#Bayoles #catalan #Girona #Spain #lakebanyoles #Catalonia #sunrise #sunset

My favourite thing about running is that you don’t really need anything, just a pair of shoes. You don’t even need directions but somehow you’re feet always seem to find something: a new road, panoramic view, horses, serenity, dogs, motivation, mud, single-track, speed, the biggest hill ever, goats… Check my runs on Strava. #trailrunning #pladestany #Girona #Spain #triathlon #Banyoles #training #Athlete #Running #strava

In the first week I eagerly tackled the big local mountains of Rocacorba and Del Mont. I had cruised through the ever-rolling Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa. I was loving my new hilly terrain complete with dozens of new roads that seemed to keep me climbing forever. My surroundings! Then came what is now known as the “‘4km’ climb.” A few kilometres from the house and I knew the following day needed to be a rest day. My legs were tired but, after having a few

The new playground! So there I was, full-heartedly acting out how to jump-start a car in the local hardware store in an attempt to express my need for jumper cables to the store assistant. Normally, I write things down from Google Translate but this was a spur-of-the-moment need for jumper cables. I thought things were going well though. I nailed the universal sign for car (the imaginary steering wheel, complete with motion) and, although I fumbled slightly, I thought I had c