Some final words on ARWC from Captain Graham “Tweet” Bird.
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“When the opening leg of an adventure race is 106km with over 8000m of ascent, it’s scary, wondering what lies ahead and how… https://t.co/yAYySu4mEe
Tapering for a big race, conventional wisdom counsels one to eat well, stay off your feet and rest. There’s nothing on Google about fighting a forest fire intent on destroying your life’s… https://t.co/M7uoaD9E1n
“Reunion is a piece of rock jutting up from the ocean. I'm itching to discover the much-professed beauty of this isle.
” - Hanno… https://t.co/7uuiaRBWqx
“Being outdoors is part of who I am, as a kid I spent my free time cycling with my dad, going on adventures walks with him and our dog or just exploring. If I haven’t spent part of my day… https://t.co/jQV7LBiIYl
Merrell prepare for UPHILL challenge at Champs
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Merrell Adventure Addicts will be lining up amongst the world’s finest Adventure Racing teams at the start inside an old volcano on the… https://t.co/AofeM8bbxk
Cyanosis Midlands AR - CP7 ➡️ CP8 - a 100m swim or a 1.5km detour. Most teams swam. Teams that went around lost 15-20mins
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Live tracking at https://t.co/JOvaRwPI72
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#Merrellsa @… https://t.co/jT3AQMYRUe
COURSE DETAILS
Team heading out of town after collecting the first 5 CP’s.
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A quick overview of the course details for the Cyanosis Midlands AR.
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LEG 1 - Trek (42.2km)
LEG 2 - Cycle… https://t.co/9QonDmJnSZ
The men and a little lady.
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The Merrell Adventure Addicts arriving for the adventure1series Cyanosis Midlands AR.
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Live tracking of the race from 06.00 Saturday morning at… https://t.co/0TXpOrXn49
Merrell Adventure Addicts, Hanno Smit and Tatum Prins took advantage of the much needed rain that fell in the Western Cape to Sup from the paddle-able source of the Breede river at the… https://t.co/gziShTmKV4
After inhaling all the food they could find at T7 the team has left for the final leg of @expafrica a 57km cycle. They are being chased by Team 7, EnduranceLife UK! Into the final hours of #EA2018 🤘 #ExpAfrica @kineticeventsZA #AdventureRacing
Update: Team Jabberwock just passed CP32, taking longer than 24 hours to get from T6 to CP32. Estimated time for leg was 13hours! The kloof is proving very difficult to get through and taking much longer than expected! #MerrelMentored left T6 at 11:30 yesterday... #ExpAfrica
The teams will have to do a 100m abseil in the second last leg. This will be during their 59km trek.
#MerrellMentoredTeam making steady progress and catching up to the teams in front of them, according to the @SPOT_Africa trackers
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After the 4 hours of sleep the #MerrelMentored Team left T5 seven hours behind Jabberwock! They just left T6 only 4 hours behind after a good cycle leg. #ExpAfrica#EA2018 @kineticeventsZA @
The team took 4 hours to sleep and recover at T5. “I think the team needed it and it’s payed off already, we’ve just had a good cycle and almost at T6. Now we can push through to the end” @grahamtweetbird#MerrelMentored#ExpAfrica#EA2018 @kineticeventsZA @MERRELL_ZA