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Weather: 95 F / 35 C
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Daily Field Update | | Picture Gallery |
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Day #2 of Staff Training and Racer Sightings
Posted 8am, Friday Sept 23
The first racers have arrived, some even venturing out for a warm-up run around the pyramids. Most have come early to relax or see the sights before their grueling week in the sand. The first official check-in for returning racers begins tonight at 8pm at the Movenpick Heliopolis Hotel here in Cairo. The remainder will go through check-in Saturday morning before the bus departs for campsite #1.
Training continues for staff members this morning. Everything from checkpoint protocol to emergency procedures to behavior in the company of scorpions, is being covered. Race Director Ian Adamson's primary advice is not to go lie down near a pile of rocks because that is where the scorpions tend to gather. Jan Richardson, Campsite Logistics Director, has been working tirelessly to make sure all the equipment is on hand and ready to transport. His convoy left at 5am this morning to begin building campsite #. Excitement continues to build! | | 
Photos by Chris Lusher
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HERE for Sept 23, Pre Race Photos
Photos by Chris Lusher
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Faces
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"Volunteers Along for their Own Journey"
Cathy Cole/RacingThePlanet
September 22, Cairo
What motivationlies behind an individual donating his time and energy, in a remote location half-way around the world, to support others about to run 150 miles? All volunteers seem at first glance to fall into one of two categories. CLICK HERE for more… | | "Journey of the Equipment"
Cathy Cole/RacingThePlanet
September 23, Cairo
It is not only 46 staff members, 104 racers and their packs that are descending on Cairo. There is also the huge task of moving equipment. Equipment such as tents, staff food supplies…CLICK HERE for more… |
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Daily Journals |
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| Matthew Chapman |
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 | September 22, 2005 - Hi from the Movenpick Pyramids Hotel in Cairo. Its Thursday afternoon and there is a hive of activity here. Competitors are starting to stream in - its great seeing familiar faces from the Atacama and Gobi. CLICK HERE for more… |
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Overheard in the Desert |
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"For you Mary, to go out in the desert is no problem. But for normal people to go out and live in the desert for seven days…it is like killing them" |
-Bahir, Local Organizing Team Lead, when grilled by Mary on why it costs more to hire local chefs than to hire an Egyptian doctor. |
