Meet Karin Janssen
Hi hi,
I am dream team participant Karin van den Brink-Janssen. I live in Baarlo with my husband and son. After a life of being overweight and having surgery in 2021, I am now literally and figuratively living a lighter life. I have always exercised, even if I am overweight. But jeez…. It’s so much more fun and easier to do!
In April 2023, after months of hard training, I managed to run the 5K myself. I finished last; They were already cleaning up the ribbons and the medals were gone, but I was euphoric!
After this performance, I missed a goal to work towards and so running came to an end.
Until in September I received a text from my cousin that she had been admitted to the dream team and asked if this would not be something for me as well. After a day of thought, I shared this with my husband. He was also enthusiastic and encouraged me to direct my motivation. There was a new goal all at once; the 10 kilometers on the Venloop 2024!
And so it was that a week later I was allowed to start with the Venloop dream team.