrvgjVO1hfCMq0tWrMT3YgpsSoxJeXNPLHTE5GdPdqbNd_FQJRWvLOY/s400/IMG_20170411_201644_353.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>12.04.17, Wednesday</u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">20 bike km and I shared my 4 minute planking routine on my IG Stories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEitC1DWcJ8FHgCw7yOI6Smm6332ONDUDhl9L3FzbmMV22v81_UjE4iHVccVdIrVNncVAUNgbKwrULapSKoR1ai0FDx_uBYyjqnbXD6cmaOD95xO_vetrn0EeE7WyXSm4hOHq1VJcgzI/s1600/20170412_130248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEitC1DWcJ8FHgCw7yOI6Smm6332ONDUDhl9L3FzbmMV22v81_UjE4iHVccVdIrVNncVAUNgbKwrULapSKoR1ai0FDx_uBYyjqnbXD6cmaOD95xO_vetrn0EeE7WyXSm4hOHq1VJcgzI/s400/20170412_130248.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTJ6oqiZY113oSIeXnla5Zv6rKWp8UQH_CgBJKgYG7wK5IfMWp-UiqT7avda4w9vn8odSyB9p0whz6hLJl9Gej6Sv5M7K9rERWA6qzUt0lnWsA7iBYgNGcqNm0xQOCXve1KUO2KzT4MI/s1600/IMG_20170412_115351_767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTJ6oqiZY113oSIeXnla5Zv6rKWp8UQH_CgBJKgYG7wK5IfMWp-UiqT7avda4w9vn8odSyB9p0whz6hLJl9Gej6Sv5M7K9rERWA6qzUt0lnWsA7iBYgNGcqNm0xQOCXve1KUO2KzT4MI/s320/IMG_20170412_115351_767.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrZWoYtL7GiBzp6876PRyRR6toHCJR2CTqAPQTAXknwWOp28GPQhOe-ml2RnpgVRJyMuYAG9byPHkXkgcxXtl2VcLAypadSlp-nI9ZasWV8V6W5k5B65aDPb_iafs9z3F1cuBy4NCu4k/s1600/IMG_20170412_115611_991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrZWoYtL7GiBzp6876PRyRR6toHCJR2CTqAPQTAXknwWOp28GPQhOe-ml2RnpgVRJyMuYAG9byPHkXkgcxXtl2VcLAypadSlp-nI9ZasWV8V6W5k5B65aDPb_iafs9z3F1cuBy4NCu4k/s320/IMG_20170412_115611_991.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GyskPoFvMScz2DRbyP1lwGzWw-v86Llc9b7tfPRHm3ko_8p8cbvTedSGFNC2T3H936XA9EufkTaso3WpdS0JpiDyXKb45USaznWoG5IU3Aq0SDLaV3Ku-GUgol5zH68i8tUmRhahV2I/s1600/IMG_20170412_115726_020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GyskPoFvMScz2DRbyP1lwGzWw-v86Llc9b7tfPRHm3ko_8p8cbvTedSGFNC2T3H936XA9EufkTaso3WpdS0JpiDyXKb45USaznWoG5IU3Aq0SDLaV3Ku-GUgol5zH68i8tUmRhahV2I/s320/IMG_20170412_115726_020.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQS5sVugCCZCROa9bfhXplrc5ttsXGYtjhR5xTFCV8JnuACmrcubn_len5GSLsStFfTn6NFAOw6lLAFxYiKeDabjAeoCtooKW0BhFqTMd46qP6upEhi5onytcEk7c6FFE59ZQ5dHkja4g/s1600/IMG_20170412_120124_816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQS5sVugCCZCROa9bfhXplrc5ttsXGYtjhR5xTFCV8JnuACmrcubn_len5GSLsStFfTn6NFAOw6lLAFxYiKeDabjAeoCtooKW0BhFqTMd46qP6upEhi5onytcEk7c6FFE59ZQ5dHkja4g/s320/IMG_20170412_120124_816.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YOFUTsqGbLYlFUAG2QpRQZPuGYtCMQ3QNREYoagg4VY8kh7_9cydynG1uT_4hKL2WRyqxArjnhH1FLV6iiGxyHSjRKm4t2La7F2q8LC5KTKCdbAnu9LQeQw3wPQcl3I5B_rA24dyAZI/s1600/IMG_20170412_120318_540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YOFUTsqGbLYlFUAG2QpRQZPuGYtCMQ3QNREYoagg4VY8kh7_9cydynG1uT_4hKL2WRyqxArjnhH1FLV6iiGxyHSjRKm4t2La7F2q8LC5KTKCdbAnu9LQeQw3wPQcl3I5B_rA24dyAZI/s320/IMG_20170412_120318_540.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SRJwykea6kjJvC1QRSJY0Z0kV9OUXD5Dyi7zlmQlbWBKKgkR2_w0mrDQ93-pjm1Rtoj4DXgmigH9iZyzlzcaPtDjonW_7tpOP72ZyPdRSG5mWe8pAbxEYHztAsFI6jqlbOVeTMyDnOM/s1600/IMG_20170412_120542_554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SRJwykea6kjJvC1QRSJY0Z0kV9OUXD5Dyi7zlmQlbWBKKgkR2_w0mrDQ93-pjm1Rtoj4DXgmigH9iZyzlzcaPtDjonW_7tpOP72ZyPdRSG5mWe8pAbxEYHztAsFI6jqlbOVeTMyDnOM/s320/IMG_20170412_120542_554.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>13.04.17, Thursday</u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">20 bike km </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSPO3x9r8Y3sJEVB7XO1JIL5dqmY5fudzLg4FC3UXsZP34pK1NlBzeNIqbu9iI93nWqd4I2wtKIuN6UBANwRtPyB7MWHhmREDoM1HwG7zdE51B1OVJmxBOy3TF9p2CFVtFJ_yR5EFIlQ/s1600/20170413_075723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSPO3x9r8Y3sJEVB7XO1JIL5dqmY5fudzLg4FC3UXsZP34pK1NlBzeNIqbu9iI93nWqd4I2wtKIuN6UBANwRtPyB7MWHhmREDoM1HwG7zdE51B1OVJmxBOy3TF9p2CFVtFJ_yR5EFIlQ/s320/20170413_075723.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"> 2</span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQb3LtzBT-P9go1C-dp3nZmPZzphe4awN5c3Rc0goUdBVSWGLi1AWZTF-3NqpxVN698qWxZEWwB1lbNQBa5DpxTUPPbtO74sULCDqtBOqaR2_Xi_dcfHnQ3HSwdFMDWnYGVlhwKDmp9g/s1600/IMG_20170413_161223_009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQb3LtzBT-P9go1C-dp3nZmPZzphe4awN5c3Rc0goUdBVSWGLi1AWZTF-3NqpxVN698qWxZEWwB1lbNQBa5DpxTUPPbtO74sULCDqtBOqaR2_Xi_dcfHnQ3HSwdFMDWnYGVlhwKDmp9g/s320/IMG_20170413_161223_009.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;">20 bi</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BS5rLRXlGzs/" target="_blank">14.04.17, Friday</a></u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">PR on my 5K!!! I'm currently putting together my 5K story: 2011 - 2017; hopefully, you will be patient with me (I am sure you are, if you are still a loyal blog follower at this point! :D ), until I can give you the complete story of my road to this 5K PR.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinStfFWAZzgZmu07uK_WsJl_Tad4_xZkzTCX58EFwu9-cKnz4M2eJP4lIGfQ2Qbo9MagyMYDkpxCdA1Qymme5eRKy05wPBBpq-wFwEaygdvofEstRIk9kPw32XUuPPHRp-RV5DYeBZyD4/s1600/Screenshot_2017-04-14-19-05-26.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinStfFWAZzgZmu07uK_WsJl_Tad4_xZkzTCX58EFwu9-cKnz4M2eJP4lIGfQ2Qbo9MagyMYDkpxCdA1Qymme5eRKy05wPBBpq-wFwEaygdvofEstRIk9kPw32XUuPPHRp-RV5DYeBZyD4/s320/Screenshot_2017-04-14-19-05-26.png" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcqC7VpQBgkVuGsJ8sk5YOPPR0noc8GfBod7p_RsS36gr63PW_YXgEeV7O9-YCzDXAyhyphenhyphenXsVTcfYAe45hYMb5TAudXMAHDkxed4yEVZo431816ZKFmegChFGP3KYSwF1zGx63npqYJkc/s1600/20170414_191150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcqC7VpQBgkVuGsJ8sk5YOPPR0noc8GfBod7p_RsS36gr63PW_YXgEeV7O9-YCzDXAyhyphenhyphenXsVTcfYAe45hYMb5TAudXMAHDkxed4yEVZo431816ZKFmegChFGP3KYSwF1zGx63npqYJkc/s320/20170414_191150.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcB3UYimXHr_Jy82lmIhCIjVbQNJKyhqH6Cu37Px9pX-VIUkOioV_KYvf2NBVCMZ9WBVlip7ai8jmlAm1VAcVPsqPTtcLpDgvdOq-LLa3a8JqC_rhSJNNFXv8fXM7ZAWJNxiCzo99G_Ag/s1600/IMG_20170414_194626_600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcB3UYimXHr_Jy82lmIhCIjVbQNJKyhqH6Cu37Px9pX-VIUkOioV_KYvf2NBVCMZ9WBVlip7ai8jmlAm1VAcVPsqPTtcLpDgvdOq-LLa3a8JqC_rhSJNNFXv8fXM7ZAWJNxiCzo99G_Ag/s320/IMG_20170414_194626_600.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfndrAh3LHsnWeb3ctQQfAMRNimjesVTcqCffxjJZD5YkebFjhoGV-pTPoDWKoqn8ALtLVWz_mb4jp85K23TAOX0cwp_4sEzlbQpHb2WbPuAYoogVbeOl6zRnJjwCFVX05xHF4DLhxtQ/s1600/Screenshot_2017-04-15-09-12-30.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfndrAh3LHsnWeb3ctQQfAMRNimjesVTcqCffxjJZD5YkebFjhoGV-pTPoDWKoqn8ALtLVWz_mb4jp85K23TAOX0cwp_4sEzlbQpHb2WbPuAYoogVbeOl6zRnJjwCFVX05xHF4DLhxtQ/s320/Screenshot_2017-04-15-09-12-30.png" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEpGQZl364pKa4kNXQBR38ckIPVj0A2rbPY80JbvM0aldX488iHMJ9T8urgko52y2ytp1DJu0sPuJhZc6_uTzTd_UJuOc5yO-0h4Vv_J9hbR3t2iuxRD_hxRvpzKFpWT_mjuC6dB9QPQ/s1600/IMG_20170413_175246_260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEpGQZl364pKa4kNXQBR38ckIPVj0A2rbPY80JbvM0aldX488iHMJ9T8urgko52y2ytp1DJu0sPuJhZc6_uTzTd_UJuOc5yO-0h4Vv_J9hbR3t2iuxRD_hxRvpzKFpWT_mjuC6dB9QPQ/s320/IMG_20170413_175246_260.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCYjXA59UgioTE8Qa4P57ueZ79rFsz1brCRjS_CYdyPg84uAFYkFoV03D0rmt3ifsrpnZgpM93QTta7gQtDyiryGvFFC32jNCM29lYGbd8x5CIGpmx9f2qi3CFY7_xtV8ApteI9VotGs/s1600/20170414_193359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCYjXA59UgioTE8Qa4P57ueZ79rFsz1brCRjS_CYdyPg84uAFYkFoV03D0rmt3ifsrpnZgpM93QTta7gQtDyiryGvFFC32jNCM29lYGbd8x5CIGpmx9f2qi3CFY7_xtV8ApteI9VotGs/s320/20170414_193359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJYBRJrdxk7MnvbsxqvYPQroSsuoNp1JcQSjc7LO6GueFy3B-t1MYXSjrFm3xiSpU3kTjBW4WEecrTYcUXwGq8oEwDiue9Q8E5pNfBehVi2uCaoUdf0KNjMN5PAHDt9dTN6Og1TmD60g/s1600/IMG_20170414_204408_774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJYBRJrdxk7MnvbsxqvYPQroSsuoNp1JcQSjc7LO6GueFy3B-t1MYXSjrFm3xiSpU3kTjBW4WEecrTYcUXwGq8oEwDiue9Q8E5pNfBehVi2uCaoUdf0KNjMN5PAHDt9dTN6Og1TmD60g/s640/IMG_20170414_204408_774.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTteBxMjHb2AXn2vuQ8U8d2iiKNhyphenhyphenxSRlGhsqfkXayk1-BTkU7AkDWa7h06SgsMT67_mhcr1LcGZGkWLVf77z79xy3ZXpIusaTnLmI0YOO6Fj6NwEBc2o1Y69xHWfAhFqnTLCRkcg6hvk/s1600/IMG_20170414_204500_669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTteBxMjHb2AXn2vuQ8U8d2iiKNhyphenhyphenxSRlGhsqfkXayk1-BTkU7AkDWa7h06SgsMT67_mhcr1LcGZGkWLVf77z79xy3ZXpIusaTnLmI0YOO6Fj6NwEBc2o1Y69xHWfAhFqnTLCRkcg6hvk/s640/IMG_20170414_204500_669.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</u></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">15.04.17, Saturday</u>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">As P my beloved, K (middle daughter) and M (youngest daughter) put together a 1,000 piece puzzle, I put together pieces of my own mental process puzzle! The result in a separate blog (continuing the series of <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search/label/DETOXING%20HAPPY%20FEET%202017" target="_blank"><b>Detoxing Happy Feet 2017</b></a>). :)</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxeMtTEh9HuJTMGPNWKwSzfoegzoQoKThGk60SOlDY3cYIVcTzF3TqfSwNrJWwHlt9-4jB8Ukjn4bLailWHYBgaH3u3PwSUHioF4ybWDyk6kUejvv7WM855VE8PS6eXnMjoSIhtK3iIs/s1600/IMG_20170415_130208_358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxeMtTEh9HuJTMGPNWKwSzfoegzoQoKThGk60SOlDY3cYIVcTzF3TqfSwNrJWwHlt9-4jB8Ukjn4bLailWHYBgaH3u3PwSUHioF4ybWDyk6kUejvv7WM855VE8PS6eXnMjoSIhtK3iIs/s320/IMG_20170415_130208_358.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfL6LGXZ5TniLXcStvrhnKoUADUuCOl9oZwSbl8Af2NkvCX89NNY_ecDe_al9s6ubiDJQH4mEk47svEy2K1Q94l3T1Z0z8N_Sq_0mskMMjCSte3RcMqyC36y-84hFhTEcU18ejC-WpL4/s1600/IMG_20170415_162300_735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfL6LGXZ5TniLXcStvrhnKoUADUuCOl9oZwSbl8Af2NkvCX89NNY_ecDe_al9s6ubiDJQH4mEk47svEy2K1Q94l3T1Z0z8N_Sq_0mskMMjCSte3RcMqyC36y-84hFhTEcU18ejC-WpL4/s320/IMG_20170415_162300_735.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAffOCLezPfl8d-G8g7oZw0VyEqwXQmUdxcViF67BkX7uWdBWPupuuJWaci2k2d9naToRWrPxt3qValFAVmKX6RXE2LmzC3qp7LSuHbcU3GnyME0P81J-1XaNLZgYn22Fnqk3p7c0f9s/s1600/IMG_20170415_163017_658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAffOCLezPfl8d-G8g7oZw0VyEqwXQmUdxcViF67BkX7uWdBWPupuuJWaci2k2d9naToRWrPxt3qValFAVmKX6RXE2LmzC3qp7LSuHbcU3GnyME0P81J-1XaNLZgYn22Fnqk3p7c0f9s/s320/IMG_20170415_163017_658.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjuyEilvGRnc_h8ZsGU9WhPN05KYphogY-Hlb1Zsug-FG7XPZ5fys7AlZMQxLeoVDlxJR62NoGpafoCFweX1eeN5Q33FZp2MNbG91KVhacKL-24lbPqf5G09Kbh2NB0P_anvU1p5aZLI/s1600/IMG_20170415_173607_142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjuyEilvGRnc_h8ZsGU9WhPN05KYphogY-Hlb1Zsug-FG7XPZ5fys7AlZMQxLeoVDlxJR62NoGpafoCFweX1eeN5Q33FZp2MNbG91KVhacKL-24lbPqf5G09Kbh2NB0P_anvU1p5aZLI/s640/IMG_20170415_173607_142.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <u style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</u> <u style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">16.04.17, Sunday</u><span style="font-family: inherit;">: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Simple (Easter) Sunday!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc6Y7dx49zghs9C3R7Ej7mC5zjMMOERwR09akmMaZ6r-K_HSetNiBC6faKARCCfG0IdHTamWMp6I66yshjD58oNXoZVppi-k7t-y2epjZaEidb0RNHcjcrcHkKY1eU_4HncOb_sRRcm8/s1600/20170416_113419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc6Y7dx49zghs9C3R7Ej7mC5zjMMOERwR09akmMaZ6r-K_HSetNiBC6faKARCCfG0IdHTamWMp6I66yshjD58oNXoZVppi-k7t-y2epjZaEidb0RNHcjcrcHkKY1eU_4HncOb_sRRcm8/s640/20170416_113419.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKf5JPb9YFeISoGjpeoHsbxK6NiZ2pVYTM2E9fPV9HDmUnweYyF9pKjvNlALBePPRwFglgylm864a2Ior8MuudwjdalxvYjBiL9qSadyh3NLlGnuM0PAd7AFXiUPsjtISTFtXm2ofJNJc/s1600/IMG_20170416_183950_402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKf5JPb9YFeISoGjpeoHsbxK6NiZ2pVYTM2E9fPV9HDmUnweYyF9pKjvNlALBePPRwFglgylm864a2Ior8MuudwjdalxvYjBiL9qSadyh3NLlGnuM0PAd7AFXiUPsjtISTFtXm2ofJNJc/s640/IMG_20170416_183950_402.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Total</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">: 80 </span><i style="color: black; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal;">biking</i><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;"> km / 11 </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">(<i>rounded off </i>)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;"> </span><i style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal;">running</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;"> km</span></h2>
<h2 style="font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br />
</b></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;" /></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="background-color: white;">*****</b><span style="background-color: white;"> P.S.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> <b><u>On the purpose of this wee</u></b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u>k</u></b> : I discovered my new "running coach"! :D</span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Resting on the couch on a very lazy Sunday, M gave me a quick tutorial on how to view youtube on our SmartTV. Yup, the youngest in the family teaches the rest of us, how to use technology! :D</span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<br /></div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is how (through random zapping!) I came across, </span><a href="http://therunexperience.com/" target="_blank">The Run Experience</a><span style="font-weight: normal;">. I don't want to get into every thing I watched and every thing that I will be trying out in this blog, all out once. So, you'll probably see/read what I have learned and what I am trying in the coming weekly training recaps.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I am excited about my training in the coming weeks, and excited to share them to all of you. Here is hoping we all learn something to keep moving forward and becoming happier & stronger runners. :)</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 1, 2 and 3</span></a> (Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 188 km </span><b>Running (</b><i style="font-weight: normal;">started 3rd week</i><b>) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 21 km)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-4.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 4</span></a> </b><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 60 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 13 km )</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓<span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-5.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 5</b></span></a></span><span style="background-color: white;"> (</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 50 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 29 km )</span></span></span></div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">✓<span style="color: #999999;"> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/2017-back-to-berlin-week-6.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 6</span></b></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>(<b>Biking </b>: <u><strike>0</strike> </u><i><u>Spring Break</u></i>! <b>Running</b> : 29 km )<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;">✓</span> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-7.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 7</b></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>(<b>Biking </b>: 60 km <b>Running</b> : 36 km)</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">✓ <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-8.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 8</span></b></a><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 43 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 35 km) </span></span></div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">✓<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-9.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 9</span></b></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 20 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 32 km</span><span style="background-color: white;">)</span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">✓ </span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/04/week-10.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 10</span></a></b><span style="color: #999999;"> </span>(</span><b style="background-color: white;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 50 km </span><b style="background-color: white;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 24 km) TAPER</span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">✓ </span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/04/back-to-berlin-week-11.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Week 11</a></span></b><span style="color: #999999;"> </span>(</span><b style="background-color: white;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 50 km </span><b style="background-color: white;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 22 km) RACE WEEK/10K</span><span style="background-color: white;">✓</span><br />
✓ <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/04/back-to-berlin-week-12.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 12</span></b><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></a>(<b>Biking </b>: 41 km <b>Running</b> : 33 km) </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">✓ <b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 13</span></b><span style="color: #999999;"> </span>(<b>Biking </b>: 80 km <b>Running</b> : 11 km ) </span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></b></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></b></span></span><br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><b style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><br />
</span></b></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="text-align: start;">13 weeks of Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 642 km</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><b style="text-align: start;">11 weeks of Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 285 km</span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>created 10.04.17 13:01 Monday</b></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>updated 19.04.17 01:37 Wednesday</b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>actually published 20.07.17 12:32</b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</h2>
<h2 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span class="quoteLink" style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: right;">
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><u>Blogger's Note:</u> Due to daily life being busy, I had a lot of my weekly marathon update written in blog draft form. Specifically Berlin Marathon Training Week 13 - Week 26, all remained unpublished. Until today!</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Beginning this week: Week 27, I will be regularly publishing training updates once again, every Monday. Week 13 - Week 26 will be edited as time becomes available but I would like to finish them before my 6th RUNniversay (in 19 days!). Basically, I have at least a day for each unpublished blog draft.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Often, when I go back to piece together my own story/documentation, I can no longer recall why and how I did, what I did. hahaha ;)</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white;">This is the original reason, why I started blogging after all: to remember and never forget! :)</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-style: normal; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-style: normal; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">The dates of the blogposts will be the dates , they were created in draft form. I'll be publishing them with annotations (such as what you are reading , now! :D ) mainly to avoid confusion in the future! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-style: normal; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Specially if lots of time has passed in between; I've learned not to trust my own memory and simply write everything down. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-style: normal; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">If you would like to read through/back from <i>Week 13 until Week 26</i>, you can find these posts under the tag: </span></span></div>
</div>
</span></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: #999999; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="color: #999999; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search/label/Berlin%20Marathon%20Training%20Week%2013%20until%20Week%2026" target="_blank">Berlin Marathon Training Week 13 until Week 26</a></i></span></u><span style="color: #999999; text-align: center;">. </span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #999999; font-size: small; text-align: center;">They (a total of 14 blogposts) won't show up all at once because I am still in the process of (20.07.17: 1 published blog!) finishing each post. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #999999; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #999999; font-size: small; text-align: center;">It is always about the links, the notes for specific training days (thoughts/epiphanies I had during the run, which I don't want to forget!) and my struggle to let go of my perfectionism, which makes it longer for me to publish!</span></div>
<div style="font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #999999; text-align: center;"><br />
</span></div>
</div>
</span> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">Anyway! Taking a much needed rest (from blogging, social media, training), and what I did during those breaks helped me a lot regain a more positive, productive attitude. I've re-learned how to look at and approach everything with simplicity. I hope my renewed energy, positive attitude, my never ending quest to simplify will continue on as I write my future blogs.</span></div>
</div>
</span><br />
</h2>
</div>
<div>
</div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-86328392839516396122017-04-10T12:49:00.000+02:002017-04-11T12:43:53.126+02:00BACK TO BERLIN: Week 12<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUR3h8_WZhRTgJ0YnadpAeOnVD1uxKY5SunYb5h0yHP3LNrkZbhM4JgQ3qj9KGR7DBRD913eVdMeXo77KyG76lRYprBN74-TVdhZ8dkBlgt51VE_QzIvXcoyGUNFhKr5BrOsUfDvLEra4/s1600/IMG_20170403_172822_454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUR3h8_WZhRTgJ0YnadpAeOnVD1uxKY5SunYb5h0yHP3LNrkZbhM4JgQ3qj9KGR7DBRD913eVdMeXo77KyG76lRYprBN74-TVdhZ8dkBlgt51VE_QzIvXcoyGUNFhKr5BrOsUfDvLEra4/s640/IMG_20170403_172822_454.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo taken my M<br />
<br />
#ivebeenplanking<br />
April 2017<br />
Challenge<br />
4 min/daily</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Part of courage is simple consistency."</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/47456.Peggy_Noonan" target="_blank">- Peggy Noonan</a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">
</span></blockquote>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h2>
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This Week's Purpose</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">I love beginning the week with a sense of purpose. </span></span><br style="text-align: justify;" /><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My purpose this week (Week 12: 03.04 - 09.04)</span> is to prepare my body, mind and spirit to run a slow but steady LDR pace.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">***** (please, see at the bottom of the post, how I fared at the end of the week with my intentions)</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><u><br /></u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Since I almost always write a daily impression of my day in my Instagram account, I will link my daily post there, here. If you would like to read a longer recounting of a specific day, simply click on the date and you will be redirected to <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfeetnl/" target="_blank">@happyfeetnl</a></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSbaHVNA1Uo/" target="_blank">03.04.17, Monday</a></u></b> : </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">K (middle daughter) brought M (youngest daughter) to school, and I biked a total of 11 km in the afternoon to pick her up; we went to the woods before going home.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Great quality time together spent in our favourite spot; M moments are always Zen moments!</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuafQDmX673gzvEtezKqxHBKmJsiGRb5Oa8GUV7E_TcoG43cpte7GUWG2fYJfrrFOz8mJKlbCkOylzcJ37sifKMCDMVwcD63gxAwU-N38wVaeRspCGYjM3rrQapqmIR89m9GU1b0CLHc/s1600/IMG_20170403_152453_970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuafQDmX673gzvEtezKqxHBKmJsiGRb5Oa8GUV7E_TcoG43cpte7GUWG2fYJfrrFOz8mJKlbCkOylzcJ37sifKMCDMVwcD63gxAwU-N38wVaeRspCGYjM3rrQapqmIR89m9GU1b0CLHc/s640/IMG_20170403_152453_970.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjueE70UDV-x4eX0LMSQ_raWpakjG-sKkAXlVs9B1vzjgdKF_AadHtlpHocC1Iic5-NKamZFTvd3xZleER0fA93Y56-GhPTDRkIPgUz-9sbl_xBtnxXXCUmb0vI9AmJkwtpebtMzdMNM/s1600/IMG_20170403_154212_214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjueE70UDV-x4eX0LMSQ_raWpakjG-sKkAXlVs9B1vzjgdKF_AadHtlpHocC1Iic5-NKamZFTvd3xZleER0fA93Y56-GhPTDRkIPgUz-9sbl_xBtnxXXCUmb0vI9AmJkwtpebtMzdMNM/s640/IMG_20170403_154212_214.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpSf6USqqIrzDG_frATaKvf0bEW9dfNWZwqoPjqGN4Uq4NNJzdOgdhk92d7aK70HXtbimyoRM9KDuysE2-XT_9FvbpwxpxWb3RHtolhy1jk2MG64W4BMU2_jztrhJEmK8dh4NE4oqDhU/s1600/20170403_160317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpSf6USqqIrzDG_frATaKvf0bEW9dfNWZwqoPjqGN4Uq4NNJzdOgdhk92d7aK70HXtbimyoRM9KDuysE2-XT_9FvbpwxpxWb3RHtolhy1jk2MG64W4BMU2_jztrhJEmK8dh4NE4oqDhU/s640/20170403_160317.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSd--_vgXZ0/" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSd--_vgXZ0/" target="_blank">04.04.17, Tuesday</a></u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dada (as the girls call, P) brought M to school and I biked 10 km in the afternoon to pick her up.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h4-Jj7Y3h-r47yfNKiEEz8kTfVCtbr920TeFvjzBysVM_CV4ebcB5DyhUgYzs65kD-ror_eKQwnA1sah_3yOoB9nodW6AyqbuVVWlQhfuKDi0vTtDckj0qEQW688k4Mn2YsCuJZ-Ymg/s1600/20170404_125228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h4-Jj7Y3h-r47yfNKiEEz8kTfVCtbr920TeFvjzBysVM_CV4ebcB5DyhUgYzs65kD-ror_eKQwnA1sah_3yOoB9nodW6AyqbuVVWlQhfuKDi0vTtDckj0qEQW688k4Mn2YsCuJZ-Ymg/s400/20170404_125228.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was my After-Recovery-Run Selfie</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> / 4 km recovery run</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The picture below from last Sunday's (02.04.17) race is what I posted on IG to share my running stats. I love it and I look at it, when I don't feel like going out or getting off the couch! hahaha</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp1YZU0tj_dofTaiwCNTXEx6mFiJu2wNRRCJWrSioZdrcwue3mF5hs17RDTzjHG5O1h6YdRfK7A-UzaHfCMWmRegiqHLsiVBV4rdU0fOwRYu5cQmR3RaZyTrV-Kgx5fxZHyFDXodsOTQ/s1600/IMG_20170404_172902_291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp1YZU0tj_dofTaiwCNTXEx6mFiJu2wNRRCJWrSioZdrcwue3mF5hs17RDTzjHG5O1h6YdRfK7A-UzaHfCMWmRegiqHLsiVBV4rdU0fOwRYu5cQmR3RaZyTrV-Kgx5fxZHyFDXodsOTQ/s400/IMG_20170404_172902_291.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSgvYs9gwhc/" target="_blank">05.04.17, Wednesday</a></u></b>: Dada brought M to school. I napped until almost noon, and then it was time to pick up M: 10 bike km.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJAOBHlvJHMNaDLd3Dpz6dm_pJRWUBaOYvIdAAxVxyoxYn5_xXTfxjPlJs9nhLWbe_pKui1xD4G4iCNSXKTTLphrzpsGuBIFOr4-HxGNYhlYnAuAoaq2ib5A0basPclSjZWQN2XMURwU/s1600/IMG_20170404_153130_672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJAOBHlvJHMNaDLd3Dpz6dm_pJRWUBaOYvIdAAxVxyoxYn5_xXTfxjPlJs9nhLWbe_pKui1xD4G4iCNSXKTTLphrzpsGuBIFOr4-HxGNYhlYnAuAoaq2ib5A0basPclSjZWQN2XMURwU/s640/IMG_20170404_153130_672.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP1jzaCxnYAivMXH8qVEcAz41hwS83AvN7J83Yje4NnzC3wDtxsckHfCExapPT5sAx-kAy0URe3uCiuteOIHViOXUIluQtdhf1eUUSlFSHWm9UnD9_Lw1O_8hEu3BH00gUPnicqXw2D0/s1600/IMG_20170405_191028_224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP1jzaCxnYAivMXH8qVEcAz41hwS83AvN7J83Yje4NnzC3wDtxsckHfCExapPT5sAx-kAy0URe3uCiuteOIHViOXUIluQtdhf1eUUSlFSHWm9UnD9_Lw1O_8hEu3BH00gUPnicqXw2D0/s400/IMG_20170405_191028_224.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSjs-AiAWQV/" target="_blank">06.04.17, Thursday</a></u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A productive day!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">10 bike km, after I brought M to school, and K picked her up in the afternoon. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started planking outdoors but our cat Harry was playfully attacking me so I ended up finishing indoors.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Before dinner I got my 10.5 km (tempo training) run done.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4546s5pigKk-r8orXFMXZPb7Pxtj4PwiU13O2VddVmlRl61Qx6wzdgORJRFQn3UjjhsmHx6905rpGh7SirehcgZRspJPrFGySnwOR1qOFT0bbotWCtQ0dSW-Hh7DjWEWLZ9zfMeMMz8/s1600/IMG_20170406_090614_329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4546s5pigKk-r8orXFMXZPb7Pxtj4PwiU13O2VddVmlRl61Qx6wzdgORJRFQn3UjjhsmHx6905rpGh7SirehcgZRspJPrFGySnwOR1qOFT0bbotWCtQ0dSW-Hh7DjWEWLZ9zfMeMMz8/s400/IMG_20170406_090614_329.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2aBzZFfMw8qnExjndPbBnRJDkgFrxRwpLkYZaVipq8Q7x2uz9r9SUk1jrJMkSYJjHhkYbF9XLnB-eaJ_tQ9d2CqwjLQH1saH6YN4Z-l37qIu94QCXNfI7xeVf7-8kkJA5fdUmUBJVgE/s1600/IMG_20170406_091217_833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2aBzZFfMw8qnExjndPbBnRJDkgFrxRwpLkYZaVipq8Q7x2uz9r9SUk1jrJMkSYJjHhkYbF9XLnB-eaJ_tQ9d2CqwjLQH1saH6YN4Z-l37qIu94QCXNfI7xeVf7-8kkJA5fdUmUBJVgE/s400/IMG_20170406_091217_833.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIuBmDs2oPkNZloF7msLPLDwYoiT6Kuj-5LGtQdVWOT78excsNNFuhzk14KGakPqTb3Di47-QQ-FepJwZ08l9n5Z64WSSQDwDFvzVv-Ngr5tHYmzExWTJKScTAUOBd3rzGKfcTfGJ0GM/s1600/IMG_20170406_091646_832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIuBmDs2oPkNZloF7msLPLDwYoiT6Kuj-5LGtQdVWOT78excsNNFuhzk14KGakPqTb3Di47-QQ-FepJwZ08l9n5Z64WSSQDwDFvzVv-Ngr5tHYmzExWTJKScTAUOBd3rzGKfcTfGJ0GM/s400/IMG_20170406_091646_832.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2M5ZpbDZpjMyRD0lbxYZgJcBkYr8BmxiXydbteZoqssZzQBhPbPR3ge-Vj7CTiKl3NSjAcqKFrqRH9gQeorEN7QiLxtOd_PVCUk82a4rQ0BJzWbAm4-ZazhEHYjpfQ6Wm15BfTFHaehY/s1600/Screenshot_2017-04-06-09-27-26.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2M5ZpbDZpjMyRD0lbxYZgJcBkYr8BmxiXydbteZoqssZzQBhPbPR3ge-Vj7CTiKl3NSjAcqKFrqRH9gQeorEN7QiLxtOd_PVCUk82a4rQ0BJzWbAm4-ZazhEHYjpfQ6Wm15BfTFHaehY/s640/Screenshot_2017-04-06-09-27-26.png" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 min/daily in April</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYmpnIeZRLX5mO19NHSOHi5YwG4aweL_ckBGxOI3xd0lVgX-16WaaGDMhrNfzzY2atVtcDNHkQzz1qWTGsHgRpWzxRFLK9958W8nVzrmCcPx24-WEuRg68TaJQ-wekxdI052KtpOUrWQ/s1600/IMG_20170406_224702_356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYmpnIeZRLX5mO19NHSOHi5YwG4aweL_ckBGxOI3xd0lVgX-16WaaGDMhrNfzzY2atVtcDNHkQzz1qWTGsHgRpWzxRFLK9958W8nVzrmCcPx24-WEuRg68TaJQ-wekxdI052KtpOUrWQ/s400/IMG_20170406_224702_356.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>07.04.17, Friday</u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">0 biking km, 0 running km</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hahaha thank goodness for IG story! I simply could not recall what I did on Friday and as always Google Photos (I am a "photo-journalist" :D ) helped jumpstart my memory. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I did not post anything on my Instagram gallery but did share this in my Instagram story:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpua0H1FGck64iitcVEWIPKq72bYW_Vo09wVK6Ts2RzHkXADyc-SzIRllTo6evF8ihxhpJvxviarVVroqdA6EEKCs-NgozDubXBQsegHRzGspSxKfvH2IeSaUH3yQqmsuLns5Q3aALbrU/s1600/IMG_20170407_160339_350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpua0H1FGck64iitcVEWIPKq72bYW_Vo09wVK6Ts2RzHkXADyc-SzIRllTo6evF8ihxhpJvxviarVVroqdA6EEKCs-NgozDubXBQsegHRzGspSxKfvH2IeSaUH3yQqmsuLns5Q3aALbrU/s640/IMG_20170407_160339_350.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">J (oldest daughter) took pictures of me (please click on the 6th of April for the longer version of the story :) ). This is one of those picture.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I do this kind of "visual self-therapy" to break through my cloudy mind. It helps get rid of negative thoughts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before I forget! A friend sent a thoughtful message, after I shared this. She had the same sentiments I did about how to treat such kind of days: rest, recover and take it easy! :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSoexHIAIZi/" target="_blank">08.04.17, Saturday</a></u>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">5K shake out run</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqfKdbc5kCefASu_O5Wlnop-WP11Bs5OUnRZ6Ro_yW82Vi0XBrqZu3Q8B1u6UYcGMFVshdrJhUX2_854-kOMBpdYq3g0oIsrMQaa2N-2Te6T6l3JfIMiq7SH57d-TP2vVNXbnXuI-dWI/s1600/IMG_20170408_191908_231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqfKdbc5kCefASu_O5Wlnop-WP11Bs5OUnRZ6Ro_yW82Vi0XBrqZu3Q8B1u6UYcGMFVshdrJhUX2_854-kOMBpdYq3g0oIsrMQaa2N-2Te6T6l3JfIMiq7SH57d-TP2vVNXbnXuI-dWI/s640/IMG_20170408_191908_231.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<u style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSraTAIAK9t/" target="_blank">09.04.17, Sunday</a></u><span style="font-family: inherit;">: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">14K LDR done before dinner. During the day, I snuggled with P and just rested while following a marathon race on the mobile phone. :D</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
