Evendays

I survived. 
First, 26 miles is a long way to run, walk or crawl.
Second, the first 13 miles are much easier than the second 13.
Third, no matter how long it takes, getting to the finish feels very, very good.
It was a hilly course (the publicity said it was "mostly flat") but the weather was perfect, [...]

My kids told me that, yes, it is true. The guy who ran from Marathon to tell the king his troops had won the battle died after delivering his message.
Tomorrow, wife and I are attempting the same feat, but at a different place and, we hope, with a different result. It’s called the Beaujolais Marathon. [...]

All was okay until I hit 12 kilometers. I was ahead of schedule but my legs were bags of concrete and someone had applied glue to the soles of my Nike Pegasus. The 700 feet or so of climb (with another 200 to 300 thrown in then taken away from you, just to get you [...]

We’ve had just a few days of weather in the low 60’s… Barely enough to think that Spring might actually come. Enough heat to bring out the crocus (or crocae) hidden under the grass near the cherry tree.
But it won’t last (say the meteorologists). Saturday’s high will be in the mid 40’s. And that’s the [...]

Wife ran the Lausanne semi-marathon today. She took the train 21 kilometers away.  (13 miles, Randy.) She took off her extra clothes, put them in a numbered bag, gave them to a man, who then loaded it onto a truck. She was then told, "If you want to get back to Lausanne and retrieve your [...]

An influx of visitors from other cities, along with a handful of local members, gave us a wonderful moment of worship and fellowship on Sunday morning. Pancakes were then shared by all, then we drove an hour in the evening for worship in English, a rather rare experience for us, with the church in Geneva. [...]

April 26: I woke up on Saturday morning at 6:45 AM. Our company had already left. Actually, this was the first time we’d had folks stay with us without us seeing them. The Marseilles church football team (soccer to USAers) arrived after midnight and left around 6:00 AM, I think. They were welcomed by Sons [...]

Son 2 is back from Marseilles (the spiritual internship program). He leaves on Saturday. I have been unable to post as there were studies to prepare (still are) for a retreat and lessons to get ready for the weekend. Wife and I are both doing a race on Saturday. I will attempt the 20K of [...]

Wife and I ran a 15K on Saturday near Bern (Kerzers). Fantastic race weather with temps in the low 60’s. I was shooting for just-under-five-minute kilometers, hoping to finish in 1:13. It’s a tough race with 150 feet of climbing in the first kilometer, followed by level then some downhill, then very steep uphill on [...]

Wife strung together 21 straight five minute kilometers and finished strong in a cold (45 degree) head-wind that whipped along at about 30 kilometers an hour (which, according to my math, means she was running at 42 kilometers per hour, or 26 mph… Pretty fast, huh?).
To see her cross the finish line, go here, then [...]