EDR #62 /Leiden Legend/ Maikel Stolwijk - Everything is True

Yo! Welcome to Episode #62. This episode features a conversation with Maikel Stolwijk, a two time marathon winner and someone who has run under 2:30 four times. He is friends with half of the city of Leiden. 

Maikel came over to dinner one evening and then afterwards, we had a chat about how he started to take his running seriously in his mid-30s, after previously being pretty keen on his footy (and drinking). 

Maikel is dearly beloved so this podcast series would be lacking were it not to feature him. I've known Maikel for the length of my running journey - and yes, I've beaten him once: it was by 1 second in the Stevensloop (Nijmegen) in 2023 (I think). 

I'd love to see Maikel be a bit more daring in the races he does - i.e. come on mate, do a few more 5km and 10km races :) But right now, he continues to smash the marathon. 

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