On this day, a lot of running friends ran the <a href="http://www.nnmarathonrotterdam.nl/" target="_blank">Rotterdam Marathon</a>. Out of sentimentality and to show support and respect to my friends, I shared photos from <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSqaPMrAhbj/" target="_blank">my three consecutive years</a></b> of participation. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O5MLXPs6O-roipRmwE-HayuRQTwaebKyWHnzOJbv0-8XJS11HdAZ8rVmz_pzgm4-i1DOPRnZw3uTmt8ApvsdvIuYLtkBXWS2-eoIrZDKlsiN9oPzpOp4xqMcQbdXlBPJHLyVmt9wKnc/s1600/IMG_20170409_131802_169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O5MLXPs6O-roipRmwE-HayuRQTwaebKyWHnzOJbv0-8XJS11HdAZ8rVmz_pzgm4-i1DOPRnZw3uTmt8ApvsdvIuYLtkBXWS2-eoIrZDKlsiN9oPzpOp4xqMcQbdXlBPJHLyVmt9wKnc/s320/IMG_20170409_131802_169.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
It's too early to say but I would love to successfully complete the full marathon of this very popular event in Holland. One day in the future.<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwy5o_hQ04ocezJMDkxRPQOau5i12JxCMviw-r9mAmtLSrSlhsyYZghKLCqalNLrQ8t_RxZZ4E7z0jj4JSe1_09OVmoQtHAoYMp58ZCHP6Sa3Ohp3XE7imZLvOACVhwGWgWErStfqiqzc/s1600/IMG_20170409_223748_570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwy5o_hQ04ocezJMDkxRPQOau5i12JxCMviw-r9mAmtLSrSlhsyYZghKLCqalNLrQ8t_RxZZ4E7z0jj4JSe1_09OVmoQtHAoYMp58ZCHP6Sa3Ohp3XE7imZLvOACVhwGWgWErStfqiqzc/s320/IMG_20170409_223748_570.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfW6QvTczL4zFab4t_K0usQ7JqqvkNwwpY5uk3ni4JVpsHZ5F6fHJXWG6onYiWcj3bQhByL1a2q3OzgxQz41SCX0zQFNdFw6na2zzhojmuLMmJ32QYQo-OI4Du-i1CSgnkHUFFeRhmD4/s1600/IMG_20170409_195457_273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfW6QvTczL4zFab4t_K0usQ7JqqvkNwwpY5uk3ni4JVpsHZ5F6fHJXWG6onYiWcj3bQhByL1a2q3OzgxQz41SCX0zQFNdFw6na2zzhojmuLMmJ32QYQo-OI4Du-i1CSgnkHUFFeRhmD4/s640/IMG_20170409_195457_273.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div>
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Total</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">: 41 </span><i style="color: black; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">biking</i><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km / 34 </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">(<i>rounded off </i>)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">running</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km</span></h2>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>
</span><br />
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="background-color: white;">*****</b><span style="background-color: white;"> P.S.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> <b><u>On the purpose of this wee</u></b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u>k</u></b> : I was not very successful on the "slow, steady" pace for Sunday's long distance run. </span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">What I am VERY happy about despite not achieving the consistent pace, the run session itself as a whole felt great. Confidence boosting! It's great to feel your body getting stronger and making good decisions regarding taking care of oneself.</span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">I wanted to do separate blogs (I already have one in draft mode for the first 10 weeks of training) with my analysis and interpretation of my running stats for Berlin marathon </span></span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">training</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> Knowing myself, though, I might forget so I will include my LDR, here to make sure I won't forget to do a separate blog, and </span></span></span><br />
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuSn5ZF-VrQC6bxHI7wV2RnlW1C_tzbaRAp4l46Sm5azyHO0OVjPATFtEOQ5vYPpI34Zaspf5QwhSkA78M2VMa5E_APhYouXSFRN2FH7jnHPsCj2Xcy2zXhSBOVl1XLF1UQgDngdVWxs/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-04-10+at+12.59.13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuSn5ZF-VrQC6bxHI7wV2RnlW1C_tzbaRAp4l46Sm5azyHO0OVjPATFtEOQ5vYPpI34Zaspf5QwhSkA78M2VMa5E_APhYouXSFRN2FH7jnHPsCj2Xcy2zXhSBOVl1XLF1UQgDngdVWxs/s320/Screen+Shot+2017-04-10+at+12.59.13.png" width="252" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The first 5 km, I was trying to "slow down" because I knew I was going too fast. On my training plan was 8'11''-8'46'' average pace. It is all about preparing the body and building up muscles for continuously running long distances. I ignored this kind of training a lot in the last 5 years because I was simply focused on getting myself out and getting myself back at home ASAP. hahaha</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">From km 6-8, I tried to bring myself to the prescribed pace. I felt my knees, ankle (specially the problematic right leg!) and calves tightening. I accelerated by </span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">kilometre 9 and it felt much better. I continued with speeding up until km 13 and cooled down with the last km.</span><br />
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 1, 2 and 3</span></a> (Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 188 km </span><b>Running (</b><i style="font-weight: normal;">started 3rd week</i><b>) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 21 km)</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-4.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 4</span></a> </b><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 60 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 13 km )</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓<span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-5.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 5</b></span></a></span><span style="background-color: white;"> (</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 50 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 29 km )</span></span></span></div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">✓<span style="color: #999999;"> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/2017-back-to-berlin-week-6.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 6</span></b></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>(<b>Biking </b>: <u><strike>0</strike> </u><i><u>Spring Break</u></i>! <b>Running</b> : 29 km )<br /><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;">✓</span> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-7.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 7</b></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>(<b>Biking </b>: 60 km <b>Running</b> : 36 km)</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">✓ <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-8.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 8</span></b></a><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 43 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 35 km) </span></span></div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">✓<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-9.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 9</span></b></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 20 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 32 km</span><span style="background-color: white;">)</span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">✓ </span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/04/week-10.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 10</span></a></b><span style="color: #999999;"> </span>(</span><b style="background-color: white;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 50 km </span><b style="background-color: white;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 24 km) TAPER</span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">✓</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/04/back-to-berlin-week-11.html" target="_blank">Week 11</a></span></b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">(</span></span><b style="background-color: white;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 50 km </span><b style="background-color: white;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 22 km) RACE WEEK/10K</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: xx-small;">✓</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">✓</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;">Week 12</span></b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">(</span><b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">Biking </b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">: 41 km </span><b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">Running</b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> : 33 km) </span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></b></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></b></span></span><br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><br /></b></span></span></b></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">
12 weeks of Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 562 km</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">10 weeks of Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 274 km</span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span><br />
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b>created 27.03.17 11:55 Monday</b></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span>
<br />
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b>updated 10.04.17 13:14 Monday</b></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-60653410519934056562017-04-06T14:42:00.003+02:002017-04-10T12:03:54.147+02:00BACK TO BERLIN: Week 11<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3fjfMQhWaRy8TIkrgNJwsy_MBzjGbtV0TDTJtKSGdK2TAGnc7IwpmQL2pf0QJAG2lfcxh-bMI4eLO7G4IRvcMnYZhgigPdr9swZg5_cP0bI0Ipoa7dL5UDhgD8lXLqCKBmq40eczREw/s1600/17637076_197175450783750_7157596320944165805_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3fjfMQhWaRy8TIkrgNJwsy_MBzjGbtV0TDTJtKSGdK2TAGnc7IwpmQL2pf0QJAG2lfcxh-bMI4eLO7G4IRvcMnYZhgigPdr9swZg5_cP0bI0Ipoa7dL5UDhgD8lXLqCKBmq40eczREw/s640/17637076_197175450783750_7157596320944165805_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h1 style="border: 0px; font-family: proxima-nova, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">Photo is a screenshot from the video clip of my sprint to the finishline mat! 😄 I was getting nice (audio) feedback from my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/nikeplus/" style="border: 0px; color: #003569; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">N</a>ike+ mobile app, that I could not wait to see the result.</span></h1>
<div>
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">02.04.17</span></div>
<div>
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><a href="http://www.hilversumcityrun.nl/2" target="_blank">Hilversum City Run</a></span></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">“Life is a race, and what matters most isn't when a person crosses the finish line, but how strong they've grown along the way.” </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3351519.Jen_Stephens" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Jen Stephens</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, </span><span id="quote_book_link_7664479" style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/10262471" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Heart's Journey Home</a></span></blockquote>
</blockquote>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<h2 style="font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This Week's Purpose</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">I love beginning the week with a sense of purpose. </span></span><br style="text-align: justify;" /><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My purpose this week (Week 11: 27.03 - 02.04)</span> is to prepare my body, mind and spirit to run my first race for 2017.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold;">***** (please, see at the bottom of the post, how I fared at the end of the week with my intentions)</span> </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><u><br /></u></b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>*</b></span>Since I almost always write a daily impression of my day in my Instagram account, I will link my daily post there, here. If you would like to read a longer recounting of a specific day, simply click on the date and you will be redirected to <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfeetnl/" target="_blank">@happyfeetnl</a></span><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>27.03.17, Monday</u></b> : </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">K brought M to school, and I picked her up - biked 10 km.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1nh2eS-TysES1YrDgR5yQY9ivgLH_z8Zpp2thmcyq__hHBau7-Kqs5eEjZdwkxUHnvms3m3xHnXdsEVy60XQt3DCIyE04BymVwmlSyT7rP097bOBJqCnss7SvNoAnFbqb5_BLor0pyE/s1600/20170327_152800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1nh2eS-TysES1YrDgR5yQY9ivgLH_z8Zpp2thmcyq__hHBau7-Kqs5eEjZdwkxUHnvms3m3xHnXdsEVy60XQt3DCIyE04BymVwmlSyT7rP097bOBJqCnss7SvNoAnFbqb5_BLor0pyE/s640/20170327_152800.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: justify;">Sadly, a 5.02 km </span><span style="text-align: justify;">painful recovery run.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBJ46xS_LvrLc0x3ngUCOeXIEHGjnGQfA6dfnCyLBwbKqGFpzcbu3iJYdxfS0UHH7v0M5NltMKs-lC9gBRQlYjvYKUy4bJCa03gtBCq8aC-5WsMtKjGDHerEMcYrfOkhDpkdUSVk-N7M/s1600/nrc-20170328_152935-stickered.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBJ46xS_LvrLc0x3ngUCOeXIEHGjnGQfA6dfnCyLBwbKqGFpzcbu3iJYdxfS0UHH7v0M5NltMKs-lC9gBRQlYjvYKUy4bJCa03gtBCq8aC-5WsMtKjGDHerEMcYrfOkhDpkdUSVk-N7M/s400/nrc-20170328_152935-stickered.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSL356DAmOj/" target="_blank">28.03.17, Tuesday</a></u></b>: RESTED - right leg in still in pain! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">0 biking 0 running, lots of self-pitying but not completely - gathered info in the morning re: my possible injury, stood up in the afternoon and was feeling more positive after <b>I wrote my post*</b>, looking back on Monday's test run.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H7nmDW5L_XvlVxnOi_2XdYGW54_yQ2FU2n7-VjUkiCX_sdFVVQNulSr7ZLGFC7HFQohOJsxc4BfYYmL4yu0rdeWGc6bqvhMlNvH8ZAb4TIEJUsONGUAkLsbgbS1mRva9L4E1aO5KsR4/s1600/IMG_20170327_205920_248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H7nmDW5L_XvlVxnOi_2XdYGW54_yQ2FU2n7-VjUkiCX_sdFVVQNulSr7ZLGFC7HFQohOJsxc4BfYYmL4yu0rdeWGc6bqvhMlNvH8ZAb4TIEJUsONGUAkLsbgbS1mRva9L4E1aO5KsR4/s400/IMG_20170327_205920_248.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Monday's test run I tried smiling;<br />
although my right foot/leg is aching <br />
my brain needed a positive signal!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi1eB9hnWICRdnFsO7leUFpyV3q9T69Z_Lx9LlNJy26o0_NA8JXasJuwAgBi-TziIkwTBcf-ixm2MlITpKYv_cXTUhenj7NqVq1wzdAgpUe4HviaJf9rUM2f-aGN6mHo7Dt1yY61ROik/s1600/20170327_191902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi1eB9hnWICRdnFsO7leUFpyV3q9T69Z_Lx9LlNJy26o0_NA8JXasJuwAgBi-TziIkwTBcf-ixm2MlITpKYv_cXTUhenj7NqVq1wzdAgpUe4HviaJf9rUM2f-aGN6mHo7Dt1yY61ROik/s640/20170327_191902.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a positive energy boosting, sight!<br />
<br />
Beloved P picking me up after my run.<br />
I did not have to bike home <br />
and we had a good chat <br />
before dinner on the way home.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSPNkAAA3mr/" target="_blank">29.03.17, Wednesday</a></u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">20 bike km, and wrote messages - writing therapy to clear the cobwebs in my mind! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHKfd-UfndJlTQxxzBPye60SxIbarURkGq_noBqw7ctJOJKprFSW5M2RKf5EEPG_CPmtWAjbgo_4D73-RsKPoP0-gop77ddBEEcAd7oCs5rivJ7Ci7wfHklskcnEGrcr2CQ0yR14XQ7Y/s1600/IMG_20170329_234750_070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHKfd-UfndJlTQxxzBPye60SxIbarURkGq_noBqw7ctJOJKprFSW5M2RKf5EEPG_CPmtWAjbgo_4D73-RsKPoP0-gop77ddBEEcAd7oCs5rivJ7Ci7wfHklskcnEGrcr2CQ0yR14XQ7Y/s400/IMG_20170329_234750_070.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">My über-delayed monthly period began! last time it was the 10th of February - almost 3 weeks delayed. This will come over as TMI but I want to document about this because my hormones affects my mental state as well as my running.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>30.03.17, Thursday</u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Biked 10 km and did a series of stretch exercises</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3I5Za_I4EpBHNuXrpvRWsaFb5YT2c1890nP7gpOA-5IRng_p4NNN-eTfUKRileplumTkhYotoBFeMLUSb0UKb0E44501GOg-x7NA5Zqu8BnqaF3-eUzly12-EONidg_rS2VDzv61BG5E/s1600/Screenshot_2017-03-31-08-27-21.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3I5Za_I4EpBHNuXrpvRWsaFb5YT2c1890nP7gpOA-5IRng_p4NNN-eTfUKRileplumTkhYotoBFeMLUSb0UKb0E44501GOg-x7NA5Zqu8BnqaF3-eUzly12-EONidg_rS2VDzv61BG5E/s640/Screenshot_2017-03-31-08-27-21.png" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I LOVE Spring!<br />
Even if the sun hides itself behind the clouds,<br />
the beauty of the blossoms shines through!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nVughyz6BTLVeCXexA51nKtT5lUDAYhjvbCg9gqHnQwPaCTOjX2QFAWEUQQesnpddYu2MhAtbLCMW8VYUO3P26tlC7w1CODa5_oeGkocTHUgQLVOipYZt-_zfVUirHiLDsgPkPJ9Zxs/s1600/IMG_20170331_095258_794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nVughyz6BTLVeCXexA51nKtT5lUDAYhjvbCg9gqHnQwPaCTOjX2QFAWEUQQesnpddYu2MhAtbLCMW8VYUO3P26tlC7w1CODa5_oeGkocTHUgQLVOipYZt-_zfVUirHiLDsgPkPJ9Zxs/s400/IMG_20170331_095258_794.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes, you simply have to stretch your soul and "dance"!<br />
<br />
<b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfitnl/" target="_blank">Dancer's Pose #StretchRevolutionChallengeMarch 2017</a></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSTQmNlAD3r/" target="_blank">31.03.17, Friday</a></u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Biked 10 km.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h1 style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3.10 km to say goodbye to beautiful March! (125.7 km this month's total with this run)</span></span></h1>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was, simply put : a run to relieve myself of worries and it did the deed!</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBX4a52xqMwg4SthGKZQllialcdMhyv2sOmIC2lDkB_9SDBV7a5IeydYFwbMW2osWVzqS-xffffsjFVAwOmQp4beME7fWY6-nZyLqV_T9cAHfqprkXwodZkvRcGEMubnfyB6DGSAVS3Jo/s1600/IMG_20170331_133118_550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBX4a52xqMwg4SthGKZQllialcdMhyv2sOmIC2lDkB_9SDBV7a5IeydYFwbMW2osWVzqS-xffffsjFVAwOmQp4beME7fWY6-nZyLqV_T9cAHfqprkXwodZkvRcGEMubnfyB6DGSAVS3Jo/s640/IMG_20170331_133118_550.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">APRIL </span></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSWsuSGAnue/" target="_blank">01.04.17, Saturday</a></u>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shake out run for Sunday's 10K</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wrote in my IG account* a mental prep after I ran this 4 km distance. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOE4kMmR5PwCtXJ9VP1zIuAcJnmITOkmj3gxBnDmP4ReLz2mHA_fPjq7Nlw7IcSO2SYeTW6UU-H3c2reexsYA7KXrK1vI8UEt6768J6c9bNOJcoYWI8_7Fb1TumC8eMDVEZaHjze4N2Y/s1600/IMG_20170401_213447_633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOE4kMmR5PwCtXJ9VP1zIuAcJnmITOkmj3gxBnDmP4ReLz2mHA_fPjq7Nlw7IcSO2SYeTW6UU-H3c2reexsYA7KXrK1vI8UEt6768J6c9bNOJcoYWI8_7Fb1TumC8eMDVEZaHjze4N2Y/s400/IMG_20170401_213447_633.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<u style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">02.04.17, Sunday</u><span style="font-family: inherit;">: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is what I wrote on the 27th of March -</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">10K <a href="http://www.hilversumcityrun.nl/2" target="_blank">Hilversum City Run</a> : race goal is to run a steady pace of 7'00''; if body is up to it, and no pain on the right ankle, calf, perhaps going to try for an official 5K race PR. </span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The <b>photo below</b> sums up <b>how I felt on the 2nd of Apri</b>l, taken seconds after the race! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Official time: 1:08:13! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy with the overall result of the run. I ran at a very easy pace, and even managed a sprint at the end. The worries of the right leg forgotten.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
(I had trouble with my breath at some points, which can be seen on the race video, since it is still a struggle for me to keep anxiety at bay and have an even breathing...i.e. not hyper-ventilate)<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_8Jjv2DAfpXUonqH0lmUlf44PeS7RjFanbzlLEQ09i3qzdMNxlgpSeOdtwvm_P9SCYO4wZEBo-WEx8Y0Ssh6U3lUApZinSOpbxLE5SwYLzaE5dk7oET5kzIZp3G3JvZSteGVMDrZfn8/s1600/IMG_20170402_235434_379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_8Jjv2DAfpXUonqH0lmUlf44PeS7RjFanbzlLEQ09i3qzdMNxlgpSeOdtwvm_P9SCYO4wZEBo-WEx8Y0Ssh6U3lUApZinSOpbxLE5SwYLzaE5dk7oET5kzIZp3G3JvZSteGVMDrZfn8/s400/IMG_20170402_235434_379.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
.<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Total</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">: 50 </span><i style="color: black; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">biking</i><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km / 22 </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">(<i>rounded off </i>)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">running</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km</span></h2>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">*****</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> P.S.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> On the purpose of this wee</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">k : I did it! </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 1, 2 and 3</span></a> (Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 188 km </span><b>Running (</b><i style="font-weight: normal;">started 3rd week</i><b>) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 21 km)</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-4.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 4</span></a> </b><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 60 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 13 km )</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓<span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-5.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 5</b></span></a></span><span style="background-color: white;"> (</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 50 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 29 km )</span></span></span></div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">✓<span style="color: #999999;"> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/2017-back-to-berlin-week-6.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 6</span></b></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>(<b>Biking </b>: <u><strike>0</strike> </u><i><u>Spring Break</u></i>! <b>Running</b> : 29 km )<br /><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;">✓</span> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-7.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 7</b></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>(<b>Biking </b>: 60 km <b>Running</b> : 36 km)</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">✓ <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-8.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 8</span></b></a><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 43 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 35 km) </span></span></div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">✓<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-9.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 9</span></b></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 20 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 32 km</span><span style="background-color: white;">)</span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">✓ </span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/04/week-10.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 10</span></a></b><span style="color: #999999;"> </span>(</span><b style="background-color: white;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 50 km </span><b style="background-color: white;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 24 km) </span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div>
<div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">✓</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;">Week 11</span></b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">(</span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">: 50 km </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"> : 22 km) </span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></b></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><br /></b></span></span></b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">
</b></span></span>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><br /></b></span></span></b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">
11 weeks of Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 521 km</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">9 weeks of Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 241 km</span></span></span><br />
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; text-align: right;"><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; text-align: right;"><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b>created 27.03.17 11:17 Monday</b></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b>updated 10.04.17 12:03 Monday</b></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-84309311853470509072017-04-06T13:06:00.000+02:002017-04-10T12:02:39.479+02:00BACK TO BERLIN: Week 10<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC56RYfPRrPDDx6B0EoG9jniDYHk3aBYXiTZWd2gnaPrAWJ9GI6uVS3vnCAnv-DKdzazzO2m7yGLTJvrCwzB-xBNlT_r6wSP6cUHnWXmJ4rUuOdMV0NeABcdN0s9YQdO4Qxz9ysMX172A/s1600/20170325_135043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC56RYfPRrPDDx6B0EoG9jniDYHk3aBYXiTZWd2gnaPrAWJ9GI6uVS3vnCAnv-DKdzazzO2m7yGLTJvrCwzB-xBNlT_r6wSP6cUHnWXmJ4rUuOdMV0NeABcdN0s9YQdO4Qxz9ysMX172A/s640/20170325_135043.jpg" width="364" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">“You don't stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.” </span>― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5217.George_Bernard_Shaw" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">George Bernard Shaw</a></blockquote>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h2>
