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PostsAtacama Crossing (2015) blog posts from Raymond Chak
09 October 2015 02:44 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
Dear all,
We finished! Unbelievable! Unstoppable!
We unable to leave any message on the blog 2 days before we finished Day 3 very late. Mr. Fung
09 October 2015 02:43 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
Dear all,
After day 4, we gave Mr Fung some hot soup and soft noodle for dinner. Day 5 morning, he
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06 October 2015 07:44 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
During morning briefing today, we were so proud that Five Legs Never Quit was the fastest team amongst all team!! We were given the precious yellow bib!!
Day 3 is another tough day, not much climbing up, but the terrain is the worst of all 3 days. We feel like walking on frozen broccoli all day. It
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herman chak
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phil smyth
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Maria Leung
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Jeff Leung
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wing Du
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Sky Chak
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walker chak
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Fion Lau
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05 October 2015 07:35 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
Day 2...it's long, tough, long and tough
Day 2 is 44km, much longer than day 1, and we all have ups and downs today.
After some glue and tape, Fung's leg's was fixed and ready to go this morning. The first 2 stages are challenging, river crossing, lots of uphill and SAND DUNE!!! But we all have fun and you might see in official photos and video. However the last 2 stages are horrible. Long, long, long, feet killing terrain all the way the last 22km.
When we cross the finishing line, Brazilian TV channel ask how does feel, he said "I just want to die!"
Mrs. Fung is really an angel, she's taking care of Mr. Fung all the way during the race, better than a personal assistance. Our tent-mates all making jokes, said no one can convince their wife to come to the desert and run together, to convince a wife to join, may be the most impossible mission for Ethan Hunt.
I'm so lucky to have my wife come to meet me in the desert twice.
It's a really long day for us and we finished late. Need to rush for dinner now.
Bye
Raymond & Five Legs Never Quit
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Serena Lam
Posted On: 07 Oct 2015 03:33 am
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Sky Chak
Posted On: 06 Oct 2015 11:11 am
04 October 2015 08:27 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
Fung Sir just discover his prothesis has a crack in between the prothesis and the glue on hiking shoes sole. We are now trying to find glue in desert! Hope we can fix it before tomorrow race start!
5 Legs Never Quit
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04 October 2015 08:20 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
Hello all,
Remember to checkout the video column, video of the race is now upload daily!
You may found us Team5 Legs in the video!!!
Also you can check out our race result and time on the 4 deserts website.
Ray
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04 October 2015 07:29 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
Day 1, 36km, we decent from 3200m to 2400m and the climb up to our camp at 2665m alt. 37'c from 2pm on ward till 4pm when the uphill road seems never end. It's tough for all of us, even Fung Sir said hard to manage the loose rock and sand terrain, whatever, we completed in good time :D
After passing the finish line today, Fung sir said, "I have 7 dreams, and my first dream come true today!"
Mrs. Fung said, "Please give us more support! The race is so tough, hard than her expectation, but happy that Day 1 is completed without any injury."
Mrs. Fung is right, Atacama Crossing is always regarded as the toughest amongst the all 4 deserts race. I haven't seen a cloud whole day, so we have un-obstructed sunlight all day from sunrise till sunset...after this race, presumably we don't need any further vitamins D supplement.
Sky & Walker, thanks for your special encouragement letters to me. Day 1 finished, so I read the first letters from both of you.
Walker, you are very correct "Taking a new step into a new World is what most people are scared of. Courage is the power to let go of the people that you're familiar with." Daddy was thinking about the same thing when I was walking today. I believe Walker you have daddy's courage to explore new World, try new things just like Daddy.
Sky I like your quote too, "An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is dragging you back with difficulties, just imagine that it's going to launch you into something great J"Daddy had hard time today too especially when daddy was going uphill under 37'c under strong heat and the road seems endless. I don't look up, I look down, watching every step I made and focus only on each step I made, after a while, my feet pain gone, my shoulder pain gone and I regain energy to carry on with my race.
I want to say thank you to my colleagues in my office, taking care all office matters for me to enable to join this race.
Thanks everyone support our race and especially for your generous donations! Every dollar counts, please don
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walker chak
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Sky Chak
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Maria Leung
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03 October 2015 02:49 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
Hello dear, we''re here at the start point. We will camp here tonight and race start tomorrow.
My GPS Watch reads 3218m alt here. All 3 of us just fine, no headache, no pain, no vomit, we tried a few jogging, and we feel good. Hope we will have a good start tomorrow. It''s 18:55 now, we have finished our dinner. Sunset around 7 and it''s going to be freezy cold then. So I need to be hurry. Fung Sir and Mrs. Fung are both very excited about the race.
Sky & Walker, Daddy missing you much, please help me taking care mommy when daddy is not home.
Honey, I''m in good shape, looking forward to see you Day7!
Lots of love,
Raymond and Team 5 Legs Never Quit
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Leung Jeff
Posted On: 05 Oct 2015 05:32 am
28 September 2015 02:21 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
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Dorothy LAM
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12 September 2015 05:18 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi
Atacama Crossing 2015 starts in 3 weeks time. I'll be back in desert, walking, jogging and running 7 days, totally self support in one of the driest places on Earth, Atacama. Friends all know that I'm an enthusiastic photographer, I'm really looking forward to see the natural beauty of the place and unique landscape in the San Pedro, place where my race will begin.
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