Running

Marathon for all – Olympics 2024

19 November 2024

Regarding the organization of the 2024 Olympic Games in France and particularly in Paris, the organizers decided to create an event for all runners: the marathon for all! The male and female Olympians run the marathon 24 hours apart (and the roads are blocked the whole time anyway), so it was technically possible to have people run the same course! Getting a bib The organizers wanted, with their main partner Orange, to offer a free race, no way to “simply”…

TCS New York City marathon 2022

24 March 2024

(Français) Compte rendu du marathon de New York 2022, un rêve de plus qui se réalise!…

My three half marathon of Paris

12 March 2022

My summary of my three Paris half marathons!…

Marathon of Sydney 2018

21 September 2018

After my failed attempt in Lyon in 2017 I didn’t want to stay on a failure, so I decided to register for the Sydney Marathon! Before the marathon Inscription and trip I entered on February 19th, the day after my first semi marathon of the year at Wellington! The official website is quite complete.There are three SAS, less than 3:45; less than 4h30 and more than 4h30. Knowing we have max 6 hours to finish the race (and that there are cut-off…

These marathons that make me dream

8 August 2018

Follow my blog with Bloglovin As runners we all have marathons that make us dream. Who make us say “why not?” Some easier than others 😉 Below, my shortlist of the marathons of my dreams 😍 Marathon of Paris We start “easy” with the marathon of “my” city, Paris! It takes place in early April, not necessarily the best time for me as I hibernate during winter 🙊. (NB in the same style we can note London, Berlin, etc.). Marathon…

Half marathon of the Great Ocean Road (Australia)

1 June 2018

Great Ocean Road Australie semi marathon

For my first race in Australia, I chose the Half Marathon on the Great Ocean Road. Race that is actually 23km! The Great Ocean Road The Great Ocean Road is the most beautiful coastal road in the country. So it’s the perfect place for a race in Australia! The view is breathtaking at every turn 😊. To get there from Melbourne I first took a train between Southern station and Geelong. You need to buy a Myki card (top up card…

Mount Maunganui 14km run

22 March 2018

To prepare for my Waiheke Island half-marathon in May, I signed up for a few races before, including this one at Mount Maunganui. New Zealand’s second race after the half of Wellington. Mount Maunganui is a peninsula east of Tauranga overlooked by an ancient 232m volcano. It is a pretty “surfer” seaside place. Tauranga Leaving Auckland on a Friday after work I preferred to make a first stop at Tauranga. Indeed, my Intercity bus initially had a scheduled arrival at…

Weekend in Wellington and first 2018’s half marathon

25 February 2018

During the “Cigna rounds the bay” half marathon, I went to spend a weekend in the capital of this wonderful country, Wellington. I will take you to discover this wonderful city! Arrival in Wellington In order to save some time I took an internal flight Auckland-Wellington. First surprise, no boarding pass needed to pass the baggage scanner. And second very big surprise, the identity of the passengers is not verified !! Yes here we trust everyone. I hope they will…