Day 302 – EU – Luxembourg/France [Luxembourg to Thionville]

31/01/21

33km

  From Luxembourg (Luxembourg) to Thionville (France)

Europe

Crossing into France (again!) with company from a fellow runner and cyclist

Paul, me, Mano

I was contacted by Mano yesterday after I recorded my podcast. Mano is a sports podcast producer himself and that’s how he heard about my run. He was keen to join me on the road. At 8am Mano (on foot) and Paul (on bike) waited for me outside my hotel. We ran on roads and by the river Alzette. Mano is preparing a crossing of France for 2022 not only running but also swimming. His friend Paul is acting both as a coach and support crew.

We reached the border to France by the 12th kilometer and I parted with Mano and Paul. I continued towards Thionville on roads fitted with a cycling lane. I now have over 2 weeks of running in the east of France ahead of me. This is the third time I’m crossing France: first in February-March 2020 on the mediteranean coast between Spain and Italy. In December-January 2021 from south to north towards Belgium. And now the east towards Switzerland. That’s a lot of France!

Weather wise the situation has improved considerably compared to last week. Temperatures were mild and though there was a bit of snow and rain, it was generally dry and very tolerable. February will probably be very cold in the regions I will be crossing. I often smile at the irony that I drew my initial planning of the world run with one criteria in mind: avoid extreme cold!

Check my daily run GPS data on or

Here is the map of today’s run: