4 more hours to the last day of 2016. It started well with waking up in the morning and seeing light snow sprinkled on the roof tops, bare trees and streets outside the window. It snowed a tiny bit earlier this year, but today was the first time that the snow was heavy enough to …
A French Cross race is basically a race on grass and dirt roads. In the winter, it will be running in muddy puddles and you got to wear running shoes with spiked lugs. Silviu and I both participated in our first winter cross – Cross International du Val de Marne. I was in the 5490m …
Familiar sounds Just finished my running homework, done for today. It’s 1630 on a Thursday afternoon. I did my run during the warmest period of the day – a couple of hours before the sun sets. I am sitting at the dinning table by the casement window that faces rue de Paris. Chatters of students …
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 …