Day 3: Some of the top teams are looking hammered
posted Monday, August 11, 2008 by adventurelisa @ 1:48 AM -
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I just received a delightful call from the marshal at CP25 (TA: end of cycle, start of 2nd long hike).
As expected USN were the first team to complete the cycle. They checked in at 21h42. They had initially planned to sleep in transition but instead decided to push on and sleep through the hours before dawn. It seems that they are all looking very, very tired, especially Ian, who had battled flu going into the race.
The team lost about 45-minutes between CP24 and the transition as they couldn't find a road. They were all frustrated by this, especially as a few little mistakes had happened in the last few hours. Bear in mind that the team hadn't slept a wink since the start of the race.
They were out of the transition 45-minutes later - at 22h27.
This next hike is 45km in distance and the terrain is harsh. Lots of cliffs (not always evident on the map) and thick thorn scrub. The marshal said that gaiters are essential on this section.
When the marshal last checked with CP28, the jumar, USN hadn't arrived. Looking at the tracking now, it looks like USN are there now (11h02).
Expected completion time to reach CP30 (end of hike) - including jumar and without stopping to sleep - is 13-hours. Considering that USN did much of the section during the night, possibly made a few errors and certainly slept for a few hours, we could be looking at longer than 15-hours (ETA after 13h30).
The next teams in were McCain Adventure Addicts and Cyanosis at midnight and only 3-minutes apart. They both slept for a few hours, woke up at the same time and were out of the transition 7-minutes apart (Cyanosis first at 03h09 and McCain at 03h16). This puts them 4.5hrs behind USN at the start of the hike.
Both teams were looking wasted - very sleepy and tired. Cyanosis' Eugene Botha is not well. He's battling with a tight chest and cough. He hasn't got anything to take and the marshal suggested that Eugene would have been better off "slugging a half bottle of cough mixture".
Bjufors were next, at 06h20. They had slept at the end of the paddle (CP22), before starting the cycle. Apparently they were looking strong and focused and much more rested. They left at 07h17.
Lafuma came in at 06h27 and left at 07h18. They think Lafuma has made a big error because they started the hike completely in the wrong direction. The one guy in particular isn't doing well. When he came into transition he was so tired that he almost fell off his bike; he then just sat there for 10-minutes staring into space. You know how it goes...
The sixth team to reach the end of the hike by 11h00 today (Monday), were the Australians of Blackheart/Bunker Capital. They had about 4hrs sleep during the night and they are looking very good. They left the transition to start the hike at 10h28.
That's it for now. I'll try to get some news about teams further back.
As expected USN were the first team to complete the cycle. They checked in at 21h42. They had initially planned to sleep in transition but instead decided to push on and sleep through the hours before dawn. It seems that they are all looking very, very tired, especially Ian, who had battled flu going into the race.
The team lost about 45-minutes between CP24 and the transition as they couldn't find a road. They were all frustrated by this, especially as a few little mistakes had happened in the last few hours. Bear in mind that the team hadn't slept a wink since the start of the race.
They were out of the transition 45-minutes later - at 22h27.
This next hike is 45km in distance and the terrain is harsh. Lots of cliffs (not always evident on the map) and thick thorn scrub. The marshal said that gaiters are essential on this section.
When the marshal last checked with CP28, the jumar, USN hadn't arrived. Looking at the tracking now, it looks like USN are there now (11h02).
Expected completion time to reach CP30 (end of hike) - including jumar and without stopping to sleep - is 13-hours. Considering that USN did much of the section during the night, possibly made a few errors and certainly slept for a few hours, we could be looking at longer than 15-hours (ETA after 13h30).
The next teams in were McCain Adventure Addicts and Cyanosis at midnight and only 3-minutes apart. They both slept for a few hours, woke up at the same time and were out of the transition 7-minutes apart (Cyanosis first at 03h09 and McCain at 03h16). This puts them 4.5hrs behind USN at the start of the hike.
Both teams were looking wasted - very sleepy and tired. Cyanosis' Eugene Botha is not well. He's battling with a tight chest and cough. He hasn't got anything to take and the marshal suggested that Eugene would have been better off "slugging a half bottle of cough mixture".
Bjufors were next, at 06h20. They had slept at the end of the paddle (CP22), before starting the cycle. Apparently they were looking strong and focused and much more rested. They left at 07h17.
Lafuma came in at 06h27 and left at 07h18. They think Lafuma has made a big error because they started the hike completely in the wrong direction. The one guy in particular isn't doing well. When he came into transition he was so tired that he almost fell off his bike; he then just sat there for 10-minutes staring into space. You know how it goes...
The sixth team to reach the end of the hike by 11h00 today (Monday), were the Australians of Blackheart/Bunker Capital. They had about 4hrs sleep during the night and they are looking very good. They left the transition to start the hike at 10h28.
That's it for now. I'll try to get some news about teams further back.
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