duminică, 19 aprilie 2015

Marathon de Nantes

Spring 2015...

a few pounds later, no training...I decide to go for the Nantes Marathon:).
A perfect day :)

after some grueling hours but always with the big smile, I've passed the finish line hand in hand with the 4h meneur d'allure :).

i'll keep in mind all the people of Nantes that made the run so convivial and warm.
thanks for the cheering, babe!


this is for the 4h meneur d'allure :D, i've beaten you 3h59'36" :p 
                              42/114 SF
                              1951/3000
                                                               
Yes yes, a real star :)!
I've told myself this will really be the last road marathon I do, i'll finish up for good the story with the 3:30 i'm looking for. At the start, I knew i'm not ready, so gave up the idea. I've stayed hand in hand with the 3h45 people and ended up, on the last 50 meters or so, by being caught up by the 4h meneur d'allure...i've seen him coming like a black wave...I thaught, shame on me, but soon realised that all in all it was a really really good day, sun, love and peace:).

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vineri, 10 aprilie 2015

Nantes - Lorient (by bike 240km)

10 - 13 April 2015

Le Croisic - Lorient

The track
...more or less the same. I was free to choose which ever route I wanted:)
That's what is all about, no reservations, no real track to follow, no clock, no phone, no nothing:)...freedom!

For this trip I've decided and put all together one day before the departure...I've never had such a quick departure, with so less time to prepare.

All month of April I'll work on the west coast:) at Nantes. Good opportunity to travel around with my new bike:D

1. 10 April, friday: Le Croisic - Guerande - La Roche Bernard - Lantiern (50km)


 some..salty marshes
2. Lantiern - Vannes - Auray - ( Cote des Megalithes) - Locmariaquer - Carnac - Quiberon (140km)

 Vannes - worth the visit:)
 
 
 cairns, aligniments, megaliths in every street, everywhere
Dolmen des Pierres Plates


 clams and oisters...plenty! 
just my chance I meet an oister hunter:)...that offers me to taste from the rocks a yummy oister

 at Locmariaquer ( Table des Marchands, le Grand Menhir)

 
 Aligniaments de Carnac ....and when I say everywhere I really mean all over the place
this here 3000 menhirs for 1km
like so, imagine...
 Amazing monastery I stumble upon. Why so rich a monks I ask thee?
 La cote sauvage Quiberon 
babe, this is what you've missed

3. Quiberon - Port Louis - Lorient (50-60km)