We have landed on Turkish soil, our sixth country so far (including England). For some mad reason we decided to end the day's journey with a hike up what felt like a mountain to the city of Silivri. I discovered that the reason for this push came from the sports scientists in our group.Silivri is the birthplace of the physician Herodicus. "The first use of therapeutic exercise for the treatment of disease and maintenance of health is credited to him, and he is believed to have been one of the tutors of Hippocrates. He also recommended good diet and massage using beneficial herbs and oils, and his theories are considered the foundation of sports medicine. According to Plato, Herodicus recommended that his patients walk from Athens to Megara, a distance of more than 70 miles, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodicus)
So Herodicus would have approved of our adventure! We managed to cover 168 miles today. A special mention goes out to Chris Birchill, who covered 81 miles in a week, 65 of which he ran!
See picture on left of "The fort and town of Silivria, the ancient Selymbria, on the Sea of Marmara" by F. Hervé.
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