What?
A race against the advancing tide on the Gois, just 8 kilometers from the main land to the island of Noirmoutier and back, thanks to an historic causeway.
Where?
In France, in the Vendée, between the island of Noirmoutier and the main land at Beauvoir-sur-Mer.
When?
The 2011 edition of les Foulées du Gois will be June 25th, early in the afternoon when the tide is low enough to cross.
Why?
A slippery surface is not necessarily bad for running: more than 600 years old, the Passage du Gois is an amazing location in France and an unique monument that you can walk (or run) most of the time. But the causeway is flooded twice a day by the high tide. Thousands of runners complete the race against the rising water well before the 30 elite athletes start the "Course contre la mer", a crazy race against the clock that starts when the causeway is submerged. Sea everywhere, wet feet: not a proper race but a different experience all together. Add a couple of nearby Normandy crêpes and galettes and a few glasses of good wine to celebrate a weekend in the Vendée.
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