Last year, I thought something like this would be impossible. After the SF Marathon, I said I wouldn’t run another marathon again. Well, here I was – Zarnesti, 2nd of November, for the 8th Piatra Craiului Marathon, or simply MPC. Chilly, yet sunny morning. Start line, after a brief equipment check. The organizers wanted to make sure nobody would be freezing that day. We started with a short climb up Continue…
It was a gloomy morning in October. We started biking from Cheia, first on tarmac, then on a forest road… .. then on a rough trail… .. then through a gorge (bike-canyoning!)… .. then up a steep rocky creek bed … .. until we finally beat the rocks and the clouds and emerged on a sunny alpine meadow.
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…