<h2 style="font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This Week's Purpose</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">I love beginning the week with a sense of purpose. </span></span><br style="text-align: justify;" /><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My purpose this week (Week 10 : 20.03 - 26.03)</span> is to breathe easy, take it easy. It's my birthday week!</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;">***** (please, see at the bottom of the post, how I fared at the end of the week with my intentions)</span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span></b>Since I almost always write a daily impression of my day in my Instagram account, I will link my daily post there, here. If you would like to read a longer recounting of a specific day, simply click on the date and you will be redirected to <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfeetnl/" target="_blank">@happyfeetnl</a></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BR28yp_As_l/" target="_blank">20.03.17, Monday</a></u></b> : 20 bike km </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am writing an update on this training week, 10 days after completion. (06.04.17, Thursday) Normally, I do it a couple of days after Sunday's run but life's been hectic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Luckily, I document snippets of my day in my Instagram account<span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span>, and it helps jumpstart my memory.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">My birthday was a simple celebration made special because of the sweet way my P and our girls took care and pampered me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIVoVx8HY-XdFYwBz_OC_XjUaV8zY_esJKGK0Fxvsz1vxJygk_-VjQ249cIdQdjHxxEkVFrvCxJq0eJBLpnl4_Ct4BsDLofoT9yM3Sup1M8bs7YojRzwVxVuyxIgc-8W6wyL0wz7cidg/s1600/IMG_20170320_123935_062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIVoVx8HY-XdFYwBz_OC_XjUaV8zY_esJKGK0Fxvsz1vxJygk_-VjQ249cIdQdjHxxEkVFrvCxJq0eJBLpnl4_Ct4BsDLofoT9yM3Sup1M8bs7YojRzwVxVuyxIgc-8W6wyL0wz7cidg/s640/IMG_20170320_123935_062.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BR6iYLcgNXO/" target="_blank">21.03.17, Tuesday</a></u></b>: 10 bike km </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqkk9jECuG8uIP3zfRZ3lEwEfSZRtMBx71RKowrijgFhTHUfJM9hxtQTbTy83Xt0EJ3HiSjcCFuN2dg5Eoz8FVCbFsZftYZpZkYMe4FQmYu3QSiP4_SA9K5jbyy1hi7LOU2I4YwBHsCM/s1600/IMG_20170321_162732_049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqkk9jECuG8uIP3zfRZ3lEwEfSZRtMBx71RKowrijgFhTHUfJM9hxtQTbTy83Xt0EJ3HiSjcCFuN2dg5Eoz8FVCbFsZftYZpZkYMe4FQmYu3QSiP4_SA9K5jbyy1hi7LOU2I4YwBHsCM/s400/IMG_20170321_162732_049.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Below is an impression of Sunday's LDR (19.03.17), which mentally took a toll on me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Two days later, I was able to take a better perspective of the run, and wrote it out of my system to process it positively.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now (06.04.17), 2 weeks later, I was glad for that run. I write this line now for the future me, even though I know this wisdom, writing it repeatedly helps imbed it in my consciousness: a "bad run", can be better classified under "good that you've ran". Classify an experience positively helps power future long runs (or any new endeavours!).<br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8XqxdbZqGQZ-KbMVEwUZ4S2kqj53RVkr0pWYk2isBKbsg0cjj3ua3tssHUnPVN90peF_utkZu8b0b5vVEbW-Qr6lsKo5P3Wbu3xwnJu_LTjBLrYoGcukLq1pXuLSSHRkFyn50X6tYWM/s1600/IMG_20170321_081103_425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8XqxdbZqGQZ-KbMVEwUZ4S2kqj53RVkr0pWYk2isBKbsg0cjj3ua3tssHUnPVN90peF_utkZu8b0b5vVEbW-Qr6lsKo5P3Wbu3xwnJu_LTjBLrYoGcukLq1pXuLSSHRkFyn50X6tYWM/s640/IMG_20170321_081103_425.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>22.03.17, Wednesday</u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">20 bike km, 0 running, 3 minutes planking</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">My stomach was still not well, and that's why I decided to take one more day to rest from running.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGW4PXkTUeE1tlAb-Hgor5sZUTSYybF0pmyxK2C4rWUoZLCi6lVaePDPHsR8KW4nOd0rxgMWoH7DEes9kHIikHlaVm7k7d8jm3LAIw5Pa7zDGXwdLKTSsiqlGizr4HvaEgA-g5YcmFjCE/s1600/IMG_20170322_095039_402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGW4PXkTUeE1tlAb-Hgor5sZUTSYybF0pmyxK2C4rWUoZLCi6lVaePDPHsR8KW4nOd0rxgMWoH7DEes9kHIikHlaVm7k7d8jm3LAIw5Pa7zDGXwdLKTSsiqlGizr4HvaEgA-g5YcmFjCE/s640/IMG_20170322_095039_402.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlSPVRAUHp45nfbkpJ1syAou3awZ_M_z58OWkWanwvcSHCVuE0h8z4GtGWisv2uttUyI54Wv4XhwSq4wxRJclq-A7KqdnvHbAPyYlHuFyDmMJVpr1UZT_Ud5nlwvouvebGzvserH8U-Y/s1600/20170322_130942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlSPVRAUHp45nfbkpJ1syAou3awZ_M_z58OWkWanwvcSHCVuE0h8z4GtGWisv2uttUyI54Wv4XhwSq4wxRJclq-A7KqdnvHbAPyYlHuFyDmMJVpr1UZT_Ud5nlwvouvebGzvserH8U-Y/s640/20170322_130942.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BR_VucSA9TF/" target="_blank">23.03.17, Thursday</a></u></b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">0 biking, 7 km tempo run</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was a good day of running! Mentally fit and the body enjoyed it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNe16BfMWGb6KgtxX0mixOJJYaGDCn-l5SUnUg-3xHHoqIreykhdMjMSmvJGd6XuPhiiIPSi66zu89jq8tTWOxxVp9UaVct4QiCujhxa9tbGSY8flsMVbO6v2H_3vXoq80yhR6E7jmoI/s1600/IMG_20170323_185121_604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNe16BfMWGb6KgtxX0mixOJJYaGDCn-l5SUnUg-3xHHoqIreykhdMjMSmvJGd6XuPhiiIPSi66zu89jq8tTWOxxVp9UaVct4QiCujhxa9tbGSY8flsMVbO6v2H_3vXoq80yhR6E7jmoI/s640/IMG_20170323_185121_604.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSCPx_aAmkz/" target="_blank">24.03.17, Friday</a></u></b>: 0 biking</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
Whoop! An unexpected 5K PR!<br />
<br />
It was a playful mix of jog/sprint/power walking. I still can't believe it and would really love to run a race just to have an official race time with this time. I know, I know! Berlin is focus and priority. This PR time will only be tested in a race, if I truly feel fit and no risk will be taken in consideration of the marathon in September. :)<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxELV1N0KvdyquwHI70hQ7VzydPtnHWmTyYM0no4OBk5_GK46U4Jw7jjuOFOymRKb2EFrFYMBGFRX6EU1HsO7ATBGhyKJ4IVCZcsJaCJ5qFUhyejgRPbFuc_BlfsxkIdxn3IqoZzn6aU/s1600/IMG_20170324_215707_243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxELV1N0KvdyquwHI70hQ7VzydPtnHWmTyYM0no4OBk5_GK46U4Jw7jjuOFOymRKb2EFrFYMBGFRX6EU1HsO7ATBGhyKJ4IVCZcsJaCJ5qFUhyejgRPbFuc_BlfsxkIdxn3IqoZzn6aU/s320/IMG_20170324_215707_243.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">plus 1.55 km<br />
<--- about="" forgot="" i="" nbsp="" p="" this="" was="" what="">Maybe I walked this distance home after the intervals.</---></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSEdNoygyg_/" target="_blank">25.03.17, Saturday</a></u>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was a run to test, how switching my LDR from Sunday to Saturday will affect the dynamic of our family's weekly schedule. I think it will take a while but I hope I can permanently do a switch. Sunday to Saturday, and late afternoon to morning LDR!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was not a pain free run. Fear and doubts came during and after the run.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWNuXs7UNwzUTzImWJhBrlBTMElVNA9b1pBvAhU4T0fxgDQAaEkHipGr9soEmMjOxm9cZuiGOu4bQ5P9wnTyomSr4BIBcVVDUokYWzbtlqg97a9vfKfBj-u8Ifi6KKU12XmNoov09tQA/s1600/IMG_20170325_152036_628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWNuXs7UNwzUTzImWJhBrlBTMElVNA9b1pBvAhU4T0fxgDQAaEkHipGr9soEmMjOxm9cZuiGOu4bQ5P9wnTyomSr4BIBcVVDUokYWzbtlqg97a9vfKfBj-u8Ifi6KKU12XmNoov09tQA/s640/IMG_20170325_152036_628.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<u style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">26.03.17, Sunday</u><span style="font-family: inherit;">: RESTed while almost all my running friends ran the <a href="http://www.zandvoortcircuitrun.nl/" target="_blank">Zandvoort Circuit Run</a>!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLXflKodVA2MsCOhxa8pfmoDoervYcIJdOoz-es3zON7f2ByrJjeBnk4X9HNopUCctR_Vu_pBEohJrAk9kqM7zwdXucYVJ1RTL2a29_tQYY7O334qngfmf4O7isBL6JYw-XuuUrtFTnM/s1600/IMG_20170326_144637_448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLXflKodVA2MsCOhxa8pfmoDoervYcIJdOoz-es3zON7f2ByrJjeBnk4X9HNopUCctR_Vu_pBEohJrAk9kqM7zwdXucYVJ1RTL2a29_tQYY7O334qngfmf4O7isBL6JYw-XuuUrtFTnM/s320/IMG_20170326_144637_448.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.zandvoortcircuitrun.nl/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Zandvoort Circuit Run</a><br />
<br />
2012 5K<br />
2014 5K<br />
2016 12K</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Total</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">: 50 </span><i style="color: black; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">biking</i><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km / 24 </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">(<i>rounded off </i>)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">running</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km</span></h2>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br />
</b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">*****</b><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> P.S.</span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> On the purpose of this wee</span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">k : done! </span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</span><span style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 1, 2 and 3</span></a> (Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 188 km </span><b>Running (</b><i style="font-weight: normal;">started 3rd week</i><b>) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 21 km)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-4.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 4</span></a> </b><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 60 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 13 km )</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓<span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-5.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 5</b></span></a></span><span style="background-color: white;"> (</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 50 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 29 km )</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">✓<span style="color: #999999;"> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/2017-back-to-berlin-week-6.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 6</span></b></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>(<b>Biking </b>: <u><strike>0</strike> </u></span><i style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Spring Break</u></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">! <b>Running</b> : 29 km )</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;">✓</span> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-7.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 7</b></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>(<b>Biking </b>: 60 km <b>Running</b> : 36 km)</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">✓ <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-8.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 8</span></b></a><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b>Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 43 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 35 km) </span></span></div>
<div>
<div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">✓<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-9.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 9</span></b></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">(</span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">: 20 km </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> : 32 km</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">)</span></div>
<div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: xx-small;">✓ </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 10</b> </span>(</span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">: 50 km </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> : 24 km) </span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">10 weeks of Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 471 km</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">8 weeks of Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 219 km</span></span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; text-align: right;"><b><br />
</b></span></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b> created 27.03.17 12:41 Monday</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b>updated 10.04.17 11:59 Monday</b></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-63951669851992458052017-03-23T10:07:00.001+01:002017-03-23T10:43:27.079+01:00BACK TO BERLIN: WEEK 9<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFgq1AeLS-nMaxwj1i29E3675ydKTcTD2iUdBJ5I0FjLXQAMPyNQHq32yRxvTWkIGhE2zr7-hpi2Ow7iPVcxqxqKnc_YAmfL1zjA934UugG0q4OcGY85KIoc2t0PRxodArqKrzr6Dm40/s1600/IMG_20170318_201808_940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFgq1AeLS-nMaxwj1i29E3675ydKTcTD2iUdBJ5I0FjLXQAMPyNQHq32yRxvTWkIGhE2zr7-hpi2Ow7iPVcxqxqKnc_YAmfL1zjA934UugG0q4OcGY85KIoc2t0PRxodArqKrzr6Dm40/s640/IMG_20170318_201808_940.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">taken by my P before a quick 4.42 km run<br />18th of March, 2017</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><br /></span></b></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">“I wish I could do whatever I liked behind the curtain of “madness”. Then: I’d arrange flowers, all day long, I’d paint; pain, love and tenderness, I would laugh as much as I feel like at the stupidity of others, and they would all say: “Poor thing, she’s crazy!” (Above all I would laugh at my own stupidity.) I would build my world which while I lived, would be in agreement with all the worlds. The day, or the hour, or the minute that I lived would be mine and everyone else’s - my madness would not be an escape from “reality”.” </span></b><b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/52760.Frida_Kahlo" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Frida Kahlo</a></b></blockquote>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">
<br />
<br /></div>
<h2 style="font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This Week's Purpose</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">I love beginning the week with a sense of purpose. </span></span><br style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My purpose this week (Week 9 : 13.03 - 19.03) </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">is to keep everything simple because I feel, I am spreading myself too much again - both mentally and physically.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">***** (please, see at the bottom of the post, how I fared at the end of the week with my intentions)</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
Something I wanted to remind myself:</h2>
<h3>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><i>Pause . . . (I would like to do periodically during my marathon training, a sort of "reality check-up" with myself)</i></span></h3>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3vy4dSYiOqQFO-HsvkXCCQJxeAq0UHAWRA9mKT2J3VYz9MQtcQnnBNBPUdUhpJJ7YOKmasIRn0jhvVk4ZgOVV8JHcrnKFPVsFb7g1QfBXnIXyAQQ9BTyWRORfWrGVnn6MlVDiUU0-XA/s1600/IMG_20170313_220208_341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3vy4dSYiOqQFO-HsvkXCCQJxeAq0UHAWRA9mKT2J3VYz9MQtcQnnBNBPUdUhpJJ7YOKmasIRn0jhvVk4ZgOVV8JHcrnKFPVsFb7g1QfBXnIXyAQQ9BTyWRORfWrGVnn6MlVDiUU0-XA/s640/IMG_20170313_220208_341.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monday, 13.03.17<br />
a picture from my IG story<br />
I love using that Instagram feature <br />
to save thoughts, ideas & blognotes<br />
<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I published </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-8.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Week 8</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> of my training a day later, than I planned. Nobody is putting any deadline pressure on me but myself. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is just one of those things that I want to get rid off, which are still remnants from past experiences during marathon training. It robs me of the joy of training and blogging about the training. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The simple fact I am successfully running 3-4X/week (8 weeks!), and blogging weekly should be a source to rejoice. Rejoice in each moment, and not wait until after I reached the finish line in Berlin!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“Our true joy is like those sunglasses we’ve been looking for all over, suddenly realizing they’ve been propped on our head during our entire search. They’re already there, quietly waiting for us to reach up and realize they were never lost at all.” </span> </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1203983.Kelly_Corbet" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Kelly Corbet</a></blockquote>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">There will be a time, when I will not train for a marathon or any other race events. I still would like to continue running, writing, and living life to the fullest. There is life before marathon running, and there will be life with running without the trappings of marathon training - it's super highs, the dramatic predictable lows and unpredictable stumbling blocks along the way.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">13.03.17, Monday</u><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"> : 0 biking, 0 running, 3 minutes planking!</span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">M' was not feeling well, when she woke up in the morning. I was feeling exhausted myself.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We both rested. In the evening, I felt better, and dropped down to plank to support a fellow runner in my plank group, and felt "less lazy"</span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">! LOL </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">It's awesome to get a surge of energy from people, whose passion you share and they live 1,000 of miles or even ocean or continent away!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeAC5h2aITi8LGyy4TngUEKG8Z-FZTixVfCtQPJhKT_Bm-acTii7o6MlAqJMVKwqa8ir-hdPgU3AqaWgifObWVB016IvZHP8FNWKtKfTw-UhNsmEw5W6Rv9I5qSFP8O8k0hIyIUhnp2w/s400/IMG_20170313_232120_258.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="225" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You made this day<br />
end great for me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kyrstie/" target="_blank">@kyrstie</a>! XO</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeAC5h2aITi8LGyy4TngUEKG8Z-FZTixVfCtQPJhKT_Bm-acTii7o6MlAqJMVKwqa8ir-hdPgU3AqaWgifObWVB016IvZHP8FNWKtKfTw-UhNsmEw5W6Rv9I5qSFP8O8k0hIyIUhnp2w/s1600/IMG_20170313_232120_258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><u style="color: black; text-align: justify;">14.03.17, Tuesday</u></b><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">: </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">More of what Monday was: restful day. </span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">During the course of the day, I randomly meditated.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">It's been on my marathon training list to practice meditation again;</span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"> I have not been doing it with structure.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">So, I added the <a href="https://app.stopbreathethink.org/" target="_blank">Stop Breathe & Think app</a> on my phone to help me.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vCjNVAXBjJFILyZCDSl6IKeld3uzG8wHuDIi2Lr6lCeB7fzOSs9-Q5LVSMc7gy2EBGJZNFa_UmJYj8GuuycClVNQli6s728ZkwEKtfHz2YeVkY1a7ji37Ih6CCqKkIa-UOq2Zwb1LlY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-03-15+at+16.32.38.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vCjNVAXBjJFILyZCDSl6IKeld3uzG8wHuDIi2Lr6lCeB7fzOSs9-Q5LVSMc7gy2EBGJZNFa_UmJYj8GuuycClVNQli6s728ZkwEKtfHz2YeVkY1a7ji37Ih6CCqKkIa-UOq2Zwb1LlY/s320/Screen+Shot+2017-03-15+at+16.32.38.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">15.03.17, Wednesday</u><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;">: </span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;">M felt much better, and was brought by a friend to school. K, her older sister picked her up after her playdate. This meant, no biking for me on this day.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">My hormones was going haywire on me as usual, or I was simply fighting a virus because I felt so tired; I slept after J - oldest daughter - left.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">P was at work, the girls were at school, and without any energy to do anything at all, I gave in to what my body needed, and slept until way past noon.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOf71CPIXYh7cBGOXZmvfKqw7hUOlv9w8LmsYzyt7jbpzOyZHnXXl_XTgZ_eXxigFUkKA-IOqBDkQ_OvY0tnw2GzDQMoNgJza9SQFlvm0mqZ76IFax5LOHTBqskH7CKqRrTUOCpMJeLM/s1600/IMG_20170315_100208_322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOf71CPIXYh7cBGOXZmvfKqw7hUOlv9w8LmsYzyt7jbpzOyZHnXXl_XTgZ_eXxigFUkKA-IOqBDkQ_OvY0tnw2GzDQMoNgJza9SQFlvm0mqZ76IFax5LOHTBqskH7CKqRrTUOCpMJeLM/s320/IMG_20170315_100208_322.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oldest daughter served me chai tea before she left for school</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7GxiodcLSbJ_iMVeBj8KoV-lFXFgqAMKu3On79PCinFwU23f15zTdapklP4q14eef2gKtJEtceesNJhT55Aj952QubtYWobcSsLzrLq_w4zW_z4doolvuCvhp3SjaZiZvcs3eC-Vx9U/s1600/IMG_20170315_100736_012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7GxiodcLSbJ_iMVeBj8KoV-lFXFgqAMKu3On79PCinFwU23f15zTdapklP4q14eef2gKtJEtceesNJhT55Aj952QubtYWobcSsLzrLq_w4zW_z4doolvuCvhp3SjaZiZvcs3eC-Vx9U/s320/IMG_20170315_100736_012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;">Not feeling rested after the decadent nap, I forced myself to eat lunch, & drink the coffee I have been wanting to give up since marathon training started! </span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">I felt much better after publishing Week 8 blogpost and having done updates on this blog gave me a surge of energy as well.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpghhasJl_Q0Gq8diUwfeMgM_T0AjHWj5nQJNyV1zuor87MiYslUSAKfN0s5sB-INJJ1bUDBIyPDNP98inq7FYh_PaV0tjCQzFE2XJ7GSdnplCThBW3FKL2x8mO2s_GSRIKD7bwRjXNos/s1600/IMG_20170315_172208_353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpghhasJl_Q0Gq8diUwfeMgM_T0AjHWj5nQJNyV1zuor87MiYslUSAKfN0s5sB-INJJ1bUDBIyPDNP98inq7FYh_PaV0tjCQzFE2XJ7GSdnplCThBW3FKL2x8mO2s_GSRIKD7bwRjXNos/s320/IMG_20170315_172208_353.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">I think, I will rest one more day and start running again tomorrow! </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><strike>(see after clearing up the house, how I feel! MAYBE I can manage 5K - Wed 15.03.17 16:37) </strike></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">Nope, I rested! (update: Thursday, 23.03.17)</span></span><br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">16.03.17, Thursday</u><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"> : </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;">I ran back to back on this day: </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;">11 km to M's school and 4.42 km with her on the bike and me running behind her.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94XZG_913mP1RoZVM2EJky3pZwGPKlBuLvnbkzYl6RtqvQa2ugzZc91L4v4C5Meatr_lmXtplvD9DP5gQgrqvAVoOLZmbMIDrOkEfBmpBFoJFwqD0Tqhk7mgfLpXoCUCwHhu2wS5gr6o/s1600/IMG_20170316_173746_294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94XZG_913mP1RoZVM2EJky3pZwGPKlBuLvnbkzYl6RtqvQa2ugzZc91L4v4C5Meatr_lmXtplvD9DP5gQgrqvAVoOLZmbMIDrOkEfBmpBFoJFwqD0Tqhk7mgfLpXoCUCwHhu2wS5gr6o/s320/IMG_20170316_173746_294.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0vzbSoGBQs7806U5TbloMA_WEXL5qrZJgsRSzAAGNY0uwbqGisTLD1FyF3qafD0PyKFs9cEZryiP46H9adLNS1IpRgKCnmp8ZCELu3u-CFz1OVxTCkrs9DcwMAbPro8KASInFjlZ21Y/s1600/IMG_20170316_162018_624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0vzbSoGBQs7806U5TbloMA_WEXL5qrZJgsRSzAAGNY0uwbqGisTLD1FyF3qafD0PyKFs9cEZryiP46H9adLNS1IpRgKCnmp8ZCELu3u-CFz1OVxTCkrs9DcwMAbPro8KASInFjlZ21Y/s320/IMG_20170316_162018_624.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">17.03.17, Friday</u><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"> :</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;">Biked 10 km to bring M to school.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjExRo3fpQLbZg05LQpPvCSh7FsFJG48_rU1UJgrZA5LDA21ZU9oW_p_YV3PeUqcdDBVApGMEpNxJXSGoSk3pQHzSdhe4RqsyyW78OXVgcbmqEwNlG6fCcxUm5zA9PQ1XXAz5dbzm0LtI/s1600/IMG_20170317_083940_569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjExRo3fpQLbZg05LQpPvCSh7FsFJG48_rU1UJgrZA5LDA21ZU9oW_p_YV3PeUqcdDBVApGMEpNxJXSGoSk3pQHzSdhe4RqsyyW78OXVgcbmqEwNlG6fCcxUm5zA9PQ1XXAz5dbzm0LtI/s320/IMG_20170317_083940_569.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FI2bMcocUcPwLTF3Bx5-Fb47DZvPVzb_LPxn2-b1pTSgrmHx8fILSamlbAY2LJFS3bE2xFPKwEndenGdZb3KhVY50fIgQ1sMiCKtYpI823UDvVfZLgy2v7ZgtrxuO4dNoGa6dM_L3rk/s1600/IMG_20170317_105557_535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FI2bMcocUcPwLTF3Bx5-Fb47DZvPVzb_LPxn2-b1pTSgrmHx8fILSamlbAY2LJFS3bE2xFPKwEndenGdZb3KhVY50fIgQ1sMiCKtYpI823UDvVfZLgy2v7ZgtrxuO4dNoGa6dM_L3rk/s320/IMG_20170317_105557_535.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Q5oqNJBktTUkmf6aJaE2OvvsL6yYUEL59UCxmpE89G_9rdTY_CpaQAm383UQR9gYPXcpbIru2lnyabT7H2v2k1IrmOgGRDYvtlGO2Nr4LTKes2THr1RzUTbXQ09GZ5WUnTieKlxGtKU/s1600/IMG_20170317_105938_904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Q5oqNJBktTUkmf6aJaE2OvvsL6yYUEL59UCxmpE89G_9rdTY_CpaQAm383UQR9gYPXcpbIru2lnyabT7H2v2k1IrmOgGRDYvtlGO2Nr4LTKes2THr1RzUTbXQ09GZ5WUnTieKlxGtKU/s320/IMG_20170317_105938_904.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;">"Rested" from marathon training for the day, the rest of Friday!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopX9SpyGM6gui06fIvhnt_tECW3FcgIfys5cdJBOo4LMvpH9fQju1w4hYIkUiriTXEq9p5FdupKk6_6riR5NlRTy2T1z-5BCn95G1_4PTac9_pI-8SCNDR_aMkO20Bui_sbdKpLGXMqI/s1600/IMG_20170317_130432_163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopX9SpyGM6gui06fIvhnt_tECW3FcgIfys5cdJBOo4LMvpH9fQju1w4hYIkUiriTXEq9p5FdupKk6_6riR5NlRTy2T1z-5BCn95G1_4PTac9_pI-8SCNDR_aMkO20Bui_sbdKpLGXMqI/s320/IMG_20170317_130432_163.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">K, middle daughter picked up M and her classmate, with her friend. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">M's playdate was cut short because of an emergency, and the boy was picked up earlier. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBXvRja93eYkO3Qz2mp0n8vOBQMxF-M7cO9K42cKIIvIbmAGBZPe_DXUCD7P15WE72U84lzcwKS2jZkgkH8nbJFuIJIbu4aUbop8wGkkfM-nMeMJfKQCtAJAvLeEyNR3y-oyov6mKAqg/s1600/IMG_20170317_160259_754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBXvRja93eYkO3Qz2mp0n8vOBQMxF-M7cO9K42cKIIvIbmAGBZPe_DXUCD7P15WE72U84lzcwKS2jZkgkH8nbJFuIJIbu4aUbop8wGkkfM-nMeMJfKQCtAJAvLeEyNR3y-oyov6mKAqg/s320/IMG_20170317_160259_754.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_fLBI0VNYvg49IPRmvS356SaSoIvTZc1ajUYk2RBeVmZt822qOvEr93JM_2DC1RBAGpoHlntoYpMgiX5wVN8Qho2-hIQn6LcQo9kYeVMRgU74S-MLz34OuUCVp34ACJtDpPWmnzvGF0/s1600/20170317_154119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_fLBI0VNYvg49IPRmvS356SaSoIvTZc1ajUYk2RBeVmZt822qOvEr93JM_2DC1RBAGpoHlntoYpMgiX5wVN8Qho2-hIQn6LcQo9kYeVMRgU74S-MLz34OuUCVp34ACJtDpPWmnzvGF0/s320/20170317_154119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">K's friend stayed for dinner.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwAWf7LVnAbVu5QEs3WB0om4T_N8kQpudDj4YctkpzXUusWNwsnrKsFyVAwDwebaYlmhi8lsyzDG5Jckdg0cTJhxNjLPBQGSxVd8oreKVay60fP7FTw6jlkKmMD3NqNTVbeSdcDflnWc/s1600/IMG_20170317_180632_280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwAWf7LVnAbVu5QEs3WB0om4T_N8kQpudDj4YctkpzXUusWNwsnrKsFyVAwDwebaYlmhi8lsyzDG5Jckdg0cTJhxNjLPBQGSxVd8oreKVay60fP7FTw6jlkKmMD3NqNTVbeSdcDflnWc/s320/IMG_20170317_180632_280.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYi1aE7pueyDuodPF-ZFIrGxtxWN7mvwlFjX_5h5eLDpikjUymK-JjVepifd89TK8eDlcUyALSmyJkRWaV3xAr16mrc2cb935CxDayLMsv3WexhXp-ho17yAjjVsMjxrgFZroac8PR6E/s1600/IMG_20170317_182316_988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYi1aE7pueyDuodPF-ZFIrGxtxWN7mvwlFjX_5h5eLDpikjUymK-JjVepifd89TK8eDlcUyALSmyJkRWaV3xAr16mrc2cb935CxDayLMsv3WexhXp-ho17yAjjVsMjxrgFZroac8PR6E/s640/IMG_20170317_182316_988.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="text-decoration: underline;">18.03.17, Saturday</b> : </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a long day. We got up early to go to Utrecht for an information day. I will blog about my eldest daughter's search for university in <i>My Daily Mooosings in the Netherlands</i>.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogCGF-AV1Y24va1eoosLomBPcb1mIvK_S-zI8BSvc7FmLeo13fSamToq2PWBTYXkSTgcpS8ReO5fWNhT6Hal3fWsWfyzXBdXAISY6SG8IrCaOm0zyTorhyA_U5D0Pc2D2zs3foPfo-bg/s1600/IMG_20170318_104827_727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogCGF-AV1Y24va1eoosLomBPcb1mIvK_S-zI8BSvc7FmLeo13fSamToq2PWBTYXkSTgcpS8ReO5fWNhT6Hal3fWsWfyzXBdXAISY6SG8IrCaOm0zyTorhyA_U5D0Pc2D2zs3foPfo-bg/s320/IMG_20170318_104827_727.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCi0HoE2yjL_DOZ2FUp9DUjD98vrb7vc6L1B-WabXUnHakZdgQTI4y8jWS43Pqtg3WdjB5D8MwVR2f8LMo-2lWO4C0wSr14BV8hfY-rZ6HsW7etWtQrsxZVM9k94z-rE5C4eAkAoBK44s/s1600/20170318_112433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCi0HoE2yjL_DOZ2FUp9DUjD98vrb7vc6L1B-WabXUnHakZdgQTI4y8jWS43Pqtg3WdjB5D8MwVR2f8LMo-2lWO4C0wSr14BV8hfY-rZ6HsW7etWtQrsxZVM9k94z-rE5C4eAkAoBK44s/s320/20170318_112433.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Xdb8Vqux8P8K5eO6WjxObc1wndInA4y2ZIgRb-C6_tZmC_LOrSWjgps1NtzK_WratX7pgPzdhY1a_APz_nkI8bKszBkR3qMO-pnAqduJr-pqPTPcTOCq3ecreDvK7OrNuZcFZejrg5M/s1600/20170318_114731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Xdb8Vqux8P8K5eO6WjxObc1wndInA4y2ZIgRb-C6_tZmC_LOrSWjgps1NtzK_WratX7pgPzdhY1a_APz_nkI8bKszBkR3qMO-pnAqduJr-pqPTPcTOCq3ecreDvK7OrNuZcFZejrg5M/s320/20170318_114731.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTG6_XjLu6iehxgjjyVXkEN-0Qj9yYGb5QDtai7ywtQyF9EwxFTa0050fKaIK-aGPjp51UQEhZ-k98zozxOO9BJwUKigws0XkYwGVv0zVAs1K5q7U7ofJccbUpyejOsydm5-2N1bvYjc/s1600/20170318_115106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTG6_XjLu6iehxgjjyVXkEN-0Qj9yYGb5QDtai7ywtQyF9EwxFTa0050fKaIK-aGPjp51UQEhZ-k98zozxOO9BJwUKigws0XkYwGVv0zVAs1K5q7U7ofJccbUpyejOsydm5-2N1bvYjc/s320/20170318_115106.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXR8LOnkXr3u0RB_NYuOTFbG5eMFSdnhhLU3YK9lZ78TGHmJpa_mmkCZXvZkHDnqVtSwlE6-sPJj45PgWvAfluRlIHnaPWzgQ2xaK9052HSvyG9pJ2IfCO6NlMpqu4XFVEYpoQSUSpf8/s1600/20170318_121723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXR8LOnkXr3u0RB_NYuOTFbG5eMFSdnhhLU3YK9lZ78TGHmJpa_mmkCZXvZkHDnqVtSwlE6-sPJj45PgWvAfluRlIHnaPWzgQ2xaK9052HSvyG9pJ2IfCO6NlMpqu4XFVEYpoQSUSpf8/s320/20170318_121723.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before dinner, I manage to do 4.50 km to "symbolically" pre-celebrate my 45th birthday (20th March). P made pictures and video before he drove home with the groceries we bought. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-_Ysb6Phyphenhyphen7VAO6S8yS90PU2bgqHuks5_X2mXHFcTbqJ-nZX4EOcwSECzois_C-TC2RBr4EGUiHGlntYE1RfO2oaOTUB8GpDmBRyWGHoqeqhjLjT2yOdlMSShO9J0iyVuw5GbSGRgrhQ/s1600/IMG_20170318_201808_968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-_Ysb6Phyphenhyphen7VAO6S8yS90PU2bgqHuks5_X2mXHFcTbqJ-nZX4EOcwSECzois_C-TC2RBr4EGUiHGlntYE1RfO2oaOTUB8GpDmBRyWGHoqeqhjLjT2yOdlMSShO9J0iyVuw5GbSGRgrhQ/s320/IMG_20170318_201808_968.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><u style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">19.03.17, Sunday</u><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">Life is busy but I do hope I can publish separate blogs about "difficult" runs of this marathon training. This Sunday's 12 km can be documented under that category.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">If you follow me on Instagram, you might have already read about it. </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">Now, I am updating this blog 5 days later, on a Thursday the <i>23rd of March</i>, and have read once again, how the week was, I got an even better perspective of why this run turned out how it did. </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">This is why I need to blog about my process ! This is why I love to blog about the process. One can get lost sometimes in the muddle of every day life, and clarity is acquired again and again when you take time to sit and truly reflect in peace. May it be about marathon training or simply about the life, we live.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">You can find impressions I wrote about this run, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BR1YbpCAiTh/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BR6iYLcgNXO/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4_SRUUW60KKhRCKgSerEwXA6Bjhjl7CrssYfHCbpKgqalJ6HjJk91qYsKy_gJhPaxjmBTcv40BQ5Uv_dcvBnzMht_y1KyQZ-hb44InY7BDTDiyKmo83i3SmoGeEFuIZ8vj1E6bauVcA/s1600/IMG_20170319_220237_493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4_SRUUW60KKhRCKgSerEwXA6Bjhjl7CrssYfHCbpKgqalJ6HjJk91qYsKy_gJhPaxjmBTcv40BQ5Uv_dcvBnzMht_y1KyQZ-hb44InY7BDTDiyKmo83i3SmoGeEFuIZ8vj1E6bauVcA/s320/IMG_20170319_220237_493.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">Also, here :</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7h_dFwKtjKTgFccLWr0hsZMFuNl9AQI7ZUdn1AC5R8N1gwxs_TuGhyI6raUKvnwiFeIPltJZdZQzmGJIyBg_qGYXJza67qY3L7iQXKBFy-vCaLhHWawNH5C63tGiFPKwojczYjO7x4g/s1600/IMG_20170321_081103_425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7h_dFwKtjKTgFccLWr0hsZMFuNl9AQI7ZUdn1AC5R8N1gwxs_TuGhyI6raUKvnwiFeIPltJZdZQzmGJIyBg_qGYXJza67qY3L7iQXKBFy-vCaLhHWawNH5C63tGiFPKwojczYjO7x4g/s640/IMG_20170321_081103_425.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">21st of March 2017<br />
