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Date Posted: 06:20:41 07/31/06 Mon
Author: Christine (JOYFUL)
Subject: Re: We�ve Done It
In reply to: Tom Bert & Bast 's message, "We�ve Done It" on 17:42:30 07/30/06 Sun

>Well as the note below suggests below WE�VE DONE IT.
>This has honestly been the most difficult yet amazing
>experience of our lives.
>To give you a little bit of an update from our last
>mail. Thursday saw us taking on our most challenging
>stage, 50 miles, having already completed 101 miles in
>the previous 4 days it wasn�t going to be fun!!
>We�d had a rough night before hand as tempertures
>dipped to minus 7, a temperature you try not to sleep
>for fear of not waking up!!
>After apprx 30 km I hammered my to against a very
>large piece of salt flat! This proved to be a rather
>painful injury. I had to get it lanced and drained of
>fluid at 40km mark with a further 35 km left. Bert
>had kill pains shooting down his leg which came in
>very intense waves. Bast was also having knee and
>blister trouble.
>We crossed the finished line after 14 hrs, very tired
>and most of us in alot of pain.
>We had a rest day friday again more drilling on the
>toe nail to drain the fluid and get it fixed for what
>is known as the "Glory March" (the final 10 km push
>for the to the finish on saturday). After a relaxing
>day we endured another night of freezing temperatures
>before heading off on our final quest.
>The finish was epic, we sprinted into the main square
>with bands playing and greeted with pizza and
>beers...food and drink never tasted so good.
>
>We have all thoroughly enjoyed the experience but by
>no means would recommend it to anyone...at this stage!
>
>We�re still nursing injuries and am sure will continue
>to do so for some time.
>We�ll update more later.
>
>Many thanks to all those who�ve posted & sent us
>messages they have been truely fantastic and so
>uplifting.
>
>All our best
>
>TOM BERT & BAST

You 3 are awesome, but I can't put it into my own words.. so I'm nicking them from someone else ' it is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness ' .. this is both literally [ in this case ] and spiritually true. To say well done, doesn't quite cover it?! Tom, I can't imagine how drunk you will get when u return to us at 40 Strand, based on the number of people who will surely buy you a drink. So, recover now my friend.. you will need a few weeks grace before you approach that next body shattering task! ;o) ps my dad would most certainly have been proud of you.. xx

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