1 January 2012 | Compétition
A wonderful year to you all! 2012 will be an excellent vintage for the running in Paris! In 2011, the infatuation for the running competitions still confirmed, with more and more subscribers, competitions which post “full” very quickly, a public more and...
26 December 2011 | Luxembourg (Garden of the), Sénat
Daniel, Wils – Le Sénat 9:06 AM – With Daniel and Wils of New York (USA), we ran largely on the left bank: the garden of plants, the arena of Lutecia, the Pantheon, street Saint Jacques… On our road, having gone down the Mountain Sainte Geneviève, we...
11 December 2011 | Notre Dame, Palais de la Légion d'honneur, Sacré-Coeur
Elisa – Thomas Jefferson – Far off, the “Sacré-Coeur” 9:09 AM – Elisa, from Atlanta (USA), takes back the running having ended the New-York Marathon. On this Sunday of December, we chose a tour along the river Seine. On our road, we...
10 December 2011 | Notre Dame, Sorbonne (La)
Ellen – Pont de l’Archevêché – Notre Dame 7:58 AM – Ellen, from Antwerp (Belgium), runs regularly very early in the morning. On Saturday, we ran a little later to take advantage of the light which offered us the sun of December. Our road led...
26 November 2011 | Alexandre III (Bridge), Grand Palais, Notre Dame, Rue François Miron, Tuileries
Felicity – The Louvre and the garden of the Tuileries Click on the picture for a larger view 7:58 AM – With Felicity from Melbourne (Australia), we rediscovered the city at a good pace while admiring tracks left by the history on the scene, monuments and...
12 November 2011 | Opéra Garnier, Orsay (Museum)
Lourdes – Opéra Garnier Paris Click on the picture for a larger view 8:17 AM – Lourdes, from Mexico, ended its stay in Europe with a short stage in Paris. How to take advantage of Paris when we have not a lot of time? A fast morning run before taking back...
9 November 2011 | Louvre (Museum), Notre Dame, Tour Eiffel
Marnie – Tour Eiffel – Notre Dame de Paris 7:31 AM – It is with a good pace that we went through the banks of the Seine with Marnie, who lives in Washington (USA) and who did several marathons (including Boston). We ran westward to take advantage of...
15 October 2011 | Cours La Reine, Elysée (Palace of the), FIAC, Tuileries
Ai – Palais de l’Elysée (Elysee Palace) 7:02 AM – On early Thursday morning, with Ai, who lives in Seattle (USA), we decided to begin our tour with a sports ascent towards the “butte Montmartre”. Ai generally runs on hilly roads in the...
10 September 2011 | Concorde (Place of the), Tour Eiffel, Wall of Philippe August
Jason – Place de la Concorde 8:50 AM – Friday and Saturday – Jason, who lives in Brooklyn (NY – USA), chose to discover Paris by running two following mornings. The first day, we explored the island of La Cité, the Louvre, the Palais-Royal, the...
2 September 2011 | Champs-Elysées, Louvre (Museum), Tuileries
Les Tuileries – Mary 8:00 AM – With Mary who lives near New York (USA), we chose the circuit of the most beautiful Parisian Palaces: the Ritz, the hotel Meurice, the Bristol, the George V, the Plaza Athénée… The Palaces tour also allowed us to run...
17 August 2011 | Champs-Elysées, Halles (Les), Seine (La)
Françoise and Benoît – Champs-Elysées 8:59 AM – With Françoise and Benoît of Belgium, we began our run on the Parisian western historic axis. This “royal” way begins in the Louvre with the equestrian statue of Louis XIV, crosses the garden of...
13 August 2011 | Grand Palais, Petit Palais
Lou – Grand Palais 6:06 AM – Lou comes from Tasmania (Australia) where it is at present very cold (5 ° C). In Paris, it is summer. Early risers, we ran by taking advantage of the rising sun and the beautiful light which slowly spread on Paris. In this...