WTC #18

Wiebke Kasper

What The Crew! is back with a new format — and the first guest is someone very close to the project: Wiebke Kasper.

Wiebke is co-founder of Utrecht Running Project, originally from Germany, and has been living in the Netherlands for over 13 years. Together with Kevin, she helped start URP in 2020 with just a handful of runners. Four years later, the crew regularly brings together around 50 runners on Tuesday nights, with new people joining almost every week.

This episode is a relaxed conversation about Wiebke’s story, how she ended up in the Netherlands, how she discovered running, and how Utrecht Running Project grew from a small idea into a real community.

Kevin also introduces a new “runner profile” format, asking Wiebke questions about running, motivation, post-run habits, Olympic sports, favorite things to do in Utrecht, and what kind of fictional character best matches her running personality.

Expect talk about tennis, trail running documentaries, running in Utrecht, Halloween runs, race tickets that may or may not actually be used, and why joining a run crew is often much less intimidating than it seems.

A fun and personal episode about running, community, Utrecht, and the people behind the crew.