Race photos

Run day: Zermatt to Gornergrat

The long awaited day is finally upon us. We started training for the Top20 half-marathon run in April.
Our day started early, with a quick warm up and stretch; still overcast, but not raining or tooLæs mere
Clouds & Drizzle

Woke up to a very wet drizzly morning. Settled in with hot mugs of coffee, and used the time to plan more of our European adventure.
Ventured out a few times between rain bursts. This time we leftLæs mere
Mountainous Thunderstorm

Enjoyed another slightly lazy morning. With a cup of coffee in hand, we sat in the sunshine on our very large private patio. Decided to explore a bit of Zermatt before catch the train (50 minutes) toLæs mere
Matterhorn sunset

From the little we experienced of Switzerland on the train ride, it did not disappoint! The architecture is as expected, and all the towns we passed through looked very clean, well maintained, "cute"Læs mere
Pizza E pasta

After the previous hectic day, it was nice to sleep-in a bit, and have a relaxing morning. The hotel offered a mediocre breakfast buffet, considering it is a 4-star, to get our day started. We didn'tLæs mere
Milano motorway madness

Another travel day! After all the exploring in north eastern Andalucia, it was naturally time to make our way towards Switzerland 🇨🇭!
Had a pretty casual morning with another training run andLæs mere
El Acebuchal "The Lost Village" - day 4

An even warmer day forecasted!
Some fantastic twisty roads and a bit of a dirty track into El Acebuchal. The low quality road likely limits the number of visitors. We enjoyed our morning coffee hereLæs mere
Sierra de Tejeda - day 3

A warm start to the day for the four rested riders. Following guide Graham we twisted and turned km after km 🏍️😁
The scenery can change a lot in a short distance. Steep mountain hillside,Læs mere
Vélez - "Rest Day"

Our 5 day motorcycle tour included a midway rest day. We took advantage of the time to search for accomodations for our next motorcycle tour through the Alps.
We decided a quick walk of the town andLæs mere
Contra Viessa loop - day 2

It was the Long Run day. 6am was a perfect temperature for the 17km plodding around the sleeping town in the dark and into the sunrise.
Today the Aussie ventured on his own so there were only usLæs mere
Alpajarro route - day 1

We had a great sleep in the guest house. We were given the bikes we had chosen. My BMW F800GS had 88,000km on it but rode well. J's G650GS was a good bike too.
Into the mountains/hills we went. FiveLæs mere
Four Cat Corner

Started our day off with another run in the cool of the morning. A few drops of rain fell from a thundercloud before it moved on. Before heading off to explore more of Malaga, we packed our luggageLæs mere
Exploring Malaga Centro

After a refreshing sleep, we decided to beat the heat and run along the beach for our Garmin half-Marathon training plan. The gorgeous morning definitely morphed into a very warm day.
After a quickLæs mere
Malaga, here we come!

Well our travel day started off pretty sketchy... First, there was taxi confusion at the hotel; no one seemed to be aware of what taxi was for whom. Then there was the road raging taxi driver that wasLæs mere
Ibiza Tour-de-Scooter (day 2.5)

We got up early to enjoy the last of the scooter rental before the 1130 return time.
Down to the clothing optional beach, Platja des Cavallet. It was fantastic being there early before the crowds. ItLæs mere
Ibiza Tour-de-Scooter (day 2)

We had a much earlier start to our day of exploring the east side of Ibiza. Our main challenge was technology; trying to force google maps on to the side roads with various way points. Using our newLæs mere
Ibiza Tour-de-Scooter (day 1)

Decided it was time to get out and explore more of the island, so rented a scooter from a shop down the street. The proprietor was a bit leary at first to rent to to us as he's had issues withLæs mere
PADI AOW & Nitrox certified

We had a fantastic three days of diving with Centro de Buceo SCUBA IBIZA Diving Center. They have wonderful staff and a well-oiled setup. J's instructor, Vidal, was a lot of fun. He was impressed withLæs mere
Poolside performance 💃🤹💫

Another great cycle over for SCUBA. We decided to skip today's run and not tire ourselves out before the third and final day tomorrow. Instead we ventured over to the larger pool at our hotel, VibraLæs mere
Cycle & Run

Today was our first day of three at the Ibiza Marina for some SCUBA diving! I joined the local bike share to make the venture across town faster and quicker.
After day one of diving we still had lotsLæs mere
Dalt Villa (old town Ibiza)

Exploring the city today. Our initial errand of purchasing a Vodafone SIM was postponed as their store was out of stock!! No other stores seem to sell them.
A walk through part of Dalt Villa, thisLæs mere
Torre de ses Portes

Sunday run-day! We scoured the net searching for a better place for a trail run. It was a little further south than where we were Friday so we hopped a bus to this beach area. There's a nature parkLæs mere
Sant Antoni - Pride Beach party

It was a lazy start to the day after going to sleep so late. It felt nice to not rush to get our day started. When we did finally get going we enjoyed a stroll along the Platja de ses FigueretesLæs mere
Pride kick off

Delicious dinner near our hotel and then a wander closer to the Port part of town. Many very insistent Hosts for restaurants enticing us to come eat and drink. "Free shots," haha, do we really lookLæs mere
Playa de Embossa - Playa des Cavallet

It was our weekly training long-day for the half marathon, which is only 3 weeks away! I may have optimistically misread the Alltrails details for this route as suitable for trail running 🙃 It'sLæs mere