Prep race: ecotrail of Paris (30k) - ouch

As part of my planning for the prep to MDS, I got in the Ecotrail of Paris - 30k. There are 4 options this year: 18k, 30k, 45k and 80k (!). Both the 45k and the 80k finish by the climb to the first floor of the Eiffel tower.

On paper, the road is amazing. We run almost exclusively in the forest and gently arrive in Paris running by the Seine river to finish at the bottom of the Eiffel tower. I thought it would be a routine run but oh boy I was wrong, and also very glad I did not get in the 45k.



When I woke up this morning, the sky was blue, it was 8 degrees and the weather forecast was announcing light rain with 30% probability. So I decided to only take a long sleeves shirt and run in shorts. When I got to the start line, the rain suddenly came - I mean the pour - and the temperature dropped. We had to wait 40 minutes in these conditions before running. I was freezing to death as it was almost 0 degrees and the snow came!

We finally go. As I am in wave 5, the amount of mud we get is insane. The first 10k are even funny as people run in mud puddles and slip and sometimes even fall. And the road is steep and narrow so it is hard to pass people. 600m+ elevation up in total! At the 21k mark, I severely fall on my shoulder in a giant paddle  and have to stop for a couple of minutes to recover. I am covered with mud. Now it is less funny :-) I end up struggling and finally arrive at the Eiffel tower, as hot as an ice cube. It is snowing and I can't even close my hands...



I however loved the race and the experience. It was my first trail and I loved the spirit of the trail being eco friendly, the road in the forrest and the people running who is a very different population from half maathoners. I would definitely do it again and probably try to follow that road by myself on a sunny day. How about the 45k race next year to go up the Eiffel tower!

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  1. KarimApril 3, 2018 at 8:39 AM

    mmh i don't know it sounds pretty brutal! but you might envy those snowy/cold conditions soon enough :)

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