stats of the week: run 24 km, cycled 134 km, gym 3 h
As my Mont Ventoux Half Marathon approaches, I’ve started incorporating hill runs into my training. The local climb up to La Garrigue offers about 80 meters of elevation gain and has the advantage of being almost entirely shaded. Since I’m a late riser, I now have to start my runs earlier to beat the heat. Even at 9 a.m., temperatures are already around 23 to 25 degrees Celsius. In the meantime, I’ve increased my workout to four ascents, totaling approximately 360 meters of elevation gain within 9 km of distance.
On the social side, it was a week full of festivals. On Thursday, we enjoyed an evening in Orange at the Fête de la Danse, and on Saturday - like everywhere in France on June 21st - it was time for the Fête de la Musique. We listened to a choir in the old church in Mollans, which was truly glorious. Afterwards, we drove to Buis, where we saw the same band we had enjoyed two years ago. They were just as good as ever, playing their energetic Celtic music. The accordion player was absolutely outstanding - at the end, he even pulled out a bagpipe!
The guitarist turned out to be our former neighbour, who had moved away and left Nikita the cat behind. I told him that the cat is doing well and sometimes even lives in our house now. He seemed a bit embarrassed—which, to be honest, was exactly what I was going for.
The scene in Orange before the town hall:
The choir in Mollans church
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