Crème anti frottement sur les pieds. Photo Thomas BREGARDIS
Les chaussures pour au moins 11h de course. Photo Thomas BREGARDIS
Activation du GPS. Photo Thomas BREGARDIS
Et c’est parti. Photo Thomas BREGARDIS
Dans un passage de la muraille de Chine a JIAYUGUAN. Photo Thomas BREGARDIS
Devant la base de JIAYUGUAN a l’extremité Ouest de la muraille de Chine. Photo Thomas BREGARDIS
D167 – 75.2Km
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
N39 49.057 E97 56.414 (1842m – Yumen Dong Zhan) – N39 37.414 E98 41.171 (1460m – 20km après Jiuquan)
75.2 Km – 11H01′
Even if after the Ascension Day weekend the daily update was a bit peripatetic, and on J165 before the text got posted a 0 Km mistakenly crept onto the site (some people did notice that there were photos on line), Serge kept trotting along and more than usual, in view of the interminably long 11-hour days he has been running. “It’s tough, I don’t seem to move forward” were his words at the 25th kilometer this morning. Since his pains have decreased and he has “let up a bit” to recover from his falls, Serge still hasn’t given in to anything and achieves the number of kilometers he wants: between 74 and 75 per day. Never fear, Sergio wouldn’t throw in the sponge so easily. Learning to spend time on the road takes patience and humility. These are the key words Serge uses to describe what he is doing and the qualifications necessary to run transcontinental races.
Next week, we promise that you will have daily news, without fail.
The map on the website is not up to date because our route has been modified. We are taking the Northern Silk Road (Turpan – Hami- Jiuquan – Lanzhou). We apologize for this inaccuracy, which should be corrected next week.