Marathon in Tokyo, “my favourite place”, on a sunny morning
In a harbinger of the coming spring, Tokyo welcomed runners from all around the world. Asia's biggest marathon took place on a spectacular sunny day with cherry blossoms. We ran through avenues full of advertising billboards, Shinto temples and communication towers that are symbols of progress.
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.
42k in the windy city: the Chicago Marathon
We ran across historical railway bridges in downtown Chicago and alongside Lake Michigan for the Chicago Marathon Major on a very rainy day, with thousands of residents facing the bad weather to cheer on 40k runners, while heavy clouds hugged the skyscrapers high above.
New York, New York… City Marathon
Running the NYC marathon was a dream of mine since, when I was a little girl, I watched on TV how thousands of runners crossed the Verrazano bridge. And in 2017 I was finally able to "run the 5 boroughs" and finish the biggest marathon in the world.
Churches, bridges and soviet architecture: the Sofia Marathon
We ran amongst Orthodox churches, Catholic cathedrals, mosques and synagogues, monumental bridges, impressive state buildings and endless boulevards lined with ex-Soviet skyscrapers.
Running the traditional SĂŁo Silvestre race in Lisbon
Dressed with Santa Claus hats, we ran in the historical center of Lisbon, nicely illuminated with Christmas lights, for the traditional SĂŁo Silvestre race.
Cartago currera est! The 36th edition of the Tunis Marathon
For our first African Half marathon, we traveled to Tunis to run a race which takes place from 1986. The race crosses the Lake of Tunis, once a natural harbour, and finishes at the feet of the Clock Tower.
Running in the ancient Dacia: Chisinau Marathon in Moldova
We ran the “Chisnau Big Hearts Marathon” in the ancient Dacia, modern day’s Moldova, on a very sunny day, surrounded by Orthodox churches, Soviet relics, Neoclassical buildings and blooming flowers.
Running in the heart of Reykjavik: the old harbor and Hallgrimskirja
Reykjavik proved to be ideal for running, with a scenic course across the old harbor, the true heart of the city, to which we added climbing the Thufa and the hill where the magnificent Hallgrimskirja church is located.
Running on thin ice: the Frozen Lake Marathon in Norway
Two centuries after Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote "The ice was here, the ice was there, the ice was all around; it cracked and growled, and roared and howled, like noises in a swound", in Norway they reimagine the experience in a much more festive way: running on the frozen Tisleifjorden lake.