And it’s time for the annual family roadtrip! This year’s target – the new Transalpina road, highest paved road in Romania, reaching 2145m altitude. We sped past the A1 highway and stopped close to Ramnicu Valcea (Hackerville), for the world local… Continue…
Finished the race, drank some water, lay a little around, washed and changed clothes. After changing, I got out of the tent and I looked around – the whole place was deserted! Everybody left – or at least everybody I knew. On top of that, it also … Continue…
Finally, Sunday morning. Race day!38 km, 1000 m climb, with a time limit of 5 hours. When I looked over the track description, I estimated, in a realistic fashion, I needed around 5 hours to finish. So I was a little nervous – I don’t like failing… Continue…
Friday morning. Smells like adventure! Cara was back in working condition (after a fissure required changing the rear wheel). The rack was loaded with the tent, the sleeping bag and some mountain clothes. I took the train to Sinaia, then started m… Continue…
It’s hard to sleep when you know you’re going to do something crazy the following morning. The alarm rang at 4:25 and I jumped right up. I chewed my breakfast absently, while my mind was wondering atop crests and ridges. At 9, we were already hiki… Continue…