Running
Running adventures
When not doing research, I am a fanatic long-distance runner. On this page, you can find updates on my running adventures.
Personal best:
5 km: 16.42 (25-07-2024)
10km: 35.33 (12-03-2023)
Half marathon: 1.18.47 (24-09-2023)
Marathon: 2.43.33 (13-10-2024)
100km: 8.27.16 (14-09-2024)
# of marathons: 13
# of ultras: 5
Upcoming races:
-Dutch mountain trail (?): 100km trail through the hills of my hometown in 2(?) days
-Egmond half marathon (12-01): Probably the most beautiful and hardest half marathon in the Netherlands
Past races:
-Morecambe 10 miles (18-11): Horrendous British weather, but first place and first time breaking 1 hour (57.17) over 10 miles!
-Eindhoven Marathon (13-10): 6-minute PB on the marathon! Increased mileage paying off
-Run Winschoten (14-09): My first 100km! Started too fast, crashed at 60km, but finished
-Bergen parkrun (07-09): Last burst of speed on my hilliest parkrun ever
-Vooroeverloop (01-09): Failed to get that sub 35 minutes 10km, but finished 1st
-Boston Twilight 5000 (25-7): From the trails to the track in 5 days is not recommended. Still a tiny 2 sec PB on the 5k
-Eiger Ultra (21-7): 53km Panorama trail. Beautiful course and exceeded top 100 goal
-Rotterdam Ekiden 5k (6-7): 1 second PB (16.44) on the 5k as part of a 6-person marathon-relay team. Finished second among the mixed teams (2.30.20)
-Boston Waterfront 5k (9-6): Finished 3rd in a PB (16.18), but the course was unfortunately 120 meters too short
-Koning van Spanje Ultimate (10-5 till 12-5): 18+43+30km trails through the beautiful hills around my hometown. Finished in 3rd place!
-Alkmaar City Run 5k (8-5): Zigzagging through "Business runners"
-Boston Marathon (15-4-24): Not the time I was hoping for, but still one of the best crowds to run through
-Heuvelland marathon (17-3-24): Finished on the podium (3th) at a trail marathon through the hills of my hometown
-CPC half marathon (10-3-24): Paced my brother to a new PB
-Goodbye tour (19-02-24): Ran 75km from the university where I did my BSc to the university where I did my MPhil and PhD to end a decade at Dutch universities
-Great langdale marathon (21-10-23): "has a reputation as the toughest road marathon in the UK" and one of the most beautiful races I've run. Finished in second place.
-Morecamb Marathon (8-10-23): Just short of my PB, but won!
-Halve van Haarlem (24-09-23): Unexpected PB and a great test for the full marathon!
-Big 10 (03-09-23): Gambled on a sub 35min 10km and lost. Trying again next time
-Boston Twilight 5000 (17-08-23): First ever track race and a PB on the 5km
