TRT Training Runs

Busy, busy...

I'll start posting here again for my mental organization.  I was training for the TRT 100 this summer and here's some of the more memorable training runs leading up to the race.


Big EBMUD loop... involving lots of thistles, fences, vultures, and dry hot sun.


Fun run in Marin with Sam, Scott, Seth, and Hank


TI run = flat


Beautiful morning run


My favorite mtn in the bay.  Always a good choice!


With Kai on his bike!






Mission Peak!


Found the ropes climbs from the papa's runs from many years ago...




All nigher with Alex and Sam.  Sam and I took BART into the city, ran to Sausalito Ferry, ferried back and BART back.


Dipsea with Sam and Ollie - this was a great event.  I'd love to come back and do it again next year.

Ligue 1: in Lyon!

After getting on the train from Vanoise NP, we headed right for Lyon.  As we had tickets to a Ligue 1 game!!!  When I travel internationally, I like to:

• get my haircut
• eat the local food
• learn as much of the language as possible
• and go to a soccer game

The train back to Lyon was quite packed...

Learning French... 

This was a fun play structure...

Check out this "panini"...

The Lyon stadium is a bit out of town, which was a bit of a bummer.  But this is where the folks like to "tailgate"

Tight security

I guess they still managed to sneak in a few flares.

Lots of "buts" in this game

Late game...

What a pumpkin!

The next day, after we let the boys sleep in, we explored the town...

And it's an amazing place.  I could see happily living here ever after.  Great soccer team, access to the mountains, outdoor dining, two rivers, etc...

Hut to Hut in the Alps - Part 3: Plaisance -> Ref Gliere -> Ref Laisonnay

I recovered from the earlier f-up with some fine beers, food, a nights rest, and a morning run to greet my new friends, Ibex.  After yesterday, we had to rearrange the whole trip... but as Yvon says, it's not an adventure until something goes wrong.  But to tell you the truth, this left turn made the trip a bit less of an adventure.  Instead of being able to go further out from civilization, we had to stay close and didn't really get to go deep into the alps. 

The food, the huts, the people were amazing, but one thing I'll say is that you never really feel like you are in the wilderness here.  It's not like the Sierra where you can go x-country and not see people for days, weeks if you know where to go.  Here you are just an hour or two away from a hut, maybe a fromagerie, a chapel, a ski hut, etc.  But... the Alps are amazing, and give me any excuse and I'll be back there in a few seconds. 

more pics here

So the next morning we decided to do a day hike to the col.

Check out the bike handle bars... for getting in your proper position.

The hills are alive...

Kids loved the chickens

We ate lunch at the col, then hiked back down to the refuge to get Cassie and the rest of our gear...

We offered to carry the beer bottles down.  They are usually helicoptered in!  Crazy, and they weren't all that expensive.

Kai showing off the accommodations at Ref Gliere.  Note: 1st floor means the 2nd floor in europe.  Ground floor, 1st floor, etc... 

Goof

balls

Nikko = monster

and a cuddle monster

Next morning I woke up for a quick run and catch sunrise.

the alps are quite dramatic.

and powerful

brekky!

Cassie's gash... 

We started the day walking up to a small chapel up in the hillside

kinda old...

Kimbo giving her prayers

These pigs got quite a view...

Egh?

Check out these wheels of cheese

They gave us a quick tour... although they didn't speak any english

And we bought this hunk for like 10$.  We should've bought the whole wheel!

You can see the Telepherique... 

Marmots!

after a quick brekky we had to make our way to the station... 

so we made it back though town

through some alleys

Met up with Sebastian, and get a ride to the train station...