Full disclosure: very uninspired to write today lol My mind is on tomorrow and getting to Vegas at the end of the week! Day 5 was one well known to us at the beginning of the week as it was a part of the trail that was mostly uncovered which could cause some issues. We hit the ground running an hour earlier than normal to steal time before we faced the hottest time of the day. Along the path there opportunities for multiple stops as we ran through smaller towns and villages. I have often been amazed at the beauty of these areas. I have seen a few different places I wouldn’t mind living. These areas are not what people tend to brag about when they speak of France. Persona Service Announcement: France is much bigger than Paris. Get to the south! There’s so much more to see.
It was a sort of a blur today after completing the first four days. We kept our heads down and trudged along (one reason because we wanted to beat the sun ad reason two, we are hurting lol). But when we did look up, we were blessed some amazing backdrops of nature. Rolling hills, trees, castles, and canal boats. Just breathtaking and another reminder to be grateful for now 🙏🏾 The coolest scene of the day was the tunnel about a mile before Colombiers. Another cool scene was to see the seven ecluses (Canal locks) at the entrance Beziers from the canal. I really felt the effects of running consecutive marathons over the course of a few days. I’m still feeling like I did physically yesterday but my mental took over as I had to battle weather conditions and my body saying ‘homeboy we better be now. Like right now’ lol. And when someone asks, ‘how are you feeling?’ Or ‘how are you doing?’ My response: I feel like I have ran multiple marathons and I am doing pretty good 😊
On the run, I asked Ben, ‘what is the biggest lesson you have learned on this journey?’ He quickly replied, “getting a hat” lol. This is in response to day two when he got a little too much sun. But he was touched the support and the well wishes people have been sending along the journey. It has helped give him that much needed push to get through it. My response to the lesson learned was attitude. My attitude has played a major role in me continuing on this trek and it has given me more appreciation for life. I have enjoyed the small interactions and hospitality by those we have encountered. My second thing was trust. He has to have the full trust in me and I in him to look after each other. That’s a lot of responsibility but it is something we signed up for. I also agreed with the support. The overflow of good lucks, you are doing something crazy (I think they mean awesome) , and how are you doing have helped tremendously. Please continue that support for one more day 🙏🏾
It still hasn’t set in on what I am actually doing. To think that I have ran 211km/131 miles in the last five days is hard to fathom. I can’t wrap head around that. I have made the comment a few times to Ben about how I feel that I’m just on a normal Friday long run. When we cross that imaginary finish line tomorrow there will be no fans chanting our names or volunteers putting medals around our necks, but this will be my biggest accomplishment to date (sport wise). I am looking forward to the opportunity of sharing stories with others and my hopes is that I give them some inspiration or words of wisdom that they will use to do something crazy (I mean awesome here). Just know we only need permission from ourselves to do epic shit!
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