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A photo impression about Sail Amsterdam 2010.

On July the 20th 2010 was the start of the 94ste Four Days Marches Nijmegen. I wanted to walk this year, together with my father. I had done several good training marches. Sadly, on the last training I developed an injury, shin splints. Things were looking grim for my ambition of bringing the 4×50 km to a good end.

3 a.m. tuesdaynight, I arrived at the start. This is one hour earlier than normal, because of the hot weather predictions. I had decided to walk very slowly from the start, hoping that this would avoid more strain on my shin. Unfortunately this strategy didn’t work and I soon realised that completing the full 200 km this way would be crazy. Still, it is hard to decide when to really quit. Somehow you keep hoping that things will get better. But after 15 km I had come to the final conclusion that this was enough, and I entered the broom wagon…

The one advantage to my misfortune was that it would give me time to make a photo impression of the Four Days Marches. Bellow you can see several photos I made at the last three days.

The day of Wijchen

The day of Groesbeek and the Zevenheuvelenweg

The day of Cuijk and Via Gladiola

Here you see my father. Despite having difficulties on the last to days, he has the finish in sight!

One of my photos was published in the Dutch edition of National Geographic, in March 2010. The photo was chosen for the World Heritage theme.