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Allen Kerton

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Atacama Crossing (2016) blog posts from Allen Kerton

07 October 2016 12:23 pm (GMT-04:00) Santiago

Only 8k to go to the finish line now, so unless something horrible happens, it looks like I

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Wayne McCallum

Posted On: 10 Oct 2016 09:26 am

Allen, outstanding effort. Hope that 'cold beer' was rewarding. You deserved it. Look forward to seeing you in Cambodia . . . and good luck with the Antarctic :). W.

Liz Hodges

Posted On: 09 Oct 2016 03:35 pm

Huge congratulations on completing the challenge. Money from your brother will follow.

Alister Brown

Posted On: 08 Oct 2016 02:10 am

Hi Allen, very impressive. Enjoy your last 8k in the knowledge you can have a cold beer at the end :). Al, Kat & Ethan.

05 October 2016 02:19 am (GMT-04:00) Santiago

Glad to be sitting in the shade of camp 5. Today was a hot, slow and painful 44k. I though the soft sand dunes were over for us, but there were a lot at the start of stage 4

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Wayne McCallum

Posted On: 07 Oct 2016 01:13 am

Hi Allen, Love reading the blogs. Sounds like a challenging experience, quite unlike the other races you have described. Thank you, again, for your support of the Song Saa Foundation. Wayne

John Kerton

Posted On: 06 Oct 2016 07:37 am

Hi Allen, I thought day 3 was supposed to be the tough one, the stages just seem to get harder and harder. Hope you had a good nights rest and that your blisters are OK for today's extra long day. Reading your blog is fascinating and gives a real insight to the race and the terrain (without the pain, obviously). Whats was the deal with the bakery, if you can't carry it you can't eat it? Torture! Good luck again for today and keep strong, only one more after this.

04 October 2016 01:09 am (GMT-04:00) Santiago

Safely back at camp 4 now. Today was another tough one

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Wayne McCallum

Posted On: 06 Oct 2016 01:14 am

Great progress Allen. A big thank you from all of the Song Saa team. And good luck for the rest of the crossing.

Richard Henson

Posted On: 05 Oct 2016 07:42 am

You're an inspiration, Allen! Keep it up. I'm with you there in spirit if that helps....one foot in front of the other. Go, go, go.

Alister Brown

Posted On: 05 Oct 2016 02:40 am

Congrats on your stage completion and halfway point Allen. This one sounds pretty tough going and that makes your placings even more impressive. Its lucky that the doc had a drill because I think the alternative is a red hot needle put through the nail into the blister. Hope you can spread out your food for the rest of the crossing. Good luck for your 44km stage tomorrow. Al, Kat & Ethan

03 October 2016 12:00 pm (GMT-04:00) Santiago

A really tough one today! Think I came in 35th, but would have been ok with 135th, the way I felt during the last 10k

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Liz Hodges

Posted On: 04 Oct 2016 11:25 am

I'm really impressed that you can still describe it as fun! You're doing so well - next move is to get your big brother taking up the challenge! Looking forward to reading the next instalment of the blog.

John Kerton

Posted On: 04 Oct 2016 09:02 am

Hi Allen, Really going well bro! The scenery is fantastic but I guess you have other things on your mind. From what everybody seems to be saying, today is "the one". Keep safe and I will be thinking of you.

Richard Henson

Posted On: 04 Oct 2016 03:52 am

Go, Buddy! Wish I was there plodding along with you, feeling miserable and reveling in the accomplishment. Stay healthy and keep going!!!

Andrew Kemp

Posted On: 04 Oct 2016 01:04 am

Well done thus far. An incredible challenge and achievement. You are inspiring us all to try a little harder with our 50+ bodies, just need to work out how to develop a fraction of the will and determination that you seem to have in backpackfulls! Keep going well and sure as you "protect" yourself in race 3! Really good luck. Andrew

02 October 2016 05:16 am (GMT-04:00) Santiago

Volcanoes, lunar landscapes and the most amazing night sky that I think I

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John Kerton

Posted On: 03 Oct 2016 02:25 am

28th, a fantastic result on stage one. Very impressed with the 5 star cusine you are carrying around even if it does all taste the same. Good luck for tomorrow.

Alister Brown

Posted On: 03 Oct 2016 02:21 am

Keep us the good work. The mac and cheese would be a no-brainier for me. We will look forward to your next update. Al, Kat & Ethan.

Felicity Kerton

Posted On: 03 Oct 2016 01:06 am

glad to know the parmesan chips went down well! We got the times wrong and thought you started today - we haven't worked out the time difference. It sounds really hard with the altitude, keep going one down !