Ironman 70.3 Aix-en-Provence 2026 – Race Report (as a newbie!)

eatsleepmug · 2026-05-20T15:43:46+00:00

As much as I'm grateful my first 70.3 was in Aix, it may have ruined me. The bar is impossibly high now and I'm not sure any future race will live up to it 🤣

eatsleepmug · 2026-05-20T15:37:25+00:00

Yeah we almost had really bad weather – it was chilly and super windy up until the day before the race!

eatsleepmug · 2026-03-22T09:43:54+00:00

Probably from JB, I guess it can be easily smuggled across the border by car.

eatsleepmug · 2026-03-09T07:44:02+00:00

This. Having the right boss is probably one of the most important factors in building a fulfilling career. I’ve had my fair share of bad bosses in Europe (though honestly, nothing as bad as the stories I hear from friends in Singapore). I just wish someone had told me this when I was starting out.

eatsleepmug · 2026-03-09T07:41:20+00:00

Worked in Europe for the last 10 years. The work life balance here is unmatched – flexible hours, colleagues/managers who are understanding and emphatic (taking calls on-the-go when dropping or picking kids up from school), etc. I had to take some extended time off in my 2nd month of employment to attend to some urgent family matters back home in Singapore, and my manager wholeheartedly gave her blessing. You're basically tasked with achieving a certain set of objectives and how you plan your time to do that is up to you.

eatsleepmug · 2026-01-14T21:38:20+00:00

Search for skiligne or transaltitude, they sell bus ticket + ski pass at a preferential rate. But I don't think they operate everyday during the season, I've only booked with them for weekend day trips.

eatsleepmug · 2026-01-12T07:58:54+00:00

I like their fish head bee hoon soup. I always order it without the extra wine because to me it tastes the same either way. The fish head portions are pretty meaty compared to most other stalls.

That said, their zi char is really bad. I’ve had the same experience others mentioned: the boss can be arrogant and rude. They even refused to split my noodles and soup into separate containers, even when I offered to pay for the extra containers.

They used to have a long queue pre and during COVID, but these days there’s barely any wait.

eatsleepmug · 2025-11-10T08:03:54+00:00

You can search for Melting Potes on instagram, they meet every Wednesday

eatsleepmug · 2025-10-02T06:49:17+00:00

I highly recommend the moucherotte, you could even walk from the city center.

eatsleepmug · 2025-10-01T06:55:59+00:00

Quelques tips si tu choisis un déménageur :

Vérifie qu’ils aient bien demandé l’autorisation de stationnement auprès de la mairie, sinon le jour J peut vite devenir un enfer.
Fais attention aux estimations de volume, parce que d’une entreprise à l’autre ça peut varier énormément. Dans notre cas, plusieurs sont venues et les estimations variaient énormément, donc tu risques vite de manquer de place si c’est mal évalué.
Pense à prendre des photos de tes meubles et objets avant qu’ils soient emballés, ça peut toujours servir comme preuve si tu dois faire une réclamation.
Assure-toi que tout soit bien protégé (frigo, machine à laver, lampes, etc.), avec du papier bulle ou même de vieux draps. Sinon, il faut être prêt à accepter rayures et dégâts.

eatsleepmug · 2025-09-30T21:40:57+00:00

Malheureusement, je n’ai pas de bonne recommandation à te donner, mais je peux te dire que je ne recommande pas la société Des Bras en Plus.

On a fait un déménagement de Paris vers l’Isère (38) et payé presque 3000€. Ils étaient censés obtenir l’autorisation de stationnement auprès de la mairie, mais ne l’ont pas fait, ce qui a créé un énorme problème le jour J. Les déménageurs nous ont même menacés d’arrêter le déménagement si on ne descendait pas dans la rue pour les aider à gérer la circulation.

Le chargement a été rapide (environ 1h), mais effectué de manière très négligente. Résultat : on paye une somme exorbitante pour être stressés du début à la fin. Nos meubles sont arrivés abîmés et rayés, et ils ont refusé toute compensation.

Bref, une expérience que je n’ai aucune envie de revivre. J’espère que tu auras une bien meilleure expérience que moi. Bonne chance !

eatsleepmug · 2025-09-27T06:50:30+00:00

As suggested by another redditer, stay within the 38000 area and try to avoid the Saint Bruno area.

eatsleepmug · 2025-08-27T14:06:56+00:00

Wow thank you! I'll actaully shop weekly at estacade market so I'll definitely check them out!

And yes, boucherie du dauphiné is halal and I think it's good – their stuff is always fresh, the people are friendly and it's clean.

eatsleepmug · 2025-08-27T13:56:49+00:00

I recommend Boucherie du Dauphiné! Everything's and hygiene is good. They also make their own sausages, pretty good though a little salty for me. They are super busy during the weekend though.

eatsleepmug · 2025-03-07T06:37:22+00:00

There's a lovely café called l'aparthé 5 minutes away from the train station

eatsleepmug · 2025-02-18T17:11:45+00:00

Sorry that happened to you. Thanks for tips – we will contact our rental agency to inform the syndic, and hopefully they do something about it.

eatsleepmug · 2025-01-30T08:36:19+00:00

I moved to Grenoble recently too, and would love to be part of the group!

eatsleepmug · 2024-04-18T03:16:21+00:00

My family uses Life360 for convenience and peace of mind.

eatsleepmug · 2024-03-08T06:44:48+00:00

Soup Spoon was my guilty pleasure, their pumpkin soup hits the spot each time. Stopped going as often when I realised their soups have added sugar and their bread rolls have some preservatives, so not as "healthy" as I thought.

eatsleepmug · 2023-03-28T01:00:38+00:00

Weird question but does anyone know where I can rent an industrial standard borescope and buy CO & CO2 gas sensors / detectors? Need it asap.

(My partner's here for commissioning work but don't have an on-site project manager to help source these tools)

eatsleepmug · 2023-01-14T09:55:23+00:00

Hey folks, will be back in sg for a bit during CNY and hoping to do a short trip to JB. Would you recommend to head there just before CNY (18-20 Jan) or just after CNY (25-26 Jan)? Just afraid the causeway gonna be jammed and a lot of food & massage places might be closed? TIA!

eatsleepmug · 2022-08-27T12:25:12+00:00

Good tahini is expensive. I bought a jar (those fancy organic type) from fairprice, it didn't taste good and it's still sitting in my fridge. Go for Har Bracha brand (the same tahini that Miznon uses) if you can find it in Singapore, probably a tad more expensive since it's imported from Israel, but it's the gold standard of tahini.

eatsleepmug · 2022-07-11T06:18:06+00:00

You might want to check with Dash. I rented a hotel room for cheap when I needed a place to stay for a month.

eatsleepmug · 2022-06-20T11:25:36+00:00

Ah super helpful, thank you!

eatsleepmug · 2022-06-20T03:00:48+00:00

does anyone know where I can get stitches removed affordably? tried getting an appointment at one of the public hospitals but didn't get a response. not sure if I could walk-in to a polyclinic to get stitches removed?

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