Ecotrail Paris 2011 - 82km 1500D +

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• Date: Saturday, March 27, 2011
• Location: Paris
• Type: Ultra-Trail
• Name: Eco-Trail Paris
• Distance: 80km (82km in reality)
• Elevation: 1500m
• Official link: Trail of Paris.com

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Friday 26/03, an Indian (and Yinyin) in the city:

Several years with the zinzin we intended to meet, it's done since Saturday, March 27 and I can tell you that this meeting I would remember!

Fabien alias Yinyin the zinzin , I know virtually (Forum Endurance Athlete and our blogs) since about 2008 ... and I can tell you today that I have more affinity with him than with some of my old friends date (hep guys apart from the FAMILY of course, you again ...)

Our passion has much to do ok but it's not just this: Fabien is the kind of guy who would throw himself under a bus to save anyone ...

Why I say that? I plant the sets:

1h just after our meeting, 0:00 Friday night, at a restaurant near the hotel reserved for the race ... a girl on a scooter is pushed by a motorist "King of the Road", the con backwards ... the two wheels will strike the pavement outside the restaurant ... I have not had time to say "put ..." zinzin that was being lifted on and talk to scoot nenette??!

In the kind of runner 10m ago not faster than Fabien! FYI, no one was hurt, the girl has even ended up having a drink on the terrace 10 'later! Yinyin him ending his pastas with mushrooms (hallucilogènes?) As if nothing was ... It's Paris!

Saturday, March 27, Storming the Iron Lady:

Short night for both of us ... but we are motivated.

For my part, I have a kind of inner rage: My wife and my baby is sick, I have not seen my love since last Wednesday (the move) ... I miss them and I feel that weighs ca from the weekend a passion that I do not share ...

Sorry my love I'll manage to balance a bit more running and family life soon: run away or less with you there ... Paris with a little bit under 2 years it was a bit hot.

There was more than that: the price ... 78 € bib + hotel + the tgv ... have in his mouth! This race was written I had to shut up ... I needed something like that somewhere!

We start recover the bibs at the foot of the Tower .. appointment in a few hours!

For now towards St Quentin en Yvelines and its leisure where we will wait 1 or 2 hours wisely departure.

We take this opportunity to take pictures of couples

Yinyin the serene ...

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Lamiricoré seen already blurred?

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The red nose Laugh Doctor

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Benoit and dedication to Mistercompression.com

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Side gear, I am T-shirts with short sleeves and long Columbia (upcoming test), a Goretex jacket in the bag Lafuma UltraTrail 3 tested for Mag Trail (link to follow).

The Columbia Ravenous with his feet firmly on

The start is at 24:30 in front of about 1,800 runners. It is already good, you will enjoy!

I stick Fabien, we turn to about 10.5 km \ h until the first ravito KM22. It calms me down from time to time, the course is flat it gives like running full throttle!

We pass through many parks with ponds, lots of families come to spend the afternoon and we applaud it's a great atmosphere, by cons we see that the platoon is a bit tense ... Yinyin therefore his clown ...

The time of "Apéreau" Buc (KM22)

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Past ravito Buc (22 km, 2:11), I feel less fit for cons, it comes off and the pace slowed significantly. I see her face and tired after 15-20 it tells me to go ahead ... I know at that time I never see him again .. funny feeling ... I am powerless before his sudden fatigue I can not help ... So before I go.

The next is at KM56 ravito is 34km away! I gels and energy drink, I finally gave up the sandwiches "Laughing Cow" because of time and I'll regret ... I always have a good pace but I'm so hungry, I dream of a piece of salted ...

He will arrive after 6 racing (KM56: 6:29), soup with vermicelli, Bliss, and it makes me renquinque now I know I do not lacherais ...

Oh meantime architecture level, we spent 1 hour earlier (46 km: 5:33 racing), the Meudon Observatory, with a magnificent view of Paris:

Meudon Observatory by Jean Michel PEOPLE

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I also forgot to tell you that the rain storm finally finally deluge was gunned down in the Paris region! I arrived at the full supply of Chaville tempered ... well I had my gore-tex jacket yet? More waterproof I bought it in 2007 despite several HS transition to the machine yet with the product that goes well ...

In short, many reasons to stop fueling this: I'm cold, it rains, it is 26km before the finish ... yes but no! I project myself onto the next stop => the area of St Cloud (km73: 8:54).

This passage has been the hardest but I'm holding, the SMS buddies Taillefer Trail Team will warm me, I also croiserais Jean Michel several times a friend of ArthurBaldur (rider of LyonSaintéLyon ) ... finally the famous son shot at Family it's good!

With all that + a new soup noodles in St Cloud, Paris towards the docks!

The last 7 km it will be only of happiness, the great Paris, the beautiful Paris along the banks, envying the owners of the barges and the tower ...? and the tower? Here's the Parvis (81 km: 10:25) there is a crazy world, a sound not possible! Warm atmosphere!

And finally the steps, these few steps to where I signed up! It runs fast 4'avant about joining the first floor, where I'm hot!

10:29 I arrive at the 600th place in 1475 arrived, I did it!

Jean-Michel we take a picture (think of sending me, I will not get my € 45 for 6 photos num!), I call my little wife, "done my angel! "

Following a few words: Goods lifts, frozen to death, cloakroom, Yinyin, McDonalds (after Guinness's Friday night) and sleep ...

Balance sheet (the Trail Mag ) =>

We liked:

• The course
• Volunteers (all smiling!)
• The arrival on the first floor of the Tower
• The well-performing organization

It was not like:

• The gap between ravitos (this is an ultra ok but is not Paris Galibier pass!)
• The fare (even if we add the ticket for the tour ...)

I would not return because it is not next door but I would keep something special this weekend and this race!

Thank you to:

• Yinyin my teammate
• The buddies TTTrail / Runnosphère for their encouragement
• The Columbia team for the loan of gear (T-Shirts, Shoes)
• Trail Mag for testing the bag Lafuma UltraTrail3
• FAMILY for letting me run this weekend!
• To all of you friend (s) players, attendance exploded blog yet ...
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