Oui, Oui! Paris!

This weekend I ran the Paris Marathon, seeing 26.2 miles of Paris. Despite being terribly under-trained for this running feat, I was energized by my magnificent surroundings and by the Parisians who cheered me onward by shouting out "Allez Christina". All I can say quite simply is that I absolutely LOVE Paris-- the food, the fashion, the architecture, the history. I hope that this was just the first of many more of my adventures in Paris.

During my trip, I visited the Catacombs of Paris, an underground ossuary that holds the remains of about 6 million people, the Eiffel Tower, the Hotel de Ville, Notre Dame, the River Seine, and the Louvre. I also ate lots of yummy food.

My snaps below do a pretty good job of summarizing my trip. Enjoy!

Snaps from the Catacombs:

{Looking ominous at the Catacombs}

{Underground tunnel}

{Stacked bones and skulls}

Snaps from around Paris:

{Notre Dame}

{musee du Louvre}

{Eiffeling}

 

 

 

{La Seine}

{Hotel de Ville}

{Hotel de Ville}

{Amazingly Delicious Raspberry Tart}

Post-Marathon Snaps:

{Marathon Finisher!}

{Marathon Medal!}

Marathoning in Paris

Every day I can think of so many reasons to skip a run and stay in my warm and comfortable bed.... But, this week,  when my alarm went off, I thought about THIS:

 

                  Source: google.com via Christina on Pinterest

And it was all the motivation I needed to pop up out of my bed and put on my sneakers.  I am signed up to run the Paris Marathon which will take place on April 15th and this week I officially began my 18-week training schedule. Paris will be my fourth marathon and I know that if I put in the work and stick to my training schedule, I can improve my time significantly. Wish me luck!