Last morning in the desert



Above the view from our tent. Yesterday was another long day (distance wise a "mere" marathon) but we took it easy with a run before the heat built up and then walked (or hobbled) the rest of the course. They snuck in some jebels, dunes, and gorges to make it the most scenic day... to end on a high or perhaps encourage people to sign up again..?! Not for us (we agreed on that remarkably quickly!). As for us, we are looking forward to relatively easy double digit distance runs in the future - and being able to say "we shaved 5 hours off our last marathon time!"

Now gearing up for the last little push for 6km to the finish finish line, where a bus (or maybe a taxi) awaits. Then a 6h bus ride back to a shower to start some recuperation until our girls arrive on Monday. 

Thanks for all your support and donations. The daily printed out emails which were brought to our tent were such a wonderful treat - the joy reminded us of the excitement felt back in the days before email/ internet when one received a nice letter. Thank you to everyone who navigated the mds website to get those through to us!! 

Also just got our first brexit update in a week. October, eh? 

K & J 



Comments

  1. Unknown13 April 2019 at 17:53

    Well done both of you! A once in a lifetime experience completed! You should be very proud (and I am sure once the feelings of sheer relief have passed you will do)!

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  2. Anonymous15 April 2019 at 08:25

    Well done to you both! very proud of you !

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