My FiveFingers – Vibram, FiveFingers, Toe Shoes, Minimalist Shoes

This year I have a few ultradistance goals on my schedule: Ecotrail de Paris in March (80 km), Limburgs Zwaarste in April (100 km) and my ultimate goal is the TDS (Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie), part of the Ultratrail du Mont Blanc (110 km). I don’t think I can run the latter [...]

Picture this: it’s the end of January, temperatures are around the freezing point, and almost 5000 men and women gather in a place just outside Wolverhampton, UK. Then add: mud, 24 obstacles with names like ‘The Tiger’, ‘Chataway Chase’, ‘Colditz Walls’, ‘Behemoth’ and ‘The Torture Chamber’, icy cold water, logs, 8 miles of trail, more [...]

For me it’s casual Friday every day of the week and I’m allowed to wear FiveFingers at work. To make my VFF Sprints a bit more casual I wear them like this: What do you think?  Too much?  Too weird?  ;-)

Once in a while I decide I need something that is not commonly available and I embark on a Quest (yes, with a capital Q) to find it. This is the final result of one of my Quests. The Quest for Leg Sleeves Dutch people have a preference for things that are practical. They forget [...]

Living in a country where being yourself is considered ‘funny enough’ (The Netherlands), I have a great time answering questions about my funny footwear. One of the questions I get asked the most is: “loopt dat nou lekker?” which translates to “does that feel good while running?”  At first I answered this very seriously, but some time [...]

In the Netherlands there are several runs on the last day of the year, but there is one that everbody knows: the Sylvestercross in Soest. This is not just one run, but consists of several runs for children, young adults, separate crosses for men and women and, last but not least, the funrun for everyone [...]