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It was a taxing run, because we were a little pressed for time, the course was hilly and temperatures were rising!
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We danced the World Harmony Run song to warm up (not that warming up was really necessary in this heat!)
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All of them were big fans of the Belgium national soccer team, who came third in the recent World Cup.
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Inside the castle we met the mayor Mr. Guy Gilloteaux, as well as four local runners from the village.
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This town was bombed during the second World War and completely rebuilt, as much as possible in the original style.
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Rumor has it that the ghost of Countess Berthe of La Roche inhabits the castle. Every night during summer the town's people put on a show in a castle that tells the tragic story of Countess Berthe.
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Our gratitude to the runners from Les Joyeuses Guibolles (meaning 'The Happy Legs') for their enthusiastic participation in the Peace Run.
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Between the villages of Les Bannes and Haversin Abhinabha ran into a car rally race that takes place there every year, watched by all the villagers.