Day 3 – April 28th

The huge debt from the 2004 Olympic Games still hangs largely over the beautiful Greek countryside. It seems that every kilometre of the run brings forth another toll booth and another handful of Euros slips from our grasp.
There is not a lot that happens on Easter Monday in Thessaloniki. Negotiating the streets in the city centre was the easy part, trying to get our supplies from Kraft that were locked in the Helles Centre was the difficult part. A phone call from a Greek-American lady living in the above flat to a friend who used to work as a cleaner in the centre, saw the mayor of Thessaloniki arrive a few hours later to open the main offices. With vegemite, biscuits, Tang , Peanut Butter and an abundant supply of food loaded onto the CBC and Catering Vans, we took off to return to the run again.
The run speared past the imposing Mt. Olympus as we skimmed the coastline and past the large towns of Larissa and Lamia. A few tunnels broke the monotony but the teams continued their quick pace. A special thank you to the wonderful team of Greek Police and Fire fighters who has escorted the run since the Turkish border. They has been magnificent in their thorough preparation of the route and the runners’ safety has been paramount.