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