Bello Gallico 2016 – 2022

The intention was to write a recap of the last 6 editions, but let’s be fair, who cares ? Everybody knows that the organisation is sublime, the volunteers are a gift of God and that my wife and family were cheering every year, thanks!I had fun every year, mostly type I, sometimes type II, whilst becoming a household name,… Sunday, Christmas, 07:36, Dress Rehearsal Rag. Leonard Cohen is singing ‘hey prince, you need a shave’….The song is about a man contemplating suicide, being depressed by self-hatred because of the distant memories of his life as a better man. Very bitter,……………

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Legends Trail 2022 – The 36% edition

Putting the last words first… Thanks 2 the volunteers, love you guys & girls. Ramones – Rock N’ Roll High SchoolThe kids were out in the playground, all dressed up very trail-chic in their uniforms. The popular kids were talking, joking, laughing and seemed to know everyone, the new kids were well… they were new but they blended in beautifully. Always that sense of solidarity at the start of a true ultra.Excitement was in the air, the fresh smell of adventure, the anxiousness of not knowing what would come.The grey schoolmaster in blue short trousers up on a ledge was……………

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Race report Legends 2019, the fourth edition – Ivo Steyaert

After a full Sunday of couchsurfing I feel kind of guilty. No sport on Sunday is blasphemy. But let’s make it up with a race report… ‘God put a smile upon your face’ Let’s kick-off this report with the important stuff : Legends volunteers take this ultra to another level. They put a smile on our face when we are tired, exhausted, hurting,… THANKxxx ! ‘Sympathy For The Devil(s)’ RD’s Tim & Stef aka the founding fathers of the ultra-community in Belgium (and beyond) made this fourth edition memorable again. No luck with the weather this year, no snow, no……………

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