Tag: West Lake

Things to see on my daily run around Hanoi’s West Lake

by Moire, posted in Running around the World

The nice thing about where I live in Vietnam is my daily running route. Normally I go around the east side of Hanoi’s West Lake (or Tay Ho) and here’s an assortment of things I can see on my run: My run normally brings me past Phu Tay Ho pagoda, a popular destination for unmarried … Continue reading Things to see on my daily run around Hanoi’s West Lake

Hanoi Half Marathon, 13 December 2009

by Moire, posted in Races, Running around the World

|I’ve already sworn on this blog that I would never run a road race again, a resolution I made only ten days ago in fact. But it was hard to resist the temptation to compete in the Red River Runners Half Marathon in Hanoi last Sunday. So I’ve already broken my vow. It was more … Continue reading Hanoi Half Marathon, 13 December 2009