[Posted by Simon]
4 finished - and some incredibly positions! Neil is in the top 20 with 4 other Brits - in the previous 27 races there has been 4 or 5 British men in top 20 positions in total! JPD came with ambition of top 100 and smashed that and Chris came without any target but top 250 is above his expectation at the beginning of the week. Great week all round.
My day today was similar in regard to heat that you have read in the other reports but also struggling massively with running out of food (have now had catered dinner tonight (Chris+Tomato=V Happy) so all is good). I was delayed as about 3km from the finish a Spanish competitor collapsed just in front of me. He was so committed to finishing that even when he could not support his weight his poles/legs kept trying to move him forward. We spent a little while treating heatstroke before help arrived and then walked in but was a little anti-climax. I suspect in the coming days & weeks it will become more real!
7km walk tomorrow - then to hotel. Pictures to come.
4 finished - and some incredibly positions! Neil is in the top 20 with 4 other Brits - in the previous 27 races there has been 4 or 5 British men in top 20 positions in total! JPD came with ambition of top 100 and smashed that and Chris came without any target but top 250 is above his expectation at the beginning of the week. Great week all round.
My day today was similar in regard to heat that you have read in the other reports but also struggling massively with running out of food (have now had catered dinner tonight (Chris+Tomato=V Happy) so all is good). I was delayed as about 3km from the finish a Spanish competitor collapsed just in front of me. He was so committed to finishing that even when he could not support his weight his poles/legs kept trying to move him forward. We spent a little while treating heatstroke before help arrived and then walked in but was a little anti-climax. I suspect in the coming days & weeks it will become more real!
7km walk tomorrow - then to hotel. Pictures to come.
Well done guys! Absolute heroes, every one of you! Hope you recover quickly and have a safe journey home.
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