29. stage at 07/17/2011 from Guymon, OK to Balko School, OK, (day: 45.4miles / overall.: 1296.5miles)
This morning we welcomed James girlfriend officially. She would stay with us for one week and support James. Yesterday afternoon she arrived and ran with him during the last kilometers. Otherwise Laure mentioned the rules for accommodation at the gym at tonight.
Also today there were no big changes at the course. Already in Guymon we had to turn two times. But we did not leave the 412. We ran on it since yesterday. At the end of the town Russell and his wife waited and cheered us. Not long after that there were some nasty dogs. Luckily Patrick’s wife arrived. She helped me to get rid of the dogs. Then she waited for the next runners to help them. But that was the only spectacular event today. Today there were more fields than cow ranges, but the landscape did not really change. For a change we can hear the grills and grasshoppers at the wayside. While to while a car was passing. Even they drove much faster compared to yesterday most made a big bow around us. Already at 5:30am there was 26°C (78°C). You could imagine how hot it was getting today. And it went up there. During the last 10 kilometers the wind came from front, as yesterday.
At Balko the head of the school welcomed us. He was very nice and trying to help to make our staying as comfortable as possible. The dinner was done by the people of the school. It was very good and there was a huge variation. It is a nice feeling to get honored in such a way. Sadly the internet connection did not work for everybody. Still, my phone made a sign of living. Since a long time we had a net, but not very strong. Almost everybody slept at the school. It was a good possibility to meet the people and know them better. The dinner helped for that as well. At the morning we were told that we stay at the gym, but in the end almost everybody ended up at the library. The library had air-condition the gym not. Also the dinner was a library, so it was a short way.
Results:
Day: |
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Overall: |
Place |
Name |
Surename |
Time |
Place |
Name |
Surename |
Time |
1 |
Koch |
Rainer |
8:04:14 |
1 |
Koch |
Rainer |
224:29:45 |
2 |
Malandain |
Patrick |
9:13:12 |
2 |
Malandain |
Patrick |
256:19:51 |
3 |
Orru |
Italo |
9:22:28 |
3 |
Orru |
Italo |
272:19:32 |
4 |
Girard |
Serge |
10:49:45 |
4 |
Girard |
Serge |
276:42:54 |
5 |
Bellini |
Alexandro |
10:54:55 |
5 |
Bellini |
Alexandro |
294:40:59 |
6 |
Adams |
James |
11:02:24 |
6 |
Adams |
James |
306:51:39 |
7 |
Koshita |
Makoto |
12:44:45 |
7 |
Koshita |
Makoto |
341:48:46 |
8 |
Bando |
Yoshiaki |
12:45:59 |
8 |
Bando |
Yoshiaki |
347:07:52 |
DNF |
Müller |
Markus |
DNF |
DNF |
Müller |
Markus |
DNF |
DNF |
Bavato |
Gérard |
DNF |
DNF |
Bavato |
Gérard |
DNF |
DNF |
De Groot |
Jenni |
DNF |
DNF |
De Groot |
Jenni |
DNF |
DNF |
Tanaka |
Yoshimi |
DNF |
DNF |
Tanaka |
Yoshimi |
DNF |
DNF |
Ishihara |
Yoshiaki |
DNF |
DNF |
Ishihara |
Yoshiaki |
DNF |
DNF |
Phillipe |
Grizard |
DNF |
DNF |
Phillipe |
Grizard |
DNF |
Out of placement: |
|
Barthel |
Peter |
6:44:32 |
|
Barthel |
Peter |
188:23:25 |
|
Kuiper |
Anneke |
11:09:24 |
|
Kuiper |
Anneke |
275:29:34 |
Fotos of the day:
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