Almaty Marathon: at the feet of snowed Tian Shan Peaks
We ran the largest sport event in Central Asia: a tough half marathon, with 700m altitude and uphill the first 7 kilometers, but with the stunning background of the peaks of the Thian Shan mountain.
Skopje Marathon: sculptures, graffiti and stray dogs running with you
In Skopje, North Macedonia's capital, a city with more sculptures than residents, ornated bridges and too many graffitis, we ran a well organised half marathon with stray dogs following at a decent pace.
Running by the Baltic Sea in Tallinn Half Marathon
Tallinn is a Half Marathon to enjoy! It offers a very nice course, flat and wide: starting and finishing in the beautifully medieval Old Town, you later cross forests and run along the Baltic Sea!
“Our race” in the Vilnius Marathon
We ran the Manobegimas race of 10k, a part of the Marathon Vilnius Sunday: a great course on a sunny day to finish our Baltic Challenge in Lithuania.
Running in a Formula 1 Circuit: the 21K of Montréal
On a sunny but cold morning in Montréal, we ran a flat course in the Parc Jean Drapeau, in the middle of the Saint Lawrence River. A cool course which allows you to run on the asphaft of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and gives you a good reason to run very fast!
Mura, mura! I won the Madagascar Half Marathon
In the Madagascar marathon, a demanding race through rocky, sandy terrain and unforgiving sun, I was the first woman in the half marathon. But my best reward was having run through a setting of extreme beauty, the Ivalo National Park.
Lima42K: a perfect race in Perú to complete our 7 Continents Challenge
On a perfect day for running, 19,000 runners took the streets of Lima, painting them with the bright yellow of the official shirts. We were two of them, to finish the half marathon and complete our 7 Continents Challenge!
Running in the chaotic streets of Kinshasa
One rainy day we caught a glimpse of the brown waters of the Congo River as we ran through Kinshasa's richest neighborhood, Gombe, with many embassies behind high walls with barbed wire and heavily armed guards everywhere.
Up Hverfjall volcano, enjoying spectacular Iceland
We ran Iceland’s volcano marathon near Lake Mývatn: a challenging but stunning course that takes you up Hverfjall volcano and around its rim, with its spectacular volcanic background of pseudo-craters, capricious lava rocks and steaming mud pits.
Let’s run in Suwon! A K-Race in Gyeonggi, South Korea
On a cold February morning, with sleet falling from grey skies, we took part in the "Gyeonggi International Half Marathon". We ran streets flanked with sky scrappers and tiny shops, in a race that proved very popular with locals in Suwon, home of the magnificent Hwaseong Fortress.