Fitness Makes Life Better

17/07/2026

How Do You Deal w/ Setbacks?

I spent months preparing for this race.

Strength sessions.
Long runs.
Endless treadmill climbs.
Oman altitude blocks.
Stair descents.
Nutrition planning.
Recovery.

Three weeks in the Pyrenees.

More than 220 kilometres on the race course.
Over 10,000 metres of climbing and descending.

I rolled my right ankle five weeks before the race.

I rolled my left ankle just thirteen days before the start.

For a moment, I questioned whether all those months of preparation were about to disappear. If this is a cursed race for me.

Then race day arrived.

The mountains didn't know any of that.
They didn't know how hard I'd trained.

They didn't know I'd failed here five years earlier.

They didn't know about the injuries, the doubts, or the sacrifices.

They simply asked one question:

"Will you keep moving?"

That's what mountain ultras teach us.

Not how strong we are when everything goes according to plan...

But who we become when nothing does.

Keep moving forward... even when you have every reason not to.

10/05/2025

14/04/2025

Massive Congratulations to these 2 awesome human beings and
who just completed self-sufficient MDS Legendary, also called 'The Toughest Foot Race On Earth'!

That is 10 days in the desert; 6 stages, covering 252km km of the Sahara desert in Morocco! They had Sun, heat, sand storms, rain, cold, thunder storms....

I never doubted that they would finish the race, but they outdid themselves - stellar performances by both! 😃🥳

Thank you Marlie and Rain for trusting me in taking you on this journey..

08/04/2025

Jabal Al Mebrah trail race!
A race with stunning views.

In fact, 2 oceans views RAK on one side, Fujeirah on the other side!





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14/03/2025

Test Week in Al Qudra Desert.

Back-to-back-to-back-to-back runs to Test gear, equipment, nutrition, the elements, and improve the most important variable;
Day 1. 20km. Pack 8kg + 2l water.
Day 2. 28km. Pack 7kg + 2l water.
Day 3. 40km. Pack 5.5kg + 2l water.
Day 4. 25km. Pack 4kg + 2l water.

10/02/2025

The World's best mother passed quietly away yesterday, 9.02.2025. ❤️😪May you spread happiness and joy in the afterlife, too, as you did amongst us. You're already missed, but I will cherish your memory forever. ❤️

Thank you for everything, dearest mother. ❤

Stop all the clocks, dim all light,
Hush the birds that greet the morning bright.
Still the winds and quiet the rain,
For my mother is gone, and I am in pain.

Let the heavens whisper her name above,
Etch in the sky the words: She Was Love.
Dress the world in mourning’s hue,
For a soul so fierce, so kind, so true.

She was my North, my South, my guiding way,
She had the power to brighten my day.
A mother, a warrior, my dearest guide,
A friend to so many, forever by their side.

The stars are not wanted now—dim their light;
Let the moon take its rest in the hush of night.
Still the waves and silence the trees,
For nothing now will ever be as it used to be.

With eternal love,
Ole Jørgen, Elida, Mila Sky, Gwena.

24/01/2025

It's time!

It's time for 600+ athletes to hit the GOAT Trail Race by w/ distances varying from 15k to 100k and 6500m of elevation!

This is likely the hardest race in the region and will likely leave many a soul half-broken in their attempt to conquer their challenge tomorrow. My hope is that you'll push through and complete the race. Whether you do or not, I hope you'll learn something about yourself, that you'll grow, and that at least part of the journey was enjoyable. 🎉😊⛰️

See you out on the trails!