Paris – Run. Laugh. Eat Pie.

Week 25/2023 – Taking a ride with my best friend

25 June, 202325 June, 2023 RenéeWeekly Run Down12 Comments

Depeche Mode Live in Paris 2001 (we were not there though we have seen 3 other tours there!) Yes! It’s finally time to go to Paris to see Depeche Mode! It’s around a 5 hour drive for us so pretty…

WRD: Paris Edition

13 January, 202013 January, 2020 RenéeWeekly Run Down19 Comments

Better late than never Unfortunately I’m too late to join the fun at the Weekly Run Down Link-Up, but I thought I’d quickly recap the week and at least try to catch up with my fellow bloggers (last week I…

Recap: Paris Marathon 2016

26 April, 201626 April, 2016 RenéeRun7 Comments

ah Paris! It never really stops being an amazing and beautiful city. I have mentioned it many, many times before – Paris holds a very special place in my heart. The first several times I went there I was, in…

In Other News

29 April, 2014 RenéeExercise, Just Life, Weight Watchers3 Comments

another change, or rather going back to the beginning again… Tonight I went back to Weight Watchers. Not because I want to be on a diet. Because I need the support. I tried to do it online for a while…

Hey! I’m Renée, 55 years old; I started running just to lose some weight and in the meantime found out that running changes pretty much everything. My favorite running partner, Ron (56), started running just to support me, but he found out he actually had a talent for it and consequently has run over 28 marathons in the span of 6 years with 3 of them being World Majors.

This blog is about running, fitness, mental health, travel and, though I am trying to get out of diet mentality, I may still talk about weight/ weight loss. Sometimes a combination of all, sometimes not. And not always in that order.

Running and fitness keep me sane, travel is my passion.We live in the Netherlands – Mr Pie is Dutch and I am American and Dutch, now living here over half of my life.