Beautiful morning for a run - La Nartelle - Sainte Maxime - La Nartelle loup

Lovin winter biking Sainte Maxime - Frejus - Sainte Maxime loup

Riviera Hash House Harriers - Sunday run

We discovered a new and fun way of running last Sunday with a fantastic 10k trail run/walk in the Esterel hills with the Riviera Hash House Harriers. We are now members and will be running with them from January onwards on a regular basis.

Padre, my running partner and guide as I was a virgin Hash runner

 

The views were stunning

Cross training - Cycling to Saint Tropez

Biking is an excellent way of keeping fit. This morning I cycled to Saint Tropez and back a distance of about 30k  It's an easy run as there is a cycle path for about 90% of the way, with little pedestrian traffic and plenty of sunshine it was a real treat.

Over the next few months I will build on the training and will be cycling farther a field.

Run Grandad Run

My grandson Leo keeping me fit for golf!

I think he could put a bit more of an effort in though!!

Those hills ain't made for cycling!

Yesterday the weather report was sunny with the occasional showers and so I decided to got out for a long training session on my bike! Fortunately the weather people were spot on and the conditions were as they said apart from a strong easterly wind that made the last 10 or so kilometers tough going. In all I managed 55k with the ride taking me from the Nartelle beach through Sainte Maxime past the villages of Gassin and Ramatuelle, onto the Pampalonne beach road,  through Saint Tropez and finally back to the Nartelle beach via Sainte Maxime. I have to say but the loop around the back of Saint Tropez is down right hilly,  so this morning with my legs still feeling the effect it was quite tough to get any sort of decent rhythm on the course!

 The coast road in to Sainte Maxime

Leaving Sainte Maxime

The cycle path near the Beauvallon GC

Kite surfers with Saint Tropez as a back drop

Not much traffic

 Vine yard  Bertaud Belieu

  The village of Ramateulle

The Pamplona beach

Kon Tiki beach

Fruit stop

Coffee break on the port in Saint Tropez

The Beauvallon GC from across the bay

Saint Tropez