Inge went and saw Cirque du soleil. Inge is my colleague, my school mate and my acrobatic partner. She started negotiating our contract with cirque du soleil, because we are so extremely good they want us in their show.

Just to show they want us we got this training cup.

Standing on the head.

Only with one leg. Maartje was the one performing the trick. After the third time I felt a spasm in my neck. A muscle spasm I thought. It’s going to be ok in a few days I thought. Apparently not. I actually messed up the fifth vertebrae in my neck. This has been leading to a gradual dysfunction of my right scapula (if you want to know why this is you need to know a little about neurology). Because my scapula isn’t moving like it should, my tendons around my right shoulder joint are strained and painful. Luckily I have colleagues helping me. I’ll be right as rain in no time…I hope…

Where am I?

I’ve been picking up sport the last few months. De relaxation that comes from it feels great and at the same time it changes my body. I feel fit and strong, and must have lost 5 kg plus.

Hand to hand acrobatics, as you might have guessed from former posts is my most important past time in sport. Twice a week is a bare minimum. This does not include the acrobatic weekend where I can can spend somewhere between 8 to 12 hours during two days. Acrobatics gives me the opportunity to be creative, tone up my body and work together with another person in order to achieve higher goals. It balances the body and the mind.

I picked up road cycling mainly because Merijn borrowed and later gave me his bike. It was surprised to see how much I liked it. Cycling challenges the body in a completely different way I was used to up until now. It is a high energy burner, low impact to the body and really nice to do with other people. During autumn it’s dangerous due to the small tires and the slippery leaves. When the leaves have gone and it’s not too cold I will start again on a regular basis.

Running I have done before together with two housemates. I actually ran the Seven hill run in Nijmegen in 1 hour and 14 minutes. Fun thing about that was that I ran it barefooted. After 2004 I did not run for the longest of times. I picked it up again, because Heleen is a pretty good runner and it’s nice to sport together. It’s a joy to see the light footed technique she uses to finish even a marathon.
The last two weeks I have been running this 9km round two or three times a week.

Running gets me into a trance-like state comparable to meditation. Daily stuff goes into my subconscious, gets sorted out and relaxes. It’s also a good way to keep fit and a fat burner.

In conclusion; I sport to keep fit, mentally balanced, be creative, have strong social connection with other people.

The weather was really nice and the beers afterward on the Vrijthof were not bad either.

Here’s an impression:

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We practiced with friends and slept in tents.

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