Tag: BeYourOwnHero

A Winter’s Update

Nothing Shakespearean about this one. Just a quick catch-up. I thought it was about time to do some stock-taking. My rehabilitation after the two herniated discs in my neck is paying off. My strength is slowly but surely coming back in my right arm. Still a long way to go before I can […]

Better the devil you know

It was so weird. I don’t remember all the details. I don’t even remember the place exactly. I was sitting somewhere in an airport between Copenhagen and Brussels. It’s all a bit of a blur. A stranger came out of nowhere and took a seat right in front of […]

Highlight

2016 will go down as the year where I fully committed to marathon swimming by the official international rules. It’s been an amazing journey so far, culminating in my crossing between Denmark and Germany – aka Beltquerung. Definitely my highlight of the year! More than anything, this short movie of […]

Some like it cold

Winter is all over us, and with it has come my favourite part of open water swimming – cold acclimation training. Yep, you heard it right – my favourite part! No, I’m not a masochist and I certainly don’t have super powers. And yes, I’m perfectly sane, thank you. I’ve […]

Against all odds

Victory comes in many ways. That’s the beauty of it and my crossing of the Fehmarn Belt between Denmark and Germany (so-called Beltquerung) was no exception. After 10 days of waiting for the weather to change, constantly losing and regaining my faith, I finally got the go-ahead from my pilot, […]