J-7 – The race before the race Departure is coming soon The team At 7 days from departure, it’s hard to focus on one particular thing because there are so many tasks waiting to be done. Serge is grumbling about not being able to train as he would like but...
J1 – Paris -Pontoise 54.8 km – 6H25 – 130 heartbeats/min Departure 11:00 AM This can hardly be called a daily log; it’s just a few words to tell you that the adventure has begun. The start was fast, very fast on the track of the Charléty stadium where at...
J2 – Pontoise – Saint Marcel 1st arrival of a stage in Normandy A second stage run in the sunshine and a night spent in the warmth of the home of Alain who welcomed us last evenng. At 8:30 AM we were at the door of the Pissarro high school where 4 or...
J3 – October 19th Monday : Saint Marcel 27 (Stade du Cosec) – Evreux (Stade Jean Bouin) 52.3 km – 6H 13 min 60 meters Average heart beat per minute = 116 The start at Cosec Stadium was lively. 250 students of different ages were there to run a lap with Serge and...
J4 – Evreux – Rouen69.3 km – 9H17’ Today I will start with things I forgot: I spoke too soon on Saturday and forgot to mention two courageous runners who accompanied Serge on the first stage: Patrice, an experienced runner and Hervé, for whom...
J5 – Wednesday, October 21th : Rouen -DieppeAn early morning departure at 7:25 AM in the damp because it poured rain all night. We slept at Sophie’s, my sister-in-law, who spoiled us with a soft bed, our first laundry, a gastronomic meal of homemade...
