Geneva’s Escalade Race is breaking records yet again.
Nearly 60,000 runners have signed up for the 47th edition on December 6th and 7th, a 4.4 percent increase over last year, despite a cap.
Organizers say interest remains strong, proof that running is booming.
Start times have been spread throughout Saturday to avoid cancelling races and add two extra starts.
Participants range from ages four to ninety-three, with women making up just over half of all runners.
Geneva cold weather plan kicks in
Geneva is activating its Cold Weather Plan this Friday as temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus four degrees with wind chill.
Geneva votes to ban religious symbols
Geneva’s parliament has narrowly approved a constitutional change requiring elected officials to observe religious neutrality.
Extra hot chili being marketed to children
Two years after ultra-spicy chips caused hospitalizations in Germany and panic in Swiss schools, whole Carolina Reaper chilies, which are among the world’s hottest, are now being sold online in Switzerland without age restrictions.
Christmas lights now up
Geneva’s Christmas lights are on! They’ll be illuminating the city until January 4th.
Eurovision pays off
Basel’s hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest has paid off handsomely.
Inheritance and service votes look doomed
The upcoming vote on inheritance tax looks certain to fail – by a large margin – and it could be a disaster for the Young Socialists who proposed it.
