Continue reading]]> Aloha to our new sponsor Ouro Nutrition Endurance!!

Ouro Nutriation Endurance (ONE) is aiming to give every individual sporter the possiblity for balanced sports nutrition products to bring their performance to the top. You could already spot them during the UTT and during the presentation about fuelling during a race. The products will not only available during the 24h triathlon and sportsday, you can also order them yourself!

The different products available are Energy Carbo+, Recovery Collagen Peptides and Recovery Boost Vegan. You can order those products through Aloha with great discount and for each sold container Aloha gets €1 back! Each month around the 15th, an order will be placed. More information about the exact price can be found in the from https://forms.gle/Zod33aBouuBMMNwy9.

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Haven’t you had enough of the exciting activities  during your best 1.5 weeks of introduction? (or is the introduction still going in full swing?) And are you looking for a sporting challenge?  Then you are certainly at the right place at D.S.T.V. Aloha! We offer 3 disciplines within 1 super fun and caring association!

Furthermore we would love to welcome you to our website. On our dedicated Kick-In page you can find a short introduction to our association.  You can also sign-up to get acces to our sign-up sheet, so you can join us for a free introduction training (or three). Sign-up via the link of the inserted document in the footer of this page. The training schedule is also available to be viewed on the dedicated Kick-In page. You can also press on the photo below to get a pleasant supprise!

During the Kick-In you can find us at varies places at given times, during the whole 1.5 weeks! Come and visit us, we are happy to have you (turn your phone sideways to be able to view the whole table):

If you have any questions, suggestions or do you want to share your best Kick-In selfie with us? Do not hesitate to contact us! We hope to see you soon!

Greetings from the Kick-In committee,
Dagmar, Tommie & Pepijn

Continue reading]]> On the 21th of june 2022, the Aloha time trial was held again on the “Rondje Losser”. In total, there were 33 athletes competing for the podium.

The results:
Women:
1. Renske Janssen (0:41:00)
2. Florien Bolks (0:41:09)
3. Eva Juffermans (0:41:20)

Men:
1. Izak Hanse (0:34:17)
2. Simon Hooisma (0:34:24)
3. Alexander Delke (0:36:15)

Best debutant, women:
Florien Bolks
Best debutant, men:
Alexander Delke

We look back on a very succesfull time trial, thanks everyone for participating!

The full results can be found here:
ResultAlohaTimeTrial2022

Pictures (by Floor Kerkhof) can be found here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/QfB4fjBKA3VsJ5va7

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On Tuesday the 14th of September, the annual Aloha Time Trial returned to its familiar track, and wow, people were fast!
On a new layer of asphalt, 33 Time Trial Heroes completed the “Rondje Losser” for three times, for a total of 25 kilometres.
It was amazing to see so many debutants participated, all of them fighting for the coveted debutant trophee. But of course, many familiar faces showed up to battle for both the trophees and a track record. And the latter has been shattered, for ladies and gentlemen alike!

The new track records
Ladies: Rixt Hoogland – 36 minuten en 34 seconden
Men: Gerwin Veltman – 33 minuten en 44 seconden

The results
Best debutant:
Bas Pellen

Ladies:
Rixt Hoogland
Annelotte Bex
Liselot Goris

Men:
Gerwin Veltman
Simon Hooisma
Fausto Visser

We’re looking back at a succesful time trial, with plenty of recovery shakes afterwards. We’d like to thank the participants, you can be proud of yourselves! See you next year!

Dennis & Koen

You can find the full results below.

UitslagAlohatijdrit2021_Dames
UitslagAlohatijdrit2021_Heren
UitslagAlohatijdrit2021_Volledig

Continue reading]]> Aloha, new students!

Welcome to our website! On the dedicated Kick-In page you’ll find a short introduction on our association. Below, you can register to to gain access to our sig-up list and join us for a training (or three) for free. Of course, you can already have a look at the training schedule here on our site.

See you soon!

Kind regards from the Kick-In committee,
Dagmar & Tommie

Continue reading]]> On 2 July it was finally time, where normally a large group of Alohanen enjoy the end-of-year bbq at Rutbeek on the last Friday of the college year, this time we left with a real column of Orange-blue heading for Kinrooi, Belgium.

On Friday afternoon, we gathered at the Alohahok where the 30-plus bikes, about seven tents, the usual camping gear and 20L of cottage cheese were loaded into the van with precision. Lars and Thies had the honour and pleasure of moving the entire inventory to Belgium. After a brief discussion about whether or not to take the Autobahn, we were able to leave. In the cars, Thijs’ famous triple chocolate cookies could be enjoyed, which was very nice considering the schedule had run a bit late after all.

Once in Belgium, the Aloha camp could be set up and the first beers opened, at which point everyone could bite on a tuc and watch Lars and Thies enjoying their pizza (who had been smart enough to order it already). More pizza would soon follow, Veerle took control and made sure to place a big order at Huzur in Kinrooi.

