Friday
Friday brought us a 6 hour bus ride to the middle of the Sahara desert. it is an amazing place. we did not do to much the first two days. medical checks and technical checks took up much of Saturday. today was the first stage of racing. 29.3K of sand and hills. very difficult. we survived after 5 hours in the heat. our feet seem to be holding up. today was the first day we were self sufficient. tomorrow brings a 35K with several climbs, but not as many sand dunes.
we have 6 tent mates representing Germany, Austraulia, Israel, England and America. It is a good group with a lot of support. two have run the race before which helps. i will continue to update as available.
