Another fabulously colourful
start!
Team Go is
born as we collect Des to run with us today.
We grow from 2-ship to
3-ship & our new addition is bursting with energy as we hit the 20km
stretch of dunes in today’s vicious leg.
This stage is a “tree shaker”
as we lose the weaker apples before tomorrow’s double stage .. 31 “concurrents
abandonee”/could not carry on today ..
Tomorrow, as
we line up we will “spare a thought for them” ..
as Patrick
reminds us “it’s really hard for them to see us leave” ..
Sadly our
lovely Tent 82 Scottish lassie, Elaine, is also one of the fallen. The heat and
dunes fairly cook her and by CP2 she is air lifted off the course and fed 6
drips to rehydrate before they let her home to us!
Yes, a
vicious day but also the day I get my fight back!
Days
highlight?
Racing
French girls to the finish and winning.
Enter my competitive spirit. Exit all
fear.
With my boys
at my side we hiked the pace and I ended up taking 3 girls on the way in that
night!
Gotta love a
race.
Jen you
would be proud of my tactics: show them a clean set of heels, break their
spirit and keep on going.
Watch out
for tomorrow: I am back!
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| NB. Best way to sleep through a sandstorm is with your head in the bag .. |
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