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Looks like a lot of fun!!
Nice to see that you had so much fun.
And nice to see someone with a ‘Den Haag’ shirt :)
Thanks again for the very nice day! On your request: here are three of the pics I took.
Another pic
Yet another pic
Thanks for all the pictures Laura – and thanks for coming as well!
You guys rock!
This is definitely a pilgrimage I will have to make one year.
Love the selfie burst! Looks like everyone who’s ever used a goPro at some point!
Looks like a great time, but that quiz was a toughie, and here I thought I was a dedicated reader.
I wonder how long he will be sleeping on the couch for posting that ;-)
No offense to Ray’s brilliant photography, yet TheGirl’s goofy shots always make me smile.
Another comment like that, Scott, and golden bike or not, you’ll be joining Ray on said couch ;-)
Fear not for my couch – all photos were pre-approved prior to publication. Though…it did take a bit of negotiation…
Bobby, Ray – thank you.
It was a very nice evening. Very convivial.
Great evening, thanks for hosting!
Thoroughly enjoyed this post. Wish I could have been among the fortunate people to have attended the run and open house. Very nice of Ray and the Girl to host this.
Most recent race? Garmin Triathlon? I don’t remember that one, are you sure? :P
Yulp, that’s actually the official name: link to dcrainmaker.com
Ray – Any details on the drawer system in your cave? Looks like it would be awesome for organizing tools in the garage.
Yup, the drawer system is Elfa.
A few details here: link to dcrainmaker.com
and here: link to dcrainmaker.com
A bit of a random comment, but what do most of the people at the meetup do for a living (or readers, for that matter). It could be an interesting thing to poll.
I would bet it’s a demographic that companies would salivate over
Thanks Ray and The Girl for your Hospitality, Warm Welcome, Great Cupcakes and a very nice Event to meet some fellow runners/triathletes in Paris.
Got lucky with the Microsoft Band 2 and will start using it soon.
Looking forward to joining again next year… including the run this time!
Ray has 100% cold resistance
If it’s not invading privacy too much, I’d love to see the GPS track for the morning run. I’ll be coming to Paris at the end of January for a conference, staying in the Latin Quarter, and this looks like a great way to start out the mornings and experience the sites differently than most people do. Thanks!
Of course, if you have other route recommendations, I’d happily take those as well. :-)
Oops, had a tab open and meant to add the link. Here ya go: link to strava.com
Z2 for some, a bit higher for others :)
Looks like a huge success!! Congrats from New York
Thanks again for hosting the run. Sorry I missed the party but the morning run made me good and sleepy for the 9 hour flight home. The Paris Runaround is now a favorite in my Garmin archive,.
Thank you Ray for your invitation and your welcome.
And a special thank to the Girl for all the delicious cupcakes.
Great evening.
Best regards from Poland.
Dah, should’ve come…Maybe next time!
On the peleton you guys saw: I believe that was the Climate Express peleton heading for the climate conference. They biked from some point in Flanders to Paris in order to raise more, well, climate awareness.
Is it bad that I skipped right to the end, knowing there would be cake?
What treadmill is that in the cave? Any plans to do a treadmill review or recommendation post?
If you can afford it, get a Woodway 4Front or Curve.
I don’t have any review plans on the treadmill – but I might eventually get around to posting about the iFit piece, which I find pretty cool.
Here’s a bit more on the treadmill and other pieces: link to dcrainmaker.com
Great morning run and open house. I enjoyed them both thoroughly!
Thank you Ray and Bobby for putting this event together. I’ll be back next year.
Bobby & Ray, thanks for hosting us and to meet you in person. Great evening, nice too meet some fellow Paris based people, whom share a passion & see the place. And some great cakes :-) Looking forward to next time
Who won the 100m. sprint? and was there a prize?
Hi Bobbie & Ray –
A big (belated) thank you for hosting us all last Saturday!
Both the morning run and the soirée were fantastic fun. It was really cool (a luxury, even!) to chat with so many likeminded people. I got some great tips on swim, bike, run… and enjoyed a fair few of those delicious cupcakes:)
Hopefully see some of you guys at the Paris half in March.
Have a great festive holiday and New Year!
Ben
Sorry for the late response, had to play with my new running watch first. I got the Garmin Fenix 3, as you advised. I also considered the Epix but decided it was not worth the extra money. And liked the Fenix 3 design more.
Actually, using a Connect IQ app, it should be possible to use it as an speed-skating watch as well, getting your lap times from MyLaps showing on it. So I don’t have to go skating with a Pebble for the lap times and a Garmin for the heart rate etc, anymore :-)
Meanwhile, here are my pictures of the day. Enjoyed it very much, thanks for organising, I hope to be there on the next occasion!
link to picasaweb.google.com
Hello,
I won a prize at this party, thank you for the delicious cupcakes I’ve got last saturday at the Cupcakery. But the young lady there told me that it was only a part of the prize and advised me to get to the studio to obtain the other part,… but the door was closed…
Can you give it to a friend of me, Mary Cotard (another winner), which is supposed to claim her prize today ?
Many thanks.
Friendly.
Jean-Michel