Zurich has a very popular race series that consists of 12 races in 12 different villages. It is sponsored by a local bank. The bank…
Running
My 10K Training
I’m in week 9 of 14 for my 10k training. Once again, I’m doing it with one of the free virtual Garmin coaches. For my…
Halfway Through 2021
“Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning” – Gloria Steinem Halfway through! Time to review the goals of 2021. March: I hit my big…
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…
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…
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 Perfect Running Group
When we did the Charity Challenge ten days ago, we were a group of 7 runners. That was the first time that I did a…