...more impressions about Sunday's 12 km run,<br />
shared in my IG story.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Total</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">: 20 </span><i style="color: black; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">biking</i><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km / 32 </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">(<i>rounded off </i>)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">running</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km</span></h2>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></b></span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">*****</b><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> P.S.</span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> On the purpose of this wee</span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">k : short and sweet - I simplified. </span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 1, 2 and 3</span></a> (Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 188 km </span><b>Running (</b><i style="font-weight: normal;">started 3rd week</i><b>) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 21 km)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-4.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 4</span></a> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">(</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 60 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 13 km )</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-5.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 5</span></b></a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> (</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 50 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 29 km )</span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">✓ <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/2017-back-to-berlin-week-6.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 6</span></b></a> (<b>Biking </b>: <u><strike>0</strike> </u></span><i style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Spring Break</u></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">! <b>Running</b> : 29 km )</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;">✓</span> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-7.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 7</b></span></a> (<b>Biking </b>: 60 km <b>Running</b> : 36 km)</span></span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">✓ <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-8.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 8</span></b></a><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 43 km </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 35 km) </span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">✓ </span><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 9</span></b><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">(</span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white;">: 20 km </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white;"> : 32 km</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">)</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="font-weight: normal;" /></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">9 weeks of Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 421 km</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">7 weeks of Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 195 km</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><u style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br /></u></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">created 15.03.17 15:05, Wednesday</b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">updated 23.03.17 10:07 Thursday</b></div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-61933975353218654852017-03-22T11:40:00.000+01:002017-03-23T09:20:08.206+01:00'Allo 'Allo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdF-yjD4bkT9mF3ja9B4P_mjBsl2JVy4UICOjPzjk5HCMCo2_O-Je9emXryMWdNgx1t3rJEgEjc5WVyLNSe5BiR2DvVNS7TB-Z5gFk5DImOVSkUgkP37s-hXBUYVFlKT-EretrwMp2sI/s1600/IMG_20170318_201808_943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdF-yjD4bkT9mF3ja9B4P_mjBsl2JVy4UICOjPzjk5HCMCo2_O-Je9emXryMWdNgx1t3rJEgEjc5WVyLNSe5BiR2DvVNS7TB-Z5gFk5DImOVSkUgkP37s-hXBUYVFlKT-EretrwMp2sI/s640/IMG_20170318_201808_943.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18.03.17</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">I was in the poop </span></blockquote>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Officer Crabtree </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">(character from t</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Allo_%27Allo!" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">he British sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!</a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> )</span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">
</span></blockquote>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
My <a href="http://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/" target="_blank">Berlin Marathon</a> training is in the middle of Week 10, and before I share the recap of Week 9 and begin the draft for Week 10, I thought I would make a quick, "Hello! How are you all doing!" blogpost. :) I think I will just put this under the category : Random and Happy post!<br />
<br />
I've been visiting blogs and FB blog pages, discovering new bloggers on Instagram but I have hardly time and peace to leave behind a sensible comment. So, as usual, I remain a silent reader! <br />
<br />
It takes a lot of mental energy to interact with other bloggers on their blogsite, and I admire other bloggers, who could do this. <br />
<br />
Even though I know I should not take it all - the process of leaving a comment - too seriously, I want to always truly know the blogger I am reading before I leave comments. Sometimes even by the bloggers, I truly know IRL, I struggle to leave a comment behind. <br />
<br />
Often I have left, a "I am bookmarking and will read, tonight!" comment and I always worry :D hahaha that the blogger will think I am simply "making a presence", so "their readers" could check my own blog, and I am not genuinely interested in their blogs. <br />
<br />
I know, crazy thoughts!!! Perhaps in the future, when I have less responsibilities, I could blog hop with less over-obsessing. :D<br />
<br />
I will feel freeeeeeee!<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhn9mfAe7miZqKpQdwpkThT9II2KvX_VtPBd9qAIF6lZo6MMjKLCZUfioBAnyeieDLNGrb0hAHjlwy7YFdG2feA1VcXFWf-Leoz62tBpGE7u-CfLHgILC_qaskMX0oTcs5pPnPsP4uwc/s1600/IMG_20170321_220533_733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhn9mfAe7miZqKpQdwpkThT9II2KvX_VtPBd9qAIF6lZo6MMjKLCZUfioBAnyeieDLNGrb0hAHjlwy7YFdG2feA1VcXFWf-Leoz62tBpGE7u-CfLHgILC_qaskMX0oTcs5pPnPsP4uwc/s640/IMG_20170321_220533_733.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">19.03.17<br />
<br />
Taken by my P,<br />
last Sunday, at kilometre 7 <br />
of a total of 12 km<br />
challenging LDR training.<br />
<br />
Behind me is the <a href="http://www.beeldengeluid.nl/en" target="_blank">Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
The compromise I thought of is create a blogpost like this and maybe get to know other bloggers. It is my baby step to NOT over-obsess about the one sentence, I would like to leave behind. Specially to bloggers I have been reading and following for so long, as a silent reader!<br />
<br />
I guess, this is also my way of inviting my silent readers ;) to leave me a comment behind! Even if it is a simple, "Hi! I read you!" <br />
<br />
See, I would not mind reading this, or a "I am bookmarking to read, later!" - I would simply be delighted to get to know my readers. :) <br />
<br />
For the bloggers, I visit, I am surmising they would not mind as well. Or, perhaps when they do check out, who I am, stumble upon this blogpost and discern from it, how complicated my thoughts are, how much I can ramble (and afraid to ramble on their blog with my comment!) hahaha AND they would "get it" - maybe. Maybe affirm they went through the same period!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
By the way, I found the quote above from 'Allo 'Allo too funny and I thought just about summarised my feelings and how my mind was from the very busy weekend before my 45th birthday! Long story for a blog, later. <br />
<br />
The picture I have on the very top of this blogpost was taken by my beloved P last week, Saturday. It was before my quick 4.5 kilometre. I was participating in a challenge hosted by <a href="http://www.girlslove2run.com/" target="_blank">Girls Love 2 Run</a>. It was about taking pictures during your run with Spring motive.<br />
<br />
Today, we have a lovely beautiful Spring day! I took some pictures to give you the impression of the day.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdexQtWSzydVx6vJLxxPSezjj_RVslMhwFEwT9e3svMJVTi9mtBBV9oOyMiMXCyQOmD2aVcRH1Q381tLdHqEFecg4KhE-_CxQnCDG_Cun4QkI9kwWuD18HjtQLL-6GrL9k0CD7WLOYvk/s1600/20170322_082511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdexQtWSzydVx6vJLxxPSezjj_RVslMhwFEwT9e3svMJVTi9mtBBV9oOyMiMXCyQOmD2aVcRH1Q381tLdHqEFecg4KhE-_CxQnCDG_Cun4QkI9kwWuD18HjtQLL-6GrL9k0CD7WLOYvk/s640/20170322_082511.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this sculpture called<br />
"Meisje met Ganzen"<br />
Girl with the Geese</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVjcoekg-LpPyenlUuBSIGodpVwFui4QUoEgNF5mrjpJAjlEC0qax8Jh9Srt4Yg8mKDQt3SIYRv6vHKr6kQAt0ph5z4i1sHQ3wqLPscY9XkoS7NXUG8HMeFZniSNeov5hSmCsw-4mLbs/s1600/20170322_091320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVjcoekg-LpPyenlUuBSIGodpVwFui4QUoEgNF5mrjpJAjlEC0qax8Jh9Srt4Yg8mKDQt3SIYRv6vHKr6kQAt0ph5z4i1sHQ3wqLPscY9XkoS7NXUG8HMeFZniSNeov5hSmCsw-4mLbs/s400/20170322_091320.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken on my daily bike route.<br />
It's currently closed for traffic. <br />
Bliss to bike through and have the road all to myself!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ANRptDhtFvwRJ4ds-5CXQOe2YbA7-fodJJlu0XixRtf2CrqTmLW9uvR2XCnR9MkW9OF2gZZSYSyqlpesRK-dGMJTXJ_WjamFwplazbZYd-ygnRzikdPtJxR5fbC0KNklbkyGBEnj5ts/s1600/20170322_090010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ANRptDhtFvwRJ4ds-5CXQOe2YbA7-fodJJlu0XixRtf2CrqTmLW9uvR2XCnR9MkW9OF2gZZSYSyqlpesRK-dGMJTXJ_WjamFwplazbZYd-ygnRzikdPtJxR5fbC0KNklbkyGBEnj5ts/s400/20170322_090010.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was taken from the floral shop <br />
in the village's shopping centre. <br />
They have a very lovely friendly staff.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEn8-4h5CCKKMSZEPwPTRubBihuiIroa3aohBOUDXSEyzapxkuerxEME-ZbnJT8-QaBjrRQwVJ6ARTKlY3fjMIl_MqHLqwp5oKs9724d_esmW4ihGRVb5xVEFGbxVtollBUpiD3-jjFBY/s1600/20170322_093201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEn8-4h5CCKKMSZEPwPTRubBihuiIroa3aohBOUDXSEyzapxkuerxEME-ZbnJT8-QaBjrRQwVJ6ARTKlY3fjMIl_MqHLqwp5oKs9724d_esmW4ihGRVb5xVEFGbxVtollBUpiD3-jjFBY/s400/20170322_093201.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bought flowers in Jumbo, though.<br />
They even gave me (other customers, too!) a free bouquet of mixed buttercups & tulips<br />
because otherwise, they would just be thrown away.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2NyU7EJyt6uFmzSrg4APyiV6fElzowKsM5_A8eS32tJIGc4lgN3zzSnpsE41YsaQ9P-sONER8C0DHn0OEJVoZRf-Z1NyBnPQx-9nQ-Aj7z_SPpHn14PXcjw2tsgqGC9YyppoB6Oqhuk/s1600/20170322_093131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2NyU7EJyt6uFmzSrg4APyiV6fElzowKsM5_A8eS32tJIGc4lgN3zzSnpsE41YsaQ9P-sONER8C0DHn0OEJVoZRf-Z1NyBnPQx-9nQ-Aj7z_SPpHn14PXcjw2tsgqGC9YyppoB6Oqhuk/s400/20170322_093131.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My humble bike and the flowers for the week, home at last.<br />
I am putting this picture, here to remind myself to go back to my water colours, again.<br />
Flowers on the bike is a water colour painting theme I have been visualising in my mind.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Have a great day!<br />
<br />
Don't forget to leave a "Hello!" comment below, if you happen upon this blogpost. :)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><b>created 22.03.17 10:46 Wednesday</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><b>updated 23.03.17 09:06 Thursday</b></span></span></div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-13531842905469214692017-03-15T15:54:00.000+01:002017-03-15T17:26:17.958+01:00BACK TO BERLIN: WEEK 8<div style="text-align: justify;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Wi0yd62_zQnSFNXxk8M8xU2SsD18i7IKrawBXYZyDF6kjXmlHf58eB0TOd37vTuWlQIohMbxjxQqChLlcjLrwUxYgZAfAKeQewL_SmykdekkzbF_YyNy3BXevZpCIhutAcRgOIi3eVk/s1600/IMG_20170306_142258_020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Wi0yd62_zQnSFNXxk8M8xU2SsD18i7IKrawBXYZyDF6kjXmlHf58eB0TOd37vTuWlQIohMbxjxQqChLlcjLrwUxYgZAfAKeQewL_SmykdekkzbF_YyNy3BXevZpCIhutAcRgOIi3eVk/s640/IMG_20170306_142258_020.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BRTFe6DAe_n/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Story behind the 5K run</span></b></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span>
<br />
<h1 style="border: 0px; font-family: proxima-nova, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><br /></span></h1>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” </span><br />
<blockquote>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3535.William_Faulkner" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">William Faulkner</a></blockquote>
</blockquote>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This Week's Purpose</span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I love beginning the week with a sense of purpose. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My purpose this week (Week 8 : 06.03 - 12.03) is bring back focus on my 2017 plan: simplify, declutter and journal (for structure and therapeutic process). I've let myself be distracted too much!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In order to realise my week's intentions, I think it is necessary to have a writing schedule I can stick to . </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">***** (please, see at the bottom of the post, how I fared at the end of the week with my intentions)</span></span></span>
</span></span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span>
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">“Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been avoiding your whole life.” </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1391130.Shannon_L_Alder" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Shannon L. Alder</a></span></span></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I noticed in my Instagram postings, last week and beginning of this week (I am writing this 8th of March, and will update during the week), how much faster I can recover from negative triggers, once I write about them, right away.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This recognition reminds me, how important it is that I focus on completing my book project, this year. Again, the marathon training is helping me stay on track, not only in taking care of my physical health but more importantly of my mental self-care.</span><br />
</span></div>
<h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Training Week - Stories and Statistics</span></h2>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">06.03.17, Monday</u>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strike>0 </strike> biking (J brought her to school, and K picked her up)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEZ68Kjpuo9ZvodkEUAuNedkA-41etCmFcNJnUHBI9yhsbH0wA0yUuGbPvwAA-QthrZ1HTp3SnBPCSh8gvs15eXFlg_bZl-R4Pp9aRq4gP-dpATQcggKrgq7-UjjJ7pig6P4249KtA0c/s1600/nrc-20170306_134726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEZ68Kjpuo9ZvodkEUAuNedkA-41etCmFcNJnUHBI9yhsbH0wA0yUuGbPvwAA-QthrZ1HTp3SnBPCSh8gvs15eXFlg_bZl-R4Pp9aRq4gP-dpATQcggKrgq7-UjjJ7pig6P4249KtA0c/s400/nrc-20170306_134726.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The photo above was taken after my morning run! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJG6OP_DfAlbKmLLArL7tZ3ZV9_zsctsDHnpvD88Jq3W0uUEg-MMHII5h97PU_LTFLcbNvRlcTnM_-C0HEfqoMhomAM6OIwShrM-6VhrabIwyTXN7iY0w9tl33SkHDFZ9p5VI_OeIDME/s1600/IMG_20170306_121538_316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJG6OP_DfAlbKmLLArL7tZ3ZV9_zsctsDHnpvD88Jq3W0uUEg-MMHII5h97PU_LTFLcbNvRlcTnM_-C0HEfqoMhomAM6OIwShrM-6VhrabIwyTXN7iY0w9tl33SkHDFZ9p5VI_OeIDME/s400/IMG_20170306_121538_316.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went out for a run around 11:30 - 11:35 and <br />
happily posted on Instagram Stories right after!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's my 20th run since I </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">began </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">training.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvM8ZUvV5RUMf1LpS8BkQW6uDsnsT4Sno8Rv76FOI4M5e1HkiEjf6UxIvZOhLRtBYkJthqRM2Sde8sLVtBE0cUhlONPLiKIs4LzZyTwFI5UjyT6NRPQada63tF_PJGlkQxuNvNCPU_0io/s1600/20170306_121120.mp4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvM8ZUvV5RUMf1LpS8BkQW6uDsnsT4Sno8Rv76FOI4M5e1HkiEjf6UxIvZOhLRtBYkJthqRM2Sde8sLVtBE0cUhlONPLiKIs4LzZyTwFI5UjyT6NRPQada63tF_PJGlkQxuNvNCPU_0io/s400/20170306_121120.mp4" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
I was too happy with my simple accomplishments - too happy to care, that I look like a hag in this video! hahaha<br />
<br />
Running makes you feel good<u> and look good</u>! Promise. :D<br />
<br />
Hope this video clip works :</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNPbQm5AavsvyUb5xHdwxTS8Wdpzcej0jTdeOC_XzE7rSlqm-FNXx6H_mKIAx8O_ATaYD35j3NlQkUnxbwmoHYd3AB-Qb-PbyYm18GobSbvmqZgR2l52uvAXdsYmGt2-YFx9vYRHYFvY/s0/VID_24960509_224547_613.mp4" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6395189708515683634?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKuBQHyfDm_HCAH8jlVnjj8OTWQjDVjSGgkay3gbkAejeyT01N6IML5Nzm5qKBmD9FI4ZMvgoQmIQjKRyxer5g22Z4C60o17DlzsC94t3ax2EA4crBMr-dKR9RBJdzh1X2uET88WM7UY/s1600/IMG_20170301_205041_574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKuBQHyfDm_HCAH8jlVnjj8OTWQjDVjSGgkay3gbkAejeyT01N6IML5Nzm5qKBmD9FI4ZMvgoQmIQjKRyxer5g22Z4C60o17DlzsC94t3ax2EA4crBMr-dKR9RBJdzh1X2uET88WM7UY/s400/IMG_20170301_205041_574.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last week Wednesday's, (<span style="font-size: small;"><b>1st of March</b></span>) selfie, taken to remind myself the day might feel bad, when you woke up but you can change it, if you set your heart to it!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BRG-3CKAhT_/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Story behind how I turned a "crappy feeling" to a good vibes day</b></span></a>!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvKIjncey3fkY16-MHYKGeiM1vXLMn4so8ykbHfvjBOJaj1LTBEoKyZsMXIVo10YD9qt1axse_UVMBRWVi2-eoes_Pq9Gd8ZifnqtgaY-sJOQncmKqHsTg1AeSFgVjtuk81YATxuhGwY/s1600/Screenshot_2017-03-06-13-44-57.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvKIjncey3fkY16-MHYKGeiM1vXLMn4so8ykbHfvjBOJaj1LTBEoKyZsMXIVo10YD9qt1axse_UVMBRWVi2-eoes_Pq9Gd8ZifnqtgaY-sJOQncmKqHsTg1AeSFgVjtuk81YATxuhGwY/s400/Screenshot_2017-03-06-13-44-57.png" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am very happy with my progress!<br />
<br />
I know from experience, that the marathon adventure is not only continuous progress. <br />
<br />
There will be stumbles, road blocks and challenges along the way.<br />
<br />
The more reason I have to celebrate small success and significant improvements, when they happen!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
Funny, I cooked the same soup (SO GOOD and so simple!), which <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-7.html" target="_blank">I prepared last week Monday</a>! A delicious coincidence. :)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_B__9zuFMjTf18fjcKtUPO7RKaGVDp0NWkmKA7HKGdcKKaYEz7NvyyJTNAzkL5X7GKLGDBvpuswL0BFfWXZ7oegyNwJhbM52tPFUey4An108gyqVNCUXTLezgYiDAhbBnYVWgzznwjpQ/s1600/20170306_204247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_B__9zuFMjTf18fjcKtUPO7RKaGVDp0NWkmKA7HKGdcKKaYEz7NvyyJTNAzkL5X7GKLGDBvpuswL0BFfWXZ7oegyNwJhbM52tPFUey4An108gyqVNCUXTLezgYiDAhbBnYVWgzznwjpQ/s320/20170306_204247.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RxdjJALwYHj9LgiiSvdSPCgL61mA6ev069Iq_PhpEDDGok5pxyjJTWIar5TYWJkrRU8-33_NukXLeltYVHWCywb2Wu3t_Zur_XmJw04KaB6dtkpsjWgZyQ818-XOTYRaiR0cGfY9XkQ/s1600/IMG_20170306_203438_446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RxdjJALwYHj9LgiiSvdSPCgL61mA6ev069Iq_PhpEDDGok5pxyjJTWIar5TYWJkrRU8-33_NukXLeltYVHWCywb2Wu3t_Zur_XmJw04KaB6dtkpsjWgZyQ818-XOTYRaiR0cGfY9XkQ/s320/IMG_20170306_203438_446.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">07.03.17, Tuesday</u>: biked 20 km, did a couple of NTC workouts!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since Monday, I am trying to record, "how my average day" is via </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram#Instagram_Stories" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Instagram Stories</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. I'm not sure if I can complete this week. My plan is to blog about mindfulness training in my <i>May</i> blogs. This activity is a sort of warm-up for that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnWl9Hf4x1KlL2O6PVpys9_tDNY_vZBgKlDypuDV1_NjT0gKada1JkRJRlqScaobhK8xGWLcAAT_IzV0Ijz8tKznN4VWu4vUlfF6N9TBTayqzwd_JzXWJ6IA_jgKOqiN5vIWEaTGiPJ0/s1600/IMG_20170307_073014_838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnWl9Hf4x1KlL2O6PVpys9_tDNY_vZBgKlDypuDV1_NjT0gKada1JkRJRlqScaobhK8xGWLcAAT_IzV0Ijz8tKznN4VWu4vUlfF6N9TBTayqzwd_JzXWJ6IA_jgKOqiN5vIWEaTGiPJ0/s320/IMG_20170307_073014_838.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGexjF0_xrJxvgSy79UCGI-xn7W4SUBAUXT4361xKFyusQu5OjM6OT_V3d-Ql2fg_ouWzKroVOKo2bvbdkzflX25qZ0hndjmZgmRixPHuc8YfwMfJzWf5s7R3jMgTtNpSzTuGFvIc8Oc/s1600/IMG_20170307_074918_713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGexjF0_xrJxvgSy79UCGI-xn7W4SUBAUXT4361xKFyusQu5OjM6OT_V3d-Ql2fg_ouWzKroVOKo2bvbdkzflX25qZ0hndjmZgmRixPHuc8YfwMfJzWf5s7R3jMgTtNpSzTuGFvIc8Oc/s320/IMG_20170307_074918_713.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8QVdGYz-cxZWqSsEbW4Q1wdCTNoQbaHEqJfjlphxWGzhij2SrFikQXcMRgb_ZpOcPZfWk-pWdY33Ypy2gWa9nRG7zXA_s7YaOBMqpc1N3TfPhyphenhyphenQgW_0V410MA29BPzVaJUnLx4YHuSg/s1600/IMG_20170307_083604_962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8QVdGYz-cxZWqSsEbW4Q1wdCTNoQbaHEqJfjlphxWGzhij2SrFikQXcMRgb_ZpOcPZfWk-pWdY33Ypy2gWa9nRG7zXA_s7YaOBMqpc1N3TfPhyphenhyphenQgW_0V410MA29BPzVaJUnLx4YHuSg/s640/IMG_20170307_083604_962.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8w6BuNatWfwVeqeUG_Hth7D_yNWcklkqcUFHhKQLV2dodSUZeB6GO5GnXY6_EuLhkJJdpo20Wv9vo7-TxSpEFl0fY8BZ2Vo1e3xzlqN1ArxFbq4C66PnAmRYE-QuPqTzj_cK8on6Dwk/s1600/IMG_20170307_140717_992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8w6BuNatWfwVeqeUG_Hth7D_yNWcklkqcUFHhKQLV2dodSUZeB6GO5GnXY6_EuLhkJJdpo20Wv9vo7-TxSpEFl0fY8BZ2Vo1e3xzlqN1ArxFbq4C66PnAmRYE-QuPqTzj_cK8on6Dwk/s640/IMG_20170307_140717_992.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8IobUyl_wIZlyNg858kIJd0Nd0E4gq8agQWt-6rbGXjY85EwSTrTSMtSsIgqc-oiePbbCT9SXuJsgQEuriKNXlevH0XH8ilEhrCbwDpadiP0GhedYGMz-Sz4QJo2DQwzJU1PVtdXgVw/s1600/IMG_20170307_202520_231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8IobUyl_wIZlyNg858kIJd0Nd0E4gq8agQWt-6rbGXjY85EwSTrTSMtSsIgqc-oiePbbCT9SXuJsgQEuriKNXlevH0XH8ilEhrCbwDpadiP0GhedYGMz-Sz4QJo2DQwzJU1PVtdXgVw/s640/IMG_20170307_202520_231.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried a new dish, inspired by <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nicolevorderman/" target="_blank"><b>@nicolevorderman</b></a>'s</span> IG story.<br />
<br />
The recipe is originally from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/donderdesign/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>@donderdesign</b></span></a>'s boyfriend.<br />
<br />
They are both inspiring runner's I met and follow on Instagram.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span><u style="font-weight: bold;">08.03.17, Wednesday</u>: biked a total of 3 km ("A", a mom friend, brought M to school because she saw us biking in the pouring rain) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Women's International Day! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had planned to run 8 km in the morning to honour this day but alas my calves were painful and stiff, thus I decided to rest one more day. The weather helped with this decision! It was pouring almost the whole day, and stopped late in the afternoon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since the friend, who helped bring M to school, also picked her up after school for a spontaneous playdate with her son (M's classmate) I had longer time than usual (Wednesday is half day at school) to dedicate to catching up with chores, I've sorely neglected.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yup, on International Women's Day, I exercised my right to be a better homemaker! :D</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM5voft3TrNXLFMI5zicEDra5efd94DGo4R4Cr6-EXSYO0gb5WqfIs0Agw_CJy8Rcu7mb4-ftbrl2xVAZUaRxAdZyV3n1UrgOGjUfmJgzR5E1eye2kNX9OlF_7ZjK2Y6G8hFvJyd3iKs/s1600/IMG_20170307_220950_458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM5voft3TrNXLFMI5zicEDra5efd94DGo4R4Cr6-EXSYO0gb5WqfIs0Agw_CJy8Rcu7mb4-ftbrl2xVAZUaRxAdZyV3n1UrgOGjUfmJgzR5E1eye2kNX9OlF_7ZjK2Y6G8hFvJyd3iKs/s400/IMG_20170307_220950_458.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/voltwomen/" target="_blank">@voltwomen</a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had two bikes to bring home, after M was brought with the car, so I decided to lock my bike and pushed M's bike home. In the afternoon I simply walk to pick up my bike and rode my bike to pick up M from her playdate.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This day has been a good training day, after all! REST (from running, counts as training too!), biked a total of 3 km and walked a total of 3 km. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mentally the rest did me well. It was great to do chores without feeling stressed about it. What also helped a lot reduce stress is go through my neglected to do list. After having done, the things I have been postponing (cancel CPC race, write/reply to friends messages, send emails, finish blog Week 7!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">09.03.17, Thursday</u>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Biked 20 km and documented my morning </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">via </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram#Instagram_Stories" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Instagram Stories</a> for my mindfulness project.<br />
<br />
