Day 5: South Africans of Team USN win Bull of Africa
posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 by adventurelisa @ 1:02 AM -
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10h00 - The South African team USN - John Collins, Martin Dreyer, Ian Don-Wauchope and Jeannie Bomford - have just completed the 2008 Bull of Africa expedition adventure race, held in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. It took them four-days and two-hours to complete the 600-kilometre course.
Crossing the line, race director Hano Otto gave the team their total race time; Martin Dreyer responded "That's all it takes to break the body".
Ian Don-Wauchope completed the 2005 Bull of Africa, held in the Northen Cape, in last position. This year he'll stand with his team on top of the podium. Martin, always ready with a comment, said, "Richtersveld Bull stone last; this Bull stone first".
The team slept a total of four hours during the race: one hour on the first night, two on the second and one on the third. What is more impressive is that Jeannie managed to complete an interview this afternoon, for SABC news (Sa television; this will be broadcast tonight), in English and Afrikaans.
According to Fred, John Collins looks the worst of the lot. He has no voice as a result of fighting flu/cold. Ian is the "biggest sleepy head" and Martin looks "grizzly". As for Jeannie; she looks like she could do it all over again. At the finish she seemed to suddenly realise that she was amongst civilisation because she turned to Martin and said "How does my hair look?". He burst out laughing. That was apparently her first "girl moment" of the entire race.
Crossing the line, race director Hano Otto gave the team their total race time; Martin Dreyer responded "That's all it takes to break the body".
Ian Don-Wauchope completed the 2005 Bull of Africa, held in the Northen Cape, in last position. This year he'll stand with his team on top of the podium. Martin, always ready with a comment, said, "Richtersveld Bull stone last; this Bull stone first".
The team slept a total of four hours during the race: one hour on the first night, two on the second and one on the third. What is more impressive is that Jeannie managed to complete an interview this afternoon, for SABC news (Sa television; this will be broadcast tonight), in English and Afrikaans.
According to Fred, John Collins looks the worst of the lot. He has no voice as a result of fighting flu/cold. Ian is the "biggest sleepy head" and Martin looks "grizzly". As for Jeannie; she looks like she could do it all over again. At the finish she seemed to suddenly realise that she was amongst civilisation because she turned to Martin and said "How does my hair look?". He burst out laughing. That was apparently her first "girl moment" of the entire race.
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