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29 September 2025 07:00 pm (GMT+02:00) Athens, Beirut, Istanbul, Minsk

Dear Blog,

Today was a great day, although we thought it was going to be easy! The last stage had a not insignificant hill just before the end and add to that that it was very hot, not much shade through the olive groves but I asked a bloke how old the tree was that I was leaning against and he told me it was 120 years old. They must really grow slow over here, because it wasn't a huge huge tree. Yes they actually shake the olive tree to get the olive trees off - i have been wondering that for a long time. This morning the first hill from our campsite (which was the scout den or something like that (we were in a dormitory of some sort) was to the tallest mountain around, but unfortunately it was too foggy to see any views. It was pretty much all down hill from there into the first then the second checkpoint into town. The town was amazing, all the locals were cheering us on, we passed some shops and I was tempted to buy something (apparently Joe G did!). Lots of dogs, but no bitey ones. Camp good, beef and potatoe hot pot, delicious! Joe gave me a tea bag to have with my meal, I told him I would pay 5 euros for a tea bag at the moment! Everyone in the tent (Paul, Steve, Sean, Joe, Darren and me) all pretty knackered and heading for an early night. Signing off.
AC

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29 September 2025 12:25 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi

Dear Mr Blog,

Today was a good day. The weather was being dubious and playing with us. It gave us a taste of what it could do last night with some heavy rain, fortunately though our tent (no doubt because it was lucky number 13) stayed dry whilst others’ didn’t. Lot’s of lights darting around outside in the rain after we went to bed …yes I did contemplate, albeit momentarily, to go and help, but if the number of dancing lights was anything to go by, they had ample help, so I told myself. So now that the run is done, we pretty much stayed dry except for the sweat from the inside. With the weather commentary done, time now for the run debrief. 2000 odd metres of climbing today. Some really techo stuff, scenery was picture perfect - everything the book said and more!!! Lil’ ol stone churches, stone houses, alleyways and laneways, narrow pathways snaking their way to heaven (or at least the next little church lol), we were following this long black snake about 2 inches in diameter, essentially just a bit of polypipe and a trip hazard!!

The feet were good. The shoulders a little achey - pack too heavy. Need to lighten it up a little, what do I want the least?? Accommodation tonight is 4 star - we are in a camp dormitory of some sort, it was good to get there …2nd (for our bunch of tents). Well tomorrow is another adventure, another day. 

Signing off.

AC

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Josephine Garbellini

Posted On: 29 Sep 2025 07:51 pm

Woohoo Adam, what a great first day. Your time made it look easy; obviously well earned from all your training 🙌 So pleased lucky #13 was smiling on you and you stayed dry and rested. Here’s to more fab runs in the days to come….onward and upward 🤞

Luke Cradick

Posted On: 29 Sep 2025 11:21 am

Keep up the good work, mate. You're doing well. I'm getting sore thinking about it :)
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