My left calf, foot did not let me sleep until way past midnight. I stretched and massaged it the whole evening. When I woke up, I felt the positive result of a day's rest and helping my foot recover.<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXQ2qHwh3U7xMIMWMov8F-ulbhyphenhyphencCjxNIcoT-hQ6OU_QxQxXQqFN5r-SKuC9jgtOGACTbh30EtICf0Jzrr9Jb1VKKz-HZJjsHLAYAFY3nRSgBs_-bEqJdy8n6QbXsblTINIu2SM3Yctc/s1600/IMG_20170309_074930_994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXQ2qHwh3U7xMIMWMov8F-ulbhyphenhyphencCjxNIcoT-hQ6OU_QxQxXQqFN5r-SKuC9jgtOGACTbh30EtICf0Jzrr9Jb1VKKz-HZJjsHLAYAFY3nRSgBs_-bEqJdy8n6QbXsblTINIu2SM3Yctc/s320/IMG_20170309_074930_994.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4y4pObzqjSsP98K11cmYZT5tQ3kev1ietq_CdhgJcRTWQ6GuE0okgiaA32PwktvxcemHHG51GiYqNW9FcJSM323wvbB_uPMCkSR2HJLJb9TpZPsBEKaL_ZLPEZSbai_L8Tg9DLeD0DUc/s1600/IMG_20170309_083133_529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4y4pObzqjSsP98K11cmYZT5tQ3kev1ietq_CdhgJcRTWQ6GuE0okgiaA32PwktvxcemHHG51GiYqNW9FcJSM323wvbB_uPMCkSR2HJLJb9TpZPsBEKaL_ZLPEZSbai_L8Tg9DLeD0DUc/s320/IMG_20170309_083133_529.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iENHQpnXTUdgGGT1QAwCu087NZtmXpz4ZVCjy9Erc97hYuE7n8x92fIERmP3-WdSQKKGXJ9CXO63CYQALGyGtP_HlbaI3df-TvgPDxgJ7niVhaScW6pMW3I5_55leeYDtlJUgvdPKds/s1600/IMG_20170309_092245_915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5iENHQpnXTUdgGGT1QAwCu087NZtmXpz4ZVCjy9Erc97hYuE7n8x92fIERmP3-WdSQKKGXJ9CXO63CYQALGyGtP_HlbaI3df-TvgPDxgJ7niVhaScW6pMW3I5_55leeYDtlJUgvdPKds/s320/IMG_20170309_092245_915.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBIKUvpfsBHRSeXty2QFR3f8vVVy5hKkLnDD6eWlyz1UBxRaY-zDXpNAatCpPqZ2XxC2O3o4haMzYuqDd3Jb3ac7ipSg4no0wj2HA8_o-jTZXIBvAyP8wTaJMzx1INU8j8NcxuhOqSpY/s1600/IMG_20170309_092722_973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBIKUvpfsBHRSeXty2QFR3f8vVVy5hKkLnDD6eWlyz1UBxRaY-zDXpNAatCpPqZ2XxC2O3o4haMzYuqDd3Jb3ac7ipSg4no0wj2HA8_o-jTZXIBvAyP8wTaJMzx1INU8j8NcxuhOqSpY/s320/IMG_20170309_092722_973.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghggzfkITCKwVQ0cQ6sItMX7wysr4wB6xBqpB49LShZB6TPvbIbwjvnK97kBnACfVYVPPuBDq-HBbLO6GlWPi24O3bhKNuYnyJeDXvDH8YDAv9S6b5or6Ny79vL9t2Ja2eMeNhXddXVLI/s1600/20170309_092837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghggzfkITCKwVQ0cQ6sItMX7wysr4wB6xBqpB49LShZB6TPvbIbwjvnK97kBnACfVYVPPuBDq-HBbLO6GlWPi24O3bhKNuYnyJeDXvDH8YDAv9S6b5or6Ny79vL9t2Ja2eMeNhXddXVLI/s320/20170309_092837.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBv68CgltGoE0WOMXZcDKgdd8Bxlyci_5dw9gz_0J1oImw7RZFpfmCYx8VFYbGhTtebdGx4IzmayjXyrbgJpvsPB7JftNx9k8K6xzeV0dYLXUz3A4yH4sZQ5ZXUounWvNpANukWlOyAU/s1600/IMG_20170309_102041_104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBv68CgltGoE0WOMXZcDKgdd8Bxlyci_5dw9gz_0J1oImw7RZFpfmCYx8VFYbGhTtebdGx4IzmayjXyrbgJpvsPB7JftNx9k8K6xzeV0dYLXUz3A4yH4sZQ5ZXUounWvNpANukWlOyAU/s320/IMG_20170309_102041_104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aOXIXZ0iNPnwkrvdDSO9UoUT2PDcIUWTdJQrt-ymLKDS1adZpEkLxLF6lggay4z3a2ByYeiIxW0xL52AKxrVcFzFj8DVhqGDET9A-Ja5E2TgGi-2JEPVr4Adeh0QrC4UsO6IF1AC9gY/s1600/IMG_20170309_103402_217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aOXIXZ0iNPnwkrvdDSO9UoUT2PDcIUWTdJQrt-ymLKDS1adZpEkLxLF6lggay4z3a2ByYeiIxW0xL52AKxrVcFzFj8DVhqGDET9A-Ja5E2TgGi-2JEPVr4Adeh0QrC4UsO6IF1AC9gY/s320/IMG_20170309_103402_217.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q8y8UnpuV6oex2n0AvlqORdPsy4xLMyiLHYnFe-9Oa-ybcG61R-1x6Gygxozk8KVc7krlFzD_np3OXSMovvSyE271e8rhrA2fm5zl0Ym3Yw1odewmtT2HLvOggbfHDpiOV7K21ZZdaw/s1600/IMG_20170309_110001_450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q8y8UnpuV6oex2n0AvlqORdPsy4xLMyiLHYnFe-9Oa-ybcG61R-1x6Gygxozk8KVc7krlFzD_np3OXSMovvSyE271e8rhrA2fm5zl0Ym3Yw1odewmtT2HLvOggbfHDpiOV7K21ZZdaw/s320/IMG_20170309_110001_450.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I was happy I got a run in before I picked up M from school!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKyjeBxYxRxsicpT2oDWNSB9HCkn6oMV9YfUKMRG2wQ6GPGAB2WZ6DP4DW47fiKkTTvg9pe6UUk7QSb2ZnWvWAM2xuv8kSZZa2FuEUJ1rzFCPm-X4Oq7ba4hgJ9b4VGzFojI1pdnEHWw/s1600/IMG_20170309_142904_987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKyjeBxYxRxsicpT2oDWNSB9HCkn6oMV9YfUKMRG2wQ6GPGAB2WZ6DP4DW47fiKkTTvg9pe6UUk7QSb2ZnWvWAM2xuv8kSZZa2FuEUJ1rzFCPm-X4Oq7ba4hgJ9b4VGzFojI1pdnEHWw/s400/IMG_20170309_142904_987.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FWYV19Ylo5Mz5_wm41v1_ui0tB3XhKV8l2AydpalxARQoO9Ji86yPcLSvW0LfghNMuwTLxPlCW6YHJN1KoN266q6aSJy6xYRy9Qcsqv2GqpQ0fBKiDBPgKe10gGqKhGjF6VqxtecaPw/s1600/20170309_141832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FWYV19Ylo5Mz5_wm41v1_ui0tB3XhKV8l2AydpalxARQoO9Ji86yPcLSvW0LfghNMuwTLxPlCW6YHJN1KoN266q6aSJy6xYRy9Qcsqv2GqpQ0fBKiDBPgKe10gGqKhGjF6VqxtecaPw/s320/20170309_141832.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDqL7Kfu5N8_xVwEU8WzYQ-laqEisMgbjAvMQzP65dbTT9DKbAtE1Edrroon0_XFcJCFd-I_YDoxGTufDehvOIzl6keegIhBPui9gn9AqqTBVRPsHWoz2quxV94QbM79vF79lIej8I4Q/s1600/Screenshot_2017-03-09-16-14-59.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDqL7Kfu5N8_xVwEU8WzYQ-laqEisMgbjAvMQzP65dbTT9DKbAtE1Edrroon0_XFcJCFd-I_YDoxGTufDehvOIzl6keegIhBPui9gn9AqqTBVRPsHWoz2quxV94QbM79vF79lIej8I4Q/s320/Screenshot_2017-03-09-16-14-59.png" width="180" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CARlcM_O6FM9C3_7oD1Y_0JP7Oz-X_f7oaC_24kDgrawXmJR0YRxahS_YcjinMIXI4gP_CcgDSJ0zGfJYfyNVd6GTFmyHg7iburugKSGvCbZtqwfQHJ6BWr8IMyJlhztyjfqdHY5330/s1600/20170309_153424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CARlcM_O6FM9C3_7oD1Y_0JP7Oz-X_f7oaC_24kDgrawXmJR0YRxahS_YcjinMIXI4gP_CcgDSJ0zGfJYfyNVd6GTFmyHg7iburugKSGvCbZtqwfQHJ6BWr8IMyJlhztyjfqdHY5330/s400/20170309_153424.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Temperature was great but it was a very windy bike ride home!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span><b style="text-decoration: underline;">10.03.17, Friday</b>: REST day</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnq4o5JQknlNoZYUh6bpiG-RRNrTrfz0f-WqyuEzceEQlek8qQ46-5OJFGtfj0yFnSCsGccZmjp0CXgfYBbR11C2qKKZzXW4VbKVQOr_gUlLIzaU2-7hAj3s28lwDDGHja4c1kyt-4508/s1600/IMG_20170310_084444_536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnq4o5JQknlNoZYUh6bpiG-RRNrTrfz0f-WqyuEzceEQlek8qQ46-5OJFGtfj0yFnSCsGccZmjp0CXgfYBbR11C2qKKZzXW4VbKVQOr_gUlLIzaU2-7hAj3s28lwDDGHja4c1kyt-4508/s320/IMG_20170310_084444_536.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghSQXg-yCrT6Ze-77Wz5tMPRNW33EapDsGJa0z3Nw11xYlU0KtBmkmXegwe3fcYA52zPbcf37m_ZIanWnHAy9Bo_X1oqZzNeNCY1rsoJuN1fJ70VVRYcHd2P7Oyo2HsI1fb5xNNupbcQ/s1600/IMG_20170310_152350_559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghSQXg-yCrT6Ze-77Wz5tMPRNW33EapDsGJa0z3Nw11xYlU0KtBmkmXegwe3fcYA52zPbcf37m_ZIanWnHAy9Bo_X1oqZzNeNCY1rsoJuN1fJ70VVRYcHd2P7Oyo2HsI1fb5xNNupbcQ/s320/IMG_20170310_152350_559.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREWJrfHN_ith3859dgPpuNgKptVDPh_tBb2frcrQpx8R3zZeZwdqr7qVQvWb4ZFMkXP_8W5e2LQlVuUXdfcij-DV7b-ZIbrk9beNP2P3EKFpDlRSPqd9sNZYW41BSCNPiTofXa8Zm9s4/s1600/IMG_20170310_160038_479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREWJrfHN_ith3859dgPpuNgKptVDPh_tBb2frcrQpx8R3zZeZwdqr7qVQvWb4ZFMkXP_8W5e2LQlVuUXdfcij-DV7b-ZIbrk9beNP2P3EKFpDlRSPqd9sNZYW41BSCNPiTofXa8Zm9s4/s320/IMG_20170310_160038_479.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMCwJdwXHGMdQlhU_siniJGHDEBd0D9R2nKJkBABc1qC5m8XUP5ykV3ajLmEcLDE7eN5rGjX2fY0C2RwBZT4RadXrPUedVoFA6QQ3v3YRIM3t2FwmPiWqTminJD_RWT-hGJCunRsW_54/s1600/20170310_171746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMCwJdwXHGMdQlhU_siniJGHDEBd0D9R2nKJkBABc1qC5m8XUP5ykV3ajLmEcLDE7eN5rGjX2fY0C2RwBZT4RadXrPUedVoFA6QQ3v3YRIM3t2FwmPiWqTminJD_RWT-hGJCunRsW_54/s640/20170310_171746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">11.03.17, Saturday</u><span style="font-weight: bold;">: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">WE were BABYSITTERS for the day (noon until dinner) to </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">my adopted grandchildren (P's grandkids from his daughter, in his first marriage)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO51qewSkAMqNqeZXSqfq31gxeQpEEut_YnYibkv27CTf5A7Mi9Z1LRj8GP8d7KOxRH9MAnmGE1gGtFk6YBUw-1RVUYJ83oMu4Fld5Rwp7V6fvJqe0Feo6pGirfvuirPZFDVSYMrkOgGc/s1600/IMG_20170311_144155_697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO51qewSkAMqNqeZXSqfq31gxeQpEEut_YnYibkv27CTf5A7Mi9Z1LRj8GP8d7KOxRH9MAnmGE1gGtFk6YBUw-1RVUYJ83oMu4Fld5Rwp7V6fvJqe0Feo6pGirfvuirPZFDVSYMrkOgGc/s640/IMG_20170311_144155_697.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">After I helped P get settled with the little ones, I went out for a short run. When I left them, they were outdoors, after having finished their snacks and were waiting for the popcorn to be ready for them.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7in_RrwVuE-NvHBj7XNG1vI44sns-P0bfv6PUkYdNdOaZ5aQg4FMAYwTtkUNe6ziND8-jZIWXOpruV9_GACi0qYIzZx0-2dMbn68AYMx_mOA8eCPupgRTYAO2-Sv82flyUFDLg3dBco/s1600/IMG_20170311_145144_448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7in_RrwVuE-NvHBj7XNG1vI44sns-P0bfv6PUkYdNdOaZ5aQg4FMAYwTtkUNe6ziND8-jZIWXOpruV9_GACi0qYIzZx0-2dMbn68AYMx_mOA8eCPupgRTYAO2-Sv82flyUFDLg3dBco/s320/IMG_20170311_145144_448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cF89wQ5oOWjaXA3azqnaifg6RBrdQiWYj8CUuSQs177rkXVVBiSzVZc6IPYdGsByUdLKActbHZkw1Up0MHr8lHWx9mlTC6Yk9oloZtGlSWDSWaVBXtJM308W3XIHOXlLNneushmd6Cs/s1600/20170311_152643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cF89wQ5oOWjaXA3azqnaifg6RBrdQiWYj8CUuSQs177rkXVVBiSzVZc6IPYdGsByUdLKActbHZkw1Up0MHr8lHWx9mlTC6Yk9oloZtGlSWDSWaVBXtJM308W3XIHOXlLNneushmd6Cs/s320/20170311_152643.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmY62PLT0h6GMyVpVDo4HZl8cN8tTyIf7TJbc4C1zDOdEk2QRQOcgeCv9CfnytrC1DS5eLwCPermBaTo_62LsIsmHk7YOtWWTjBb4YXwBnt8f7l5SQCBfI39pGBhT4F_1I-reDsf2dlk/s1600/20170311_152915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmY62PLT0h6GMyVpVDo4HZl8cN8tTyIf7TJbc4C1zDOdEk2QRQOcgeCv9CfnytrC1DS5eLwCPermBaTo_62LsIsmHk7YOtWWTjBb4YXwBnt8f7l5SQCBfI39pGBhT4F_1I-reDsf2dlk/s320/20170311_152915.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I was back in time to help P serve the cute ones dinner.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RGbLDV5TOyLk8KLd0N53na9m4qe7VYYw3_cpEsOvmXqBBKuaxfipR8RROdhI3Kov6nssae7lY3h6iehZ3-tQfcYr2kDOGW4zaWB31sry2aTe_Ew5-HoTCrc3UQFKAz_k2DMdgRsrq_8/s1600/IMG_20170311_190311_914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RGbLDV5TOyLk8KLd0N53na9m4qe7VYYw3_cpEsOvmXqBBKuaxfipR8RROdhI3Kov6nssae7lY3h6iehZ3-tQfcYr2kDOGW4zaWB31sry2aTe_Ew5-HoTCrc3UQFKAz_k2DMdgRsrq_8/s320/IMG_20170311_190311_914.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">12.03.17, Sunday</u>: <strike>CPC Run 2017 - 10K Race </strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strike><br /></strike></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strike style="font-family: inherit;">(</strike><b style="font-family: inherit;">UPDATE 08/03/17</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">: cancelled in favour of running near home to have quality time with the family) </span></span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsLm7G9of-AG_rKcHLGdzWX8_3l-aFY9IZvLsmbU3LXIbOGFCFMQN0grMeTfRxtJs3ndFYjkDMnGgLhYxhswN8HPkTqGqQmDTNCkD5C4f1Ym3BRq_nVewbj2gaoNb6KECtb6RNACzibA/s1600/IMG_20170310_113001_092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsLm7G9of-AG_rKcHLGdzWX8_3l-aFY9IZvLsmbU3LXIbOGFCFMQN0grMeTfRxtJs3ndFYjkDMnGgLhYxhswN8HPkTqGqQmDTNCkD5C4f1Ym3BRq_nVewbj2gaoNb6KECtb6RNACzibA/s640/IMG_20170310_113001_092.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BRdE35lg2G3/" target="_blank">Background story of why I skip this year's CPC race</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l914l-ac6dPfyto5gsxEMPm1R7okzhxP17-jWS2ZmalHOSuPbPwb3BrLxnrShNxPeOQABIGywUwazyE9hJ2I52_y_U3l1LecUYQk84Mw8JlETU07SUjk_5wRW5AVK2QBq0l21IhtdnM/s1600/IMG_20170312_215854_661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l914l-ac6dPfyto5gsxEMPm1R7okzhxP17-jWS2ZmalHOSuPbPwb3BrLxnrShNxPeOQABIGywUwazyE9hJ2I52_y_U3l1LecUYQk84Mw8JlETU07SUjk_5wRW5AVK2QBq0l21IhtdnM/s400/IMG_20170312_215854_661.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BRjWb-zAyJQ/" target="_blank">Story of Sunday's challenging 13K</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qK5slnso7esK81IIrs4ZbFzNyK4NowWITQ-tTc_LFYH7JPGKon4cxAqTvFapNj29edLYt_dp0Jc-ExipoywQXZiyqLk8nBa59ppuZazCh6pO1tg-FnYzsnCOpU4zqxJX_ICV2GAvoWM/s1600/IMG_20170312_201037_777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qK5slnso7esK81IIrs4ZbFzNyK4NowWITQ-tTc_LFYH7JPGKon4cxAqTvFapNj29edLYt_dp0Jc-ExipoywQXZiyqLk8nBa59ppuZazCh6pO1tg-FnYzsnCOpU4zqxJX_ICV2GAvoWM/s320/IMG_20170312_201037_777.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PBoL4yOOESuErV-9nauWCE4_-1hZoSwKVWXixB-0Wuusq5vpbLZoVNjDt7xLVrdkkBw6a_Y6TTHOVG_ZAt4O42biXykfKI97JNhnD7os64FJLoVjNHmvchfMK7_kccQmN53n6UX9jYo/s1600/IMG_20170312_200511_272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PBoL4yOOESuErV-9nauWCE4_-1hZoSwKVWXixB-0Wuusq5vpbLZoVNjDt7xLVrdkkBw6a_Y6TTHOVG_ZAt4O42biXykfKI97JNhnD7os64FJLoVjNHmvchfMK7_kccQmN53n6UX9jYo/s320/IMG_20170312_200511_272.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyssK3HYDsaXYnkl9BZcoqb4w4fRAVfA82Szc3rKYPLPC8EtwtFObdV4jP7_EKvzojodSfaw7m79h0bgFDCvTzeBfmD0NoUsrnXvmAamqdiTGBU7BmW_qvbg7dFLV10YdlrQ5035S7B2M/s1600/20170312_181426_Richtone%2528HDR%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyssK3HYDsaXYnkl9BZcoqb4w4fRAVfA82Szc3rKYPLPC8EtwtFObdV4jP7_EKvzojodSfaw7m79h0bgFDCvTzeBfmD0NoUsrnXvmAamqdiTGBU7BmW_qvbg7dFLV10YdlrQ5035S7B2M/s320/20170312_181426_Richtone%2528HDR%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzb8LxRbPDPoOJsVv_rvUIxfdsuF_bvuhFViz1hk2c2XLntGsLewWb64o1bIEaqCL7lKXctdFDULqCma3WNsRWFK0FKrwt1CafB1jNA8w_eTVwYfCrUrY3UcW-pX9zDf18mywT8K0G_j0/s1600/IMG_20170313_153306_034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzb8LxRbPDPoOJsVv_rvUIxfdsuF_bvuhFViz1hk2c2XLntGsLewWb64o1bIEaqCL7lKXctdFDULqCma3WNsRWFK0FKrwt1CafB1jNA8w_eTVwYfCrUrY3UcW-pX9zDf18mywT8K0G_j0/s320/IMG_20170313_153306_034.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Total</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">: 43 </span><i style="color: black; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">biking</i><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km / 35 </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">(<i>rounded off </i>)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">running</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km</span></h2>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><b style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">*****</b><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"> P.S.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> On the purpose of this week - I did not make time. </span></span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">This blog is updated mid-week of Week 9, and I am not feeling well mentally and physically, so obviously I am in dire need of some peace, my writing </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "trebuchet", "verdana", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">therapy and less time on Instagram. <b>15.03.17 15:34</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "trebuchet", "verdana", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><b>UPDATE</b> 15.03.17 17:24 : publishing this blog, and writing the blog draft of Week 9, helped me regain more mental balance.</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 1, 2 and 3</span></a> (Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 188 km </span><b>Running (</b><i style="font-weight: normal;">started 3rd week</i><b>) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 21 km)</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-4.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 4</span></a> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">(</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 60 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 13 km )</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-5.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 5</span></b></a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> (</span><b>Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 50 km </span><b>Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 29 km )</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">✓ <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/2017-back-to-berlin-week-6.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 6</span></b></a> (<b>Biking </b>: <u><strike>0</strike> </u></span><i style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Spring Break</u></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">! <b>Running</b> : 29 km )</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span>✓<span style="color: #999999;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/03/back-to-berlin-week-7.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Week 7</b></span></a> (<b>Biking </b>: 60 km <b>Running</b> : 36 km)</span></span><br />
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Week 8 (</span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">Biking </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">: 43 km </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> : 35 km) 08.03</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">8 weeks of Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 401 km</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">6 weeks of Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 163 km</span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: right;"><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">created 08.03.17 11:55, Wednesday</b><br />
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">updated 15.03.17 17:24, Wednesday</b></div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-60832033577925692722017-03-08T11:19:00.003+01:002017-03-08T23:48:12.950+01:00BACK TO BERLIN: WEEK 7<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUiknj6sUzADhiTwC8CySQ7TFZWc8Kkp8DQwhnCfPZWkIM99IvIcPV_2TTSLqS_G4yu1nZlO9rey3a4SdRprNUoL5S1WuDR8U9Q1VMOEZMevG97oi6iNeJ0FAKg0iFBiLcl5E03KPPRY/s1600/IMG_20170303_232121_160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUiknj6sUzADhiTwC8CySQ7TFZWc8Kkp8DQwhnCfPZWkIM99IvIcPV_2TTSLqS_G4yu1nZlO9rey3a4SdRprNUoL5S1WuDR8U9Q1VMOEZMevG97oi6iNeJ0FAKg0iFBiLcl5E03KPPRY/s640/IMG_20170303_232121_160.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old picture (June, 2015)<br />
to show last Friday's (3rd of March) Nike+ run statistics</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">“If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.” </span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17212.Marcus_Aurelius" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Marcus Aurelius</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">, </span><span id="quote_book_link_30659" style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/31010" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Meditations</a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This Week's Purpose</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I love beginning the week (Week 7 27.02 - 05.03) with a sense of purpose. My purpose this week is to confront those things, thoughts, activities distracting me from being productive and from creating. I would like to confront all of them by writing my thoughts in blogs.***** (please, see at the end of the post, how I fared with this intention)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">“for the unexamined life is not worth living.” </span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;"></span><br />
<div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;">― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/879.Plato" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Plato</a>, <span id="quote_book_link_22632" style="background-color: transparent;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/23649" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Trial and Death of Socrates</a></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;">
</span>
<br />
<div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;">
</span>
<br />
<div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;">
</span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;">What my marathon training is giving me, is the opportunity to change. I know, I can change without necessarily running a marathon but knowing myself, specially in the last 5 years, running - specifically marathon running! - gives me the impulse to do many things I procrastinate on.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;">
</span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;">
</span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;">
</span>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Training Week - Stories and Statistics</span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span>
<br />
<h3>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">27.02.17, Monday</u>: </span></h3>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">10K biking (since P brought M to school in the morning, I only had to bike in the afternoon) - yup, we are back to daily biking after one week Spring break! I felt my muscle chiding me for not stretching after Sunday's (26th of February) 11 km run. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTjGmxg-2ZRdO7XITrnQCW_8aq9PBVA7zVPpyaYPAXJqj_D7SOZ3hRQ1dGgl2UotvY8eaXX1jcV-gO6AwmXA9mLB7Pz6qd2-BrGb2ub6zCx4avcvrb9rPiw3dqpR8Kmh7Vyw7KG0FlEs/s1600/IMG_20170227_100324_406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTjGmxg-2ZRdO7XITrnQCW_8aq9PBVA7zVPpyaYPAXJqj_D7SOZ3hRQ1dGgl2UotvY8eaXX1jcV-gO6AwmXA9mLB7Pz6qd2-BrGb2ub6zCx4avcvrb9rPiw3dqpR8Kmh7Vyw7KG0FlEs/s400/IMG_20170227_100324_406.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tried the vanilla flavoured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyr" target="_blank">SKYR </a><br />
and <br />
I loved it the most from all other flavours.<br />
<br />
I have been trying to find a good alternative<br />
to my favourite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpro" target="_blank">Alpo yoghurt</a> and so far, I like SKYR,<br />
now that I discover they also have vanilla! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTQsSV9_WCtIGLi0zsRo07oVkXcoWi-oIDkyi5CfXIj5VaOlmg-PvRaqtMmakCPW8L4hhqsY_kfaGTlCl0FTC2kiq6B52Z5Ndxi_7aPbesbU5IIJvYOCP9M9dqZi0Bn5UDC_W8QxHAdo/s1600/IMG_20170227_105355_920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTQsSV9_WCtIGLi0zsRo07oVkXcoWi-oIDkyi5CfXIj5VaOlmg-PvRaqtMmakCPW8L4hhqsY_kfaGTlCl0FTC2kiq6B52Z5Ndxi_7aPbesbU5IIJvYOCP9M9dqZi0Bn5UDC_W8QxHAdo/s640/IMG_20170227_105355_920.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the new features of IG! Specially the IG stories features. <br />
<br />
It animates me more to photo journal daily!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b style="font-family: inherit;">REST </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> - "rest", yes from running. "Rest" does not mean complete resting in this running mom's world!</span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A part of me knew that I will not manage a shake out run. I was itching to complete a 100 km month for February but that means I should have run 8 km Monday, and 10 km Tuesday. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, the "old" Happy Feet would have done it. I ended up documenting my Nike+ statistics from 2012-2017 with pen on paper to get better perspective and to put an end to a developing manic cycle my brain was stepping into (overdoing just for the sake of statistics!).</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The diligent upkeep of household chores were neglected during </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Spring vacation (<b>UPDATE</b>: redeeming myself in Week 8!)</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Mondays, during normal school week, is the day in the week I try to get the chaos of the weekend in order. Saturdays, is the day in the weekend, I would like to try to get the chaos of the week in order. I am not super strict on myself about this but giving myself structure helps a long way.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think, I need a separate blog for this housekeeping ramblings! hahaha Long story short, I did what I could do at home, so that Tuesday, I can do at least a relax last run for February.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></b>
<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Current favourite meal:</span></i></b><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">After doing home made steamed buns, I made Chicken </span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><a href="http://wikivisually.com/wiki/Mami_soup" target="_blank">Mami</a>! I will write more about new/old culinary adventures in a separate post.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>This is such a treat on rest day and I am planning to eat this (or variation of this soup) on recovery days, as well.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SpVjnglVXpKhySVAI3DMzLezUYgfQbNSwnfNqxD-BwZLqx3SUl737Ao9vjhBEKSlROqO7WCrCUb9ZvzWJ-vaIPHuP9gtTMD_6Rokh3kT3VpSoOTkWnsDt1K-0b9WEXxgYOTSjh3pqJY/s1600/20170227_194020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SpVjnglVXpKhySVAI3DMzLezUYgfQbNSwnfNqxD-BwZLqx3SUl737Ao9vjhBEKSlROqO7WCrCUb9ZvzWJ-vaIPHuP9gtTMD_6Rokh3kT3VpSoOTkWnsDt1K-0b9WEXxgYOTSjh3pqJY/s640/20170227_194020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before I went to bed, I re-activated my </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfitnl/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">@happyfitnl IG account</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. I will be documenting my #STRETCHREVOLUTION challenge, there. It's hard to do a blog series on everything I am doing. If you want to read about my slow evolution as a yogi, and my attempt to include stretching to my daily life, please follow me at @happyfitnl!</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0wzdIkfwq-C3GnDd2FJ2GSRQNolSgBFQb8X_ZD5MRxWDWaXP9XNxbxYbrdFUhdeOLO46mGIBnEA97ANr7uND9_wQDqkUKXfn-FU9ULZjRiv551LbF1LAZEk199joOHkr9HKanRboX1w/s1600/IMG_20170227_214611_722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0wzdIkfwq-C3GnDd2FJ2GSRQNolSgBFQb8X_ZD5MRxWDWaXP9XNxbxYbrdFUhdeOLO46mGIBnEA97ANr7uND9_wQDqkUKXfn-FU9ULZjRiv551LbF1LAZEk199joOHkr9HKanRboX1w/s320/IMG_20170227_214611_722.jpg" width="313" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h3>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">28.02.17, Tuesday</u>: </span></h3>
No biking today. (K brought M to school and picked her up after, together with her best friend Y)<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>8K Yesss! DONE 8.28 km!!! I love it when the running stats somehow "tells a story" (this day is the 28th but since I obviously should not run a 28 km, I settled for 8 for 28! :D I know I am a silly OCD runner). Doing this sort of stuff tickles my brain to it's happy place. :D</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZ9NlJpZlfXmsiSF6e3T_49gc-KYGipB0XfnczyCrpj9CbNMcVxu3qrtFlzBH3sHuK3J2OYF3JwiRTke71J-FTBuXHzmRz_ajJ_k_XPozxhQfpVOGsOy2EtCrj8M_SbHltedw0HHiikY/s1600/IMG_20170228_082031_974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZ9NlJpZlfXmsiSF6e3T_49gc-KYGipB0XfnczyCrpj9CbNMcVxu3qrtFlzBH3sHuK3J2OYF3JwiRTke71J-FTBuXHzmRz_ajJ_k_XPozxhQfpVOGsOy2EtCrj8M_SbHltedw0HHiikY/s640/IMG_20170228_082031_974.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wO8wzgh2lWhJGyUCnNK4BpOri6dIznFOunyT7OJp6XkyUPJcTOesrG5uPV6vRbYvykKm6qLK_6tZImszwL-4QqGHMK2ZC3TPqbPZtn_oiyFVN4v20fUjqcWH3L3exU6eLpSOeSh5ssA/s1600/IMG_20170228_143827_900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wO8wzgh2lWhJGyUCnNK4BpOri6dIznFOunyT7OJp6XkyUPJcTOesrG5uPV6vRbYvykKm6qLK_6tZImszwL-4QqGHMK2ZC3TPqbPZtn_oiyFVN4v20fUjqcWH3L3exU6eLpSOeSh5ssA/s400/IMG_20170228_143827_900.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">
</span><u style="font-weight: bold;">01.03.17, Wednesday</u>: biked 10 km, ran 5.45 km, did 3 min planking and a whole lot of stretching (at least 20 minutes)! K helped me with my photos, today. Specially the attempt at doing my first stretch photo for #STRETCHREVOLUTION challenge.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKEpkuoYgknhziDq7-ph64WRy7m98fRUtIvOW3sW699iY_w-eo_33j8FzQeJa4c522GsuuDuRExmkTyb4ryXr3mqpKdwgNicP1IKcuNL2ZEzNhburNYqAyhWaa4b1NUlUpJEfHltM9-s/s1600/IMG_20170301_213414_445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKEpkuoYgknhziDq7-ph64WRy7m98fRUtIvOW3sW699iY_w-eo_33j8FzQeJa4c522GsuuDuRExmkTyb4ryXr3mqpKdwgNicP1IKcuNL2ZEzNhburNYqAyhWaa4b1NUlUpJEfHltM9-s/s400/IMG_20170301_213414_445.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAqlMOwwsXoOrzG8yaG6PkUtXgcms0BextUQTfq8RJ59zRIJcjQV_IUaGl8NaMO2kgg4Mg4iLxlXx4SRKlYuaQ-TYqXRTFgH-i1D_DLjoFzdbmO-Lk-GRpKoQPO3X_OFOcWCCURb4GsI/s1600/20170301_183605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAqlMOwwsXoOrzG8yaG6PkUtXgcms0BextUQTfq8RJ59zRIJcjQV_IUaGl8NaMO2kgg4Mg4iLxlXx4SRKlYuaQ-TYqXRTFgH-i1D_DLjoFzdbmO-Lk-GRpKoQPO3X_OFOcWCCURb4GsI/s320/20170301_183605.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuikedI_3YsTXX5g4HW2vtyCrZn10Vw7su7h4vM1dBcAzGHg_cyD2mAWfufVBlq1zEBjZeEXA9YD1vo4-kkyvYlydqxzKGLjtV_peyD33MsAsqOo9fNSrnp3jmiC2yz1IegadKXZ0FUVg/s1600/20170301_183115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuikedI_3YsTXX5g4HW2vtyCrZn10Vw7su7h4vM1dBcAzGHg_cyD2mAWfufVBlq1zEBjZeEXA9YD1vo4-kkyvYlydqxzKGLjtV_peyD33MsAsqOo9fNSrnp3jmiC2yz1IegadKXZ0FUVg/s320/20170301_183115.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8fjwb8mlVavs3mL7tjyXkxQR3_PIGgOg_jw89cxX9LFwqjBp0CyhnhVbbnOwDXzTFPDLmkz2IeKXRxX8HGcy32pDsJr8j7kDLfH4ui2XoxfmAYAtpr4FhHjTuGM1LYaamznsP59sEiI/s1600/20170301_183152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8fjwb8mlVavs3mL7tjyXkxQR3_PIGgOg_jw89cxX9LFwqjBp0CyhnhVbbnOwDXzTFPDLmkz2IeKXRxX8HGcy32pDsJr8j7kDLfH4ui2XoxfmAYAtpr4FhHjTuGM1LYaamznsP59sEiI/s320/20170301_183152.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">02.03.17, Thursday</u>: biked 20 km no running, even if I wanted to! <i> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">What a stormy day! M is getting stronger and gaining more and more confidence on the bike.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj5Eqbl8gJ36D5Dy2j8_7xt28k9bnHTp36tIYpvn9c1CDa_b_sZxKiWO1j2sSajvtDrPscggcKIPaYOVvExSmD8QtBxqtvEJOX0-xTWbwAUvZ6Ly25tepTHuVq3IPO-IIBHOUHgUYduE/s1600/VID_21801015_065922_643.mp4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj5Eqbl8gJ36D5Dy2j8_7xt28k9bnHTp36tIYpvn9c1CDa_b_sZxKiWO1j2sSajvtDrPscggcKIPaYOVvExSmD8QtBxqtvEJOX0-xTWbwAUvZ6Ly25tepTHuVq3IPO-IIBHOUHgUYduE/s640/VID_21801015_065922_643.mp4" width="358" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SORRY, this video clip is not working (I am not sure if I alone can't view it on the iMac).<br />
<br />
