- Blog (12)
News
-
Bye Aussie Bye
10 March 2012 | International Racing | 0 Comments
Currently I am waiting at Sydney International Airport for my flight back to Amsterdam. Two and a half months flew bye like it has only been several days. But a lot has happend in these days. Over Christmas I flew down here, I have spend New Years Eve in the Botanical Gardens in Sydnet watching the fireworks and for the rest I have done a lot of training, recovery after an injury and a bit of racing.
-
Well into the winter
28 November 2011 | National Training | 0 Comments
After a one month rest period I started training again last oktober for the Olympic season. But whou (!), The Olympic Season, it comes really close now and it promises to be a special one. But let me start with the one month brake. It was great since I can't remember the last time 'relaxing' for one month. In all the previous years I started studying or an internship right after the season ended. Now it was a big relieve not having to do anything but relax for a new and fresh start.
-
Season recap
22 September 2011 | International | 2 Comments
It's been a difficult season with a great start in Australia, a bad start to the main international races and being fit again just in time for the Worlds. I came 0.6 seconds short for earning a spot for next years Olympics in London. Now my only change is the Euro's next year in Augsburg. Two spot's will be divided by the remaining countries.
-
2011 Dutch Champioen
27 May 2011 | National Racing | 0 Comments
Last weekend I won my 6th Dutch Championship titel regaining it from Bas Wesselink who was the number one from last year. Four National Championships were being held during the 2011 Kajak Festival at Dutch Water Dreams in Zoetermeer. All the white water disciplines were there with Slalom, Freestyle, Boater X and downriver sprint.
-
Copa Pirineus
08 May 2011 | International Racing | 0 Comments
After national team selection I travelled on to Pau in the France Pyrenees. I love training and racing here since there are a lot of different courses and the new course is really fast and challenging. I had a nice week of training but got ill on Friday. I decided to race anyway but it wasn't to eventful.
-
1st in national team selection
04 May 2011 | National | 0 Comments
Last week I raced Dutch team selection in Leipzig. Races where together with the Germans which made it a competitive field to start in. I was happy with my overall performance having some fast runs and a few 'to learn from'.
-
Training camp Bratislava
10 April 2011 | International Training | 0 Comments
I've just returned from a training camp in Bratislava. It was the first good block of white water after a small shoulder injury three weeks ago. It took me a few sessions to regain the feeling on the water and my confidence in my shoulder but in the end I was really happy with all the work I did with my coach Han Bijnen.
-
Against the flow
28 March 2011 | Injury | 0 Comments
As an athlete (especially in a canoe) as much as I wish to always go with the flow the fact is this rarely happens. In a race it’s only once in a while you paddle a perfect run, if you even achieve that. And in life obstacles are probably more common than a perfectly paved road. But well, maybe that is what makes it interesting.
