“COSD Teams Shine at Ekiden Relay and Pierre Varnier Takes Victory at Pays d’Argonne Trail”

On Saturday April 15 and Sunday April 16, the COSD entered two mixed teams of six runners (three men and three women) on the Ekiden in Pontault-Combault (77). It is a relay race of six runners over the distance of a marathon (42.195 km): 5 km, 10 km, 5 km, 10 km, 5 km, 7.195 km and it is an event which attracts more and more more people for a year or two. This race was a qualifier for the French Ekiden championships which will take place at the end of the year.

The objective was threefold: to show the colors of the club in the Paris region among the best teams. It’s done since team “1” finished on the podium in 3^e position, with a running time of 2h 46’50”; revive the athletes in a sporting dynamic and competitive spirit after the last complicated weeks for the club; prepare the athletes for the various objectives to come, namely the 10 km of Saint-Dizier for some, the Marathon du Der for others. The race format, with the different distances, allows everyone to find something for themselves.

Trail du Pays d’Argonne: great performance by Pierre Varnier
Thirteen COSD athletes were involved in the three races (12 km, 26 km and 45 km) of the Pays d’Argonne trail, in Sainte-Menehould. It is worth noting the fine performance of Pierre Varnier, over the 12 km, which takes the victory. Pierre is a rising value of the club. He has just become a junior and is coming out of a good winter season which took him to the final of the French cross country championships in Carhaix, Brittany.