Archive for Parc de Sceaux
hanami [at home]
Posted in Statistics with tags cherry blossom, cherry tree, 花見, garden, hanami, Japanese traditions, Parc de Sceaux, restez à la maison, Spring, stay home on March 26, 2020 by xi'anArgentan half-marathon
Posted in Running with tags Argentan half-marathon, Grand Masters, half-marathon, Normandie fort et vert, Normandy, Parc de Sceaux, road races, road running, tendinitis, trail running on October 5, 2019 by xi'anToday is the day of the Argentan half-marathon which I will not run this year as I have not yet fully recovered from my Achilles tendinitis. (If running too many days in a row, as I indulged in while in Salzburg, inflammation is back!) Frustrating, as this is my “race of the year” in the Norman countryside. But another break also occurred ten years ago, when I missed the 2009 and 2010 episodes. And somehow this is the “best year” to miss as I am switching to the next age group, V3 or grand-master!, in less than a month, and will thus end up as one of the youngsters in the next race I run! As an indicator, in the 5km trail I ran last Sunday in the Parc, I ended 4th (by one position and 6 seconds!) in my category and 2nd (by three positions and 16 seconds, plus a month!) in the following one.
turning forty…
Posted in Kids, pictures with tags Antony, climate change, Europe, Harry Potter, heat wave, J.K. Rowlings, Parc de Sceaux, swimming pool on July 26, 2019 by xi'anThe previous days have been rather tough thanks to another heat wave all over Europe, with the temperatures at home reaching above 40⁰ (outside) yesterday afternoon and more importantly not getting under 30⁰ inside the house at night, as there was no wind at all to cool it down. (Except in the basement where I ended up sleeping.) After a certain point, as I am pretty susceptible to hot weather, working became impossible and I spent the rest of the day alternating between drinking cold water, taking cold showers, eating radishes, and watching low intensity movies (like The Crimes of Grindelwald!). The day before, my daughter and I tried a late afternoon trip to the nearby outside pool in the parc but this proved quite a disaster as it was so crowded that it was almost impossible to do laps (in a water of questionable composition). Temperatures are now down a wee bit but I wondering at ways to better insulate our house against what is becoming the new “normal”…. Like installing a massive circus tent every summer.
花見 [cherry blossom]
Posted in pictures, Travel with tags cherry blossom, cherry tree, hanami, jatp, Parc de Sceaux, Sceaux, Spring on April 28, 2018 by xi'anX de Sceaux 2018 [20:25, 14/185, 2/21]
Posted in Kids, Running with tags Cross de Sceaux, Grand Masters, Parc de Sceaux, Sceaux, trail running, winter running on February 15, 2018 by xi'anWithout any preparation [apart from my daily jog], I signed for the 5k in my local park, two days before the race, the 43rd trail of Sceaux. As it had snowed a lot in the past week, the race was mostly on (in?) slush, if not overly slippery, the remaining part being enjoyably muddy! I did a fairly poor time but still managed to squeeze in between the first and the third runners in my V2 (Grand Masters) category. With a 4 seconds differential each time!