The idea of this challenge was to do something more substantial than just reading books or doing pull ups. I wanted to build something or produce an actual product. The goal was to find something that: I’d never done before Developed a useful skill Produced something useful Was really difficult I actually came up with …

One thing I learned during my recent journey into endurance sports is that triathletes are an odd bunch. I don’t know if I’ve met a group of people more obsessed with their sport than the #swimbikerun crowd. So as you can imagine, with the triathlon season almost entirely cancelled worldwide, the triathlon community has been …

Note: This post won’t go into the science or benefits of fasting, it is just a diary of this particular fast as one of my challenges during Covid 19. If you’re interested in more details on how to fast, I wrote a very extensive guide during a previous fast which you can find here. Prep …

After finishing Quarantine Challenge #1 I wanted my next challenge to be something fitness related. The goal was also to find something short and low intensity, rather than running or biking tons of kilometres, which is really strenuous on the body and immune system which is not what we want right now, is it? My …

So whoever thought this would be our 2020? Everyone stuck inside their house with no toilet paper and a serial killing germ taking over the world. What a nice surprise (not). But: It could be worse. I’ve learned as well as anybody this past year the silver linings of struggles, and I know in this …