Category Archives: Running

I successfully ran and finished the Laurel Highlands Ultra on 14 June. Distance, 70.5 miles. Time, 18:54:08. Elevation gain, 3,218 m (10,558 feet). Calories burned, 6,653. Here is the garmin trace with the details. Here is the full report. First, … Continue reading →

Here is the report on the Trail de l’Oise at Compiègne that I completed on May 4th. I’m posting this 7 weeks late so the event is not too fresh in my mind at this point. In the train-up for … Continue reading →

Last Saturday, 29 March, I successfully completed the ecotrail. Successful, because I finished and because I bettered my objective of 11 hours. I also set a new PR for distance. The weather was unseasonably warm with clear skies and a temperature of … Continue reading →

After a few weeks resembling a couch potato, I was able to put together a good week of training with more than 50 km logged. Last Saturday, the podiatrist looked at my left foot and told me, “hey, that must … Continue reading →

2014 is here and I’ve put together my running objectives and calendar for the year. I’m building on a strong year 2013 in which I was able to do quite a few races: the half-marathon at Savigny-sur-Orge, the Maratrail at … Continue reading →

Yesterday Thomas, Emmanuel, and I completed the 37 km Imperial Trail in the Fontainebleau forest. Here is the photo before the start. We had a perfect day to run with cool temperatures and a high, blue sky. The course winds … Continue reading →

This last one was taken after I had gone 43 km. I was very happy to see Thomas up ahead for the last relay.

Thomas and I completed the 72 km Infernal Trail relay in the Vosges Mountains. We finished in 9 hours 6 min and 40 sec which was good enough for 3rd place out of the 11 teams that were entered. Only … Continue reading →

On Saturday I did the Trail des Moulins at Mondeville with Thomas. It was a 25km course through fields and a hilly forest starting in Mondeville, south of Paris. It was a warm and sunny day with temperature at about … Continue reading →

The day started early at 4:00 AM as we left to drive to the start at Ohiopyle. The temperature was in the fifty’s and the sky was overcast at the start. For the remainder of the day the weather cooperated … Continue reading →

The final training weeks before the Laurel Highlands ultra have been fairly uneventful and easy as I have been tapering off. Week 27 was the week of the 54 k Trail Donjon. Here are two pics taken by a photographer … Continue reading →

The week after the marathon was mostly a recovery week. For the most part the soreness was gone after about 2 days. But when I tried to do some longer runs on the weekend I realized my legs were still … Continue reading →

First the picture proof that I was there:           And here Emmanuel and Thomas:     It was a relatively cold morning at about 2°C when we met underneath the Arc de Triomphe. We made our way … Continue reading →

Today is m-day – 1. Physical prep for the Paris marathon is complete. For the most part the 20 weekly distance objectives were completed, surpassing the objective for 9 weeks and less than the objective for 11 weeks. Here is … Continue reading →

This week was an easy week with 4 runs totaling 48 km. I skipped the long Sunday run in preparation for the upcoming Paris marathon next Sunday. The weather was cold for this time of year with near freezing temperatures … Continue reading →

Five runs this week, totaling almost 82 km, or 96% of objective. The weather was cold again. When is it going to warm up? On Sunday I did the last long run (28 km) before the Paris Marathon on 7 … Continue reading →

It was a cold and snowy week. Fortunately the snow came early in the week when I was recovering from last Sunday’s marathon. I rested on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday morning I braved the cold and snow and ran … Continue reading →

The objective was 85 km and I logged 81.76 in 5 runs. The weather warmed up some and I ran in the evenings during the week. On Sunday I ran the St-Leu-La-Forêt maratrail (42.75 km) in 4:47:15 which was good … Continue reading →