Stage 2 - Active Recovery

42C & a gentle tailwind - not a good combination. At least it is over. Some dunes, some stony patches, and far too much very dry mud flats. I ran (if you call 7:30/km running) to checkpoint 2, but at that point we heard the temp and looked across the shimmering flats. Time to walk. End result, a long day in the sun, but still about double the winners time, so all good.

Many thanks for the emails, they arrived last night. I was the envy of the tent with a pageful of messages. They are superb, it certainly lifts the spirits.

Gaiter disaster averted. Scammed some needle & thread from the amazingly prepared Andrew Cohen and it was sweet. Unfortunately, I still copped some blisters on a couple of toes, so tomorrow is looking like a loooong day, although not as far as the next day.

We have a 1000 char limit on these emails, and with a 45 min wait in the sun, one must be concise!

Hey, Damon wants to join Striders. 16th yesterday!