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Grenoble: Small city in the mountains -
... I found an amazing museum housing thousands of works of art from ancient Greek and Egyptian artifacts to Picasso, Chagall, and modern day multi-media installations. The Grenoble Museum is HUGE! ...only $5 euro to enter.. and great way to spend the afternoon.
Then last evening I had the most amazing French meal of my life:
Pavé de ...
#11 Clem's place
... day with us and gave us a tour of Lyon. We shopped and walk through the most quaint little streets with markets, musicians sitting about, and we caught the local college pledging some of the first year students with some fun banter between the seniors and the new students. Prior to shopping and a tour of the city they took us out for lunch at a nice little bistro and we had liver pate ( they only told us after we at it) and they taught us how to eat french ...
Last day - a bit of a wreck, but I loved it
... What we did today: Started the day with a chat from Liz about how to train like an Olympic athlete. Good tips such as, target certain races, create an individual race plan and make sure all other races are helping you step forwards towards your 'A' goal. Also, have a day of complete rest each week as recovery is key to adaptation and performance. Morning session was Threshold training, on the flat. 3 min's running just ...
Day 5 - Just like Scotland: mountains & rain
... that offered resistance. Then, for a two hour return mini-bus journey into town, I had the company of five women who were nattering continuously. We went out to dinner tonight, to a nearby mountain refuge renowned for its passionate chef. I consumed a serious quantity of 28 day hung, Aberdeen Angus beef, cooked rare (the only option). The Fennel soup and Dauphinoise potatoes, although divine, were incidental to the Cote de Boeuf Angus. Then came the Chef's commentary ...
Day 3
... how we should run hills for an optimum workout. Some technical stuff about eccentric muscle contractions, but mostly practicing good technique such as running off the balls of your feet, using your arms and upper body to help power yourself up the hill, smaller steps, lift the knees higher, keep the body straight, tilting forward slightly, etc. so, this was a practice session rather than a hard workout, phew. The other trainer - Steph Lightfoot - gave us a similar ...