From the Premiere Hotel Bar to the Start Seeing that the end was near we had quite a few drinks at the Premiere Inn Hotel Bar – Jan being anti-social updating the blog. The price was a slight hangover when we got up the next morning. The breakfast buffet offered a wide choice of fruit, … more
Barry and Lorraine finished Day 6 in 5:30h. Kirsten, Aaron, Jan and James accompanied them on parts of the route to the grand final in Tooting Bec Green where the supporters had prepared the Finish Line. Barry has achieved his goal of 6 Marathons in 6 Days from Paris to London. Congratulations! And thank you … more
From the Ferry to the Newhaven Baptist Church After freshening up in the Channel, we got dressed and went to the city. We sat at the harbour in the sun and celebrated the day. Perfect! Later we took off for the ferry. Abbey had booked a room so we could finally have a shower after … more
The Morning after I got up at around 6 and prepared my tried and tested Marathon breakfast: cereals (the healthy choice with little sugar), banana, milk and yoghurt. Unusual but healthy: some clementines and kiwis. And I started drinking water. After the breakfast, I had a shower, put some vaseline on my feet, got my … more
From James arrival to the Start James came by train from Amsterdam where Rona had done a Half Marathon. Kirsten and Aaron went to pick him up in Gisors. Abbey continued supervising Barry’s recreational program and Jan explored the surroundings for a bit. Because of delays, James missed his connecting train and it was late … more
The Night before and the Morning after David had a quick shower before Aaron and Kirsten took him to Beauvais Airport. On the way back, they picked up Marc at Beauvais train station and brought him to our hotel in Cergy-Pontoise. The afternoon was packed: Jan went for a last run – and got soaked … more
Breakfast at the hotel was great! Barry and Marc started early from Marines heading towards Neuf-Marché. Unfortunately, shortly after the 1st Check Point Marc literally run into problems with his calve. Abbey came for help but couldn’t do much but cooling and giving some pain killers. Eventually, Marc had to give up 🙁 Luckily, Aaron … more
The Start Abbey’s school kids have prepared some motivational pictures for Barry and every runner. So, we did an official hand-over right before the start. We then took off for the start in the direction of the “Gardens of Colombes”. Half way there, Barry decided to start running before all of us would get totally … more