Running in Normandy: St.Hilaire-Mortain.

Last Sunday I ran a 15.7 km road race from St Hilaire du Harcouët to Mortain. It was a beautiful sunny cold day, perfect conditions for an enjoyable run. The course mostly followed the chemin vert — green path — a leisure course laid over the old railway. Read more about the race on my Running with Dogs blog.

In this photo by Jonathan Bostock my running buddy Francesca and I are near the 7 km point.

The photo below is from last year's St Hilaire-Mortain race shows the majestic plane tree alley at the entrance to Mortain. The town sits on top of a high hill and the finishing stretch is a real test of endurance for runners. Photo by Francesca Bostock.

Race for Life

Our regular contributor Francesca Bostock from the Manche writes:

'On Sunday (27th June), I, and 166 other women, men and children, ran the Cancer Research Race for Life 5k race.  Some walked, some cycled (!) and some jogged as well as those who ran.


We did it to raise money for Cancer Research UK and Cancer Research France.  It was held, and hosted by Chateau du Bois Guy near Parigné 35133 (not Basse-Normandie I know, but that was just the venue).


The Chateau is open to the public and is in fact an Hotel as well as boasting two restaurants and is a venue for occasions such as weddings.'


Well done, Francesca and all the others!