This year, AEGEE Groningen sent a team to the 50th-ever Batavieren race on April 29th and 30th. The 175 km Batavieren race stretches from Nijmegen to Enschede and consists of 25 stages which range from 3.5 to 10.7 kilometers. A different AEGEEer runs each stage and, on finishing, hands a vest with a time tracker to the next runner. On Saturday afternoon, the race ends and a massive party begins … Read more
On Sinterklaas morning the Cooking Committee prepared a lovely hangover brunch for every AEGEE member who survived the social drink and was strong enough to climb out of bed. However, rumor has it, that it was definitely worth it! Lots of different kinds of food was served to cure everybody’s hangover, from sweet to savoury. The pancakes, waffles and blueberry muffins all perfectly fitted to the American theme. A little … Read more
The Batavierenrace, one of the most fascinating running events which I’ve ever seen. I had a goal when I signed up for this race: I would like to run 10,5 kilometres below 45 minutes. This was doable since I sometimes ran 5 kilometres in 20 minutes. However, I did not know If I had the capacity to run it within that time span. Just like almost every AEGEEan, I began … Read more
Don’t look away! You have just stumbled across the lost ancient ruins of the AcCie of AEGEE-Groningen. These texts describe the famous adventures of Danielle, Djené, Shenza, Sam, Kieran and their leader Laura. Be forewarned though, fair traveler, that these texts are secret. Do not share the contents of these texts with anyone, or you will be cursed. To this day, only one text has been created that describes the … Read more
For the ones who do not know me yet, let me first introduce myself. I am Roger, 26, master Psychology and I joined AEGEE-Groningen in February. Since I am running for a couple of years now, when I heard AEGEE-Groningen wanted to participate in the Batavierenrace, I couldn’t say no to signing up for the team. The Batavierenrace is known for being the biggest running competition for students in which … Read more