Whereas the writer of this piece mainly remembers the euphoria of a slice of pizza, the Belgians will have a much less cheerful memory of Friday evening 2 July. Kind of ironic that we were there with an Italian delicacy next to the Red Devils fans watching Belgium’s 2021 demise.

Another thing was added to the collective Aloha memory on Friday evening, 2 July: Lidl’s pepper crisps are too spicy and the Bossink brothers can have whole discussions about this at night.

Saturday morning we fanned out of our tent and enjoyed fresh sandwiches at the tables on the embankment. The weather forecast had turned 180 degrees in a positive direction, the party tent was folded and taken to the waterfront to enjoy the beautiful weather. In the morning, the fanatics swam. In the afternoon, we were able to explore the bike course, play tourist in Thor and have a nice lunch. Big slices of flan and (very) big bags of chips were enjoyed. In the evening, we could join the pasta party, organised by the triathlon organisers.

And then it started.

The rain.

Very hard rain.

But it also went away again.

A nice hideaway, and a must for anyone thinking of going to Kinrooi again is: the bird-watching hut.

On Sunday morning it was finally time! De Steengoed Maastriathlon!

For many Alohans their first triathlon, for others their first triathlon in a very long time. At the start of the 1/8th distance were: Jasmin, Lars, Dagmar, Thies, Marit, Heleen, Lotte, Maike, Tommie, other Lars, Sterre, Yasmin, Klaske, Gianni, Jefry and Manon.

The athletes were taken by boat to the start and were allowed to swim back to the mainland from there. Staging was allowed on the bike, so in the women a nice Aloha train was formed with Manon, Dagmar, Klaske and Yasmin. Among the men, Lars Bossink managed to win from Thies (the start of a mutual battle for next season). Among the women, Jasmin managed to secure fourth place.

Then it was the turn of the quarter distance. In which Anne, Liselot, Dennis, Koen, Joep, Izak, Bouke and Carl competed. The ladies got to start with the participants of the triathlon, so Floor (who started in a trio with Eva and Ron) was at the start line at the same time. While the ladies’ start was still relatively calm, the men’s start turned into a real fight. Not surprising when 180 men hear the starting gun sound simultaneously. Cycling at the quarter was non-stayer, although many Belgians used the Belgian meter. The 10km lap had to be done 4 times, after 3 laps some extra challenges were added: thunder, lightning, torrential rain and wind gusts. The streets turned into ditches and you had to hang in the stirrups to avoid losing your bike.

But alas, it probably wasn’t very safe. And on arrival at the changeover zone, it appeared the fun was over.

We (literally) drifted off to the tent, which was still firmly held by the Alohans who had already started that morning. Meanwhile, the grassy field had become a small lake.

When the weather was drier, we were able to pack everything into the bus, which with good teamwork was done in no time.

Tired but satisfied, the column of Orange Blue left for the Twente countryside.

It was enjoyable again.

By Liselot

Continue reading]]> Last Monday, we got together with about 20 people for an online variation on the annual New Year’s Dinner! It wasn’t just any video call evening, because everyone spent the day before preparing a nice dish, resulting in five (compostable!) trays with small dishes per person. During the afternoon, the organising committee (consisting of Dennis, Lotte, Thijs, Tommie & Veerle) drove around Enschede to deliver the trays to everyone. From chilli to savoury muffins, dumplings to haricots verts and a whole bunch of desserts (just how we like it at Aloha), there was a lot to enjoy. With a glass of wine, some good conversations at small, rotating tables, and some games in between, we had a memorable night. Next year, we hope to all sit at one big table again, but this was a very nice alternative!

Continue reading]]> The Aloha time trial, 2020 edition, was a great succes! We could not race at our usual time trial round, rondje Losser, due to road maintenance. Instead we organized the time trial at the “Rondje Beckum”, where two laps were ridden for a total of 24.9 km. There were 20 people that participated for the price of a bottle of Prosecco. In the end, the winners were

Women:

1. Floor Metz (39:37)
2. Mariska Winter (40:43)
3. Jasmin Siersema (42:25)

Men:

1. Simon Hooisma (34:35)
2. Chris Lokin (34:55)
3. Izak Hanse (35:25)

The price for the best debutant went to Thies Jansen. Thies rode a time trial for the first time ever, and had a fast time with 39:49.

The complete results can be found below.

Results Aloha time trial 2020

Continue reading]]> On April 20th, the board has been changed during the general assembly. Mees and Anne have retired from the board and have made place for Lotte Steenmeijer, Erwin Dijkstra and Tommie Verouden. Dennis de Heus is still a member of the board; the current board therefore consists of:

• Lotte Steenmeijer (chair)
• Erwin Dijkstra (secretary)
• Dennis de Heus (treasurer)
• Tommie Verouden (internal affairs)

They will guide us for good or for worse, but since they’re all experts in planking it will probably be for good.