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Cotopaxi
We awoke to another sunny day, and one of the clearest, though maybe that was because it was also our earliest start so far, leaving the hotel at 6:30. We jumped on a blue bus to get to our meeting … Continue reading
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Mitad del Mundo
Today we took the bus to the Mitad del Mundo monument on the equator. For good measure we also visited the Inti-Nan solar museum next door, which claims that the correct equator line, measured using modern GPS, goes through their … Continue reading
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A lazy day in town
Today we’ve had a lazy day here in the “lowlands”, visiting the old town and El Panacillo: “the little bread bun” hill with its statue on top. In the afternoon we went for a gentle jog in the park next … Continue reading
Acclimatisation
We’ve been wondering what effect altitude would have on us, even though the organisers of this year’s Huairasinchi have promised that we will “only” be going as high as 4400 masl. The airport outside Quito lies at a modest 2400 … Continue reading
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14 days left to go…
Our departure date is approaching fast. Jo Inge and Wendy leave home on November 1st and are busy packing. It’s obviously also a busy time at work, preparing for a three-week absence. Our training has been going well, with a … Continue reading
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60 days to go…
If anybody out there should happen to drop by this webpage occasionally, they will have noticed that we are a bit slow when it comes to blogging. Fortunately we have made rather more progress with our practical preparations for November, … Continue reading
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Marka24
This was our fourth Marka24, and from pre-race planning we hoped that this time we would manage to get all 24 controls within 24 hours. It certainly seemed a much more realistic proposition than on our previous attempt last year, … Continue reading
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West Coast Adventure Race
The second race in the Swedish Adventure Race Series took place on the first weekend in June, this time on the coastline north-west of Gothenburg. We had been rather nervous about the paddling in WCAR … exposed sea in boats … Continue reading
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First race of the year: Le Grand Tour
Our first competition in 2014 was Le Grand Tour 1st-2nd May. This was also the first race in the new Swedish series of 24 hour competitions. The race started with a very interesting prologue; the map was split into three … Continue reading
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