We actually found out the following night that we were right above a night club! - won't tell on this blog what my reaction was when I found out. We thought that some people were partying in one of the other apartment of the complex and did not get any sleep at all until the alarm rang at 2.30am. We tried to sleep through the noise but frankly it was just not going to happen. Loud enough that the walls were vibrating. How more wrong could have I been?įirst, we could not fall asleep, which is pretty normal the night before a race, but then as we were both started to join morpheus arms, some very loud music started playing. We got our race gears ready, eat early, set an alarm for 2.30am and went to bed at 8.30pm thinking we would get some good sleep. The rest of the evening was pretty uneventful.
KILOMETRE VERTICAL DU MONT BLANC PLUS
Plus since we are quite picky with our food, the flat was providing us with the freedom to cook and eat whatever we fancied. Because my mum was staying with us for 5 days, we rented an apartment rather than paying for 2 hotel rooms. Score!Īfter hanging out a bit more at the expo, we decided to go check in the flat. We found out later that the visor and the caps were worth $40 each which made my day. My wife and I both won one (after listening other people guessing the right weight) - it seemed like every runners was sharing the info with someone else as everybody was guessing the right weight. The Arc'teryx booth (Arc'teryx is a mountain equipment/clothing brand) was asking to guess the weight of one of their technical t-shirts and if you were in the right range (90 to 100g) the woman working at the booth was giving away some visor and caps. My mum took the opportunity to purchase a really nice buff. The first thing we were concerned about was going to the race check in and get our bib so that once this out of the way, we would be able to relax.Īfter queuing for 30mins and getting our mandatory gears checked, we finally got our bib and were able to freely go from a expo booth to another. There were tourists, climbers, hikers and of course loads of trail runners. Chamonix was buzzing with tons of people in the street. My mum picked my wife and I at Geneva airport and then drove us to Chamonix. We arrived to Chamonix on Thursday, the day before the race, after a smooth plane and car ride. If you are interested in the ultra version then please continue reading. Now for the ones who wanted the short version you can stop reading but make sure you check out the wonderful pictures.
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