Training Log Archive: Torino

Hiking back down through the night at 1:30 am to La Chaux-de-Fonds; wow did the cold wake up all the dulled senses from all the Champagne and wine!
Home in bed by 4 am!!

7 pm, hiking up from Véronique's house in La Chaux-de-Fonds up onto the Jura top under the stars, looking over the panorama, then continuing on a small, gnarly path through some woods to Les Maillards, a farm-restaurant in the middle of nowhere to have dinner and celebrate New Year's! So nice to be out and walking with this small group (we were eight).

Run in the sun above the fog. It's always so nice to be able to escape. I even saw primroses in bloom!! We've had this dryness without any rain or precipitation for over 6 weeks now. Even in the Alps there is no natural snow. People are skiing on these bands of artificial snow which is very hard. The meadows are either green or brown depends on the altitude.

Exploratory run where I haven't run yet before (skied or biked, yes!). Followed the x-country ski track markers on nice, green grass most of the time but it was way slower than the forest road. Lots of stops f picture-taking.
Nice outing.