I found the support I didn't understand weirdly forced me along...when walking in the last couple of miles (leg pain became unbearable) a french man yelled the name on my number followed by something I couldn't work out and waving furiously towards the finish...i didn't want to dissappoint! Gps didn't find a signal over the length of the course so I tried following a pacekeeper, which it turns out with the crowd is pretty difficult!
Does anyone know what the times in brackets in l'equip are for? The 3'48'16 matches the website, but I have a 3'35'53 in brackets.
Practically no queue when I got to the expo, time pen changed, hostel found (really nice, surprisingly...room upgrade is nicer than some hotels I've stayed in)...taking it all as a good sign and just going to laze around for the rest of the day. Super.
Always thought Eurostars ran more to time than regular trains...half hour too, hope the queue's not too long at the exhibition to get numbers when it gets in!
First train of the day cancelled, got a nice dash across two stations for the eurostar now rather than a calm walk. God bless the train system...guess it'll wake me up a little though!
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