Here I am in the United Arab Emirates for my First races this season. I decided to go few days before the races in order to do some training there because it is too cold in the Netherlands.

We arrived at 4 am and had some sleep to wake up to a sand storm!
However, we drove through the storm, trained for few hours and came back to the hotel with plenty of sand to clean!

I was late with my preparation for this season due to my health. I knew that other athletes were in training camps working very hard for the new season, but still I tried to be in shape for my first race this season.

Our first race was a marathon on the 6th of March, and many of my competitors were there including the Beijing gold and silver medallists.

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