Places to Run : Verbier, Switzerland ; Keith in Bemboka
Keith today 5 x 100m, 5 x 300m (53,55,53,54,54) plus warm up and warm down. That's his final hit-out before ACT Masters 3000m on Friday evening. He's in great shape for a PB and maybe that ACT M55+ record of 10:14.
Verbier, Switzerland
Not so far from Mont Blanc on the border of Switzerland and France Verbier is known mostly for skiing and mountain biking...try to tell the cows that! It's pretty good for running too as the gravel roads above Verbier (1500m asl) climb gently but relentlessly up to 2200m+asl.
Like all of Switzerland the villages are immaculate and have a tasty choice of cafe's, eateries and patisseries. In July 2009 the visit was for Tour de France but also coincided with a jazz festival. As things would have it snow came on the second night. The Renault Kangoo was parked well above the village, near the golf course, on a gravel road near an Auberge (Inn). We did two runs, first full of snow up to a ski station, second the following day in a different direction but linked across the very top and down via the same route of the previous day. Very sad I didn't take the Nokia on run two. Pictures and a small video tell the story of day 1.
Verbier, Switzerland
Not so far from Mont Blanc on the border of Switzerland and France Verbier is known mostly for skiing and mountain biking...try to tell the cows that! It's pretty good for running too as the gravel roads above Verbier (1500m asl) climb gently but relentlessly up to 2200m+asl.
Like all of Switzerland the villages are immaculate and have a tasty choice of cafe's, eateries and patisseries. In July 2009 the visit was for Tour de France but also coincided with a jazz festival. As things would have it snow came on the second night. The Renault Kangoo was parked well above the village, near the golf course, on a gravel road near an Auberge (Inn). We did two runs, first full of snow up to a ski station, second the following day in a different direction but linked across the very top and down via the same route of the previous day. Very sad I didn't take the Nokia on run two. Pictures and a small video tell the story of day 1.
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