After the profound disappointment of getting sick on the tour divide and dropping out, I felt the need for a bit of R&R (running and recuperation) so last Thursday night I flew to Geneva. On Friday morning I started the tour de mont blanc from Chamonix and ran around it in four days, finishing in Chamonix Monday lunchtime just in time to get back to Geneva and a flight back home.
I have always wanted to do this route and, despite being on or around it on numerous occasions, have never done it all. It is a brilliant trip, the scenery is fantastic, gobsmacking at times.
I stayed in mountain refuges and travelled pretty light (using a race pro 22 pack which was just right). Unfortunately I managed to leave my roclite 260s in a bag at Geneva airport just after I had arrived (doh!) but I'll be using these shoes when I head back at the end of August to have a go at the Ultra Tour de Mont Blanc race; they're a really great comfy lightweight trail shoe that I do lots of my running in.
Having now run around the TMB I know it's definitely going to be a tough one to try to do it all in one go! I suppose my confidence has been blown a little by the Tour Divide but I'm going to start out steady from the off and stay positive!
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