I'll try to find out how to do this right and update this blogpost.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Please try this video clip version:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvN38obkcHYy0pNcrIOPGuysSZEGBizMex3FKyMf5j90rPkMPbwswJ04Y_d-erilGewXxNtSYu4lMBjhiGbnbVb9o4C0CUem_ixpf3uDSs6_ovDTW1Q-RarOazBXVmxhHO4oGk0LApgc/s0/VID_33740323_084507_445.mp4" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6395166315068604402?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE1VfKPhC0AZCXY3RHm7RCwOT2UODJJZScIyn6LNFxeuhmeHg7D_wv00Zex0rrIiNQndVJMiQPDoBW0hfgW8K1Cqft4WreZFLiYSjkKQ1XzC0n6hhDUxxBl25rdTee6_FKrCeng-p4fg/s1600/20170302_093117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE1VfKPhC0AZCXY3RHm7RCwOT2UODJJZScIyn6LNFxeuhmeHg7D_wv00Zex0rrIiNQndVJMiQPDoBW0hfgW8K1Cqft4WreZFLiYSjkKQ1XzC0n6hhDUxxBl25rdTee6_FKrCeng-p4fg/s640/20170302_093117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I made a photo to remind myself, how important it is (specially for long term healing!) to work on my book project <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/blank-space-bipolar-runner-writes-her.html" target="_blank">BLANK SPACE</a>.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYAq12gBrB1_hppDvw1yK04ofUSnCJZ4ywDWzvojzDtoxZ7kUf4lAj6k0MWhpBABUa9exCJ0wKBF9FljEf6AwtncdTkobmbyiQolbMoRfMQno3dC_wCZBDGnj7fG_zGssTWE-9VdoAhI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-03-08+at+10.16.35.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYAq12gBrB1_hppDvw1yK04ofUSnCJZ4ywDWzvojzDtoxZ7kUf4lAj6k0MWhpBABUa9exCJ0wKBF9FljEf6AwtncdTkobmbyiQolbMoRfMQno3dC_wCZBDGnj7fG_zGssTWE-9VdoAhI/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-03-08+at+10.16.35.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BRIsNrPgutr/" target="_blank">POST about BLANK SPACE</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
</span><b style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></b></span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYx_-lKhP6-nmiGL1uUNqCPWKbWaK3vtjzyMilZXeUQBc47raqzw7kLgBOTfnVV1Jpzq_P4t7gzBmGpg7rldFnVbweN4f4UO-vjptS3Y2i29oJ0HKMcf58oKAfii26OonpSQb_sKStpU/s1600/IMG_20170303_000053_360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYx_-lKhP6-nmiGL1uUNqCPWKbWaK3vtjzyMilZXeUQBc47raqzw7kLgBOTfnVV1Jpzq_P4t7gzBmGpg7rldFnVbweN4f4UO-vjptS3Y2i29oJ0HKMcf58oKAfii26OonpSQb_sKStpU/s400/IMG_20170303_000053_360.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">P took my picture for #STRETCHREVOLUTION challenge!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="text-decoration: underline;">03.03.17, Friday</b>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am updating the 3rd of March (this training week!) <b><u><i> on the 8th of March</i></u></b>! </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Half-way to my training Week 8! Yes, I know, shame on me!!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't worry, I will do something about this slacking on my daily updates before it gets bad. There are 28 weeks to <a href="http://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/" target="_blank">Berlin Marathon</a> and I would like very much to achieve my mini-goal NO. 1 (document this Berlin Marathon 2017 adventure much better than I have done Berlin Marathon 2012!), on my way there!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The photo below is a nostalgic photo. It is the 3rd photo on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfitnl/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">my other Instagram account @happyfitnl</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. I print/screen it, so I could use it on Nike+ app for my 8K run, to share it <a href="https://www.instagram.com/happyfeetnl/" target="_blank">@happyfeetnl</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, yes, yessss! I am completely aware and not in denial: I am knee deep once again in using Instagram. It is one of the reason I am not following the routine I set for myself earlier in regards to my blogging and book project. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's all good. Nothing to worry about! Next week (this means Week 9 of my training), I will be stricter with myself because my going back to work is coming upon me, as well. Time will have to be used conservatively.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">More on that much later. :) Be patient with me, </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">s'il vous </i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>plaît</i>!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwkVdeJxqzsM-k_gEy7gmiOAvK8k68s_QecBiDoY-7hhYHLYs-34JnMKxhMt3S44LgRP6iCjjM-gxws0UkBtDUh9DBIESMPLKmkLkQDrJHEULc8Q-AX_Hr7MmivOVop5g4eC9ksMkT9s/s1600/IMG_20170303_232121_160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwkVdeJxqzsM-k_gEy7gmiOAvK8k68s_QecBiDoY-7hhYHLYs-34JnMKxhMt3S44LgRP6iCjjM-gxws0UkBtDUh9DBIESMPLKmkLkQDrJHEULc8Q-AX_Hr7MmivOVop5g4eC9ksMkT9s/s320/IMG_20170303_232121_160.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">One cool thing about my (über) using IG again :D *insert ironic smile here* - I am having fun with my training and recording it like I have never done before. Plus, it made me obsess less about the 13th of March! It is the day, I will register officially here in the Netherlands as a resident! Say what?! Again, more on that later. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's been busy and each day seems busier than the next. The days are passing by faster, as well. Luckily, I know myself much better now, after years of *trying* to document my (marathon) training minutely, I have learned never to trust my memory and write details down!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This foresight is helping me today! Even with my photo journaling of our daily activities, my Google+ gallery could not show me, or even give a hint, if I biked the whole day with M or not. My Instagram gallery did, though! :D</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Please read below: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AtD35HbA1cdNsVOcQ7d0lrqLFrGn3tHQd-j7ww2RXAbxx_RbVKmRORwq8UQ326yXQrKSKvthtkRU6SAlsiGJyqzOj7P_cvBxKb1KqbZWVqdytT7uqAlJ26vRwsOYXgWrYhrY2AvE81k/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-03-08+at+09.33.05.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AtD35HbA1cdNsVOcQ7d0lrqLFrGn3tHQd-j7ww2RXAbxx_RbVKmRORwq8UQ326yXQrKSKvthtkRU6SAlsiGJyqzOj7P_cvBxKb1KqbZWVqdytT7uqAlJ26vRwsOYXgWrYhrY2AvE81k/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-03-08+at+09.33.05.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Sooo as a quick recap of Friday, once more -<br />
<br />
Biked 20 km<br />
Ran 8 km<br />
Planked, did NTC, stretched!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFhPBIBbGB6jyrmG55dyDt-KniHiKOSBUXbKcyeBGj6qh1y90F5e6CV1n3VNvYimdlCPt0pk95AVWJQC0tYYN2XzSR28l8VFtcn8MOAsZatIoQAZUYGkeMlr2ej9cmTkR5FiUuz3YolI/s1600/IMG_20170302_233937_078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFhPBIBbGB6jyrmG55dyDt-KniHiKOSBUXbKcyeBGj6qh1y90F5e6CV1n3VNvYimdlCPt0pk95AVWJQC0tYYN2XzSR28l8VFtcn8MOAsZatIoQAZUYGkeMlr2ej9cmTkR5FiUuz3YolI/s640/IMG_20170302_233937_078.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Planking is less torturous and more and more meditative (as long as I keep at it daily and do variations; holding each variation to 30-45 seconds)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">04.03.17, Saturday</u><span style="font-weight: bold;">: REST </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">On this day, I literally vegetated on the sofa (the girls and I binged watched on NETFLIX). I wrote (notes and more notes on my #13HappyHalves 2016 project) but I was not as productive as I wished I was! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">As a result, more house chores piled up on top of those that were not done during the Spring vacation. Help! (UPDATE: this is getting better in Week 8!)</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw-Z7Efb_Icodu_PMSVYT7pFIA3teCnceI-XlMJwPxsBYcL2zMvt7iDpb9Sy8JCuwbFMO0J9PjYpmFB3tbGCNw_pi0zno399Y-gWJpeXEj1uQHsYjIZ-pWClYzGBAfUon_Mw4OeR8Z9E/s1600/VID_38921206_201907_672.mp4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw-Z7Efb_Icodu_PMSVYT7pFIA3teCnceI-XlMJwPxsBYcL2zMvt7iDpb9Sy8JCuwbFMO0J9PjYpmFB3tbGCNw_pi0zno399Y-gWJpeXEj1uQHsYjIZ-pWClYzGBAfUon_Mw4OeR8Z9E/s640/VID_38921206_201907_672.mp4" width="356" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If this video clip does not work, please click on the version, below:</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpqfWZeCVpBLT8clIUvG8Rsg65rue5_N9M0ICnTt39t1izC1hfpcp7PqPYo63MAfSFXtWGtw4QEkN0ltxUE9UYt5ciqLg12tfP7GtP5Kpsohx4KKD1h686FDfNcVvoqDk6ol8J5CzCiM/s0/VID_38921206_201907_672.mp4" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6395166112031090722?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWO_vHOenMm5pxCIdAP6esVs2tf6MlkJLhA8aZUwkWSDjm7u1WG_VPl3sEA7R99apUXoVWhgPh2zDrz_tNAsvobp6tIsr01CCqyY1f6ha-GMT0716Wnip39hpSi3qXB6css8L120D2y8/s1600/IMG_20170304_143457_351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWO_vHOenMm5pxCIdAP6esVs2tf6MlkJLhA8aZUwkWSDjm7u1WG_VPl3sEA7R99apUXoVWhgPh2zDrz_tNAsvobp6tIsr01CCqyY1f6ha-GMT0716Wnip39hpSi3qXB6css8L120D2y8/s640/IMG_20170304_143457_351.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">05.03.17, Sunday</u>: Yesss! This was a good day. A good day to remember (remember, I am writing this 3 days later :D 08.03.17 !).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">My Run:</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyaUOxWvxkyKdoWlrb0yEESV_NPoVTBawFF7zZYB9QH7n1glJXoVTE_c7Rg8kfbYgsV6AKez0kW9iCdKkUsobhtqrAvFeF7mc_K-71oUk_4cKEKloOvUh1QyGgGuahX7beSWgFprX0H0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-03-08+at+10.57.20.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyaUOxWvxkyKdoWlrb0yEESV_NPoVTBawFF7zZYB9QH7n1glJXoVTE_c7Rg8kfbYgsV6AKez0kW9iCdKkUsobhtqrAvFeF7mc_K-71oUk_4cKEKloOvUh1QyGgGuahX7beSWgFprX0H0/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-03-08+at+10.57.20.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BRROIs0AqqI/" target="_blank">Story of the 14,12 KM RUN</a></span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP0B9T1kninDRzh_YLOTZyvzRGvUE4TskJY504U14wbRbLy2bKuWZaibjBp54xNjxFZjJK7n-6k3jIzl4QwxRjFz0HgcDECqz7bnFdu7r8McWbyNI9GUdrGbJDW80Svh_2L5MqU4KWa8/s1600/20170305_111203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP0B9T1kninDRzh_YLOTZyvzRGvUE4TskJY504U14wbRbLy2bKuWZaibjBp54xNjxFZjJK7n-6k3jIzl4QwxRjFz0HgcDECqz7bnFdu7r8McWbyNI9GUdrGbJDW80Svh_2L5MqU4KWa8/s640/20170305_111203.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family (breakfast) meals together are always great bonding moments</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10KZcIgcn3i4c2EJuh0ZPlwnvbW5hEC9H2u8YCTQjo8V7VtUlbGEjt6FaI2BLjvQDIZj-i5ndTCR-NEc_4tfOATfeIXvPOClCLShksCaZ1j7mL_TSE1JTC-wnuB0zlL_ZxWUaOcnq-DQ/s1600/VID_23020502_153339_686.mp4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10KZcIgcn3i4c2EJuh0ZPlwnvbW5hEC9H2u8YCTQjo8V7VtUlbGEjt6FaI2BLjvQDIZj-i5ndTCR-NEc_4tfOATfeIXvPOClCLShksCaZ1j7mL_TSE1JTC-wnuB0zlL_ZxWUaOcnq-DQ/s640/VID_23020502_153339_686.mp4" width="358" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes the easiest way to get rid of the crazies is to do some shakies <br />
hahahaha<br />
<br />
Warm up before my yoga and later my longest run since November, 2016!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Hope the video below of my "warm-up", works:</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCWeSp5TjYOusSMPaGS0wrMspfI4jT7tQVZ2ttEIBoYVFWJ8o2A6eKJi73dsB8lxjxVJWz6MWxyibNCCyPGfA9DUV6i-VRGxMSablL_o2AJyxmC1X1HnmcdV2t0UL4-eVOUvDbqp8rCY/s0/VID_23020502_153339_686.mp4" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6395166762951575746?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7JGmKe_-d_UhpzjGG35OiPjVOsjuKJxKovuFvLlSIfjS7nq2Bx-2BVJF4nUmOeSCd2aeZ-i1z1nQhW6DA1XhivmPQLbt_1Sshhf3vljx7KId0I0G-9kN1Vujye7NKYhvmLdyKZgA068/s1600/20170305_142026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7JGmKe_-d_UhpzjGG35OiPjVOsjuKJxKovuFvLlSIfjS7nq2Bx-2BVJF4nUmOeSCd2aeZ-i1z1nQhW6DA1XhivmPQLbt_1Sshhf3vljx7KId0I0G-9kN1Vujye7NKYhvmLdyKZgA068/s640/20170305_142026.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">K helped me catch up on my #STRETCHREVOLUTION challenge<br />
by taking pictures (in between her NETFLIX binge watching :D ) for<br />
<br />
Day 3, 4 and 5!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<h2 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Total</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">: 60 </span><i style="color: black; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">biking</i><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km / 36</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> (<i>rounded off </i>)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">running</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km</span></h2>
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>*****</b> P.S. On the purpose of this week - I made progress but I have to work more on this. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think it helps the process if I write about it, and I "failed" to do so, this week. My experience has taught me working through my intentions alone in my head is not enough. It is time to allot time for regular daily writing (not on Instagram but via hand written journal, or recording them in a blog) and stick to the schedule. - <i>08.03.17</i></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 1, 2 and 3</span></a> (Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 188 km </span><b style="font-weight: bold;">Running (</b><i style="font-weight: normal;">started 3rd week</i><b style="font-weight: bold;">) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 21 km)</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-4.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Week 4</span></a> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">(</span><b style="font-weight: bold;">Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 60 km </span><b style="font-weight: bold;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 13 km )</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-5.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 5</span></b></a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> (</span><b style="font-weight: bold;">Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 50 km </span><b style="font-weight: bold;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 29 km )</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">✓ <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/2017-back-to-berlin-week-6.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Week 6</span></b></a> (<b>Biking </b>: <u><strike>0</strike> </u></span><i style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Spring Break</u></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">! <b>Running</b> : 29 km )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Week 7 (<b>Biking </b>: 60 km <b>Running</b> : 36 km)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">7 weeks of Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 358 km</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">5 weeks of Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 128 km</span></span></span><br />
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;"><br /></b>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;">created 27.02.17 13:11, Monday</b><br />
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;">updated 08.03.17 17:37, Wednesday</b></div>
</div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-48664543231257720812017-02-26T23:07:00.000+01:002017-03-02T21:53:26.290+01:00BACK TO BERLIN: WEEK 6<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtKjklL8saRJY7j6il2yf3ZvLhL5A8ECQGqciKYQgg4QvNqmj9htFOxsDkk5PyRUV8jmavCiKFuEnxWTgSOwcFJPSmU453Ol12LrltAI6OLPmUrpmqebfuxOIcxwOh5D3ghvFIwosovY/s1600/IMG_20170221_152626_105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtKjklL8saRJY7j6il2yf3ZvLhL5A8ECQGqciKYQgg4QvNqmj9htFOxsDkk5PyRUV8jmavCiKFuEnxWTgSOwcFJPSmU453Ol12LrltAI6OLPmUrpmqebfuxOIcxwOh5D3ghvFIwosovY/s640/IMG_20170221_152626_105.jpg" width="636" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BQxuaKagMQd/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I shared this image in my @happyfeetnl Instagram account </span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">to remind myself why I am back at using that social media tool.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">My mixed feelings on being on that platform still remains. I am choosing (at this point) to confront those feelings and hopefully move on with success. The aim is to use the tool to communicate and connect and not let the tool "use me" i.e. change, and influence, who I am and my make me doubt myself, my path and my choices.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing.”</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"></u><br />
</span> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1062192.Leo_Babauta" style="color: #333333; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Leo Babauta</a></span></span></div>
</blockquote>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</u></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</u></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">20.02.17, Monday</u>: <span style="background-color: white;">✓</span> </span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">5K shake out run (average pace 7'21'' min/km - 36:50)</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">I warmed up for almost 10 minutes and stretched for the same amount of time.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZSLdTsyOc8BpCeyBJUxjqA-_kpmjsPZZ-7wvjA50MpCM0wiA7GehGSBwDp77O8_o2-3AqEYtHZ6P11Y8yaqFRUD3uADBuqni3MbnItMQvrwB-RfvMYLXoKbxl9jYUh5LAjsua4ea218/s1600/IMG_20170220_170652_845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZSLdTsyOc8BpCeyBJUxjqA-_kpmjsPZZ-7wvjA50MpCM0wiA7GehGSBwDp77O8_o2-3AqEYtHZ6P11Y8yaqFRUD3uADBuqni3MbnItMQvrwB-RfvMYLXoKbxl9jYUh5LAjsua4ea218/s640/IMG_20170220_170652_845.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Instagram photo shared to remember a good run and a reminder to work on blogposts <br />
<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search?q=luxembourg" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">all about running Luxembourg</span></a> !</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</u></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">21.02.17, Tuesday</u>: <span style="background-color: white;">✓</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">REST</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> - </b><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">I woke up feeling very motivated to run but I had to remind myself of my plan </span><i style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">to do it different this time</i><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">! </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br />
</span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">No more overdoing things and (as much as possible!) stick to the <u>slow build up</u> of a training plan. It is hard to "outsmart" my self-sabotaging brain, and as I write this, I feel instantaneously very silly! But that is my reality, and I would like to make a note of it here. I am in constant battle to outwit my own brain.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br />
</span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">Running - getting out of the door, that is - is not my ultimate challenge. My ultimate challenge is maintaining all these in my life: balance, focus, security and stability. The runner's lifestyle, way of living </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">helps a lot in trying to achieve this.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">I physically rested but mentally, I was occupied with </span></span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">working on <b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/blank-space-bipolar-runner-writes-her.html" target="_blank">BLANK SPACE</a> and on <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search?q=13+happy+halves&max-results=20&by-date=true" target="_blank">#13HappyHalves blogdrafts</a>.</b></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br />
</span></span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6XWml-0m6lQ9B6qzfqvGROdaPztiWxGbkVxGyb8daAMj_jq2V6VXm8aWY1zcaenY9NBOK_aKyzrVVPDjXLvg_biSL-WZYJYDaEmVDnI22ar0vE5YJN8meXzpPpLRVK3mRLRqwCypr5M/s1600/IMG_20170220_202811_527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6XWml-0m6lQ9B6qzfqvGROdaPztiWxGbkVxGyb8daAMj_jq2V6VXm8aWY1zcaenY9NBOK_aKyzrVVPDjXLvg_biSL-WZYJYDaEmVDnI22ar0vE5YJN8meXzpPpLRVK3mRLRqwCypr5M/s640/IMG_20170220_202811_527.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br />
</span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh, I made soup on this day! An experimental Chinese Chicken noodle soup. Although P forgot to pick up the Chinese noodles on the way home. hahaha He did remember everything on the list! Luckily, we still had some generic noodle in the cupboard.</span><br />
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_2QWYmcpQrLvtvTk9AmUy2cRGvDfDMpIbaIg3m5fTZaHcX9wHTmdQ0kNCtKaECzcJ6VAYDyCyzjcXYTYodnT9JWq8IAoeINg3MZVhjMWUyHOw4uuhTer-iLDm8kHIquR4w66gtPep50/s1600/IMG_20151020_124130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_2QWYmcpQrLvtvTk9AmUy2cRGvDfDMpIbaIg3m5fTZaHcX9wHTmdQ0kNCtKaECzcJ6VAYDyCyzjcXYTYodnT9JWq8IAoeINg3MZVhjMWUyHOw4uuhTer-iLDm8kHIquR4w66gtPep50/s400/IMG_20151020_124130.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;">“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” </span><br style="color: #181818; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2622245.Lao_Tzu" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Lao Tzu</a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></i></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before I went to bed, I meditated on the quote above, as preparation for our trip to Hamburg.</span></b></i></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">22.02.17, Wednesday</u>: <span style="background-color: white;">✓</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">8.05 km (average pace 7'15'' min/km - 58:23 ) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was a good run. I wrote something (in blogdraft) about this run because I had technical problems with all my running gadgets. The blogpost's link will be added here, once I have published it.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiI3w-6ZboNOLVwjKC2g6JXsCUKxYKmnfaELAZhRJCzm3XkPpQJgfClzwg6HoqUGQ-sww__zQBPApsRauljNkxFstCETqeZcH79VNciKnxequuW8CkWlFepLg0O7RhJvouEx4iD5R_Dg0/s1600/IMG_20170222_193702_591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiI3w-6ZboNOLVwjKC2g6JXsCUKxYKmnfaELAZhRJCzm3XkPpQJgfClzwg6HoqUGQ-sww__zQBPApsRauljNkxFstCETqeZcH79VNciKnxequuW8CkWlFepLg0O7RhJvouEx4iD5R_Dg0/s400/IMG_20170222_193702_591.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7H-onvKpd3ZqDFUYqN0zGbFOcv9c_sNR5r_dIonOxtZ805rPiijXPk_tGZcDibj2LMQf_dh6F5vPtmujaslXjfDz_MjE7zOnm3ToifSQdB6b19JweIfn2w81WiM1K-3JHbNQh27QUi4/s1600/20170222_182309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7H-onvKpd3ZqDFUYqN0zGbFOcv9c_sNR5r_dIonOxtZ805rPiijXPk_tGZcDibj2LMQf_dh6F5vPtmujaslXjfDz_MjE7zOnm3ToifSQdB6b19JweIfn2w81WiM1K-3JHbNQh27QUi4/s640/20170222_182309.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After my run, my "home at last" view!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<span style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">23.02.17, Thursday</u>: <b>Road trip to HH </b><span style="background-color: white;">✓</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">It will be challenging to write a story chronicling an important major life-changing decade of my life. This trip was the culmination of that long chapter.</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">What I can share about the trip, now: it rained the whole day and we successfully did what we had to do. Sadly, we missed sight seeing and doing fun stuff we usually do, when we go to Hamburg but we plan to make another trip or 2 this year. </span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolXIaPm6l7R6cSM1LmqcL6dvaRchMESE4t2M6ZMFp5auEtC_KJCvq6-nDM-iaeOWHxAzgPOvYn-OdO8fl84MLFVTVLItBV_PT0Un9ehSeNXTVIghFPSxY7TpXKl3xTs-nRMNSyJfgS8k/s1600/IMG_20170223_085555_908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolXIaPm6l7R6cSM1LmqcL6dvaRchMESE4t2M6ZMFp5auEtC_KJCvq6-nDM-iaeOWHxAzgPOvYn-OdO8fl84MLFVTVLItBV_PT0Un9ehSeNXTVIghFPSxY7TpXKl3xTs-nRMNSyJfgS8k/s640/IMG_20170223_085555_908.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Holland</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPcI4YcYF_qe8umZDC0ymu5m1W37SYCdbzGjoH6XsKVr80XklSBqO4VRkVKanfzs4CK8GBBtt07Fz9Wmlvd4XY3Hd-9TX_7ZAeKcewn4X4j3jCOUb8T-xML4xnkoG8Ks_qgK_scvSxdA/s1600/20170223_134241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPcI4YcYF_qe8umZDC0ymu5m1W37SYCdbzGjoH6XsKVr80XklSBqO4VRkVKanfzs4CK8GBBtt07Fz9Wmlvd4XY3Hd-9TX_7ZAeKcewn4X4j3jCOUb8T-xML4xnkoG8Ks_qgK_scvSxdA/s640/20170223_134241.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arrival in Hamburg</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KQNKB6m5RfxX2UfKW1KfQfumtsKu2KvorhEC_-cVSFm0ldxyPJ7rbv1_4ypYlSYWH1f_r4ePtru_E3i71StILx3GOQhJKVUxjPObGg_pa6oLlNEg2ikoCXuxJBWhv4bcss7B4w_fL6Q/s1600/20170223_173015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KQNKB6m5RfxX2UfKW1KfQfumtsKu2KvorhEC_-cVSFm0ldxyPJ7rbv1_4ypYlSYWH1f_r4ePtru_E3i71StILx3GOQhJKVUxjPObGg_pa6oLlNEg2ikoCXuxJBWhv4bcss7B4w_fL6Q/s640/20170223_173015.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rain and traffic!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0e6Aht1JT3Z26BxXyB5DYH8AUGXfh8CoA9X5lCNqZhBgk3DsEirWPclUtb20-k3EBfskUccDPVggZ_521ASKboiBXIbL0AY09I5fwzilxtoWhH3waZUOrPJPHaZUMI1LQBKETsAPnb4/s1600/20170223_174251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0e6Aht1JT3Z26BxXyB5DYH8AUGXfh8CoA9X5lCNqZhBgk3DsEirWPclUtb20-k3EBfskUccDPVggZ_521ASKboiBXIbL0AY09I5fwzilxtoWhH3waZUOrPJPHaZUMI1LQBKETsAPnb4/s640/20170223_174251.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Departure from Hamburg</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFR-eboLB_2JXrqbFKXlSzy12bxWChHHeWlWRg_Ole3EdKf_uiD2yDeQm8kLoRsEMnLOzf15QjW-bthRz9LPvSUn7nzy4V9pG303KUl_JkpOWOMcxg18KG-PToRnhn-7XHQ0WwDnw9N4/s1600/IMG_20170222_164600_673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFR-eboLB_2JXrqbFKXlSzy12bxWChHHeWlWRg_Ole3EdKf_uiD2yDeQm8kLoRsEMnLOzf15QjW-bthRz9LPvSUn7nzy4V9pG303KUl_JkpOWOMcxg18KG-PToRnhn-7XHQ0WwDnw9N4/s640/IMG_20170222_164600_673.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">October, 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Our last long visit in Hamburg. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a memorable Autumn School Break</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="text-decoration: underline;">24.02.17, Friday</b>: <span style="background-color: white;">✓</span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>unscheduled</i> <b>REST</b> - due to very painful <a href="http://www.onhealth.com/content/1/hemorrhoid_treatment" target="_blank">haemorrhoids</a>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since I gave birth for the first time, it has been a problem. I noticed it is aggravated, when I am dealing with stressful situations. It does not however start or get worse from running. Only, I am unable to run, when it is very swollen. I think worrying about the trip this week, plus a total of 10 hours in the car caused the aggravation.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Still, I had a great day because eldest daughter surprised the girls and I with a lovely, yummy brunch!</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYxjOCF3nDFTC5dl_D9uQdJXAMcV33YAHjwJQ6Gi4rvn0JIUhPyLbFt3NRKm1Z7ENLaVMShQpyDiEd2urEdCbCvCHVQA8Y-6ukHHuzQPka1YsNViWsn2r_mIFa0BGJicStFGCSEqp-1c/s1600/IMG_20170224_111726_914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYxjOCF3nDFTC5dl_D9uQdJXAMcV33YAHjwJQ6Gi4rvn0JIUhPyLbFt3NRKm1Z7ENLaVMShQpyDiEd2urEdCbCvCHVQA8Y-6ukHHuzQPka1YsNViWsn2r_mIFa0BGJicStFGCSEqp-1c/s640/IMG_20170224_111726_914.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrla14pGo1WUNkLkgn9EIboIZu9c52v96cV6av-yBLpIDJkWfzio0Twa1BPoJ0LUzzF5sjLGNeZdMwA4Sphkqc8TaBEDmQ0RGVcBRdWmSwBrnLfnD1vQMSvXTfkBvSDJtTOY_pAvyBkY/s1600/IMG_20170224_113050_850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrla14pGo1WUNkLkgn9EIboIZu9c52v96cV6av-yBLpIDJkWfzio0Twa1BPoJ0LUzzF5sjLGNeZdMwA4Sphkqc8TaBEDmQ0RGVcBRdWmSwBrnLfnD1vQMSvXTfkBvSDJtTOY_pAvyBkY/s640/IMG_20170224_113050_850.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<u style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</u> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">25.02.17, Saturday</u><span style="font-weight: bold;">: </span><span style="background-color: white;">✓</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white;">5K <a href="https://www.verywell.com/what-is-a-tempo-run-2911659" target="_blank">tempo run</a> (average pace 6'54'' min/km - 34.29)</span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "\22 trebuchet ms\22 " , "\22 trebuchet\22 " , "\22 verdana\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "\22 trebuchet ms\22 " , "\22 trebuchet\22 " , "\22 verdana\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp69vl5nu_IgwG4Ptt2mXAuczsVuVRJl7ZTAqZiNNiei5KcYs0iMWpA82gYYbIyWaiLY1ZxnaxNiv4w9Bo6xWGk1htPOqJ6cOq92ZYmwFNx5P5lsXkmUwb64-8GlGl8unCZNmhVqjQWwM/s1600/IMG_20170225_215018_672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp69vl5nu_IgwG4Ptt2mXAuczsVuVRJl7ZTAqZiNNiei5KcYs0iMWpA82gYYbIyWaiLY1ZxnaxNiv4w9Bo6xWGk1htPOqJ6cOq92ZYmwFNx5P5lsXkmUwb64-8GlGl8unCZNmhVqjQWwM/s400/IMG_20170225_215018_672.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h1 style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">In celebration of my </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">my 4th week of running (6th week of training)</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ8thb6AFQ7/" target="_blank"> I shared </a></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ8thb6AFQ7/" target="_blank">my 7 mini-goals for 2017 marathon training</a>, at my IG account.</span></span><span style="font-style: inherit;"> </span></span></h1>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div>
<h1 style="border: 0px; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><br />
</span></h1>
<h1 style="border: 0px; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></h1>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <u style="font-weight: bold;">26.02.17, Sunday</u>: Last Day of Spring School Break! <span style="background-color: white;">✓</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The family shared a simple brunch.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">11 km (average pace 7'30 min/km - 1:22:30)</span></span><br />
