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Memorial Day training weekend: laborious work
Back in 2007, I was so excited to join the Western States hopefuls and veterans for a 3-day training weekend on the legendary Western States course. With the years passing though, I made my own...
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Running near Dulles Airport: hop on W&OD!
Vacation time, time to catch-up with late posts, phew!This run actually happened before my last post about my Memorial Day training weekend and its traditional 3 ultra runs in 3 days. I was working at...
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Paris-Saclay-Paris: a quick and convenient 50K!
I was supposed on a personal trip to Europe for some family reunion in France and some vacation in Malta but a last minute business request got added at the last minute with a detour to the UK (see my...
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Running in the British country side: Wokefield, UK
Last time I visited England I did cover how to follow the bike paths/routes to get a long run while in London. This time, I was attending a conference an hour West of London, at a beautiful resort in...
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Balcons de Rouen #6, and a few more laps
Paris, London, Wokefield, next stop Rouen for the wedding of one of my 13 nephews (I only have 2 nieces), hopefully the first of a long series! And I can stop by Rouen without running the balcons,...
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Running in Malta: West Gozo
Gozo is the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago. Not a large one, about 5 by 3 miles. Yet, it is loaded with the same historical heritage as Malta, being in the middle of the Mediterranean...
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Western States 2014: in through volunteering, crewing and pacing,
I still owe you a second post about Running in Malta, then of course, a belated (1 week already!) race report of last weekend's PCTR Summer Solstice, my very first 24-hour event and 100th ultra race....
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Ultra race #100: the longest day to celebrate!
Yes, June 21 was my 100th ultra race and what a better way to celebrate that a new race format, a 24-hour run! I wasn't supposed to be in town for the second half of June but my Mom's health led to a...
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Running in Austin, Texas: Walnut Creek Park
I should be tapering, not running, before my return to the Tahoe Rim Trail 100-mile next week but, I promise, I spent more time sitting and following Hardrock 100 this Friday night and Saturday than on...
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Tahoe Rim Trail 100-mile 2014: yikes, again...
It was the 9th edition of Tahoe Rim Trail 100-mile, not quite the 41 years of the mother of all trail 100-milers, Western States, but a history and legacy is steadily forming in Nevada. And, along the...
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Running in Columbus, Ohio: Olentangy Trail
Business travel isn't always fun, especially when flying domestic, but I love to discover new places especially when they are as runner-friendly as Columbus, OH. Downtown is pretty boring, especially...
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Skyline 50K 2014: all chicked rise!
I'm on jury duty this week so I thought I'd use some court verbiage in my blog for a change, I'll explain the title later in this post.As you could read from my previous post, I was in Columbus, OH...
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Local running ramblings and rumbling
No, regarding the ramblings in the title of this post, I didn't go "abo" (as in Aboriginals) this week... And if you are intrigued by the expression, you'll have to get a copy of the August 2014 issue...
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Ahh, back on track, the good track discipline!
A short post, written from a plane for a change, 31,000 feet above the Great Lakes, in the friendly skies... Well, almost friendly, as I'm stuck in a middle seat, again...While the Europeans battle on...
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Tamalpa Headlands 50K 2014: slower but barely fast enough?
It was only my 4th participation to this event so I can't say I have the same love story that I have with Ohlone and Skyline. Actually, it started on a bumpy road in 2007 when the event was serving as...
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Train and work hard, taper easy, race and play hard, repeat!
The first weekend of September we celebrate Labor Day and it's an opportunity to have an extended 3-day weekend, an opportunity to... work more as I highlighted in my blog already (Labor Day 2013: what...
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Running in Johannesburg, South Africa: Sandton, Braamfontein Spruit Trail,...
I just landed this morning after 20 hours on a plane and 29 hours door to door. Plus 2 hours to wait for an available room as arrived at the hotel in the morning. A rather smooth trip overall except...
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Running in Johannesburg, South Africa: Mushroom Farm Park in Sandton
When I visit a foreign country or city, I make sure to check on the web what the local running community is recommending in terms of routes, or any other tip posted by other runners who have visited...
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North Coast 24-hour US Nationals: a podium, but still a rookie!
It was my 104th ultra race but only my second participation in a timed 24-hour event, so what would you expect? A few learning rookie experiences...Focusing on the USATF North California Mountain and...
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Trailblazer 10K 2014: my 10th out of 20!
I love participating to special anniversaries of our races and runs, and most especially this one today, which supports our local trail system: today was the 20th edition of the Trailblazer event...
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