Day 4: Weather warms as they approach the coast
posted Monday, August 11, 2008 by adventurelisa @ 11:32 PM -
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News from Wayne at CP25, 08h30
At this stage 17 teams have completed the cycle from the dam and are on or starting the second long hike of the race. 13 teams are on the hike; 4 are still in transition. The most recent arrival was Sterling Light (at 06h15). Confirming what Sonja said last night: Sterling are in fine form.
Wayne says that in contrast to the front teams arriving on Sunday night and into Monday morning, the pack of front-midfield teams are looking far, far stronger and better. Where the leading teams looked absolutely exhausted, these teams are better rested, happier and functional.
It seems the vibe from these teams is good; they're all in good spirits and cheery. Most of the teams now on the hike got in last night, leaving in the morning. Most ave slept in the transition - for between 1-4 hours. The only one to come straight in and out again was Trek/Uraguay.
Two members of the Kiwi/Oz team 4TC are ill - flu symptoms. They came in during Monday night and were advised by the race medic to spend the night in transition. This they did but by morning the two were no better. They have withdrawn from the race (apologies, I don't know which two) and the other two have hopped in with another team.
Wayne says a bit of an international team is forming from members of split teams. So if you see a number of tracking triangles together, this is the explanation.
Where the first two days of the race, around the Amatola mountains, was cold, especially the sub-zero night conditions, the weather is now vastly improved. In fact, it's actually a bit too warm in the river valleys. Wayne says the temperatures are about 5-7C at night and into the mid 20's during the day. The conditions are getting warmer and more mild as they approach the coast.
I'm going to try get the marshal at the end of the long hike. I'll get back to you shortly.
At this stage 17 teams have completed the cycle from the dam and are on or starting the second long hike of the race. 13 teams are on the hike; 4 are still in transition. The most recent arrival was Sterling Light (at 06h15). Confirming what Sonja said last night: Sterling are in fine form.
Wayne says that in contrast to the front teams arriving on Sunday night and into Monday morning, the pack of front-midfield teams are looking far, far stronger and better. Where the leading teams looked absolutely exhausted, these teams are better rested, happier and functional.
It seems the vibe from these teams is good; they're all in good spirits and cheery. Most of the teams now on the hike got in last night, leaving in the morning. Most ave slept in the transition - for between 1-4 hours. The only one to come straight in and out again was Trek/Uraguay.
Two members of the Kiwi/Oz team 4TC are ill - flu symptoms. They came in during Monday night and were advised by the race medic to spend the night in transition. This they did but by morning the two were no better. They have withdrawn from the race (apologies, I don't know which two) and the other two have hopped in with another team.
Wayne says a bit of an international team is forming from members of split teams. So if you see a number of tracking triangles together, this is the explanation.
Where the first two days of the race, around the Amatola mountains, was cold, especially the sub-zero night conditions, the weather is now vastly improved. In fact, it's actually a bit too warm in the river valleys. Wayne says the temperatures are about 5-7C at night and into the mid 20's during the day. The conditions are getting warmer and more mild as they approach the coast.
I'm going to try get the marshal at the end of the long hike. I'll get back to you shortly.
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