Caught early morning in Bucharest, morning in Frankfurt, late morning in San Francisco. Longest morning ever. Was surprised by the number of homeless people. Even more surprised considering I’m in the center of the city. I’m spending my first days in a hacker house. 20-something dudes in just 3 rooms, with a large space for working/eating/chilling/social stuff. Interesting concept.
So I was going down the final descent as fast as possible. Meanwhile, Santa Claus was chillaxing, enjoying the view at cruising speed. He still had 29 km left, while I had only one – that might explain my rush. So I went on the inside and pulled ahead. Santa Claus gave me a thumbs up. I saw him again in the third loop, still looking fresh. He finished in Continue…
Sunday, first day after EcoMarathon. We were in the beautiful area of Moeciu. We wanted an active way to end the week, so we decided to go up to Saua Strunga, which I’ve seen a few weeks ago by bike and knew it offers awesome views. The hike started with a forest road, along a stream. We had to cross the stream a couple of times – the trekking poles Continue…
I can’t believe how hard running is (for me). I didn’t expect that when I signed up for a half marathon, last fall, in Bucharest. I trained minimally. First I ran 5 km (my longest run ever). Then I ran 11 km (my new longest run ever). Then I ran 21 km. And enjoyed 3 days of extreme muscle pain. Fast forward a few months. I registered for the Cross Continue…
6:30 am. A warm Saturday, with expected temperatures of up to 28 degrees. Perfect for some mountain biking. We were already aboard the train that would take us to Sinaia. All the six racks in the bike compartment were occupied. We still managed to fit our bikes in. It was a weird mix. Our two bikes – low end, battered, with the nowadays rare and unhip V-brakes. The other 6 Continue…