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m4vDu6g1-urlh5cm1Hu6JCWLMOWmOMgIIkFzfTm8nYdBBkqsHX3_TREQ_YCUi7mS4YyNo0GGG7j500oFZPesxSiyjOONrARN1cSn_7PT11cDPW6f0QtIsqDVfpL5hPelq48QHJbC5zg/s1600/20170226_111805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m4vDu6g1-urlh5cm1Hu6JCWLMOWmOMgIIkFzfTm8nYdBBkqsHX3_TREQ_YCUi7mS4YyNo0GGG7j500oFZPesxSiyjOONrARN1cSn_7PT11cDPW6f0QtIsqDVfpL5hPelq48QHJbC5zg/s640/20170226_111805.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's been a week, since <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BQfW1Mqgbhr/" target="_blank">my unplanned return to my Instagram account</a>. I have asked been several times, if my social media break/detox has ended. For many my leaving was as abrupt as my coming back.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">This week has been a trying week. I think, I need another week to sort out my thoughts regarding what happened in Hamburg, the consequences of the steps I made and plan the next steps to follow.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">I go to and fro with the idea of resuming my IG break or simply limit my use of it or re-start another account following only those accounts, which won't trigger me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">I love it as a tool to help me creatively reach my goals. There are many aspects of social media, I struggle with. I would like to learn how to ignore those things, which sets me off me negatively. If I could do this, then I can continue reaping rewards from the many positive sides of social media. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">For now, I will continue to use it more conservatively as I have between 2014-2016. I'll see how next week goes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYkzeyv3aRhUqR7q2S-d0br__2q5R31MH1CRfk4_AQ16B0SXxJfAbuFQDBzOG8ghNc5JREOCRBxnemCWyN2Ks31o5Y3eibHDIctKbB2FyLo_ZxvwQgJQIxjK6sPyafsdIOUlKsRwfCjc/s1600/Screenshot_2017-02-26-12-34-49.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYkzeyv3aRhUqR7q2S-d0br__2q5R31MH1CRfk4_AQ16B0SXxJfAbuFQDBzOG8ghNc5JREOCRBxnemCWyN2Ks31o5Y3eibHDIctKbB2FyLo_ZxvwQgJQIxjK6sPyafsdIOUlKsRwfCjc/s640/Screenshot_2017-02-26-12-34-49.png" width="360" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Total</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> 29 </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><i style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">running</i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km</span></span></h2>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span> </span><br />
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Week 1, 2 and 3</a> (Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 188 km </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Running (</b><i style="font-weight: normal;">started 3rd week</i><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 21 km)</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-4.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Week 4</a> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">(</span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 60 km </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 13 km )</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">✓ </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-5.html" target="_blank">Week 5</a></b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> (</span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 50 km </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 29 km )</span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">✓ Week 6 (Biking: 0 <i>Spring Break</i>! Running : 29 km )</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"><br style="font-weight: normal;" /></span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">6 weeks of Biking</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> : 298 km</span><br style="font-weight: normal;" /><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">4 weeks of Running</b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">: 92 km</span></span></span><br />
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: small;"><b>26.02.17 23:07, Sunday</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: small;"><b>Draft created 19.02.17/13:55, Sunday</b></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-15006649795044142552017-02-22T11:33:00.004+01:002017-02-22T23:07:50.093+01:00Why We DO IT Wednesday: 5 Weeks of Training and A Very Important Trip<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyXjdH39K8Zi5HwdGWMxpgWsX4k8OlVTiRRZk5cTyZOfxOq_7fZhAOEnDsd_BOW9eLag1MXYktt55xktOWYoZQb-ETyrrXfG5xOoc7YSq8uWvfP7AO_vi3wEEtBsOLRB7c7pTyQr9Tic/s1600/nrc-20170222_122903-stickered.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyXjdH39K8Zi5HwdGWMxpgWsX4k8OlVTiRRZk5cTyZOfxOq_7fZhAOEnDsd_BOW9eLag1MXYktt55xktOWYoZQb-ETyrrXfG5xOoc7YSq8uWvfP7AO_vi3wEEtBsOLRB7c7pTyQr9Tic/s400/nrc-20170222_122903-stickered.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"></span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” </span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1938.Friedrich_Nietzsche" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Friedrich Nietzsche</a></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">
</span></blockquote>
<br />
Yesterday, I was feeling very motivated to run but because I ran 3 consecutive days in a row, I "forced" myself to not give in to the "<i>running addiction</i>" motivation.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowcDypxa_YyaRgQclMstqzq5CELVie_E0C3hyfoYlAo8dD1HZq6ho1OsrM3tRrZvqa9AVmXU2YXoteNX3ERUbISeItwCjl5D60LYWyADz1h3_xlrchFWv7_CKBXEaIribmJw6FcoG1KM/s1600/IMG_20170222_144340_881-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowcDypxa_YyaRgQclMstqzq5CELVie_E0C3hyfoYlAo8dD1HZq6ho1OsrM3tRrZvqa9AVmXU2YXoteNX3ERUbISeItwCjl5D60LYWyADz1h3_xlrchFWv7_CKBXEaIribmJw6FcoG1KM/s400/IMG_20170222_144340_881-1.jpg" width="235" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #1d2129; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Running is a gift. I have to smile at the end of every training because of gratefulness; I can run again and again because I am physically healthy.</span></div>
<div style="color: #1d2129; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">When I finished my run last Monday, I was extremely happy and grateful. It was the culmination of 3 runs in a row:</span></div>
<div style="color: #1d2129; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Saturday, 18th of February: 5.50 km easy to warm up for Sunday's first two digit long distance run<br />Sunday, 19th of February: 10 km easy build up<br />Monday, 20th of February: 5 km shake out run.</span></div>
<div style="color: #1d2129; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">They are mini- run successes worthy of a huge smile! <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" aria-hidden="1" class="img" height="16" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v7/f4c/1/16/1f642.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /></span></span></div>
<div style="color: #1d2129; font-family: 'San Francisco', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">I rarely have "a triumphant trio run" of this kind. I did not plan it but I have been wishing it will happen during my Berlin marathon training, naturally. Hopefully more of this simple triumphs will come in the next weeks!</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
I need the rest, and have to wait and stick it out with <b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search/label/Weekly%20Recaps%20of%20Berlin%20Marathon%20Training" target="_blank">the plan for Berlin Marathon 2017</a></b>: build up slowly, work on being strong, stay focused on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BQkJ5RkAC-S/" target="_blank"><i>why</i> I am running Berlin</a> and BE in the process. No rush. No living it up for short-lived rewards.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvHVDLbXdknrzeHgG-8CZjVMmEO838WaqlZfYW_WLdlxXt1rwQaQNeMb1o8NoiIJ8dlauBAbSm1vhVCf0T4ZVin1ZR0qj7gIw-FUO1Qhnf_uv-czCLJmHsbnnJA5ZZ4Do2rqT7aBdZUI/s1600/16715892_1834142043508399_4527850572835312136_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvHVDLbXdknrzeHgG-8CZjVMmEO838WaqlZfYW_WLdlxXt1rwQaQNeMb1o8NoiIJ8dlauBAbSm1vhVCf0T4ZVin1ZR0qj7gIw-FUO1Qhnf_uv-czCLJmHsbnnJA5ZZ4Do2rqT7aBdZUI/s640/16715892_1834142043508399_4527850572835312136_o.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<i>"Bloom through the concrete!"</i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfeetinthenetherlands/photos/a.1826561617599775.1073741831.1808652036057400/1834142043508399/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">My Berlin Marathon 2017 training mantra</a>!</div>
<br />
<br />
This morning, I woke up early and stood up right after my husband kissed me goodbye and left for work. I half-heartedly ate a just on the edge of being ripe banana and drank coffee (<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" target="_blank">yup, the coffee I was trying to give up!</a>) to wake up my sluggish body even though my mind was already in manic mode.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUp18aw1NS42Knmx_RwBl7C1s0qquU_-NebFjOrunNs1Bbh0-o7clK4oAHQTBKoAnvBN3TXmcZNfgNnXGSDukY7YcphblDFJsJ-mlQjzFl8SWzHdSP6RQZXh9_65nVnvhtGP6RKCNo9A/s1600/20170201_104022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUp18aw1NS42Knmx_RwBl7C1s0qquU_-NebFjOrunNs1Bbh0-o7clK4oAHQTBKoAnvBN3TXmcZNfgNnXGSDukY7YcphblDFJsJ-mlQjzFl8SWzHdSP6RQZXh9_65nVnvhtGP6RKCNo9A/s320/20170201_104022.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I mentioned my wish to give up coffee <br />
during <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" target="_blank">Training Week 1, 2, 3</a><br />
<br />
My compromise, drink at least 1-2 mugs a week.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
When I looked outside, there was a twinge of regret that I resisted yesterday's urge to run! The sky is overcast and my motivation metaphorically hid behind the clouds of self-sabotaging negative thoughts and anxiousness over this week's trip.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsrD0ninZpVzVUbfJ35fbrhdPshhG00BLxNw4iIPaF-FH_aXsuoaM2wAxCqSBtKQDSU2DWK2SPPAdOYyThWT1C75lP_Aks9UKOzuOiuH8iep3alsl1T5uyrhB7L_8xrtfmTJZiODiqBk/s1600/IMG_20151020_124130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsrD0ninZpVzVUbfJ35fbrhdPshhG00BLxNw4iIPaF-FH_aXsuoaM2wAxCqSBtKQDSU2DWK2SPPAdOYyThWT1C75lP_Aks9UKOzuOiuH8iep3alsl1T5uyrhB7L_8xrtfmTJZiODiqBk/s640/IMG_20151020_124130.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;">“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2622245.Lao_Tzu" style="color: #333333; font-family: lato, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Lao Tzu</a><br />
<br />
I meditate on the power of these wise words and the memory of a great trip to Hamburg, Autumn 2015</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
I am munching on a peanut butter sandwich as I write this blogpost. Hopefully, after I finished this blog, my sandwich has settled and I can run; this process (decluttering my mind) is my way of being pro-active and banishing all these negative thoughts and energy, which threaten to drown me.<br />
<br />
No one can help me out of these debilitating anxiety attacks but myself. The more I expect "help", "miracle", "impulse" to come from the outside, the more I am wrought by inner-pain. I've been here - the cycle of falling in a hole, climbing out of it - a thousand times to know: the feeling will disappear, the moment will pass and strength will be gained, when I continuously face the situation I dread, the many unknowns, that I fear.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The trip would mean a lot to the process of stabilising my mental health. It is one little step of many for this year. When I reach the proverbial finish line, I can focus on taking good care of my family, my health, working, studying and enjoying our simple life, here in the Netherlands. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjqXTnsTUXX6P-CBMFXJEXKGtMpsR1hI6ZQgfx2bOTkABKZh7_5ZkBkQnOA-PClmLg_5usQzb3as68JAd8Oi1QjpyoHTIPm4pcFSOHtjHdVs0UVcjBLG0z4asbewmr8RmuyBbemkNSWo/s1600/IMG_20170222_164600_673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjqXTnsTUXX6P-CBMFXJEXKGtMpsR1hI6ZQgfx2bOTkABKZh7_5ZkBkQnOA-PClmLg_5usQzb3as68JAd8Oi1QjpyoHTIPm4pcFSOHtjHdVs0UVcjBLG0z4asbewmr8RmuyBbemkNSWo/s640/IMG_20170222_164600_673.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Motivation, are you there yet?! :)<br />
<br />
Looking back at <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search/label/Weekly%20Recaps%20of%20Berlin%20Marathon%20Training" target="_blank">the weekly recap of Berlin Marathon training</a>, I am filled with a sense of quiet fulfillment and a deep sense of pride. I am focused. I am determined. I am not giving up! I will continue to steadfastly work on running strong and have fun in the process.<br />
<br />
My reward: I get a chance to run in Berlin again, 5 years after I finished my first marathon successfully. It's symbolic for all the many chances I get in life again and again. Chances I do not take for granted. <br />
<br />
Are we running, today? Heck yeah!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">UPDATED 22.02.17 23:06, Wednesday</b><br />
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></b>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Yeah! :D</div>
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></b>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsSvoJgAeMLqze4K1kDXU4VP0hws4gproOun-Q30bSFHrKj8LrmjYFmNfCXqjXRi63hX2BBnW57Q_UmOhyphenhyphen3eg0zqxY2zARVXLmjJKlPErZaYtZlqwk4PMQ7SHNWlR4GaMMNYop2kWwkU/s1600/IMG_20170222_193702_591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsSvoJgAeMLqze4K1kDXU4VP0hws4gproOun-Q30bSFHrKj8LrmjYFmNfCXqjXRi63hX2BBnW57Q_UmOhyphenhyphen3eg0zqxY2zARVXLmjJKlPErZaYtZlqwk4PMQ7SHNWlR4GaMMNYop2kWwkU/s640/IMG_20170222_193702_591.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></b>
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></b>
<b style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-69054572763060773422017-02-15T10:00:00.000+01:002017-03-08T10:32:50.021+01:00BACK TO BERLIN: WEEK 5 <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmfgdhYdeLN6qpWVRBfHfTfKKOBDRaESapECtrzOER6zQYM8OKAALCS_rg7YqOX8hdAcuxchOOFaPojxten1HWEMaJSKHf9AXs8hCUhu8bvZQxjR1FwY_7nrO4cK_GYOMrCfbXSBYL7Q/s1600/Photo+on+07-02-17+at+14.17+AFTER+RUN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmfgdhYdeLN6qpWVRBfHfTfKKOBDRaESapECtrzOER6zQYM8OKAALCS_rg7YqOX8hdAcuxchOOFaPojxten1HWEMaJSKHf9AXs8hCUhu8bvZQxjR1FwY_7nrO4cK_GYOMrCfbXSBYL7Q/s640/Photo+on+07-02-17+at+14.17+AFTER+RUN.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A photo taken last week Tuesday, 7th of February after my run.<br />
<br />
I recorded this via the Photo Booth App of my partner's iMac, since my mobile was still synching my run.<br />
<br />
My "T sign" was a happy gesture for Tuesday Run and a reminder to BE true to myself.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.” </span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">― <a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3503.Maya_Angelou" style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Maya Angelou</a></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">
</span></blockquote>
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u>
<u style="font-weight: bold;">Blogger's NOTE:</u><br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;">This week, I shared a <b><i>dynamic</i> PREVIEW POST**</b> of my Training: Week 5 before "final edit"</span>. This meant, I published the blog with the skeleton of my training plan, edited the data in each day, I shared the update on my FB page.<br />
<br />
I previously recorded my weekly training in draft mode and edit it as I go. <b>FINAL EDIT</b> is when I completed the week, and I share it online either on Monday or Tuesday. <br />
<br />
Final edit does not usually mean (at least in my manner of blogging! :D ) <b><u>final</u></b>. Since writing blogs is my medium to meditative therapy, I often go back to them to reread, and edit. I edit to correct the grammar (I try!) or because I simply did not make sense (even to myself!). <br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;">In hindsight (<b>UPDATED Sunday, 19th February, 2017</b>), I think I would rather share the blog, at the end of the training week. I have to admit "my experiment" helped me with documenting! Still, I felt my anxiety rise, when I have something that I still need to do, shared on public and I end up not doing it.</span><br />
<br />
The main goal of blogging for me is documenting life, to regularly journal for: posterity, create structure (in my life!) and as a reminder to stay true to myself.<br />
<br />
I am happy that blogging about my way "Back to Berlin" is helping me do this in a fun and creative way.<br />
<br />
<br />
If you missed previous weekly training posts, and you would like to read back, here are the other posts:<br />
<br />
<b><br /></b><span style="font-size: large;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" target="_blank">Week 1, 2 and 3</a> (Biking</b> : 188 km <b>Running (</b><i>started 3rd week</i><b>) </b>: 21 km)<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">✓ </span><b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-4.html" target="_blank">Week 4</a> </b>(<b>Biking</b> : 60 km <b>Running</b> : 13 km )<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">✓ </span><b>Week 5</b> (<b>Biking</b> : 50 km <b>Running</b> : 29 km )</span><br />
<br />
<b>5 weeks of Biking</b> : 298 km<br />
<b>3 weeks of Running</b> (<i>so far</i>): 63 km<br />
<br />
<strike>Honestly, I am not sure if I can document everything I listed below! I would like to, simply to make sure I do, do them. Recording data contributes a lot to the goal to be consistent. I am not going to be obsessive about it, I will find a way, how I can simplify.</strike><br />
<strike><br /></strike>
<strike><b>Warmed-Up before a Run</b> : <i> stats to follow*</i></strike><br />
<i><strike><b>Stretched after a Run</b> (at least 5 minutes session) : stats to follow*</strike></i><br />
<strike><b>Yoga</b> : <i>stats to follow*</i></strike><br />
<strike><b>Strength Training</b> : <i>stats to follow*</i></strike><br />
<strike><br /></strike>
<i style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br /></i>
<i><strike>I need to go back on my blogposts* </strike>UPDATE (8th of March, 2017): I think, I am making it hard on myself, again. Let me just say, the reason I will not edit this out and simply let it stand is a reminder to myself that I am trying to change. I am correcting my self-sabotaging pattern. Perhaps, in my next marathon, I can make a standard form and I only have to fill it in. For now, I will keep to recording biking and running mileage and mentioning (or adding photos!) if I did warm up/cool down/stretched after the run/did yoga/done my strength training. They are all things I would like to do without even thinking about them but I want them to be all to be natural part of my daily life.</i><br />
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u>
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u><u style="font-weight: bold;">13.02.17, Monday</u>: REST <span style="font-size: large;">✓ </span><br />
<br />
This was a mentally demanding day. I did what I have been procrastinating on for a decade. A very emotional phone call (as a follow up to a very long letter, I sent a couple of weeks ago) to begin the day. It went very well. A good (re)start to a very old relationship. Rest was my reward.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA4of2Mmy2_pBCXvIMGdLjj-gARWWhRI3NcBP-GeirFsT-z5kIzDru-dBdXRJdC-r-dGvw-sDQ7h3u2Bq6EUBC-N9w5Q2e-UZwQOqIo8D92H6_K5QKOrPo-MBNoAOqjOnKuTpz2dhk48/s1600/20170213_104727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA4of2Mmy2_pBCXvIMGdLjj-gARWWhRI3NcBP-GeirFsT-z5kIzDru-dBdXRJdC-r-dGvw-sDQ7h3u2Bq6EUBC-N9w5Q2e-UZwQOqIo8D92H6_K5QKOrPo-MBNoAOqjOnKuTpz2dhk48/s640/20170213_104727.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Fruits and Flowers</b></i><br />
As a girl, my concept of luxury was to regularly have fruits and flowers at home.<br />
<br />
Photo taken morning of 13th of February</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<b style="text-decoration: underline;">14.02.17, Tuesday</b>: <span style="font-size: large;">✓ </span><br />
<br />
biked 20 km / ran 8.17 km (average pace of 7'16'' min/km - 59:19 ) / STRETCHED for 5 minutes<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjN4fEnCE8NyNiSGNR5TKqzlVqZHK1RYS3nwLT_No_e8_AIETbRNJloQLVec3KifhXpRZDfghYdsC4vm12PeRD8N72CO5cC579kIDHMqP7iF-FF2yWpbB1ggZvCiipvAwkzMNMFxJ14E/s1600/IMG_20170214_164717_439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjN4fEnCE8NyNiSGNR5TKqzlVqZHK1RYS3nwLT_No_e8_AIETbRNJloQLVec3KifhXpRZDfghYdsC4vm12PeRD8N72CO5cC579kIDHMqP7iF-FF2yWpbB1ggZvCiipvAwkzMNMFxJ14E/s640/IMG_20170214_164717_439.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The picture above was one of the first two pictures I posted on my @happyfeetnl Instagram account, after 2 months break. <br />
<br />
You can read about it here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BQf2FsigxOt/" target="_blank"><b>BEing Back on Instagram</b></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<b style="text-decoration: underline;">15.02.17, Wednesday</b>: <span style="font-size: large;">✓ </span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoJDC5WyvBr2VXtrRuSgwOXEXm1Es1RD1rp1Dy4xB9TSIgjUFMIhhQ04IHSjRHkxY4PT0Y_CNReD6rjjtLRDYkIygmGhIyObFhpDq9kghnbj_BQNtq_X6f6YttNSY8Qil-hjGgtPJSC4/s1600/20170215_132812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoJDC5WyvBr2VXtrRuSgwOXEXm1Es1RD1rp1Dy4xB9TSIgjUFMIhhQ04IHSjRHkxY4PT0Y_CNReD6rjjtLRDYkIygmGhIyObFhpDq9kghnbj_BQNtq_X6f6YttNSY8Qil-hjGgtPJSC4/s320/20170215_132812.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1:28 p.m.<br />
Almost home after doing the grocery. <br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfeetinthenetherlands/photos/a.1832964933626110.1073741839.1808652036057400/1832965136959423/?type=3&theater" target="_blank"><b>My little M excited to prepare her first home made bapao</b></a>!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
biked 20 km -<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnts9BERkBsLuCGzjTbd1Oio0l1OLDMGsMLSQLplz95e6Lvb-REMkMCapiWGEGdu8Er02EG7QQ3WutWRqpmvF9hOmAEWP01Q4pUGaxz6OU8jYl9xNeZ3wE1jIYaT4DTHzZnzJzeofah0/s1600/20170215_132124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnts9BERkBsLuCGzjTbd1Oio0l1OLDMGsMLSQLplz95e6Lvb-REMkMCapiWGEGdu8Er02EG7QQ3WutWRqpmvF9hOmAEWP01Q4pUGaxz6OU8jYl9xNeZ3wE1jIYaT4DTHzZnzJzeofah0/s320/20170215_132124.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1:21 p.m.<br />
Some ditches along our bike route still have frozen ice, and some are completely melted.<br />
<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
blogged and decluttered mind before I pick up M from school<br />
<br />
<br />
<i>Worked on <b><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search/label/BLANK%20SPACE" target="_blank">BLANK SPACE </a> </b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
REST from running<br />
<i><br /></i>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlDIEAd4Fznq-HGuByWiwfs0H45rx95gUFAJXp8aU47Fb6QrD98-EWANok89p6Jvrbx1irleamVf078D_4pXxzgd7MzxoqmR9m_nLtUTFguH7ZQztgFbyBCH-wNn4JLPZ6Rm3F_tjBUQ/s1600/20170215_091236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlDIEAd4Fznq-HGuByWiwfs0H45rx95gUFAJXp8aU47Fb6QrD98-EWANok89p6Jvrbx1irleamVf078D_4pXxzgd7MzxoqmR9m_nLtUTFguH7ZQztgFbyBCH-wNn4JLPZ6Rm3F_tjBUQ/s640/20170215_091236.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast at 9 am : coffee (yup, I have no self-control!)<br />
muesli with raisins topped with banana and<a href="https://www.alpro.com/nl/producten/plantaardige-variatie-op-yoghurt/potten/vanille#productrange" target="_blank"> Alpro yogurt</a>. <br />
I am addicted to this very simple breakfast. <br />
<br />
Fuel to help in decluttering my brain via blogging! ;)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA8jSruJFCdD0oK0G1l_ERtnj00yTaVM5qtvNBvYI_njtlmy51hMboJLFNeFlQEBFScAIJufpkeYoVaptyHeM58M7Ej_Gm8TElGtrJZugcmoL0qgLbTueVT_sBVI_JFL6IG6_2gE4LYg/s1600/20170215_091805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA8jSruJFCdD0oK0G1l_ERtnj00yTaVM5qtvNBvYI_njtlmy51hMboJLFNeFlQEBFScAIJufpkeYoVaptyHeM58M7Ej_Gm8TElGtrJZugcmoL0qgLbTueVT_sBVI_JFL6IG6_2gE4LYg/s320/20170215_091805.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
After I decided, I will switch my run for Wednesday to Thursday, I bought the ingredients for the steamed buns we planned to do Saturday and prepared them instead on this day. M, who was requesting for them for quiet a while now, was very delighted.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwM0vVb3ydGSIum0o2XawJSt0Ll2cTQkoqfU3PiUpaqPd_h5SsqGUqjHjsEr7bgqG317L7HksyGgM7Aakzo-e4Nsvim0KvNmymer5LXcryCyrcSUoNEGNQqd-BFBPap86U8fnYZJUOGzk/s1600/20170215_211516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwM0vVb3ydGSIum0o2XawJSt0Ll2cTQkoqfU3PiUpaqPd_h5SsqGUqjHjsEr7bgqG317L7HksyGgM7Aakzo-e4Nsvim0KvNmymer5LXcryCyrcSUoNEGNQqd-BFBPap86U8fnYZJUOGzk/s320/20170215_211516.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBvXWLHk97f-qKX5sjau8R6F6QNOLIYEpuJa5vrTR2vcNKcgV8vRLQs7D5hO4Egrtuad68VBbwhjtxuBUllRruk4IJ1rf26v_t2uaINo5un29jwwfCmWyQyCpiaxsh46BmQawEBm9VQI/s1600/20170215_202340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBvXWLHk97f-qKX5sjau8R6F6QNOLIYEpuJa5vrTR2vcNKcgV8vRLQs7D5hO4Egrtuad68VBbwhjtxuBUllRruk4IJ1rf26v_t2uaINo5un29jwwfCmWyQyCpiaxsh46BmQawEBm9VQI/s320/20170215_202340.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGUFx9c7HzzkiQqRbkBlKW11YqrnjGkr1NJ1wAfPT5pxoX967OWZP_p46ULuXrfZ3uxzBCI19xNFrM81qrgtzi4WY_8IMbFcOFvQJ-Tf369_68I-LQcPMQg-kHw45gDau4wlYtczJYEc/s1600/20170215_194718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGUFx9c7HzzkiQqRbkBlKW11YqrnjGkr1NJ1wAfPT5pxoX967OWZP_p46ULuXrfZ3uxzBCI19xNFrM81qrgtzi4WY_8IMbFcOFvQJ-Tf369_68I-LQcPMQg-kHw45gDau4wlYtczJYEc/s320/20170215_194718.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u>
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u><br />
<u style="font-weight: bold;">16.02.17, Thursday</u>: <span style="font-size: large;">✓ </span><br />
<br />
<br />
biked 10 km / 5.74 (average time 7'12" min/km - 41:22)<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgR_ah2Fln4wT9MIB1HoIssD8BmYbVMdEaleil12sx8ko-c_OhSmWFXNJfBmMTjeDwY2qJ02jjDmKoyLEDpM9uxazzL8klkR0u9nH4nTBH5rlf-ly0IuK0umTpfb3yUj6Mfssm9mj0ts/s1600/Screenshot_2017-02-16-11-25-08.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgR_ah2Fln4wT9MIB1HoIssD8BmYbVMdEaleil12sx8ko-c_OhSmWFXNJfBmMTjeDwY2qJ02jjDmKoyLEDpM9uxazzL8klkR0u9nH4nTBH5rlf-ly0IuK0umTpfb3yUj6Mfssm9mj0ts/s320/Screenshot_2017-02-16-11-25-08.png" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stats so far since I returned to running, before Thursday's run.<br />
<br />
I will be happy if I can run the marathon distance in that total amount of time. <br />
<br />
Motivation to work come, when I look at my running statistics and write my (self-empowering!) thoughts, here in the blog.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4nWxTOfZfc9MLyUIxY1ZqYed66mRzfgvZ65fCVMSoL5sQN10OIwLdcsb52r7nR1jR6cUdbH8EVWZ1YTyDZYKeGn4aBAdR0bXpVcvEi1QdRPa_6CVlhGRatsTKNF2JJQe6tjba78dR0Q/s1600/20170216_181846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4nWxTOfZfc9MLyUIxY1ZqYed66mRzfgvZ65fCVMSoL5sQN10OIwLdcsb52r7nR1jR6cUdbH8EVWZ1YTyDZYKeGn4aBAdR0bXpVcvEi1QdRPa_6CVlhGRatsTKNF2JJQe6tjba78dR0Q/s320/20170216_181846.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fogged up glasses after my run.<br />
<br />
Feeling very fulfilled I got the run, done!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I had extreme back pain because my monthly cycle began the day before. <i>Warming up</i> before a run is something I would like to consistently do, and for this run warming up before helped a lot with my muscle cramps.<br />
<br />
<b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BQf2FsigxOt/" target="_blank">Since my return to Instagram</a></b>, I have been using the app to save thoughts I would like to write as a blogpost. Mostly, I share them in the stories (only visible to users of Instagram, and not showing in my gallery). It is my "creative post-it's" to help me remember.<br />
<br />
Before I forget to mention, if you are interested in the running stats, you will notice that the stats on <a href="https://zombiesrungame.com/" target="_blank">Zombies, Run! app</a> and my Nike+ stats have small discrepancies. I am writing it down here in case anyone (who are following in all social media channels I have) wonders about it.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bjimh2ktkdyvvs5NEfENbBcXdMqr0e2XPoI-Usn7Q15sR14DRTN0bVS7J5vCECbdoLgkohQTb2DJqD9tJILwUfdtd-gfGEoWiowfjaNZvhJQjJKV2HQROAZxGT2gBTgPbqRKT76ft2s/s1600/Screenshot_2017-02-16-19-01-10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bjimh2ktkdyvvs5NEfENbBcXdMqr0e2XPoI-Usn7Q15sR14DRTN0bVS7J5vCECbdoLgkohQTb2DJqD9tJILwUfdtd-gfGEoWiowfjaNZvhJQjJKV2HQROAZxGT2gBTgPbqRKT76ft2s/s320/Screenshot_2017-02-16-19-01-10.png" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h2>
<u style="font-weight: bold;">17.02.17, Friday</u>: <span style="font-size: large;">✓ </span></h2>
<h2>
<i style="color: #999999;">School's Spring Vacations Starts!</i></h2>
<br />
<b>REST</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhKdmMWKSpGcs9FpePT5z5tPw3N8Zf8kg1UmbQf_4AtD8a5iQg4o3CJoxi0-drhgK3H8eoAZhtXbCA4b1MxZsLJCsmZawLHe1qTNcsjRcS4oYKeaNaS-Q-VXjwNidBZ5sKAyvbNssjdA/s1600/IMG_20170217_163925_080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhKdmMWKSpGcs9FpePT5z5tPw3N8Zf8kg1UmbQf_4AtD8a5iQg4o3CJoxi0-drhgK3H8eoAZhtXbCA4b1MxZsLJCsmZawLHe1qTNcsjRcS4oYKeaNaS-Q-VXjwNidBZ5sKAyvbNssjdA/s640/IMG_20170217_163925_080.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<u style="font-weight: bold;">18.02.17, Saturday</u>: <span style="font-size: large;">✓ </span><br />
<br />
5.50 (average time 6'57" min/km - 38:10)<br />
/<b>YOGA</b> <i>mini-session of 7 minutes</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyUWFxa_NI_J6p3Mz2Gsn3BK8nVOYSbj3WJb_fkm8hNVXOtYroUmIBHdBpqFReJT09ohIwMRRwpZ_ojghvIFWAxR00y7aWDnMbbXqx4wnm76d1J1ku38AhzH4Pf3u2LEV-bdY09lVPG0/s1600/20170218_143844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyUWFxa_NI_J6p3Mz2Gsn3BK8nVOYSbj3WJb_fkm8hNVXOtYroUmIBHdBpqFReJT09ohIwMRRwpZ_ojghvIFWAxR00y7aWDnMbbXqx4wnm76d1J1ku38AhzH4Pf3u2LEV-bdY09lVPG0/s400/20170218_143844.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY5_tqdZBwKiCScjwnLEnnNvvSROilmxI4MEKATbj1yAmY-H2DchZ5kSCFPCF0xXTzPDT0xLK6gZV4sNJIwIce8o-xnMoq1TsAmLQdsT2UKdKeGP3CkouXmeyiXx4vykyDyktuNd4fRo/s1600/20170218_144153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY5_tqdZBwKiCScjwnLEnnNvvSROilmxI4MEKATbj1yAmY-H2DchZ5kSCFPCF0xXTzPDT0xLK6gZV4sNJIwIce8o-xnMoq1TsAmLQdsT2UKdKeGP3CkouXmeyiXx4vykyDyktuNd4fRo/s640/20170218_144153.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<u style="font-weight: bold;">19.02.17, Sunday</u>: <span style="font-size: large;">✓ </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
