Hi everyone: Well I did it...somehow. This long stage was by far the toughest stage

Another rough day completed....YIPEE!!!! This has been an extremely hard race. Today was pretty slow for me but I think I finished the stage number 25.....somehow. Today we started up a steep sand dune and ended up just before the first checkpoint sliding down a big dune and running through a stream and then through a little village. From there it turned into a very tough day as we had to go through a never ending(at least it seemed that way) salt flat. People were running out of water and the temps we quite high again.

I have slowed quite a bit as my body is taking a beating and I am not alone. Unfortunately today my good buddy Paul pulled out of the race. He has had a rough time and the heat really got to him yesterday. In fact, at one of the checkpoints he had to have an IV. Get this, even after the IV Paul pulled it together and finished the stage in the dark. Hats off to Paul he is quite the trooper.

Getting kicked off the computer so hope everyone is well. Tomorrow is the long stage and I just hope I can make it to the finish. Miss everyone!!!!

This is the toughest race to date for me. The race director told me this morning that today was going to be very mentally challenging and she was right. The morning started off with a march through dry salt flats and each step in a "salt mound" produced this puff of lovely salt dust; this went on for about 4km. The rest of the day was extremely difficult as we had to cross about 10 km of a different kind of salt flat. This one had these really nasty razor sharp salt mounds that seemed to go on forever. It was really tough going and if one would happen to fall you would probably get sliced up pretty bad. From there we really had a long slog to camp. Also, at this point the temps were very high and folks were really struggling. Between the last checkpoint and camp we had to cross several large sand dunes and traverse a rock canyon.

Well I just lost my whole blog so I will try again. First a special shout to Cathy for getting me through the day today. It was really tough out there and you pulled me through. First of all the last 12 km was really tough today and just as I was really getting down on myself

Hi Everyone: I finished Stage 2 today and I am hanging in there. The day started with a beautiful run in a slot canyon that required several water crossings. The water was just about freezing so it took a bit for my tootsies to warm up. Just as I could feel my feet again another cold water crossing was in order. From there we headed up a steep canyon to a ridgeline that went on

First Stage is under my belt and today was a difficult start to a long week. Just to back up for a second, very few of us got much sleep as it was very extremely cold last night as temps plummeted after sunset and reached a low of 10 degrees. The race started today at 11,000 feet and we pretty much

My buddy Howard and I have now made it to Santiago. We leave for Calama in about two hours. It was really a sight flying over the Andes this morning. The snow covered

As the race grows closer and the nerves start checking in, I wonder how it is that I am even here. The truth be told I am held together with shoestrings and bubble gum. For those that know my story you know what I am talking about. For those of you just checking in for the first time, I won