The “Gear I use” list

As people often ask me what kind of gear they need to do a triathlon or what kind of gear I use. Therefore I decided I would create a list of all my gear. For convenience, I separated it by sport. General Tri-suit – Sugoi RPM (black/white) ID – Road ID Ankle ID. As I often do workouts on my own (bike or run), I always wear this. It contains my personal information, phone numbers to call in case of an emergency, and my blood type. Garmin Forerunner 310XT – Review by Ray Maker says it all. Championship Chip – I got this after

Bikearound: Flevoland – Lost & Crashed

Even though the title gives most of it away, I will start at the beginning. Today should be a

Race Report: Mudmasters 2013

Around may this year a colleague came across the Mudmasters event. This was an obstacle course over 6 or

Race Report: Pareltriathlon 2013

First of all: Today is my birthday! What better way to celebrate then with a triathlon? Indeed, that is

Race Report: Zeewolde Endurance 2013

This race will be great, especially since the Start/Finish area is is about 200 meters from my doorstep. Using my

Race Report: 1km open water swim.

June 19, 2013Race Report, Triathlonrace report, swim, TriathlonDennis Mijer

Every season my triathlon club has 4 swim competitions. The races are over 4 different distances, indoor and outdoor, to check your improvement. How is this done? Simply said, you race each of the races, and all your time/distances are calculated to one specific distance. This particular race would be the last of the 4 […]

ITU 2013 Mooloolaba

March 15, 2013Traveling, TriathlonDennis Mijer

While I was in Australia I visited a friend at Mooloolaba. When walking across the esplanade I noticed a sign saying that there will be a triathlon this weekend. It turns out my trip happened to coincide with the ITU triathlon! So that weekend I got up bright and early to watch all the events […]

Race Report: Pareltriathlon 2012

September 2, 2012Race Report, TriathlonDennis Mijer

This race is my 2nd race overall, and happens to be in my own backyard. It is organized by the local triathlon club that I joined some time ago. The race would be a sprint distance (1/8) consisting of: 500mtr swim, 20km bike ride, and a 5km run. There are no specific age groups, so […]

Race Report: Huizen 2012

June 9, 2012Race Report, TriathlonDennis Mijer

A few months ago I registered for this. My first triathlon. The reason I picked this one is because it is relatively close to my place, around 30 minutes by car, and the bike course is part of the area I use to train. I registered for the OD distance: 1500mtr swim, 40km bike ride, […]

Bike fitting

May 27, 2011TriathlonBike fittingDennis Mijer

For the past few months I have been thinking about extending my run workouts to swim, bike and runs. So I spent considerable time on reading about triathlon, how to get started, tips & tricks and what to pay attention to. Of course, when you start reading and seeing triathlon, rather soon then later you […]