Just keep showing up!
Ticino – the Italian part of Switzerland “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations When injured, I have two strategies that help me stay positive. Mostly. Because there are some grumpy moments, especially when I feel I’m missing out on all the fun.…
Yesterday’s physiotherapy session with Adriano was interesting: he first made me run on the treadmill for 4 minutes and then he gave my left quad…
I haven’t been running since 4 July due to pain in my left quad and hip. Over time, the hip pain disappeared. I tried to…
Last weekend, I would have participated in the 51k Eiger Ultra Trail in Grindelwald, a beautiful little village in the Swiss mountains. When the race…
My left hip is still a bit iffy, so I decided to take two weeks off from running and dedicate myself fully to hiking and…
When I started on my journey of heart rate zone 2, I noticed that I kept checking my Garmin a million times to make sure…
Oddly, since I have started doing slow and easy runs in the heart rate zone 2, I have noticed that it’s harder to keep a…
The 12th and last week of the Un-Cancelled Project is in the books! This week’s topic was “Life”. Being fit and healthy is an important…
It’s week 11 (of 12) of the Un-Cancelled Project and the topic is Perseverance! As runners, we are perseverance professionals. Long runs, half-marathons, marathon, ultras…
Whit Monday was a beautiful day and we were all excited to go for a hilly trail run with our running buddies. Our friend Reto…