Training Log Archive: ndobbs

C • Testing 5

Lignon loop, with visiting dignitary Blair.

Nice evening!

I continue to be amazed by the quantity of weird and wonderful people on ap.

Lovely run (glorified hike) with Mario and (old and a bit slow, but regular) Olivier. Out for 4h45, sunny and snow-free still.

Mario didn't do enough, so on returning to Geneva he went partway up Saleve.

Part of the downhill was great ski-training, single-track with leaves, reasonably steep and lots of zigzags. Fun times. While waiting for O at the bottom of that section, we got talking with a couple. The male was a former military adviser to the Egyptians.

Pertes de la Valserine

Less water than last time I was here, but still impressive how it gets lost.

Mainly it was an excuse to go shopping in Bellegarde, which has good butchers and bakers and especially fruit and veg shops and a random shoe-repair shop with (new) shoes that fit me, so spent lots of money today.

Also, booked a train ticket to poor Paris, and entered this. There's an evening flight (also booked!) from Orly to Dublin that evening, so I might even make it to Waterford on the night of the 20th.

Foot was a little tender earlier in the week, but seems fine now. Another expedition tomorrow.