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Bring It On! // My Running Agenda
Picture: The Color Run Nederland So I might have been talking a lot about roller-derby lately, but let’s not forget running is also part of my schedule. I had a few months of winter-break, because it...
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Terrifying Derby Night // WFTDA Minimum Skills Test
Picture: Pinterest.com Can’t believe I’m typing this but.. I friggin’ made it through! I passed the Minimum Skills Test and am now no longer Fresh Meat. You may call me Smoky Bacon for the following...
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Smoky Bacon Part 1 // To The Next Level
Picture: IDontSpeakVogue.com Very, very busy weekend. But I was lucky to have a few hours of rest inbetween appointments and trainings. Even got to finish the 7th season of How I Met Your Mother!...
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Army Bootcamp // Forward, March!
Picture: Pinterest.com So I have this new thing. I’ve always had some sort of fascination for the army, especially their training. So when I found out about this bootcamp organized by three ex-soldiers...
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2013: A Skate Odyssey
Oh dear! I owe you guys at least 3 to 4 articles. I’m so late with everything lately.. Anyways, to start with: last weekend I went to 2013: A Skate Odyssey, in Gent (Belgium), which was nothing less...
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Smoky Bacon Part 2 & 3 // Blocking And Jamming Our Asses Off
Picture: IDontSpeakVogue.com Wooot! Still Smoky Bacon, still awesome! So about two weeks we got out second SB-training, and last Sunday our third one. Two weeks ago was all about blocking and not...
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Smoky Bacon Part 4 // WFTDA Theory Test & Scrimmages
Picture by Danielle Tempelaars Had the most amazing training yesterday! It was our last Smoky Bacon-training, so everybody was pretty nervous. Not about the theory-test we had to pass, but about the...
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Beef Jerky-Training It Is!
Picture: RollerDerbyAthletics.com So now it’s for real, I’m an official of the Rockcity Rollers. Still can’t believe it! Trainings are not on Sunday anymore, but on Mondays and Wednesdays. Twice more...
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My First 5K // The Color Run Amsterdam
I’m allowing myself a little break from my thesis to tell you about my colorful weekend! So I did it, I completed my first “real” run, aka the first Dutch Color Run ever, which took place in Amsterdam...
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Good Things Bad Things
I’m a bad blogger. Haven’t posted anything for almost 4 weeks. Sooo busy with my thesis. But the good news is, I passed! I’m now the proud owner of a Bachelor of Commerce-degree. Or was it a BBA? I’ll...
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Summer Holidays Are On!
Picture: IDontSpeakVogue.com So I may be injured, but this won’t take away my long-awaited two week-holiday in the east of France! Finally I am able to lie in the sun and swim in the Lake of Geneva,...
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Update // Daily Distractions
Picture: IDontSpeakVogue.com So what have I been up to lately? To be honest, I’m happy I graduated, seen as it saves me so much stress. You might have noticed I haven’t been really active on my blog...
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2014: I’m gonna own you
Okay, I have to stop making excuses. Things such as: It’s too cold, there’s a friggin’ storm, this is my last chocolate, this is really my last chocolate, my shoes are not adequate, they other three...
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#neverlosethefocus
Well, after yesterday’s annoyed post, I found some backup on my friend Andrea’s blog. She actually wrote an article about how to stay motivated and go after your goals. Means #neverlosethefocus is...
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
It’s Valentine’s Day, so of course I have to write a post about it. Sort of. I wish everybody who’s in a couple (or almost) a lovely day, lots of kisses, chocolates and everything. I will be one of...
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My Top 5 Sports’ Movies
Source: Whip It (2009) So the weekend is already over. Bummer. But to keep on a little to that weekend-feeling, I would like to make a list of my top 5 favourite sports’ movies so far. Very possible...
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Birthday Weekend!
Hey people, how was your weekend? Mine was pretty awesome! First of all I celebrated my birthday, and enjoyed lots of birthday wishes, awesome presents and lovely birthday cards. Probably the most...
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Workout-Log Week 14
Picture: Daniëlle Deviated I’ve decided to keep a structured log of my work-outs. First of all it’s a good to have an overview of all my different work-outs, their development, my progress, and of...
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Workout Log Week 16
Second post of this kind and I’m already late.. Guess I’m having some kind of writer’s block. So weird. Some weeks I could write every day, some other weeks I don’t even feel like turning on my...
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Rockcity goes Spanish!
It has been a while and a rough couple of months. Got very ill, moved, switched jobs, realized it was quite a tough job, got a knee-injury etc. Now the end of the year is coming closer and I’ve been...
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