Running Lausanne

I ran the Lausanne Half-marathon today. It is a fantastic run. Just about as perfect as I could imagine. The marathon would also be good, except its an out-and-back which I am not a huge fan of. The course runs right along Lake Leman and you have hilly vineyards on one side and the lake with the French alps in the background on the other. They also had an interesting assortment of bands playing nearly every kilometer ranging from YMCA cover bands (of course saying why-em-see-ahh instead of aye) to a guy and his accordian. The food support along the course was excellent, and at the start they had $3 pumpkin soup which tasted fantastic. They also had organized warm-ups with crazy-ish techno music and moves that more closely resembled irish dancing than stretching. So if you are looking for a new run to do, I would say it was excellent.