So life in Belgium has been a bit up and down over the past week and a half. We’ve been having this weather that the Belgians call “Maartse Buien.” It basically means wintry weather, but it can be better translated into English as “the most miserable weather I have ever had to train and race in in my entire life.” It has dropped into the high 30s to low 40s every day, which in itself isn’t bad, and is accompanied by endless rain and the occassional peppering of hail.