Running Lille

is like dipping your madeleine in Proust's coffee.

Geant's garden is not that big, but pretty.

Lille's running grounds are on the banks of the La Deule.

Vauban's walls holding on together

Paddleboards, Bar Stella Artois. What to ask for ? Waves, maybe ?

Old and New styles mixing. Acceptable. I guess.

Vieux Lille as always. Not as pretty as I remembered it.

Starbucks won that city too. Feels at home.

Grand place. Souvenirs, souvenirs.

Train Station neighborhood. Another Stella Artois bar.

Old Walls.

The walls. Used to be water here. A long time ago.

EuraLille back side. Not that pretty anymore.

Even if it is very pleasant to rediscover this town after all those years, as a pure running experience, it is below the average. Barely no parks, tons of cars, noisy town and small streets.
However, the weather has been amazing so far. No Rain and sun. To the point it is almost uncomfortable. Certainly due to the lack of wind, everything is hot and damp.
I can imagine that in your typical nord of France weather, i.e. cold and rainy, running here will challenge your determination.
From what I saw the local sport is still and certainly will be for a while the lifting of beer pints.
There are some things that do not change.