Race report: Zeewolde Endurance (OD)

This weekend was all about the Zeewolde Endurance. The kick-off on friday hosted various events, including a school/kids triathlon. Saturday was packed with triathlons. The Olympic distance in which I would participate in the morning, and the sprint distance in the afternoon. Sunday included the running races, consisting of the 5, 10 and half marathon distances. Back to saturday morning! As the race start was literally 500 meters from my doorstep, I could afford to take some extra sleep. Around 8.30 we got up and had breakfast. Then it was time to gather my gear. In between I went

Race Report: Oostermeent Triathlon Huizen (OD)

Sunday the 14th it was that time of the year again. My first triathlon of the season. As previous

Race Report: Swim-run

Last year I participated in the swim-run as a team. It went way better then expected, as you can

Runaround: Old Heathfield (UK, East Sussex)

This eastern weekend me and The Girl went for a short trip to the UK, to visit her cousin.

Race Report: Half Marathon Harderwijk

A couple of weeks ago my dad asked me to join him on running the half marathon in Harderwijk.

Trailrunning Kootwijk

March 8, 2015Trail run, TrainingTrail run, TrainingDennis Mijer

Since the return from New Zealand the training is picked up again. Coming March I would participate in a half marathon together with my dad. The past couple of months he has been focussing on trail running. As a preparation for next week, he invited me over to run a trail. It would be around […]

Winter training

January 6, 2015TriathlonTrainingDennis Mijer

We are back in the cold and freezing Netherlands. It is time to ramp up my training again. As all the nice warm weather got left behind in New Zealand, it was back to indoor training. In short my schedule looks like this: MondaySwimming – Regular training with the local club. Mostly focused on technique […]

Runaround: Nelson (airport)–New Zealand

December 15, 2014TriathlonRunaroundDennis Mijer

The past few months have been quiet around me. I completed Challenge Almere-Amsterdam, my main goal for this season. Sadly I sustained a hamstring injury during the event. The few months that followed consisted mainly of swimming, easy cycling, and running short distances, low pace. December offered some relief. As me and The Girl headed […]

Race Report: Challenge Almere-Amsterdam

September 13, 2014Race Reportrace reportDennis Mijer

This race is the big one. My first half distance triathlon, and the one I have been training for for the past year. The race will be on saturday, so I took the day off on friday to get everything set-up. Friday it all started with the briefing at 12 PM. This covered the basic […]

Race Report: Zeewolde Endurance (1/6th)

June 28, 2014Race Reportrace report, Triathlon, ZeewoldeDennis Mijer

As this race is taking place as close to my house as it can possibly get, it is more then obvious I take part in it. When I went to sleep the evening before I already noticed. I was nervous. I slept light and woke up early, but falling asleep every now and then. It […]

Race Report: 1KM swim, outdoor

June 25, 2014Race Report1km, race report, swimDennis Mijer

Today I would take part in the 1km outdoor swim, just like last year. My goal for today was simple: swim faster then last year. My indoor time was good, around 17.30. So that promised something. Here is how things went down. Registration would be around 18.30, with the start sounding at 19.00. However, I […]

Race Report: Oostermeent Triathlon Huizen (Olympic Distance)

June 22, 2014Race Report, TriathlonHuizen, Olympic Distance, race report, TriathlonDennis Mijer

My triathlon career began at this race. You can read all about my first ever triathlon attempt here: http://www.dennismijer.com/?p=99 Two years later, I am back at the same beach. But first things first, preparation! As this is my first triathlon of the season, I started gathering my stuff the evening before, to be sure I […]

Greece: Votsalakia (Samos) Runaround

May 19, 2014Traveling, TriathlonGreece, Runaround, Running, Samos, VotsalakiaDennis Mijer

Me and The Girl went on holiday to the Greek island Samos. We stayed at a nice apartment with a beautiful ocean view. Although the holiday was mainly about relaxing, there are still some workouts to be done. Our place was on a small hill between Votsalakia and MarathoKampos. The goal was a 45 minute […]

Race Report: Swim-run (1km / 8km)

April 16, 2014Race ReportSwim RunDennis Mijer

A few weeks ago I heard of the event at my triathlon club. I thought of registering, but as the date got closer, I thought I might skip it and stick to my regular training schedule. Up till a few days ago. I received a message from Adrian, asking if I would join up with […]

Nuclear Security Summit

March 20, 2014OtherDennis Mijer

On March 24/25th the nuclear summit will be held in The Hague, Netherlands. For this, a lot of the world leaders will arrive at Schiphol Airfield. One of these leaders is the president of the United States. As you probably know the president has several aircraft to his disposal. A 747 Boeing called Air Force […]