Ulrike VIERSTRAETE (BEL)
Belgium
Age:
26 years
Languages:
Dutch, english, francais
Federation:
ROYAL BELGIAN CANOE FEDERATION
Biography
Further Personal Information
NICKNAME
Rikkie
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Kortrijk
OCCUPATION
Student, Athlete
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
kortrijk 4 years ago
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT
I did before basketball for 8 years but then had a knee injury and I
decided to stop. My brother started with the kayak and I followed very quickly,
and since then I keep doing it in the beginning it was mostly to have fun and
not to participate in competitions but that changed very quickly through hard
training. I love it because it is one outdoor and I can be myself on the
water.
HOBBIES
kajak, toneel,going out,running, powerring,...
CLUB
Koninklijke Kortrijkse Yacht en Kano Club
NAME OF COACH
Dorian
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH
Belgian
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?
2 years ago
TRAINING REGIME
I train for long pieces with interval eg 4 min pace than 6 or 8 or 12, and
then back down a pyramid so. I'm going to run and powerren ....
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER
my parents and brother
TRAINING PARTNER(S)
Kjinta, Lisanne, arne , Klaas , Conrad
HERO/IDOL
Lisa carrington
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS
Christ
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO
when you can dream it you can do it
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
Marathon
FAVOURITE FOOD
pasta
FAVOURITE MUSIC
avicii
AMBITIONS
after my career of topsort i want to be a trainer of the national
team
AWARDS AND HONORS
i'm balgian chamion at marathon
