VIDEO. Winery marathon: nice delight for joëlette wearers

“Nice collective expertise”, “distinctive second”, “human dance”… That is the sensation of the athletes who fashioned groups to put on the joëlettes throughout the winery marathon this coming sunday. For this second version, the 4 joëlettes from Luzech left with a workforce of gendarmes, one in every of firefighters, one of many workers of the Banque Populaire and the final one made up of gendarmes and firefighters. “The presence of the joëlettes was near my coronary heart. I’ve already run a marathon with them and it was a revelation. It’s indescribable”, says Lynda Tabart, president of the Vignobles de Cahors affiliation.

Shut groups

Tiphaine’s workforce, along with the gendarmes, arrived first of the joëlettes. The workforce members didn’t disguise their pleasure when the end line was crossed: “It’s a stunning second of solidarity, sharing and an actual emotional funding,” mentioned Warrant Officer Philippe Nauleau. In reality, they aren’t racing for victory, however for the values ​​of the race: “The purpose is to maintain the smile on Tiphaine’s face. It was her Christmas current, she needed to watch for this second for nearly six months”. It have to be mentioned that the members of the workforce know one another effectively. They participated on the joëlette world championship, every week in the past, nonetheless with Tiphaine, in Charente-Maritime. They ran the half marathon collectively final 12 months and the Cadurcienne as effectively. So a united workforce.

This Sunday is the 2nd version of the winery marathon. The athletes arrive at Pont Valentré at #Cahors. Joelettes are welcome at this race too ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/4RPvx5edrG

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As for the Banque Populaire workforce, that is additionally their second participation within the winery marathon: “Jessica was impatiently ready to participate within the race. It is a particular second, it is a round factor, we’re not chasing the end result. Some are taking part for the primary time, it’s a actual supply of delight for them,” defined Christophe Maerten, Group Director of Banque Populaire. On this identical workforce, there’s additionally three Olympic flame bearers together with Céline Benayoun who wore it a couple of days earlier in Toulouse. This Sunday, she was carrying joëlette together with her workforce: “It was nice, a collective and unifying expertise, an incredible expertise to stay, we’ll signal once more each time you’re need!

A race devoted to kindness

As for different races, at the very least 850 athletes have registered for the marathon, the relay marathon and the half marathon. Like final 12 months, the temper was festive, with many athletes in shock.

Musketeers, demons and even cartoon characters joined the race and crossed a number of cities, together with Mercuès, Caillac, Crayssac, Luzech, Parnac, Douelle and Pradines. Every participant reached the applause of the general public, who got here in giant numbers across the Pont Valentré. Members are sometimes out of breath on the finish, however glad that they managed to take part on this nice race.