It is 1 pm on this very cold and very calm Saturday. Marie Leautey arrives all smiles in front of Chartres Cathedral. To see her radiant, you can’t imagine that she has just traveled 40 kilometers from Frétigny. It must be said that she runs a marathon a day, and this since her departure in December 2019, from Portugal.
Marathon runner Marie Leautey made a stopover in Châteaudun
His challenge: to run around the world. She is only accompanied by a … stroller, where she stores 30 kilos of things that will have to hold throughout her quest.
This feat, only six people have achieved before her. But Marie Leautey does not put pressure on herself. The health crisis has slowed its progress, but it does not take offense.
If the trip went as it was written on my Excel spreadsheet, it would be very boring.
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“If the trip went as it was written on my Excel spreadsheet, it would be very boring,” exclaims this forty-something, who worked for twenty years in finance, especially in Singapore, before embarking on this business. crazy adventure.
Meeting with Marie, extreme marathon runner passing through Eure-et-Loir
“I was confined for 111 days. In March and April, I worked in Paris for an association that helps homeless people. I traveled 20 to 30 kilometers a day to distribute meals ”.
The next step is Rambouillet, from today, before leaving for Belgium and Germany.
Remi Bonnet
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