for years. This was also the first time we took the bikes on the train in this country — one of those not so accessible trains with steep and narrow stairs and toilets that flush on the tracks. And we were not the only ones with the idea of bringing […]
(June 25, 2017) As hindsight, it may not have been the greatest idea to go for a 80-kilometer bike ride with some decent climbs to recover from a longish (mostly) downhill run from the day before, but at the time it felt just right. We left early when it was […]
We have a four-day Ascension Day holiday weekend with very Summer-like weather; early mornings have been still relatively cool, +15C at most, but afternoons quite hot, +30C and plus. We deviated a bit from our marathon training program, and on our rest day (May 26) did a 128-kilometer bike ride […]
(April 17, 2017) Yesterday we did our weekly long run on Vercors plateau under cloudy skies and in a freezing wind. Today we did an easy recovery “run” on two wheels under the perfect blue sky and just cold wind, riding to Voreppe along the Isère river (~40km). Once in […]
After the fourth week of the heat wave we escaped the town again, this time to Vaujany in the canton of Bourg d’Oisans, not far from Des 2 Alpes where we were two weeks ago. Beside enjoying cooler mountain air our weekend getaway had another purpose, namely to watch the […]