“Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning” – Gloria Steinem Halfway through! Time to review the goals of 2021. March: I hit my big…
Author: Catrina
I Made My Own Electrolyte Drink!
My mouse cursor was hovering over the ominous “buy now” button. I was about to spend USD 55 on 8 tubes of Nuun. Nearly USD…
We Did It And Things I’ve Seen On My Runs Lately
We did it! We didn’t get lost once on our group run! Last Saturday’s plan was to do 25k (15.5 miles) with 1’700m (5’600ft) elevation…
When Your Leader Is Lost
For the last three Saturdays, I’ve been doing long runs with my favourite running buddy, Reto, and his little crew. It’s great fun, especially because…
Trial And Error
Runners are an enthusiastic bunch. While their first love is running, many are open to trying out other fitness activities and health ideas. Mostly, it…
Forest Bathing
„Going to the Woods Is Going Home“ – John Muir When our plane landed in Zurich last month, one of the things that struck me…
Heaps of Peeps
I had a blogger meet-up! I finally met three(!) German running bloggers in person. By chance, Elke and Helge happened to be in Switzerland at…
Feeling Inspired
It’s day 9 of our 10-day quarantine in Zurich and I can’t wait to go running. Family and friends kindly keep me updated about the…
Outfit Flops
“Wrong outfits are part of the running game!” Werner said and laughed. He belonged to our lunchtime running group. It was the middle of winter…
The Tankwa Trail Race
We participated in the Tankwa Trail Race last weekend. It was the first time that we did a 3-day race and the first time that…