EDR #33 Autumn Marathon Season - Marcella Herzog vs Amsterdam Marathon (in Dutch)

EDR #33: Autumn Marathon Season - Marcella Herzog on her Amsterdam Marathon (in Dutch)

 

Hello and welcome (halo en welkom!) to a special edition of Everyday Runners, I’m Andy Fuller. This episode is in Dutch and features Maaike van Gelder interviewing Marcella Herzog about her Amsterdam Marathon. 

In the initial discussion about the podcast between Marcella, Maaike and myself, the possibility of doing it in Dutch came up. I’m trying to be as loose as I can be in doing this podcast; not worrying about too many rules or structures. Just doing it, as the motto of that sports apparel brand goes. So, saying ‘yes’ to doing it in Dutch was somehow more fitting than saying, ‘no, we have to stick to english’. Most of the listeners to the podcast are based in the Netherlands and I of course don’t know the percentage of non-Dutch-speaking, NL-living listeners are, but, it is also not a primary concern. 

I know one thing though and that my increasing familiarity with the Dutch-language (i’m reluctant to use the word ‘fluency’) is one thing that makes me feel more at home here. I’m also somewhat against the idea of English being used, in every situation all of the time. And yes, I also think that there is too much accommodation made towards English-dominant folk here in NL. 

Anyway, back to the episode. The host is Maaike van Gelder, who was featured in Episode #8 of Everyday Runners. I’m thrilled that she has been able to be a part of the episode with Jasmijn Lau (Episode #22) and now this one. So, if listeners need a category to put my episodes into, this one also features an emerging and strong athlete. 

Marcella Herzog is an athlete based in Arnhem and is a three-time Dutch national champion. She got a time of 2:33:10 in her debut marathon in Rotterdam in 2024. Marcella trains with Running Team Liemers and her coach is Titus Fierkens. She works with the family business, Herzog Medical, and as you can hear throughout the podcast, she is looking forward to performing a little better at a future marathon. 

So, enough of this blither blather, here is the interview and I hope you enjoy it. 

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Relevant Links

Marcella Herzog: website; Instagram; IAAF

Titus Fierkens: website

Running Team Liemers: website

Maaike van Gelder: Episode #8 & Episode #22

 

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