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Reports 2017 |
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7EmiratesRun - 497 km from Abu Dhabi to Hatta in 7 days, United Arab Emirates |
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Todays breakfast was much better than the one in the 5-star-hotel. After all had finished their breakfast and everything was packed, we started. I had planed to do a slow day again. Even my stomach problems were gone, I felt still dehydrated. Wendelin guided the group again for the first kilometers. After everyone was on his own. Today we continued on the highway which was getting a truck road later. This was specially for heavy truck traffic. So most of the time some trucks fast passing. After about 20km Klaus caught me. At this time Toni was already far behind him. She had problems with her Achilles tendon already a few days. Just after lunch we heard that she dropped out because the pain was too much. Lunch was normally organized at the caravan of Wendelin. It was placed between kilometer 30 and 40 and was driven by the time keepers. Since they had to take the time at another race, the walkathon, they did not have time. So the lunch was served by the regular supporting cars. It does not concern me, because I do not eat any sandwiches, wraps or similar things while running. Today Klaus and I ran more and more and where much faster. In the end I also recognized that I was not dehydrated anymore. At the last few kilometers we left the truck road and the last kilometer was off road on a gravel path to the resort. In the end we arrived an hour earlier as the day before. After we had arrived at the finish line we had to quickly bring our stuff to the houses and then go for dinner. Also today, three people shared one house even it was set up with six beds. So there was enough place for everyone. At the dinner we had buffet with a huge variety of meat, fish, salad and vegetables for dessert. After the dinner we had a shower and then sitting together with the rest.
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