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Stage 5– Sand, Rock and Springs
Posted 7pm
Stage 5 has come to an end. Incredible day! Camp Bahariya is perched up on a plateau looking out as far as the eye can see onto the Black Desert. The first competitors crossed the finish line just before 6pm last night. Ray Zahab came in with a total time of 9:58. Kevin Lin 10:32, and Joe Holland, 10:50. Intermittently all night long, competitors came up the path lighted with glow sticks and cross the line. The highlights of the day were the village checkpoint and the cool water spring waypoint.
The final competitors to cross the line with much fanfare were Laurie Brophy and Peter Clark at 1:50 today, 31 hours after they started. Both looked great and were asked to present the sweep camels with their medals since they won't be joining us at the pyramids tomorrow.
This evening competitors are relaxing, preparing for the short final stage tomorrow. They are sitting around a campfire listening to n Egyptologist. Music and dancing to follow. A guest speaker is currently talking about the pyramids A band, belly dancers and a guest speaker will be in camp tonight to entertain all under the stars before the 12 midnight bus departure for the Stage 6 start line.
Click here for previous posts from Stage 5.
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Photos by Chris Lusher
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Photos by Chris Lusher
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Photos by Chris Lusher
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Faces
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Daily
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Profile of a Runner: Kazuko Kaihata, Japan
Cathy Cole/RacingThePlanet
September 29, 2005
At a little under 5 foot, always with a radiant smile on her face, she is quiet and unassuming. Her race bio describes her as "a housewife and mother of two sons and a daughter". Yet she has covered a lot of miles in her time and ask all the top runners who have run near her in this Sahara Race and the first thing they say is "amazing" with true respect in their voice …CLICK
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| Desert Research Rats
Medical Studies at the Sahara Race 2005
Cathy Cole/RacingThePlanet
September 29, 2005
After spending 7 days watching a group of 100 athletes put their bodies through considerable stress and extreme high temperatures in the Gobi March 2005 last April, Dr. Brian Krabak and Dr, Brandee Waite, both affiliated with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, realized they had found their perfect test subjects. 6 months later they are back in a desert hanging out again with a determined group of athletes; CLICK
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Daily
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| Matthew
Chapman |
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September
29-30, 2005
Final competitors are arriving into camp now after 26 hours out on the course. Currently, the camp is a war zone of tired competitors. Our camp is perched several hundred metres above the desert floor on a giant sand hill and we have a commanding view of competitors coming on the last few kilometers of the course. CLICK HERE for more. |
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| Tony
Bammer |
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September, 29-30, 2005
Its 10:55 on Friday 30th September and I'm sitting in the media tent having completed the 50 mile stage. I got up at 03:45 for a race start of 05:00 on Thursday and finished at 08:50 today, I've had 2 hours sleep and I not sleepy, why? CLICK HERE for more. |
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| Lawrence
Baca |
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September 29-30 2005
First, I wanted to thank God for his protection
and guidance. Secondly, I wanted to thank all
my friends and family for their support and prayers.
Thirdly, I want to thank all the volunteers out
here. They have been wonderful. In addition, I
want to thank all the competitors for their help.
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September
29, 2005
And the winner is… the glowsticks. Today
marks the second of the two day, 80 kilometer
stage of the race. Surprisingly, the wind kept
the heat of the day from becoming completely unbearable
and the runners progressed through the course
in good time… CLICK
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Overheard
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"Some
say it is over when the fat lady sings but in the Sahara,
it's when the camel passes you" |
-Dr.
Brian Krabak, Medical Director
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