Thursday, April 8, 2010

A Brief Reprieve, Then Stage 5...

Received the following note from Jen this afternoon:

We are all enjoying a well deserved off day, although as of right now a few of our tent mates are still out on the course and one had to drop Tuesday from a scorpion bite* (In the sleeping bag next to mine!!). Yesterday was a nasty 50miler, with 20km of dunes in the last 30k. I found out in the morning that I was 11th place going in to the 50miler with 3 girls right on my heels. My plan was to take advantage of moving well the first 50km in the heat of the day, then walk the dunes to the best of my ability. It seemed to work. I was the 1st female of the early group to cross the finish. Not sure where my standing is now but I'm hoping for top 10. Other than a few blisters and being a little dehydrated, I feel fine. Lane also moved it pretty well with a sub 15hr finish. We have 2 more rounds w the Sahara, here's to hoping we survive! Jen

PS - Thanks everyone for the emails. It's the best part of the day to get them all and to know that people back home are rooting for us.

* As a side note, from what I could gather on the Dreamchasers Outdoor Adventure Club FB page, the competitor was flown out of Morocco, and is currently in a hospital in London. To be clear, the runner was NOT Jen or Lane, and they'll be rockin' it out in Stage 5 tomorrow.

Here is what was posted at the Dreamchasers page:

Ok friends..we have a runner in need of our prayers and send her some emails! Katherine Hay-Heddle was bitten by a spider at the Marathon des Sables and is in a hospital in London....please pray for her and send her some notes...I am sure she would love to hear from you. Katherine is such a gift... We love you Katherine Katherine.Hay-Heddle@wardhadaway.com


Let's all keep her in our thoughts as we continue to pull for Team Vogel.

To learn more about Day 2 of Stage 4, which is today, the race organizers have provided some narratives which you can read by clicking here.

You may also plug the following GPS coordinates into Google Maps or Google Earth, and retrace the Stage 4 route:

Bivouac 4 : N30 37.937 W4 44.666
PC 1 : N30 37.178 W4 36.690
PC 2 : N30 42.752 W4 33.919
PC 3 : N30 48.463 W4 31.448
PC 4 : N30 44.625 W4 26.402
PC 5 : N30 43.544 W4 20.737
PC 6 : N30 45.371 W4 15.279
Bivouac 5 : N30 49.891 W4 12.977

And, as always, you can send an e-mail to Jennifer or Lane by clicking here.

Please stay tuned for updates as they become available.

JR

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