Championnats De France – Albi Marathon
I participated in the Albi Marathon in Albi, as a Championnat de France qualifier. My 2017 Paris Marathon time qualified me for the annual national race, competing with the crème…
Running, Hiking & Cycling
Retezat National Park
17-19 August 2017. Retezat National Park, the oldest of the 14 national parks in Romania, is not easily accessible. It is situated within the Retezat Mountains, which are part of…
Discover Romania by cycling
12 August 2017. I did it! I survived the long weekend of “Discover Romania By Cycling”! Silviu and his two college friends (Ionel and Nicolae) decided to cycle from Sibiu…
Cycling: Fear of descents
Get to cabana 4 August 2017. It’s my third trip to the cabana in the Șureanu Mountains, part of the Southern Carpathian. This is the first time we would cycle…
My new mountain bike in Romania
Set out for a spin 30 July 2017. Despite the forecast of hitting low 30s°C, and the cloudless blue sky at 11 in the morning, we decided to take my…