
A moveable feast: running in Paris
We had visited Paris in many occasions in the past, but in 2018 we lived in the city of light for almost a year. We enjoyed running in its parks, our favourite being our "local" Parc Monceau. We also mapped a few "long run" routes which passed by the wonderful Tour Eiffel and the musée du Louvre. Pas mal!

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!

Toko Ningana! The Congo River Marathon
We absolutely enjoyed taking part of the Congo River Half Marathon in vibrant and chaotic Kinshasa, with military men shouting "courage!" and hundreds of locals with colourful tshirts running. This is a marathon like no other, in a country that will surprise you, unnerve you and fascinate you a the same time!

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.

It was a beautiful day to be a Boston Marathoner
We left Hopkinton, conquered HeartBreak Hill and reached Bolyston Street to complete the 128th Boston Marathon and become 6 stars finishers on a very sunny day and with the memory of my father close to my heart. As a cheerful spectator shouted... "it is a beatiful day to be a Boston Marathoner!".

London calling! The London Marathon
We ran the London Marathon while we were living in this great city! It was our first Marathon Major, where our Six Stars journey started, and we were able to enjoy it from a local's perspective, cheered on by our dear friends and surrounded by runners trying to break Guiness records.

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.