The encouragement is numerous throughout the course of the half and the marathon this Sunday in Rouen. “I came to encourage my husband, it’s his 99th marathon. He is 64 years old“, smiles Simone. She awaits the passage of her husband, while waiting, she does not fail to encourage the other participants. Applause which helps the runners to go to the end of their effort.
A Norman wins the marathon
If the runners went to the end of their effort, they owe it to the public who came in large numbers to encourage them. “We have done 10 kilometers we are exhausted, the marathon runners arrive there at the finish line still in good shape, ready for a second marathon“Smiled George.
He is impressed with their performance. “They want to finish. There is this rage to finish whatever the age, well done!“. Like him, some viewers may imagine next year to put themselves in the shoes of a marathon runner. “It makes us want to use“reacts Simone again.
The marathon was won by the Norman Guillaume Ruel in 2 hours 28 minutes and 40 seconds. The first woman to cross the finish line after more than 42 kilometers is Fanjanteino Felix in 2h 51 minutes and 51 seconds.
In another galaxy, not very far away, in Berlin, the Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge broke his own record. 2h 01 minutes and 9 seconds during the marathon, soon to be 38 years old.