France

So after Sunday’s tentative return to skiing, it was time to roll my metaphorical sleeves up, and get right in. There were seven of us (plus two babies) staying in Family Friendly Skiing’s chalet ‘Nid Alpin’, and we all headed off up the mountain on Monday morning for a trip over the Col de...
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I took my running stuff to France last week. So on our first morning there, I bounced out of bed feeling absolutely Tiggeriffic, and headed out for a short run down the hill from La Tania to Le Praz & back before everyone else was out of bed. This was surprisingly difficult - I guess...
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Maximum Bob’s put together a pretty fine list of reasons why Le Tour is THE sporting event. I’ll not list ‘em all here, but the punch line of No. 6 brought more than a smile to my face: 6. Whereas a Formula 1 car can crash at high speed, leaving the driver uninjured but out...
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Yes, I will. 2008 or 2009? Now, that I don’t know. My instinct is to go for 2008, as a year later is a year’s further procrastination. But then again, to go from fit enough for a sprint to a full IronMan in 12 months is asking a lot of my body. I’ve had lots of...
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I was worried in France that with the extra heat meaning I’d gone down to just a single layer that I’d um, “overcooked” parts of my body. Thing were seriously uncomfortable in the seat area for a few days, and I even went as far as buying a pair of bib shorts (and a...
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. . . or as the locals might say, “La brique en France”. Today’s our last day here, and I wanted to ‘go out with a bang’. So I set out for a brick at Olympic distance - 25 mile bike and 10k run. For the bike, I extended the route from earlier in...
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Yesterday, I started to write the previous post about cycling cornering technique (and the wind in France) after a picnic at on the river bank at the junction of the Canal du Midi and the Herault river at Agde. But I’m supposed to be on holiday, and so I gave in to pressure from...
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“The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain . . . . . . but the wind in France blows mostly in yer face!” I went for a ride out on Sunday up into the edge of the hills to the North on Gabian & Roujan - a short “mad dogs & Englishmen” trip out...
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We’ve come to Carcassonne to be tourists for the day around the restored medieval city & castle. And guess what? This weekend is the Carcassonne Triathlon! Saturday is a super-sprint, while there’s an Olympic & ½IM on Sunday. Next year, I’ll be here for the race.
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This morning I set out to do a really thrilling & exciting training session - NOT! Maybe I’m just enjoying cycling & swimming too much, but just now running is kinda a chore. Still, at least this morning I was on a MISSION: 1. Measure my lactate threshold as per Bill’s instructions. 2. Measure my sweat...
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