Night of Flanders

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Foxy i was very kindly invited to join the 100 marathon club jolly boys outing to Torhout in Belgium, I was up @ 5.50am to get 2 trains & a bus to Luton Airport to meet David Herron who was flying in from Glasgow & taking me to Stevenage to join the guy on the mini bus - many of the usual suspects were there - Gary Wade, Roger Biggs, Colin Poole & a few I recognised although maybe didn't know by name. We took the Eurotunnel & arrived around 4.30 pm, pasta & a pint at 5pm & the race start was at 8pm. I have to say I was yawning on the start line, I was hoping to finish the road season with a fast flat marathon in Belgium but the travel & running so late in the day meant I struggled but still managed to just finish on the day i started - with around 3 mins to spare. There were a few beers in the leisure centre & fries after the race - Micha the LPM Genk marathon organiser bought us all a round :) At just before 3am it was time to inflate my sleeping bag / bed & kip in the leisure centre - i was awoken around 9.30am but grunting women tennis players, I had slept well. we came back early which then meant I had to oppurtunity to trek cross country to Ledbury & crash on Philip's floor & do the Cheltenham Circular the following day :) the Flanders t-shirt was a simple but effective white cotton shirt & the medal very basic. 3 countries out of 6 done with 3 to go for my Bobby Moore fund challenge. 100 Marathon Club, MK Lakeside Runners, Milton Keynes Lakeside Runners 3:09:27 3:24:10 3:29:59 3:57:39 51.43

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