Running to Think

I woke up in a very energetic mood this morning.  I think that's the magics of sleeping one hour longer than usual, until I got a phone call at 8am from a friend who, unfortunately forced me to wake up. Everything is ready for tomorrow. I am in a very positive attitude, my body is responding adequately to any type of input. But my psychological...

I just came back from a 9km run in the forest of Sart-Tilman in Liege, Belgium. Legs were not responding as I expected in the first part. After a few hills everything was working just fine. On the road that usually takes me back to the department where I work, I turned left this time, in order to have a more relaxed run on the track and field....

Year 2013 was not the one I wanted to be. I would have liked to run more and take part to many more races across Europe. But a stress fracture of the left pinkie forced me to ride a bike, swim a bit and rest a lot.  All of that happened before April. A good season to recover in between and I found myself to be (almost) 32 years old. I recently...

There is exactly one week before the biggest challenge of this year: running 32 miles the day of my birthday, when I will be 32 years old. Now the distance that I chose to run shouldn't be a mystery anymore. I have to put some more pasta in my diet and add at least 1 hour to my sleeping schedule. Not very easy, though. First, I am not a serious pasta...

I’m not gonna run today. I woke up this morning with this awesome plan and all of a sudden I felt good. Relieved, I would say. So much that I would have liked to go out for a run. But no. I have learned how to give my body a break, allowing to recover from the intense workout of the previous days. I am actually still learning how to deal with the...