Updates, uitslagen en wat ik onderweg leer.
This year I cleaned, tidied, and straightened out what it takes to excel for the next two years. This year was not easy for me; nevertheless, this gap year was an excellent time to investigate and implement the necessary repairs. The start of my season felt good, and...
After the Camino I slowly started to build up again from three days to six days of training. In May, just before I left for a training camp in Crete, I was back in the full program. For this reason, we have decided to open the racing season later, on July 1. This is also the date of my aunt’s death and has been a difficult day for the past few years. It doesn’t feel that way anymore.
Last March, I walked the Camino from Porto to Santiago de Compostela to find and lose something. I wanted to give a place to the heavy feeling that my aunt left behind and find pleasure in my sport.
Inside the Japanese design lab revolutionizing and democratizing prosthetics CNBC visits Tokyo-based running prosthetics company, Xiborg, and meets Dutch Paralympic medalist, Kimberly Alkemade, who credits the organization with supporting her success. Bekijk "On The...
In this post I reflect on what brought me to Tokyo, the challenges and choices that helped me become the fastest version of myself. I still have quite a bit to improve. But first the Paralympics
When I look back on my journey to Paralympic top sprintster, the title should actually be; 'The journey to myself'. In elite sports you are dependent on yourself, so if you drop the ball physically or mentally, you will immediately feel that during the race. May 8, I...
Joep and I have produced a good winter training period, even though the current method was nothing like I’ve been used to these last few years. Because of this change in approach, I did not have a great feeling about my progress so far, until the training-camp in...
Today the episode of Flame Bearers in which I tell my story went live and I think it came out very well. Not only will you hear me. But also my trainer, Keith Antoine, on what is necessary to perform at a top level. And you will hear Ken Endo, CEO of Xiborg, on...
I've already run with it at the ONK Para Athletics, but I was not allowed to make it public at that time. That changes now: "My new blade is a Xiborg V." And, Xiborg is also a new partner for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Xiborg supplies me with this...
Later than expected, the party called ONK Para Athletics. This time it took place in Tilburg at AV Attila instead of at Eindhoven Atletiek. To be honest, I did not feel any pressure to perform. I thought 2020 was partly a disappointing year and I'm sure I'm not alone....
For some athletes, the Coronavirus pandemic was a convenient crisis. For others, less so. Every athlete deals with the situation in their own way. One person might merely sustain their level of fitness, another might focus on achieving peak performance. For myself,...
As you might know, I brought my training facilities closer to home. For about a month, I train at PH in Vught (near 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands), which feels like coming home. Do you know the movie "The Next Karate Kid"? I've dreamt of being trained by someone...
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