Red dawn

Dawn arrived tinted red, the kind of colour that briefly makes Europe look more like a science-fiction set than a continent easing into another ordinary morning. Not Mars but France, as it turns out as "Vieira de Silva" makes its way toward the southwest. Last night, I received a digital Christmas card from my childhood friend Lars who now, after living in Canada for many years, has three kids and lives in the outskirts of Paris.

With SAS no longer in Star Alliance, I got to check out the Carlsberg Aviator lounge in T2 for an early breakfast. While the SAS barista coffee remains unmatched, jumping off the airline’s status hamster wheel certainly felt like the right decision, as I munched away on Danish pastries, the ungodly hour and the frosted sugar reminding me of the start of Ringkøbing Fjord 100k two years ago. Sadly, Sandsjöbacka Trail is sold out, so those of you waiting for another ultra-adventure will have to be patient. In fact, my only scheduled race right now is the 28-kilometre Billy Goat Mountain Climb in Silverado, California, right after WPSA in April.