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03. stage at 06/21/2011 from Hesperia, CA to Barstow, CA, (day: 47.4miles / overall.: 142miles)
At 3:30am the clock rang. Finish everything, have breakfast and pack everything to the car. Now we can go again to the start. AT 5:15am there was the prestage meeting and at 5:30am there was the start for the third stage. There was one less at the start line. Phillipe Grizard had to drop off yesterday. He started to fast in the morning and had stomach problems and cramps. Another two runners had problems with the heat yesterday and ran “hot”.
Today there where also 75 kilometers to go. Just after the start the sun went up behind the hills. As more the sun rised as more the temperatures rised. Also today we had more than 40°C. There was no shadow as far you can see. After about 15km we went back on Route 66. We stayed on it till we hit our finishing line for today. Runners do not have to think a lot today. There where only four turns. But you should not miss them. As Laure promoted there was not much to see. The rocks on the hills at the beginning of the route remembered me to the old Winnetou movies. As longer we ran, as further we went into the prairie. Small, almost dried bushes covered the dusty ground. Even the roadbook showed a downhill course I did not feel the downhill. The wind was getting more and more hot. In the morning it was cool and refreshing. Actually you can say it was „women friendly“, because there was no need anymore for a hair dryer. Well, away with the jokes. Most important was to “stay cool”. Every point June was waiting for me to give me some drinks and food I took the chance to cool down. I put cold cloth on me and made my armlings wet. So there was a cool feeling for the next few kilometers, when the water evaporated.
Results:
Day: |
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Overall: |
Place |
Name |
Surename |
Time |
Place |
Name |
Surename |
Time |
1 |
Koch |
Rainer |
8:42:32 |
1 |
Koch |
Rainer |
21:39:26 |
2 |
Malandain |
Patrick |
9:26:40 |
2 |
Malandain |
Patrick |
24:30:25 |
3 |
Girard |
Serge |
10:00:00 |
3 |
Girard |
Serge |
28:59:19 |
4 |
Bellini |
Alexandro |
2:52:13 |
4 |
Bellini |
Alexandro |
30:34:28 |
5 |
Adams |
James |
10:55:38 |
5 |
De Groot |
Jenni |
31:41:55 |
6 |
Bavato |
Gérard |
12:01:09 |
6 |
Adams |
James |
31:54:42 |
6 |
De Groot |
Jenni |
12:01:09 |
7 |
Bavato |
Gérard |
33:04:49 |
8 |
Orru |
Italo |
12:51:54 |
8 |
Orru |
Italo |
33:31:56 |
9 |
Müller |
Markus |
13:16:17 |
9 |
Bando |
Yoshiaki |
34:53:59 |
9 |
Koshita |
Makoto |
13:16:17 |
10 |
Müller |
Markus |
35:16:13 |
11 |
Bando |
Yoshiaki |
12:23:11 |
11 |
Koshita |
Makoto |
37:55:27 |
12 |
Tanaka |
Yoshimi |
12:30:11 |
12 |
Tanaka |
Yoshimi |
38:58:41 |
13 |
Ishihara |
Yoshiaki |
13:31:46 |
13 |
Ishihara |
Yoshiaki |
38:59:46 |
DNF |
Phillipe |
Grizard |
DNF |
DNF |
Phillipe |
Grizard |
DNF |
Out of placement: |
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Barthel |
Peter |
21:39:26 |
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Kuiper |
Anneke |
31:43:16 |
Fotos of the day:
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