Archive for D Day
off to Caen for the Pegasus half-marathon [39th edition]
Posted in Statistics with tags 21.1km, bagpipes, Battle of Normandy, Caen, Courants de la Liberté, D Day, half-marathon, La Rochambelle, Normandy Running Festival, Orne, Pegasus bridge on June 6, 2026 by xi'an
Pointe-du-Hoc, the deadly cliff
Posted in Books, pictures, Statistics, Travel with tags Calvados, Channel, cliffs, D Day, fortifications, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, US Army Provisional Ranger Group, Utah Beach, World War II on January 27, 2026 by xi'an
f.k.a. Église Saint-Pierre d’Engranville
Posted in pictures, Running, Travel with tags Bessin, Calvados, church, countryside, crow, D Day, Engranville, French history, Normandie, Normandy, Omaha Beach, ruin, Saint-Laurent, winter light on January 10, 2026 by xi'an
Pegasus bridge half marathon [1:26:26, 114/5227, 1/109 M5M and first over 55]
Posted in pictures, Running, Travel with tags 1000 years, bagpipes, Caen, Courir en Normandie, D Day, glider, Hoka One One, Les Courants de la Liberté, M5M, Malherbe, Normandie, Normandy, Pegasus bridge, road race, WW II on June 22, 2025 by xi'an
Tough race when compared with last year despite good weather conditions (if quite warm), and bagpipes at the start, maybe due to overtraining. I barely managed to keep my first position in the M5M category, by a mere 2s, not that I was aware of the threat to my crown! The briefly leased Hoka One One shoes did not particularly help this time (or maybe they did!). This was my last half marathon in the M5M category (if my first race on invitation) and I am thus glad I could end up on a winning note, if not on a podium since only scratch winners are rewarded that way. Hopefully, I will get re-invited for next year.
refugees, 80 years ago
Posted in Books, Kids, pictures with tags Allied troops, Argentan, Chambois, D Day, diary, Falaise, Nazi occupation, Normandy, Ouest-France, refugees, Second World War, WW II on August 10, 2024 by xi'an
