Monday, August 17, 2009

All quiet on the western front - but we're still going!

Well it's been kinda quiet here for a few weeks - but despite the silence the teams have been making some amazing progress. Read on to see what we have been up to....


Support Crew: We have a 'full compliment' crew who have agreed to step in and see us at our worst! - Our inaugural support team dinner and drinks was a mass of questions, maps, spreadsheets and had a fantastic feeling of organised chaos! From the food and resupply lists travelling 'round on email it looks as though we will be the best fed team on the track.


Thanks to all our crew! - and we promise once it's all over we'll find 'normal' topics of conversation again!


Kit: We're pretty much there as far as kit goes. A few final tweaks to inner soles for more support and backup kit for if the weather turns arctic and we'll be done! Skins, water bladders and walking poles are the common factors across nearly all team members. Knee tape and ice packs also play a lead role.


Walking: Yep, we've been doing a bit of that also! A couple of big ones including Ottford to Bundeena and another long stint on the trail have been backed up with a few 'short' walks to keep the muscles tuned. We are dropping our weekly KMs right down duringth last couple of weeks - attempting to hit top form for the real thing.

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