“Young, fit and crippled”, the unfortunate but accurate description of many of the finishers of the Annecy MaXi-Race resting up with their supporters in afternoon sunshine on the grass of Le Pâquier and the Champ de Mars bordering the Lac d'Annecy in Savoie. The 2000 solo runners had left at 3AM for the 85km solo race over a challenging mountain course. Other starts for shorter distances happened later on in the day. There are several,sports acadamies in or near Annecy so there is a lot of local support for the runners.