Île-de-France: they ran 48 hours for disability

By Margaux desdet published Le Pays Briard See my news

They did it, and they can be proud of it.Because it was a "somewhat crazy idea" that these three 20 -year -old friends had had.Departing from the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, this Friday October 22, 2021 in the evening, Léo Godrefroy, student in business school and Alexis Leclerc, student in audiovisual school, joined Yvetot, in Seine-Maritime, by running, toKnow almost 250 km, but above all, in just 48 hours.

And the cause was right, since it was actually a question of raising money in favor of an association that accompanies children and adults with disabilities, white butterflies on a daily basis, the white butterflies.This challenge, these two childhood friends launched it with Mathieu Fret, a young person from La Ferté-sous-Jouarre (Seine-et-Marne).

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« Un sacré défi»»

It all started a year ago before the second confinement.In Normandy, Mathieu and his friend Alexis, both about to become a sound engineer, launch their radio program, tells your sport, with Léo, specializing in the sports business.The principle: "Interviews those that we do not necessarily see in the sports media, whether it is the shadow trades, the disabled athletes, women ... We made two seasons and a special issue on theHandisport in partnership with the French Federation, ”explains Mathieu.

It is in this context that they meet the association Les Papillons Blancs and it is then that they decide to help it by launching this idea of "48 hours of disability".

Twists and turns

"We were taken for crazy, but we succeeded," added Alexis, who finished the last kilometers alone, "in his bubble", after the abandonment of Léo 205 km as a result of several discomforts.Even if, symbolically, it was all the same together that they finished the race.

During their journey, they experienced twists and turns: morale drops, physical difficulties, cold, lack of sleep complicated to manage, technical problems ...

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But also beautiful moments, surprises, especially from E.Leclerc who, to continue to motivate them, made significant donations at several stages (€ 3,000 in all), the arrival of their coach Michel, the fifty runners who joined them for several kilometers, the speeches "loaded withEmotion ”of the president of the association to thank them, the families and friends present to support them, the world on arrival in Yvetot on Sunday around 9 p.m.…

A lot of training

This feat required a lot of training, preparation, with a lot of advice to guide them and avoid injuries."Together, we got into the habit of making fifty kilometers per week, with large sessions on weekends.We had a little experience because we have already done a few shopping, but there it was more double, "explains Alexis.

The two young men, who have largely broken their record, were followed by a car for medical assistance, and accompanied all along by a friend by bike.As Mathieu explains, "the moral assistance of the team was essential for them.»»

Mathieu, for his part, was in charge of assistance, but also of the technique since an audio report of the event (accessible on the platforms of audio streaming and those of podcasts) will be made, asA video documentary retracing in detail the route of the two adventurers. « C’était une sacrée expérience, et un défi pour moi aussi»», rapporte-t-il.

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An online kitty and already € 8,000 harvested

In parallel, a prize pool has been set up.More than € 3,300 were collected for the association.The promises of sponsors are added, a kilometer representing almost € 6.Without counting the donations of E.Leclerc.

In all, € 8,000 was donated to the association Les Papillons Blancs. « On visait les 1 000 € et on a eu huit fois plus»», souligne Alexis.

"And it's not over," continues Mathieu who adds, we don't have the words, we have trouble realizing.»»

The three friends are already preparing season 3 of their show.In parallel, they launched the program ISPI 2024, for which they follow athletes who are preparing for the Olympic Games.They even intend in the future to widen beyond the theme of sport.

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