A Picture Is Worth A 1,000 Words The idiom “A Picture Is Worth A 1,000 Words” popped into my mind when I first saw the photo taken of me at about 2km from the finishing line of X2 Race. The photographer (Hila Tibi) had captured my innermost thoughts at that very moment when I lifted …
4 August 2016. 11am. It’s a beautiful day at 26°C with a continuous stream of gentle breeze passing through. I am seated at the balcony outside my bedroom in Sebes, Central Romania. Silviu and I are spending a month of our summer holidays with his parents in his southern Transylvania hometown. Sounds of a small town It’s …
It was two weeks ago on Sunday that I participated in Trail de Faverges series. I enrolled in Maratrail de la Sambuy, a 49km trail race with 2800m elevation gain. The race took place in Faverges, a small town situated in the southeast of France. Faverges is located just 25km away from the more well-known …
I had my first Disqualification (DQ) for a running race in Trail au Claire de Lune (translated as Moonlight Trail). Trail au Claire de Lune was a short trail running race of 11km in Bures sur Yvettes, a neighbouring commune. It was the first edition. I reckon it’s one of the events organised to promote …
I have finally managed to sit myself down and finished this short travel log of the May-end hike in Grenoble. Silviu was in Grenoble for a one-day conference on Friday. We extended the stay till Sunday so that we could do a little sightseeing in this southeastern city of France. More importantly, to explore the …
I find the public transport system in France to be generally efficient, especially the railway system. Unless, there are occurrences of unexpected events such as concrete falling onto the railway tracks, and malfunctioning of the railway signalling system. And of course, there is sometimes the acts of God. If your stars are not aligned, throw a …
What’s more befitting than enjoying a refreshing Panaché at a French bistro in alfresco, to celebrate the completion of a hard run and a beautiful day. I have just finished a tempo run, a workout that have not done for ages. Instead of going straight home as usual, Silviu and I decided to stay out …
Spring in France I am getting used to the spring weather in France. It could be a week of sunshine with temperature averaging high teens. I would be running with just a pair of shorts and a sleeveless shirt. Like a changeling, the beautiful weather might be swiftly replaced by a week of dark clouds, …
Latest Craze – Diet Silviu introduced MyFitnessPal, a calorie counter, to me 5 days ago. I am surprised that he is even considering using it as he never used to care how many calories there were in the food he consumed. To him, recovery food meant mainly beer, burger, fries, or anything that satisfied his craving …
Île de France, 8 May 2016. Silviu and I officially launched Project Grand Randonnée (PGR) in Île de France. We ran 33km/D+507m from Saint Rémy-Lès-Chevreuse to Villiers-Saint-Frédéric. We plan to complete the 675km route through a series of runs. Sentiers De Grandes Randonnées Sentiers de grandes randonnées (Long hiking trails or “GR”) is a network of …