HOTS UPDATE 168 HOURS: day 8 begins
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this is how a day should begin:
where am i?
oh, yeah, the clarion.
whats the weather?
oh yes, rain. the default setting!
is anyone on the way to the rock?
one, still a couple of hours till we have to go.
have they started checking in?
not yet.
where are our people?
two of us in kimball, one in bell buckle,one in lewisburg.
have the checkins started?
only a couple. probably checked in before a sleep break.
how many drops?
a list is being compiled.
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well, that gives me a chance to take a shower and get some things done.
at least there was a few hours of continuous sleep.
only 60 hours to go to the finish.
yeah, that is doable on naps if necessary.
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checkins are done,
what is the damage?
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we lost michael.
geez, it is amazing how fast they fall back when they stop moving behind the cutoff.
its a 3 hour round trip for the nearest one to go retrieve him and stash him closer to the finish.
3 more have been collected in lewisburg already.
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we have someone who could collect the ones in lewisburg
and bring them to the rock.
if the timing works out she could also bring michael.
and we would have the course clean…
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for the moment.
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mary and derek made it thru the night.
bright spot in the morning.
santa fe…
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its day by day,
but every day they survive brings them closer!
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scroll thru the names.
at the beginning some were familiar,
others were not.
now they are all like old friends.
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i have watched them for more than a week.
i have seen them knock out big sections
i have seen them struggle.
they pair up for support
they break up when they are no longer going the same speed.
in the middle they collect into large bands…
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those will break up as the miles add up.
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but these are the survivors.
out of the original 109
38 have dropped.
35% give or take.
about 1/3.
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there will be more.
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5 have finished.
one is close.
three more are almost ready to start the final push.
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well, lets wrap this up
and get ready to go see john finish.
he has run a hell of a race….
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