Quite a special blog, since I have (almost) not been able to enjoy Vienna as a runner myself. Indeed, that was a tricky time for me as I was stuck with a long running injury for months. This tendonitis (I understood what it was months later) started at the end of January. I moved to…
Author: Running Mzungu
How to run abroad safely?
First, I understand that my title can be misleading. Let’s start by a short clarification. It is true that in the end, you can feel unsafe in your own country or your home city. To be honest, I would feel more confident to run at night in Berlin, Vienna or even Hanoi than in Grenoble….
Where to run in Grenoble? Running back home!
An article a bit special today, as Grenoble is (somehow) my home city. I’ll try to be as unbiased as I can, even if the city itself is definitely not my favourite one for running… But definitively my favourite in France to live in, especially as a student (okay, I’m biased now). As usual, here…
Running in a polluted city: to go or not to go
This is the eternal question I’ve been facing for a few years. Okay, air quality is bad. Should I postpone my running session, will it be better in the next hours, in the next days, should I run indoors, should I wear a mask? Is it worse not exercising at all or exercising when it’s…
Where to run in Paris? Running in the world’s most beautiful city
Yes, I know, that’s a bit provocative and chauvinistic. I’m actually far from loving Paris (it’s quite the contrary!). At the time in moved there, I was thinking that Paris was not a running-friendly city (“but I’m not going to take the metro to go running?!”), but that was before moving to Hanoi and Kampala…
Where to run in Berlin? Moving to a capital city for the first time.
Berlin, my second “expat” destination, this time quite far from home but also a running-friendly capital city. Where to run in Berlin? Here is a selection of tested running spots. City profile Geography: Well, I guess I don’t need to spend too much time on this one. Capital city of Germany, North East of the…
Running in a hot climate: how to survive?
No matter where you live, you will most probably experience heat waves and hot weather conditions in the coming years, if not now already. Extreme heat periods are more and more frequent, and don’t spare any region (it’s 50°C in Canada and Siberia but let’s build a few more pipelines and coal plants, and develop…
Where to run in Turin? Where it all began…
Ah Turin, the first time I moved abroad (3 hours drive from home lol) but somehow also the beginning of my running life. At that time, I had no sports watch, so you won’t see the trace of my running routes. Still, I picked-up a few spots for you to get an idea of where…
Run n’ Roll: who, why, what?
Who am I and why another blog on running? Hello, I’m Lisa. I was lucky enough to study in many different French and European cities: Grenoble, Paris, Turin, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid and I ended-up in Hanoi for my last exchange semester. After graduating, I had the opportunity to start working abroad, and quite unexpectedly found…