training in Des Moines

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

What do you do when you fall off the horse..? You get back up again. Sometimes things doesn’t work out the way you want it to – but hey, thats life! Luckily the training is done and the fitness is already in the bank. It’s now just a matter of withdrawing as much as possible […]

pics from the mountains

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Yesterday was just an ordinary day in the mountains. Some hard swimming in the morning, some faster bike in the afternoon followed by a tempo run over a hilly course. Nothing fancy, nothing special, just pure work. The sun came out in the afternoon and did the bike a little bit more special. My heart […]

the inbetween phase

Monday, June 8th, 2009

This is where I’m right now. Squeezed in between two massive mountains – inbetween two blocks of racing. The training phase. The time for pain and suffering, adaptation and new standards. Time for waking up hungry at 2:45am, taking the elevator to the first floor and drinking litres of coffee each day. Love it! I’m […]