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  As mentioned in my previous newsletter extra races will be added to my race schedule. In 2016 I will compete in 2 different events at the Canary Islands.    On April 23rd, I will start in the half Challenge Fuerteventura. A race that is fully ...

  This coming season, my race schedule will be somewhat different to that of the previous years. Where before I scheduled three complete IRONMAN events per year, this year I plan 2 full distance competitions, with the focus on attaining the best fit...

  I am sure anyone will understand it has not been easy to recuperate both physically and mentally after my disappointing performance in Hawaii in just 2 weeks. However, I did manage, which in all leaves me with a positive feeling about starting the...

  It is now 5 days after the race. The initial feeling of disappointment has mostly gone, I have gone over the race to analyse what happened, and already new plans are taking shape.   It goes without saying that it did not turn out the way I hope...

  Again this year, the Deinze (BE) Half Triathlon will be my last competitive race in the run up to the World Championship in Hawaii. The race in Deinze this year also figures as the Half Triathlon Belgian Championship, which of course makes it extr...

  A 5th place on the IRONMAN European Championship, not good but not bad either. I’ve been able to compete for a podium place for a long time, but at the end of the marathon I could not win that one position and in the end I lost a position. The ...

  The IRONMAN European Championship in Frankfurt on Sunday July 5th is my next peak race in 2015. The training schedule, after my victory in IRONMAN South Africa, involved two preparation races: IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona (3rd place) and 5150 Kraichgau...

  In a nutshell, I can say that the swim and run over the short distance did go well this time. In contrast to Barcelona 70.3 where that went not all that smoothly. The bike over 40 km was decisive. The German winner Maurice Clavel (vice European ch...