{"id":1814,"date":"2015-09-16T18:34:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T07:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/?p=1814"},"modified":"2015-12-23T08:50:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T22:50:22","slug":"who-is-tim-van-berkel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/who-is-tim-van-berkel\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Tim Van Berkel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know the title makes it sound like I\u2019m having an identity crisis, but really I just want to introduce the first of a 3-part video series that my mate Glen, from <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/koruptvision\">Korupt Vision<\/a>, has put together for me. If you\u2019ve seen any of Glen\u2019s stuff before, you\u2019ll know he\u2019s got a great eye and he\u2019s got the knack of taking ordinary scenes and finding the beauty and the poetry in them.<\/p>\n<p>I really like this video for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it looks fantastic! It\u2019s gritty, raw and it really captures the atmosphere and the vibe of training in Boulder, Colorado. Some of those aerial shots are awesome. Apart from home, Boulder\u2019s one of my favourite spots in the world and I love going there every year. It\u2019s a unique and special place, particularly when you get up into the <a href=\"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/all-roads-in-boulder-lead-to-kona\/\">mountains behind Boulder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The second reason I like the video is that it gives me a chance to share some insights into who I am. It\u2019s easy for athletes of all types to come off as a little one-dimensional, when all you see is the racing and the results. But there\u2019s always a real story and a real person behind the image and the hype. Sometimes it\u2019s nice to give people a bit of a glimpse behind the curtain and show who you really are. I hope that\u2019s what this video series will do. I guess the bottom line for me is I\u2019m a bit of an Aussie larrikin. Mind you, one who trains bloody hard!<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, enjoy the video. I appreciate your support and encouragement and I look forward to you joining me on the Road to Kona. I\u2019m counting down the days to the Big Race.\u00a0I\u2019ll be posting some cool stuff on the website over the next few weeks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A regular weekly check-in on how I\u2019m going as I prepare for the World Championships at Kona.<\/li>\n<li>Part II of the video series from Korrupt Vision.<\/li>\n<li>Some expert advice and hints from my support crew and sponsors, which I hope will be helpful for you as you prepare for your own Big Races. These guys really know what they\u2019re talking about \u2013 so look forward to some good info.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Go hard and remember \u2013 the destination is important, but you\u2019ve got to enjoy the journey too. Cheers!<\/p>\n<p><em>Tim<\/em><\/p>\n<p>P.S. Thanks again, Glen! You\u2019ve got a real gift.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/139409650\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,31,253],"tags":[323],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1814"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1998,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814\/revisions\/1998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}