Ever been a run where you are so in the groove that you feel like you can run forever? That was me on this path along Lake Geneva. I would take it from Saint Sulpice and run until it ended about 10 miles later somewhere past Lausanne but before Vevey — and then make my…
Category: running
PHOTO MOMENT: Exploring new paths
The best part of running a new trail is exploring. You have the slight adrenaline rush of being lost somewhere new, but at the same time, your mind and body is alert and ready to learn about someplace new. I realized today that life is also like that. If you run the route every day,…
PHOTO MOMENT: The runner’s nod
Like many long distance runners I have my quirks: Anything less than 10km isn’t worth me getting out of bed. I have favorite running socks that I only wear running. I like run alone (conversations ruin the zen). And like most runners, if I see you on the trail, I’ll smile big and do the…
Running the streets of Rome
When visiting Rome for your first time, what you’ll notice is how crowded and full of tourists the city is. They are everywhere – and most likely are in all of your photos. But tourists do sleep as I learned when I booked a Rome running tour through LivItaly. My guide (who was an American…
Hejaz: Not your average race
Runners are a strange breed. It doesn’t matter where I live, it seems we unintentionally are drawn to each other. It starts with a sleepy nod in the early morning as you pass a fellow runner in silence during your pre-dawn training. It then extends to “likes” on Instagram and local Facebook running groups as…
Running Costa Brava
As you know, I love to run. I also love Ragnar Relays, which are 200 mile running relays where you run with a team from one city to another. There’s something very fun about running and actually getting somewhere rather than running in a big circle like most marathons (although, I do still run marathons…
PHOTO MOMENT: Cactus dodging during the Las Vegas Ragnar
I have a weakness for deserts, especially the ones in Arizona and outside Las Vegas. The cactus are so beautiful. This shot of me was taken during the Las Vegas Ragnar Relay. I’m the one in the purple and I’m determined to catch the runner in front of me.
Stockholm Marathon: Known as that time I didn’t train
Waiting for the Stockholm airport bus to take me to the city. As you know, I run many half marathons and am addicted to Ragnar Relays. But I’ve only done one full marathon and that was in January this year while in Dubai (See blog post on Dubai Marathon). Outside Karolinska Institutet’s new lecture hall complex…
Running in Prague
John Lennon’s Wall in Prague Last year I got really lost in Madrid while on a run. I mean really lost. The first 90 minutes were great. I was running through the streets in the early morning and thinking it was a beautiful city. The only people I saw were drunk people walking home from…
Running with my tribe doing the Dubai Marathon
Dubai is one of my favorite cities that I have been to so far. I love the mix of East and West, I love the whole bigger than life sleek skyscrapers and I like that it’s still slow-paced, unlike Shanghai and other modern cities. I admit that it is expensive there for eating and drinking…
Côtes de l’Orbe – the Swiss wine half marathon
The Côtes de l’orbes half marathon takes you along roads, villages and even forest trails. For years, I’ve been trying to do the Marathon Du Médoc in France. This is a marathon where you run in fancy dress through the French vineyards, sipping wine along the way. Doesn’t it sound fantastic? I’ve been dying to…
Urban Trail des Singes: The race that kicked my butt
Amazing…the website said. Beautiful…read the description. Absolute pleasure and sumptuous landscapes…were also in bold. So what was it? It was the Urban Trail des Singes. This is a half marathon that takes runners through one of the wine areas in Switzerland, and naturally with a description like that, I had to try it. The website…
Starting the year with a Ragnar – from Miami to Key West
You would think living in Saudi Arabia would be enough of an adrenaline high, but apparently not. I have push myself when on vacation to which is why when I noticed that Ragnar Team U.S.A (Ultra Sexy Athletes) posted a desperate plea looking for a runner for the Key West Ragnar, I had to sign…
MOG100: One of the Toughest Ultras in America
Once you run a half marathon, you set your sights on a full marathon. And once you conquer that, then it’s time to think about an Ultra run – at least that’s how my mind works. However, there’s a big difference between running 26 miles and 100 miles and even I know I’m not ready…
Oops…I did it again and ran a Ragnar
Del Sol Ragnar – 202 miles from Wickenburg to Tempe If you live in the Phoenix area and were out on the roads this weekend, you may have noticed a couple hundred decorated white vans either driving down the road or parked in long lines in the middle of the desert. These vans were part…
To do list: Complete a half marathon
It’s 2013 and time to start crossing more things off my bucket list. First on the list: run a half marathon. Considering all the fitness things I do, it’s hard to believe that I’ve never run a half marathon (or a full marathon). I’ve done 5 km races, 15 km runs, mud runs, color runs…
Bucket List: Completing a 200 mile running relay (ragnar)
You would think I would run out of bucket list ideas, but the answer is “no.” There are just so many cool things to do and experience in this world. I tend to do a couple little things every year, but there is always that ONE thing that requires planning and is my special quest of the…
Humbled by the superhumans in California
I bow down to the fitness fiends in California. I mean, I’m a little nuts when it comes to working out and will go on a 50 mile bike ride, run 6 miles and then go dancing that night, but what I do is nothing compared to the people I meet here. I swear, these…
Michelle Ponto 