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Running in Scotland #3: Ben Nevis and West Highland Way
Oh no, I didn't run the whole 96-mile long West Highland Way this Tuesday! Actually, including the ascent of the Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Great Britain, that would make quite an epic 100-mile...
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Running in Scotland #4: Glen Etive and Glencoe
After Fort William and the Ben Nevis, our tour of the West Highlands continued with a 2-night stop in Ballachulish, a good place to explore the nearby valleys of the Glen Coe area.Following the...
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Running in Scotland #5: Callander and the Great Tossachs Path
Callander is one of the doors into the famous Loch Lomond and the Tossachs National Park, not far from Glasgow and Edinburgh. For us coming from the Northwest and finishing our tour in Edinburgh, it...
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Marathon du Mont Blanc: the other huge ultra running party in Chamonix
6 races, 65 nations represented, 7,000 trail runners, what an ultra party! And it was this weekend, and I was in Chamonix, what a great opportunity! Yet I didn't race, oops!Of course, this has to see...
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3 days, 3 (short) ultras: last tune up before TRT 100
A short post because I didn't take any picture while running, nor did I discovered new places this weekend. Additionally I contracted an eye infection, probably on my flight back from Europe this...
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TRT 100 2016: still a beast for me
It was the third consecutive year I entered and toed the start line of this event. With two DNF (Did Not Finish) in 2014 and 2015, my main goal was to finally finish it and tame the beast as a...
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Post TRT DNF: amazing tales of the tail of the pack
Mind the valiant runners who finished this 100-mile beast in 30 hours or more, after a good night of sleep thanks to a painful early DNF/drop for me, my first wish when I woke up at 6 am this Sunday...
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Running in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan: follow the river...s
I like discovering cities by foot, I mean running. To share my experience for others to do the same. Nowadays though, there are so many runs already documented, I don't feel much of an explorer. Yet, I...
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Running in Japan: Noboribetsu Onsen in Shikotsu-Toya National Park
I'm not sure this is going to be a very popular or useful post. First, this Japanese National Park is really not on the beaten paths for foreigners, least so for runners and likely not for my blog...
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Running in Japan: Noboribetsu Onsen in Shikotsu-Toya National Park
I'm not sure this is going to be a very popular or useful post. First, this Japanese National Park is really not on the beaten paths for foreigners, least so for runners and likely not for my blog...
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Running in Las Vegas: well, what about the LAS (airport) loop?
The first time you visit Las Vegas, and you like running (which isn't for every casino player...), it's exciting to get on the Strip and run along these humongous hotels or resorts. I am a big fan of...
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Skyline 50K 2016: the 10th time's almost a charm!
10th consecutive year I toed the line of this early August event: I was so excited I had to post something on Facebook the night before. And what a night... After flying back from South Korea and Japan...
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Post-ultra recovery: resting or... pushing?
After running ultras for 10 years and having logged 42,000 miles since I moved to the US, I wish I had the assurance of elite runner and coach David Roche to tell you, and assure myself, that I knew...
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Tamalpa Headlands 50K US Trail Nationals: ok with being chicked!
Ah, being chicked, what a concept... When I started running ultra marathons 10 years ago, I had no idea what this meant, it was just me against the challenge of getting to the finish line. I think I...
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NorthCoast 2016 US 24-hour Nationals: a runner's diary
4 weeks without posting on my blog, I don't think it ever happened since I started blogging in March 2007. I'm getting close to 500 posts, maybe it's a sign I and you have had enough, what do you...
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Running injuries: let's see the good in them!
I was going to use a more catchy title like "Running injuries: the good, the bad and the ugly" or "Why are running injuries such a pain" because it's so much easier to think about them in a negative...
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Foot injury: the verdict
One post in September (the US 24-Hour Nationals race report) and one philosophical discussion about the benefits of injuries [sic], I haven't been very prolific lately. It's hard to talk about running...
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Santa Clara County Heroes Run 5K: running, service and... politics
I was attracted by this race for three reasons. First, like the Big Bunny Fun Run on Easter Saturday, it is the closest race from home, with a start and finish just a block away in Cupertino. Second,...
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Back to the top! And a great escape from the current turmoil...
Oh no, not back to the top of my form/shape yet, that would be a big claim and certainly not reflecting the long period of questioning and doubt that it has been since March 6's TIA then again since...
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California and Cupertino, I'm proud of you!
The result of this Presidential election in the US has been an amazing shock for everybody on this planet: an unbelievable positive outcome for the Trump supporters and, ironically, even for the...
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