Warmed-up : I am doing a series of 3-4 sets of warm-up exercises from Pop Sugar; I have to time it but I think roughly 8 minutes<br />
<br />
ran an easy 10 km (average pace 7'25'' min/km - 1:14:16 )<br />
<br />
Stretched right after the run : around 6 minutes<br />
<br />
<br />
I am proud to have gotten my long distance run done, today.<br />
<br />
Looking back on my LDR training, so far:<br />
<br />
<b><u>Week 3</u></b><br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5.16 km / 7:27 min</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>
<b><u>Week 4 </u></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6,82 km / 7'32"</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<b><u>Week 5</u></b><br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">8.17 km / 7'16' (</span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">due to a busy weekend in Week 4, I missed running my 8 km LDR, and the longest distance I ran in that week, was 6,82 km, one of my 3 runs in that week. I ran it this week Tuesday, instead.)</span></i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></span>
10 km / 7'25'' (<i>I am happy with this pace; there was pain in my calves until 7.5 km but luckily from 8 - 10 km the pain went away. I was still more than 2 km away but I turned off my Nike+ watch and walked listening to Zombies, Run! app. Supply Run mode, the rest of the way.)</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i><br /></i>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULRM-1RZ7WT6aXBWSEE_20YYXwDBHJudUUbpMQ0GiFZs7UyI5pUS3z1rcBVqSxPb6c39OXkSZxwU8bJKhxt-n31KkGw02OZ5thx-UxzN5aob2R2mRwM1Obe5Vms7JIAzKXaalit64F_s/s1600/IMG_20170219_120850_315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULRM-1RZ7WT6aXBWSEE_20YYXwDBHJudUUbpMQ0GiFZs7UyI5pUS3z1rcBVqSxPb6c39OXkSZxwU8bJKhxt-n31KkGw02OZ5thx-UxzN5aob2R2mRwM1Obe5Vms7JIAzKXaalit64F_s/s400/IMG_20170219_120850_315.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google image of<br />
<br />
<a href="https://zombiesrungame.com/" target="_blank">Zombies, Run! app</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzjgL1TPHUDirqHxFNiRoCKzm9bPiO1spsSk9Sr-Wak5lSZH7Uhdn5TKFvfOrDaDBWllilUJZlyTD7iuX6vYAewxSaPuw0mLZ9J_M73vOkvOXXAARk0A91nYl0w87Sh04HARf1pvQ5qo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-02-19+at+17.00.11.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzjgL1TPHUDirqHxFNiRoCKzm9bPiO1spsSk9Sr-Wak5lSZH7Uhdn5TKFvfOrDaDBWllilUJZlyTD7iuX6vYAewxSaPuw0mLZ9J_M73vOkvOXXAARk0A91nYl0w87Sh04HARf1pvQ5qo/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-02-19+at+17.00.11.png" width="640" /></a><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></h2>
<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></h2>
<h2>
</h2>
<h2>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Total</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">: 50 </span><i style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">biking</i><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km / 29</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> (<i>rounded off </i>)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">running</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"> km</span></h2>
<br />
<br />
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">**</span><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">NOTE TO READERS</span></b><span style="font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">: The date of the post is when I started the draft, and at the bottom right of the page is the date I published and/or updated the blogpost.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b>19.02.17 17:34, Sunday</b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>LAST UPDATE 08.03.17 10:32, Wednesday</b></span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39801661823418099.post-35299857200086017832017-02-10T18:36:00.000+01:002017-02-22T11:56:20.758+01:00BACK TO BERLIN: WEEK 4<div style="text-align: justify;">
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytyuCH08P4J04LYcHznqdxfsrylAqdR6mfcJ8uZzAJQZl_EDKeZuYN2RGZOicj7y1A9NeR2nkfF5iFfiM7yL8f3NpAsptNn05TAKnm549RGHAR33q1Z8dKnd2KHz2NOJF3d4bBy8zE5Q/s1600/20160909_121355_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytyuCH08P4J04LYcHznqdxfsrylAqdR6mfcJ8uZzAJQZl_EDKeZuYN2RGZOicj7y1A9NeR2nkfF5iFfiM7yL8f3NpAsptNn05TAKnm549RGHAR33q1Z8dKnd2KHz2NOJF3d4bBy8zE5Q/s640/20160909_121355_2.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
(Photo taken in our back garden last September, 2016)<br />
Image originally shared in a previous blog series:<br />
<a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/detoxing-happy-feet-on-blogging_16.html" target="_blank"><b>DETOXING Happy Feet: On Blogging, Simplifying and Decluttering 2017 Part 2</b></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u>
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">“I thrive in structure. I drown in chaos.” </span></div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7041930.Anna_Kendrick" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Anna Kendrick</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">, </span><span id="quote_book_link_29868610" style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/45352758" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Scrappy Little Nobody</a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">
</span></blockquote>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u>
<br />
<h2>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Before I Begin About Week 4 . . .</span></h2>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">It's 10 days to February and I'm </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">already</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> in Week 4 of </span><a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search/label/Berlin%20Marathon%202017" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Berlin Marathon 2017 Training</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">!?! </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Here is the blog about: <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" target="_blank">Week 1, 2, & 3</a></span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
You can also read, <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2016/12/where-are-you-where-have-you-been-where.html" target="_blank">"My Mental Prep"</a> before I begun with my actual training.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Almost at the end of Week 4, and I am feeling motivated and fresh each day. It still is a challenge to simply go out and run BUT I obsess less and worry less about it. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
If my mind managed to self-sabotage a planned run, I feel even more motivated to at least cover an average distance of 3 km, the next day. As past experiences have already proven, the 3 km mostly becomes 5 km or longer. 3 is a good way to maintain and practice baby steps in accelerating speed without exhausting one self or over-training.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I do refrain from running longer distances at this point of my training (even if I am having so much fun and still want to go on!) because I know from experience, I should take time to ease my body to running longer distances and not swing from 3 km to 15-21 km. Happily, my brain is not going on crazy mode :D and has listened to reason, thus far!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
This is why I am VERY excited to run <strike>8 km, this week</strike>!<span style="color: red;">***</span> (I ended up not running 8K at the end of this week - <b><i>see entry under 10th of February below </i></b>- , and the longest run of this week was 6,8 km (ran Friday). Even though my weekly goal is to run 4X, I am training my brain to feel accomplished, if I manage 3x! This is a huge accomplishment on it's own.)<br />
<br />
If all goes well, at the end of Week 4, in 2 consecutive weeks of running, I am averaging 21 km/week. A good slow build up!<br />
<br />
<b><span style="color: red;"><i>***15th of February</i></span></b> <i>P.S. 5 Days, after I shared this blogpost, I wanted to add, the sentiments, "I am VERY excited to run..." holds very true for this week's training. </i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>It is because in hindsight, even if I did not run 4X this week, or missed the other things I wanted to do to strengthen my body, I am staying true to the guidelines, I told myself to adhere to before I completely committed to the goal, "BE Better On My Way to Berlin!". </i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>I will always TRY my best to follow a structured training BUT not sacrificing the fun of the run, the fun behind the run and NOT forgetting, why I (it: marathon running) started, and have to keep going.</i><br />
<h2>
Statistics and Stories</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div>
<br />
I have been busy and I have not had time to write all my thoughts these past week, and frankly, my brain is itching! :D</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
In previous post about my training, I mentioned that I will TRY the best I can to separate the "ramblings" from the posts detailing how I prepare myself physically for a marathon. I tagged all my post, where I write about what's going on in my mind under : <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/search/label/Decluttering%20A%20Bipolar%20Mind" target="_blank">Decluttering A Bipolar Mind</a>.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
It is a challenge to separate "mind and body" stories, I have to admit. I realise, it is essential to mention my daily life within the context of my training. Being strong and resilient enough to take charge of my daily life is one of the many reasons, I am running!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDVx_PZ5VHKhpvoNwc_2VgUhyphenhyphens2rpluuvyAkdpdsAwMv4ETMlpTYnZ4VzecDf1t-ORss2IdaeCtzGcryPRuZDV1iWocZj-CRHtNMzGLzOfX0P8uXPUvBU3OOmiIW8OLrJMQxZGSoM0g4/s1600/20170206_164803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDVx_PZ5VHKhpvoNwc_2VgUhyphenhyphens2rpluuvyAkdpdsAwMv4ETMlpTYnZ4VzecDf1t-ORss2IdaeCtzGcryPRuZDV1iWocZj-CRHtNMzGLzOfX0P8uXPUvBU3OOmiIW8OLrJMQxZGSoM0g4/s640/20170206_164803.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div>
<u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u>
<u style="font-weight: bold;">06.02.17, Monday</u>:<br />
<br />
biked 20 km/<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">REST from running</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">I spent 3 hours of clearing out, and cleaning the shed (the one with the green door on the right of the photo). It was a very satisfying to complete this chore; I have been procrastinating since we moved in this house Spring of 2013. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDXDxpLA50ri77Vvf8DFpb70st0dNsGtfRXZxUav9pfUt8vnUebm3po8DcfJ4fb61RjzLBS-AbcepMdGYALkGs6yD7psEPNhj0Vm8ALs4DXpUmW-dnzKlWdLK5UYOSlGHlWY34SNungU/s1600/20170206_164516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDXDxpLA50ri77Vvf8DFpb70st0dNsGtfRXZxUav9pfUt8vnUebm3po8DcfJ4fb61RjzLBS-AbcepMdGYALkGs6yD7psEPNhj0Vm8ALs4DXpUmW-dnzKlWdLK5UYOSlGHlWY34SNungU/s320/20170206_164516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOvP-X6gJ7RioBWkxcfOTXJQdMdp0dikTY75wzL1K77-qQabbhtIiZxapZfJyStTwEsavCFI7uhJuAEaAdtUhX_Li4Gq6FLPIa5ureLaYzBv3ycZiQqFfRtDvZU5s9V9uCVh_sBiGaec/s1600/20170206_161221_Richtone%2528HDR%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOvP-X6gJ7RioBWkxcfOTXJQdMdp0dikTY75wzL1K77-qQabbhtIiZxapZfJyStTwEsavCFI7uhJuAEaAdtUhX_Li4Gq6FLPIa5ureLaYzBv3ycZiQqFfRtDvZU5s9V9uCVh_sBiGaec/s320/20170206_161221_Richtone%2528HDR%2529.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">For me, our clean and organised shed, is my <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/01/back-to-berlin-week-123.html" target="_blank">Back to Berlin: Training Week 1, 2, 3</a> Finish Line AND Reward. Running, blogging about running and disciplining myself to stick to routines (I hated routines in my younger days even though I crave it at the same time. Does that make sense?! :D ). helps me accomplish home, and personal projects.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">The "Spring Cleaning 2017" is a home project I am very excited about and I am planning to document it at <a href="http://mydailymooosingsinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">My Daily Mooosings in the Netherlands</a>. If you would like to see photos of our home, how it transformed from 2013, and follow how it will slowly transform this year, you are welcome to check out the blogposts!.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<u style="font-weight: bold;">07.02.17, Tuesday</u>:<br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">biked 10 km/ 3.18 km tempo run (average pace 7'07'' min/km - 22:41 minutes)</span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnehu6gMaoIfNO8cyGHcCZ59Kmifur3p9N6c8tcFJaupMEOw2n3PiraOLXlIoUkBoLKN1esP6nY1BrhJ0Q5ECspkeFRqk1XzNutXKkBS0nj6r-DW-qyg5pa0uWb5u3NdvPcvgcyjutjLU/s1600/4th+Zombie+Run+5K+run.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnehu6gMaoIfNO8cyGHcCZ59Kmifur3p9N6c8tcFJaupMEOw2n3PiraOLXlIoUkBoLKN1esP6nY1BrhJ0Q5ECspkeFRqk1XzNutXKkBS0nj6r-DW-qyg5pa0uWb5u3NdvPcvgcyjutjLU/s640/4th+Zombie+Run+5K+run.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This image was actually taken before my run on Monday, 6th of February<br />
It's very motivating for me to go out and let <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombies,_Run!" target="_blank">the story of Zombies, Run!</a></span> unfold, as I run.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKG5tonkty4MSZU_zZ1ai2rfmR4IN6ffRKMyV3-f8GpVOBLX_UGHn8h_wdzeiCI_sxWo0xVS_b1B4q63vWXCvgJph81iHM4OBm3qLPau0lYwULk2SHC9zgrr3OwyQdD2mgKAfUZS6oEME/s1600/Screenshot_2017-02-07-18-18-47.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKG5tonkty4MSZU_zZ1ai2rfmR4IN6ffRKMyV3-f8GpVOBLX_UGHn8h_wdzeiCI_sxWo0xVS_b1B4q63vWXCvgJph81iHM4OBm3qLPau0lYwULk2SHC9zgrr3OwyQdD2mgKAfUZS6oEME/s320/Screenshot_2017-02-07-18-18-47.png" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv0c2voXvN-TEb3jkLNLIaH4y7tP7kmx76_cov5o_fRehAyEV3sNyM2WrWSAW9d37u_Qn-ezOuM145ddsG_oNU4TbgxDqiCYTzwbiCzxjvhNYs9neZ1cDKk9uXcZ-USFcbvwso6D6qIE/s1600/Screenshot_2017-02-07-18-18-13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv0c2voXvN-TEb3jkLNLIaH4y7tP7kmx76_cov5o_fRehAyEV3sNyM2WrWSAW9d37u_Qn-ezOuM145ddsG_oNU4TbgxDqiCYTzwbiCzxjvhNYs9neZ1cDKk9uXcZ-USFcbvwso6D6qIE/s320/Screenshot_2017-02-07-18-18-13.png" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruDfcWwBe6BKQHtx0Rv9PnxqPk17VJ-4cJvQOEP9hGBG3HZAOzorxP55MTbQrIcYhAFzHMqFUBzPQBC-3sDrNOL08AztSFPVM5xsWPJBI3udJfupIOXvOTfhlWm7dy4hRm24l58-DY_k/s1600/Screenshot_2017-02-07-18-19-48.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruDfcWwBe6BKQHtx0Rv9PnxqPk17VJ-4cJvQOEP9hGBG3HZAOzorxP55MTbQrIcYhAFzHMqFUBzPQBC-3sDrNOL08AztSFPVM5xsWPJBI3udJfupIOXvOTfhlWm7dy4hRm24l58-DY_k/s320/Screenshot_2017-02-07-18-19-48.png" width="180" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><a href="https://zombiesrungame.com/" target="_blank">Zombies, Run app</a> continues to be a major motivation for me. I still have in draft mode the first impressions I had, the first time I ran using the app, and as soon as daily life is no longer too busy, I will write a separate blog series of my experience.</span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<u style="font-weight: bold;">08.02.17, Wednesday</u>:<br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">biked 10/</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">REST from running </span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">A busy and full day. A short summary, here to help me remember when I blog at <i>"My Daily Mooosings in the Netherlands"</i>.</span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ7z3Wll4hM26JlRkVE5449lqTNdNP3NtBVhege9tW9tCT0An-2_fXH9iIXQAVzSEnTkq9jdfa9yCwIpRpNPR03PiAShlYRRYiWM01vwWgjzCxBF2wh625mHag0eXs67bWrw9UermgBg/s1600/20170208_125746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ7z3Wll4hM26JlRkVE5449lqTNdNP3NtBVhege9tW9tCT0An-2_fXH9iIXQAVzSEnTkq9jdfa9yCwIpRpNPR03PiAShlYRRYiWM01vwWgjzCxBF2wh625mHag0eXs67bWrw9UermgBg/s320/20170208_125746.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picking up M, the youngest from school and doing our grocery after is a routine we both enjoy.<br />
M finds this activity very relaxing after school.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIaDrSCXVcbbjhwcZrqcmYb8_e5Dc2445HDNoqp2DtCAabLsuiG6zPb3KoV0Dc_975bSjNItTbygfgH2rRo9poG-mOl_2esro6JvnD2pNonM8XUecWztUBAg8oGDKV5LowgCr7talxzA/s1600/20170208_140553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIaDrSCXVcbbjhwcZrqcmYb8_e5Dc2445HDNoqp2DtCAabLsuiG6zPb3KoV0Dc_975bSjNItTbygfgH2rRo9poG-mOl_2esro6JvnD2pNonM8XUecWztUBAg8oGDKV5LowgCr7talxzA/s320/20170208_140553.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">K is home, sick and shared late lunch with M</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBIOFoiaSTCmA17IwtOztMBKlqJq-wWcQU0sqDiHzuCjcxAf8RMSYemBJwRGTd0lkwQS6mWPNX374GheNpJ_9dro7_9nSCYXDuxGhc7WiBJXI5EfBViiNytT0IWkJcCXMQcU_mNOxfm0/s1600/20170208_194604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBIOFoiaSTCmA17IwtOztMBKlqJq-wWcQU0sqDiHzuCjcxAf8RMSYemBJwRGTd0lkwQS6mWPNX374GheNpJ_9dro7_9nSCYXDuxGhc7WiBJXI5EfBViiNytT0IWkJcCXMQcU_mNOxfm0/s320/20170208_194604.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After dinner, we head off to the older girls shared high school give moral support to eldest.<br />
J worked months with her friends to do a special presentation about Music and Art.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: start;">
<u style="font-weight: bold;">09.02.17, Thursday</u>: </div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
biked 10 km<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">/ ran 3.39 km maintenance (average pace 7'19'' min/km - 24:49 </span><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">minutes)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">You can read how this run accompanied my M on her bike, here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/happyfeetinthenetherlands/photos/a.1825627297693207.1073741828.1808652036057400/1829915940597676/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">What You Do When Your Phone's Battery is Empty! (A Little Help from M)</a> :D</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIj85P0EEuu7-9CECKTiTkpMYP09b2_CkYHwcHK_J4SY9F6H5VJrYp0Od3aZpbDXj2rIG9UT8T6RdgTZZrwKM0Vat30cuWSb4uhLUFz9xGdk-tPf2Bww8Y1ujQlxb6Ze9hNAvbouwc0jM/s1600/Photo+on+09-02-17+at+16.28+My+Very+Own+Walker+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIj85P0EEuu7-9CECKTiTkpMYP09b2_CkYHwcHK_J4SY9F6H5VJrYp0Od3aZpbDXj2rIG9UT8T6RdgTZZrwKM0Vat30cuWSb4uhLUFz9xGdk-tPf2Bww8Y1ujQlxb6Ze9hNAvbouwc0jM/s640/Photo+on+09-02-17+at+16.28+My+Very+Own+Walker+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlju5zbtNsXhyphenhyphennqH44VuqPAJjrqCnS169ZA4OGKBQKZdgcPQBhi_-mXyZphgkPfyzwqrPpnsVW0FGMx_QpLPBuDEHtjaf1VR-eMP8InKkN6pzhfzs7AcH_HUoyBspKZnKtVdJf4pzba8/s1600/20170209_205529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlju5zbtNsXhyphenhyphennqH44VuqPAJjrqCnS169ZA4OGKBQKZdgcPQBhi_-mXyZphgkPfyzwqrPpnsVW0FGMx_QpLPBuDEHtjaf1VR-eMP8InKkN6pzhfzs7AcH_HUoyBspKZnKtVdJf4pzba8/s320/20170209_205529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_rwCiPFeTlzMWOEVlpI18MeSnFBtNrFPWGA2HPQPIwv_ulAwSWaHW_AiS2I4thftiLk5VXHRe_Bp5-1J-Ci18lkc6QnZI83kVkNBThHhBda-22qkIU71sw8gSxaV-Vd1bf9hzUPj-cg/s1600/20170209_211515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_rwCiPFeTlzMWOEVlpI18MeSnFBtNrFPWGA2HPQPIwv_ulAwSWaHW_AiS2I4thftiLk5VXHRe_Bp5-1J-Ci18lkc6QnZI83kVkNBThHhBda-22qkIU71sw8gSxaV-Vd1bf9hzUPj-cg/s320/20170209_211515.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">A good day. I feel very Zen after I was able to include a run in the day and most relaxing for me is to look at my family relaxing and the sight of fruits and flowers.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<b style="text-decoration: underline;">10.02.17, Friday</b>:<br />
<br />
biked 10 km/ ran 6,82 km tempo (average pace 7'32" min/km - 51:23)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYAm20r7o8F5lu6-vu6TIjUxTztfCePz1YVh8jUWauQCXn1g767i2MCIkJZa1u6jm2JDP34NbjA4l0h1j_JUHzXT7ky4kaSwUTiXzvJl0U0shZeMPZ9IpUlbPHOl7IUQt0xYx0Np2IWE/s1600/20170210_120011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYAm20r7o8F5lu6-vu6TIjUxTztfCePz1YVh8jUWauQCXn1g767i2MCIkJZa1u6jm2JDP34NbjA4l0h1j_JUHzXT7ky4kaSwUTiXzvJl0U0shZeMPZ9IpUlbPHOl7IUQt0xYx0Np2IWE/s320/20170210_120011.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnnJVtEy5X0irnAPTr_aOP0cKBo5XxBE000k2GyOw5kC2CcLJ_0xLPrB25Ry7vPgq5JMm3StiX9okGenNWKSMYdUZDNVPJVK5JzOhyOzZEXQBFjciJqk4enKElWnYlRWTrLjZQPqN2iA/s1600/20170210_133501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnnJVtEy5X0irnAPTr_aOP0cKBo5XxBE000k2GyOw5kC2CcLJ_0xLPrB25Ry7vPgq5JMm3StiX9okGenNWKSMYdUZDNVPJVK5JzOhyOzZEXQBFjciJqk4enKElWnYlRWTrLjZQPqN2iA/s640/20170210_133501.jpg" width="360" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GKMqeDhJhexuwqUIahEbRzzSjvBhD5Esuk2_8JbXAeTjyrS_eeGCbvRdPav-BsL7TkN91_WJj2eHhAmnDsxIFyCIGAHUXvr4Iin1frWUKxtgF1Pl1xzEEepatK0QXZv8Dzru8hFRMOM/s1600/20170210_133552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GKMqeDhJhexuwqUIahEbRzzSjvBhD5Esuk2_8JbXAeTjyrS_eeGCbvRdPav-BsL7TkN91_WJj2eHhAmnDsxIFyCIGAHUXvr4Iin1frWUKxtgF1Pl1xzEEepatK0QXZv8Dzru8hFRMOM/s320/20170210_133552.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
Since I am updating this Monday afternoon (13th of February), I am now considering this run "my long distance" run for the week.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<u style="font-weight: bold;">11.02.17, Saturday</u><span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>: </b><span style="color: red;"><i><strike>On the Agenda</strike></i></span><b><strike> - STRENGTH TRAINING</strike> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Physical and mental REST / </b></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/happyfeetinthenetherlands/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1826644764258127" target="_blank">Work on Blank Space (decluttering my mind!)</a> /</b></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Family Dinner (Very Special Quality time)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">I will let the links and photos tell the story for now. </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYxTZkmxh9qi8vkbQlQFCH5WUoqoDYvOVHUL2_CqdyRcvdCmnHLe6ECrAko3Gw_2rQRIk5aTnz8Go2hvQ-nPclmNkVIQVqPCpYKbKjrbOReRtoOXmQGKHnn3XDytneUQvtpsXB_HUAJU/s1600/recite-19q0ekw.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYxTZkmxh9qi8vkbQlQFCH5WUoqoDYvOVHUL2_CqdyRcvdCmnHLe6ECrAko3Gw_2rQRIk5aTnz8Go2hvQ-nPclmNkVIQVqPCpYKbKjrbOReRtoOXmQGKHnn3XDytneUQvtpsXB_HUAJU/s640/recite-19q0ekw.png" width="512" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/happyfeetinthenetherlands/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1826644764258127" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">UPDATE on BLANK SPACE</span></a></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-E1M7vEPkALlJTBTjGsee4ZHuP-WAaK_Kk9x4eFKZf1xILqBq7Yj8zTtKFgLi0x70ZjlI9DtTlABdKKqkrtyp-Q_m57g17XJFzvXrZ3-QYso0XmlMWPYTGRb7I4XjUTPIeoWrLEi3CA/s1600/20170211_103258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-E1M7vEPkALlJTBTjGsee4ZHuP-WAaK_Kk9x4eFKZf1xILqBq7Yj8zTtKFgLi0x70ZjlI9DtTlABdKKqkrtyp-Q_m57g17XJFzvXrZ3-QYso0XmlMWPYTGRb7I4XjUTPIeoWrLEi3CA/s320/20170211_103258.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I heart my Dutch Guy aka Mijn Liefste P! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KgzQote6GuPFZ772HlcrXCXVy9n_zRt0TIxaXC6pzfSfqP6kn93A5w4auNgsIGf0YLMG-N8Vh5dWjG_koPris5V6xZpceNQwFdPI_UKa7rnaewGbW42T9ySlNjfOQUFPhMOZrHleQL8/s1600/20170211_112804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KgzQote6GuPFZ772HlcrXCXVy9n_zRt0TIxaXC6pzfSfqP6kn93A5w4auNgsIGf0YLMG-N8Vh5dWjG_koPris5V6xZpceNQwFdPI_UKa7rnaewGbW42T9ySlNjfOQUFPhMOZrHleQL8/s320/20170211_112804.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow in February!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GWvbw6q4SGsWw8IenBzmnGsCZp4rWSt2lZD8dkNj2VePQRj7lT8z0gDdGfQzzwcmNr0KnKtf0QcAnsa70ROlr6hJzplzIjK0Z3LUpZ6moev83m_irlx4qGFd7qzZla8_RHmotV7H1RI/s1600/20170211_195334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GWvbw6q4SGsWw8IenBzmnGsCZp4rWSt2lZD8dkNj2VePQRj7lT8z0gDdGfQzzwcmNr0KnKtf0QcAnsa70ROlr6hJzplzIjK0Z3LUpZ6moev83m_irlx4qGFd7qzZla8_RHmotV7H1RI/s320/20170211_195334.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A belated birthday cake for P's granddaughter N</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGONqVq5IuRNCUB1cQKBk76116uBhl3gTHHUarMt1KMk6XZvG7Ng_oXIZguscdLBPimoMD65KZ6dh3SLue-6M_sLWJB9016YboE-_UhnKNRkTE8dDh_6K7-60Zev6QCvaTedKbExwJTbQ/s1600/20170211_204331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGONqVq5IuRNCUB1cQKBk76116uBhl3gTHHUarMt1KMk6XZvG7Ng_oXIZguscdLBPimoMD65KZ6dh3SLue-6M_sLWJB9016YboE-_UhnKNRkTE8dDh_6K7-60Zev6QCvaTedKbExwJTbQ/s320/20170211_204331.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVE LOVE LOVE :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>
<u style="font-weight: bold;">12.02.17, Sunday</u><span style="font-weight: bold;">: </span><strike><span style="font-weight: bold;"><i><span style="color: red;">On the Agenda</span></i></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> - slow long distance run 8K</span></strike><br />
<strike><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></strike>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">A quiet restful Sunday. </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i>When I am not decluttering my mind on this blog, I do so in my brown notebook (since January, 2017, I am back to hand written journals!).</i></span><br />
<strike><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></strike>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJgMDlzPWoBMkjpYZrBdv6Qzj9spoertHV25zI92ytXiLBvvbHq9kBM4pv1fIzYEkDSV1p99Oe7Ym7BrTLllaAFFA2cJN8_Z__VM4oXAaF0OPqjpLAyoYPrJIMVsTVRBzos_8-yYsNWU/s1600/20170213_104727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJgMDlzPWoBMkjpYZrBdv6Qzj9spoertHV25zI92ytXiLBvvbHq9kBM4pv1fIzYEkDSV1p99Oe7Ym7BrTLllaAFFA2cJN8_Z__VM4oXAaF0OPqjpLAyoYPrJIMVsTVRBzos_8-yYsNWU/s640/20170213_104727.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo was taken after a very productive morning, <br />
Monday, 13th of February<br />
<br />
I did not go online Sunday and also did not use my mobile camera to document the day.<br />
You know, just some of those things I am trying out to make sure 2017 would become one of my most "ZEN" year. :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Total</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">: 60 </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">biking</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> km / 13.39 </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;">running</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px;"> km</span><br />
<div style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Monday, 13th of February</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strike>I would love to give you </strike><b><strike>a</strike> <a href="https://happyfeetinthenetherlands.blogspot.nl/2017/02/back-to-berlin-week-5.html" target="_blank">A preview of Training Schedule: Week 5</a></b> <strike>but it all depends how many kilometer s I will run, today My plan is to do an easy 8 km </strike></span><span style="font-size: large;">✓</span><strike style="font-family: inherit;">, and the alternative is an easy 5-6K. </strike><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">If it goes according to plan, I have to see how to tweak Week 5 to get the proper training mileage, what kind of run; all to help my personal progress without sacrificing <i> </i><i style="text-decoration: underline;">the fun of running</i> (!) and most importantly the quality time with my family.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Honestly, it does bother me <i>a bit</i> (my brain itches!) that I did not complete the weekly goal of running 4X in Week 4. The positive thought I can feed my brain to start the new week is: discover new things this new week, explore new ways to work on accomplishing this weekly goal! Think creative, think fun and most importantly BE ZEN!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeedojDTryNqmFKlZEwDOffbfCGgnii9VUFT3Z79uIWIoLhyphenhyphenYOCawdBjn5rOwkgUSb790lPVIAmA1mMangyvRrWCX9fB7XCtwiYsT4gCT5kpikkLJ9-Wnsx6vxfDL9d9dAPaFpM1elnw4/s1600/Photo+on+07-02-17+at+13.44+%25234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeedojDTryNqmFKlZEwDOffbfCGgnii9VUFT3Z79uIWIoLhyphenhyphenYOCawdBjn5rOwkgUSb790lPVIAmA1mMangyvRrWCX9fB7XCtwiYsT4gCT5kpikkLJ9-Wnsx6vxfDL9d9dAPaFpM1elnw4/s640/Photo+on+07-02-17+at+13.44+%25234.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo taken last week Tuesday, 7th of February to remind me, <u>when</u> I started incorporating warm up exercises again, before my run. Baby steps to consistency!<br />
<br />
<br />
Usually, I either do a brisk walk for the first kilometer, when I am very tired.<br />
Or I jog, the first kilometer, when I want to do a quick short run.<br />
Mostly, I simply "dive cold" into it, which is really not good!<br />
<br />
If you notice, I wear the same gear during the week. I washed my running gear right away after my run, and hang them to dry so I can wear them the next day.<br />
<br />
Again, one of the things I am doing to keep "my daily life", as simple as possible.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: start;">
<b style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; letter-spacing: normal;">UPDATED</b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; letter-spacing: normal;"> 15th of February</span></div>
<div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #1d2129; display: inline; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<div style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>NOTE TO READERS</b>: The date of the post is when I started the draft, and at the bottom right of the page is the date I published and/or updated the blogpost.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span>
<br />
<div style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.399999618530273px; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b>15.02.17 17:35, Wednesday</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></div>
</div>
Joanna aka Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632128051637735787noreply@blogger.com0