Training Log Archive: nmulder

Flew back from PQ Utah. Only arrived back on Friday midday.

Spent the day packing our bags for home. Went into Moab to get a few things.

Crossed the finish line of PQ Utah after 8 days, 7 hours, 18 minutes and 13 seconds. Mid afternoon.

Event: Eco Primal Quest
 

0636 - SE Utah, Green River and Moab. Me, Ryno, Gert and Ina in Team Powerade Cyanosis. Had a good start, settling into 7th place on the first leg horse ride. Ryno fell ill due to the heat, and we slipped to 32nd by the end of the days trekking leg. A sleep saw us push back to 25th on day 2 before river swimming and paddling took us back to about 17th, in the same region as Due South. Gert suffered heat exhaustion on day 4 after the 4th canyoneering leg, with the doctors pulling him from the race after TA7 to hospital. We continued unofficially, remaining in the top 20 and finally 16th place before we had to give way to quite a few official teams on the final rope section, where we spent 18 hours on Castle Rock waiting for the rope section to re-open. Had a great race in any case, feeling that if all worked out, we could have challenged for a top 10. Incredible heat was the main enemy in the race (41 deg C), but we generally survived and felt better the further into the race we went.