Inspired by Shathiso’s running tours of Gaborone in Botswana, I decided to put together a running tour to visit some sights of Zurich. Although I…
Daily life in Zurich
What Habits Help You to Get You Out the Door?
Last Saturday, as I was going out the door for a run in the pouring rain, I met my 83-year old neighbour Francine. She smiled….
Why I Love to Train in the Rain
We got a lot of snow last weekend in the Swiss mountains. In Zurich, we only got a lot of rain. Running in the pouring…
Training With a Virtual Garmin Coach
Now that I am back to running again, I have started to think about post-injury running goals. A 5k would be a great distance to…
History and Hiking
Given the beautiful weather, we decided to rent a car for three days to visit some historical sites and do some hiking. On Friday, we…
Running With My New Watch
My rehab runs are going well. Last week, I logged 27k (17 miles). My longest run was 9k and I included walking breaks every 2k…
Cautiously Returning to Running
On Sunday, I ran 2.5 kilometres! Painfree! Without any walking breaks! I could have run longer, but I didn’t want to overdo it. We got…
Is Stand-Up Paddling Boring?
“Oh, but that’s so boring!” my friend Janine said. We were out on our mountain bikes and I had just told her that I was…
Cycling in the Heart Rate Zone 2
First, an injury update: I managed to run TWO rounds on the track yesterday, each 400m. I felt no pain in my quad, so I…
Inching Back into Running
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations When injured, I have two strategies…