Daylight Approaches!

Well, at about 4:30 AM we started seeing the return of daylight. Unfortunately we also saw the return of Rebecca’s food. She left a nice deposit right next to the tent…better than in it, right? Of course, none of this really phased her. As soon as her tummy was empty she sat for her second 20 minute break and ate some “real food”. At 4:30AM that came in the form of instant mashed potatoes mixed with avocado – yum! So now she’s out on her 16th (?) or so lap, still one lap and 6 minutes up on second place. She is riding an incredible race and her strength is nothing less than amazing. Her last few laps have slowed, but are still 5-10 minutes faster than her closest competitors and not far off the pace she was riding early in the race. Rebecca’s excited to be out on her last night lap and we expect that the first rays of sun will be a boost to her effort.

On another note, Greg Martin is increasing his lead in the SS division. He is now 1 lap plus 40 minutes up on 2nd place. He has had a stellar race; steady laps, good focus, smart riding.

I’ve attached some photos from the night.

Thanks for tuning in!

Karoline

Finally enjoying a short break from the saddle.

Back to the saddle it is...