We are still no closer to selecting the 3rd member for the North Pole team. The challenge for any participant is the time commitment of having to spend a week next year in Norway on training and four weeks at the Pole for the race itself. It is safe to say that you need to be at a certain career position to manoeuvre such a period away from work, Tom and I understand that. However, we also want to win this race so that narrows the field down even further. We will continue to search but are interested in hearing from any people who think they are up to this once in a lifetime opportunity!
Training for Sahara has gone well for the last week, I have been out for 10 out of the past 11 days and on Sunday I got my first 2 hrs run in for a long time. I chose to run at midday which would seem like madness (it was 36 degree or 96.8F) but I can hardly use the sun as an issue with the Sahara being my final destination! Anyway, the run went well and I figured out my route for the longer runs which should see me continue my exploration of Singapore without too much repetition.
The organisers keep us in the loop and this week they sent all us Sahara race participants photos of the course which they took when they were out on a recent recce. It puts the challenge into perspective, and I am not looking forward to tackling these hills in the middle of my 5th marathon in 5 days.This is going to be a tough one!
Any friend of Kathy’s, is a friend of mine. At 76, retired for 20 years and loving it, I wish you all the success in the world.
Take care, be well.