5 AUGUST 2023 – IDA-VIRUMAA REGION, NARVA, ESTONIA: Taking advantage of my stay in Tallinn, I went to Narva, on the Russian border, in three hours – by bus. The Estonia Ultra Trail Race was a last minute registration for an event I’d spotted a few months ago, for a distance I didn’t feel capable of doing since my failure at A la Conquête des Avaloirs earlier.
It was a crazy bet for the Estonia Ultra Trail Race, without preparation – for 126km.
It all started with a warm welcome from the organising team, worthy of a great trail run, in a very family orientated atmosphere. Everything was planned – the briefing, a pasta party…and yet, we were but a few runners on three distances – 33km, 63km and 126km…