There's carnage on the course! We lost two runners overnight. Both @kachee and @skymaiden failed to enter their numbers for this round and have DNFed.
I'm really sorry to see you both go (especially @skymaiden who is cooking my dinner right now and she'll be really annoyed with me when she finds out), but hopefully you'll be back for game three.
| Pos | Name | Distance | Details |
| 1 | @calatorulmiop Bib: 7 | 24.52kms | Gels: 3 Health:  You passed through an aid station and this replenished your supply of gels - adding 1, Weird stuff happens on the trails You get the 'runs' and duck behind a rock for a bit. Other runners can be heard gagging as they run past your rock. |
| 2 | @len.george Bib: 1 | 24.14kms | Gels: 3 Health: You passed through an aid station and this replenished your supply of gels - adding 1, Weird stuff happens on the trails You stop to take a selfie, and get a bit carried away, costing you time. |
| 3 | @godofbit Bib: 5 | 24.05kms | Gels: 4 Health: You passed through an aid station and this replenished your supply of gels - adding 1, You passed through an aid station and this replenished your supply of gels - adding 1, Weird stuff happens on the trails You get chased by a cow mooing for your supply of gels. You sprint to get away, which makes up a bunch of distance. |
| 4 | @cstrimel Bib: 3 | 23.52kms | Gels: 3 Health:  You passed through an aid station and this replenished your supply of gels - adding 1, Weird stuff happens on the trails There are some brightly coloured mushrooms growing on the side of the track, intrigued, hopeful, you take a little nibble. Nothing happens. The little pixies on the branch by your head say - "See, we told you so.", |
| 5 | @zapasx Bib: 4 | 16.95kms | Gels: 3 Health: You passed through an aid station and this replenished your supply of gels - adding 1, Weird stuff happens on the trails The sun gets really hot, making it hard to breathe, so your pace suffers. |
| 6 | @kachee Bib: 2 | DNF | |
| 7 | @skymaiden Bib: 6 | DNF |
Comentary
Less than half a kilometer separates our first three runners as they head up towards the top of Wright's Hill. Everyone in this group is still looking strong, but there are more hills ahead and soon the fatigue in their legs will make itself known.
Meanwhile @cstrimel and @zapasx are not too far behind and also running strongly.
It's still anyone's race, and just like it Formula One racing, the race can be won or lost in the pits. At some point the runners will need to rest, and that's when things can change dramatically.
Runners
Well done on making it this far. Keep an eye out later on tonight for the Round Three post.
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bah, humbug!
Arrghh...
I know! sorry.
I even waited an extra couple of hours before doing the post.... just in case.
But game three is just around the corner, and you are more than welcome to sign up for that.
I laughed my ass off when I read about what random stuff happened on the trails in my case. I haven't ran such a long distance in real life so I've never experienced the "runs" but what's super funny is that leaving a smelly surprise close to the trails is something that I would consider doing :)))))
It's chemical warfare out there so beware everybody :))))
Glad you liked it. There are plenty more where that came from.:-)
How did you know I like to eat small things that grow on the side of the road?? It’s like you’re inside my head! :)
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