Chaos, folklore and a “park run”: Tirana Marathon
We ran in Tirana a good course around the Artificial lake and the Great Park. In the streets girls were performing folkloric dances. Could have been a great race but the organization was not up to the standard, with chaos at the starting line.
Running somewhere in la Mancha, in a place I do care to remember
On a cold morning of December we ran in Campo de Criptana, amongst the windmills that inspired the famous episode in Don Quixote: "they are giants", said Don Quixote, "and if you’re afraid, get away from here and start praying while I go into fierce and unequal battle with them"
Running around the tallest building on Earth, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
In a land of luxury, high tech and unapologetic ostentation, we recovered after a marathon. We ran 5 kilometers around the tallest building in the world. In Dubai, where every bit of land has been reclaimed from the harsh Arabian desert.
The Poseidon Half Marathon in the historical Piraeus port of Athens
In the land of Homer's heroes and more than three thousand years after the swift Achilles, we ran the Poseidon Half Marathon in the mythical port of Piraeus, southwest of Athens.
Running in Santa’s home: the Artic Marathon in Finland
Running on snowy paths through coniferous forests, above the Arctic Circle, at minus ten below zero… with elves at the aid stations and Santa Claus hanging the medal on you. This is the Rovaniemi Arctic Marathon.
Race for the Heroes (“Carrera de los Héroes”) in Bogotá
Under the rain we ran alongside Colombian military corps, hearing them shouting hymns while splashing water with their powerful treading. We were in a race for the Colombian military heroes!
A track in an urban jungle in Bogotá
On a capricious weather day, we had sun and we had rain while we enjoyed a good track course surrounded by lush vegetation in Parque Simón Bolívar, in Colombia's vibrant capital, Bogotá.
Running in “the Jewel of the Caribbean”: Cartagena de Indias
We struggled in the Caribbean heat but we were rewarded at the end, when we could run on top of the walls of a old colonial fort and reached the centre of "The Jewel of the Caribbean": Cartagena de Indias.
Running in La Cinta Costera in front of the Casco Viejo in Panama
Panama’s Cinta Costera 3 is meant for running: a scenic, wide and well conditioned 3.5 kilometer course above Pacific Ocean’s waters which offers views of the Casco Viejo and the tall, new skyscrappers. And to finish the run, nothing better than run in the narrow cobbled streets of the old city.
Around Serra de Prades: Poblet and Siurana
The area around Prades, in Catalunya, is a nature paradise with a cozy mediterranean air, where you can run in trails which zigzag between vineyards and olive fields.
It is also home to ancient monasteries and some of the best wineries of Catalunya.