Today, I’m talking about the ingredients that helped me to make it to the Olympics. This list of ingredients is highly personal, and probably vastly incomplete. These are the ones that come to mind as the most important throughout this past decade of running. I’d say they’re all equally important, except for the last one. […]
We’re 7 weeks from the Olympic Marathon, and I’m going to share my last week of training with you. My coach Hamish lives in New Zealand, so I get a weekly e-mail with my training schedule. Aside from the actual work-outs, he sets a clear goal for the week, both physically and mentally. This helps
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I used to think that in order to be happy, you have to fulfill your childhood dreams, or live up to your younger self in some way. Over the years, I learned that this is complete BS for me. I’m quite sure that my 16 year-old self would think that 29 year-old Michael is kind
This is it. For months, there had been a sole focus on this one day, September 24th 2023. Between my debut marathon in Seville in February and Berlin, I’d been away from home from more than three months, preparing one of the most legendary marathons of all time. World records have been broken here a
Before stepping up to the marathon, I had been running competitively for over 10 years. I started with 1500m/3000m on the track and short races in cross country. As I got older, I shifted my focus towards longer races. The longer the race, the more competitive I got. As I achieved some major personal goals
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#ProjetParis is a way to document my journey to the Olympic Marathon. In a world where there’s no time to look back, committing to writing this blog the next few weeks forces me to reflect and really let this Olympic experience sink in. As athletes, we’re always looking forward to the next big goal. The