Over the weekend of 13-14 April 2024, the Mayor of Cheltenham, Cllr Matt Babbage and his wife Suzy, went on a private visit to Cheltenham’s partner town of Annecy France to take part in the very popular Annecy Marathon (or half marathon, 10k or 5k).
The route takes runners around the wonderful Lake Annecy with the mountains in the background. It was the first visit to the twin town for the Mayor who said, “we had an absolutely fantastic weekend in Annecy, it is such a beautiful town and we were lucky enough to have some very summery weather – which made the run slightly tougher!”
Although a private visit, when Annecy discovered the Mayor of Cheltenham had signed up, the Mayor of Annecy greeted him and he was accompanied by several other officials from Annecy both on the run and on a boat tour of the lake.
The Annecy marathon is an annual event on the second weekend of April and they would love to welcome more runners from their partner town of Cheltenham. So dust off those trainers and getting training! And keep an eye on Annecy’s Athletic club’s website for details.
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