Saturday, May 8, 2010

New route for the Running Moms

Kathleen, Cathy, Darcy and Jane, bored with their running routes in Ottawa, join me in Paris for a run around the Champs de Mars


Four days, three nights, five running moms, a whirl wind weekend visit from my Ottawa urban tribe was just enough time to catch up, walk the city, overdo it on cheese and of course go for a run.

The running moms are group of women who met through a Mom-and-baby running group when P was a baby. The dads were left behind with twelve children, as their wives made the most of a long weekend in Europe.

They had all been to Paris before, but each acquired something new, a souvenir that they will bring back to Canada. Cathy, a vision of bringing the Velib and the Jardin de Luxembourg to the citizens of Ottawa. Darcy, the knowledge of what to do if an emergency arises while she is in the washroom (gardez votre calme). Kathleen, how to avoid irritating the French with her new sensitivity towards cutting cheese and Jane, magical dreams of the sparkling Eiffel Tower.

It was great to have you all here and I look forward to resuming our old routes when we return home.

1 comment:

D. Gillespie said...

That kind stranger took a great photo.

I can't believe that two days ago I was running around the Champs de Mars and am now sitting on my couch.

Many thanks for a great time.