Big list of items found on the trail and left at the checkpoints
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[ clockwise from top left : Florin, Reza, Paul M, Paul W ] The 2008 Event Descending the bamboo forest at night
Morning breaks, into mist Clouds gather for the incoming storm
And Fuji-san makes a shy appearance in the far background More photos on Flickr Paul W’s photos posted here: http://www.pbase.com/paulandsam/oxfam_trailwalker_08 So … I have finally downloaded and cleaned up the metrics from our 100K madness. As always, take note that all heart rate (bpm) and energy (kcal) related metrics are based on my (Reza’s) biometrics. (Click on the charts below to view larger formats) PROFILE 1: Start – CP4 PROFILE 2: CP4 – CP7 PROFILE 1: [...] thought I would share some of Sam’s inspirational text messages that she sent to me throughout the 45 hour hike – perfect for putting a bounce back in my step. Top supporting wifey. CP2 to CP3: “I’m at CP2. Eye of the tiger” CP3 to CP4: “I’m at the campsite. I promised Gandalf I wouldn’t leave you [...] Sorry for the delay in getting these posted … click here to go to the album. >> 200 Teams Started >> 164 Teams Finished (Includes incomplete teams) Snailwalkers: #119 >> Only 93 COMPLETE Teams Finished (all 4 members crossing the line) Snailwalkers: #72 Personally, I will look at the Snailwalkers ranking to be 72 of 200 … simply due to the fact [...] Distance walked: 100km Time taken:44 hours, 43 mins fastest team:16 hours, 20 mins Hours sleep: 2 Liters of fluid consumed: 25L Onigiri consumed: 7 Overall vertical ascent: 5,420m (17,800ft) Vertical ascent on most popular Mt Fuji climbing route from 5th station: 1,400m Height of mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain: 4,800m % of South Africans infected with HIV: 20% Number of people forced to leave their [...] OK … so we did not complete the 100K in some wild record time … but as you will read and hear from each of us, we are all extremely proud of having completed this utterly grueling event, together, as a team of four, under the time limit. Its done! Time: 44 hours 43 minutes Team placing: 113 out of 200 We crossed the finishing line on the Oxfam 100km trailwalker challenge on Sunday morning, 44 hours, 43 minutes after setting off From Odawara on Friday at 09:00am. This has been the most ludicrous phyical challenge I could ever imagine myslef completing, and I am exceptionally [...] |
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