42016Jun
Mission accomplished

Mission accomplished

Finish! I have done it. 200 km in 6 days, with 10.000 m up and 8.000 m down. I had many doubts along the way, but I finished. I cannot describe how it feels, I’m not even sure what it is I feel right now. It was certainly the greatest challenge I have ever put…

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32016Jun
Travellog 06/03/2016 – Finish!

Travellog 06/03/2016 – Finish!

I again did not sleep well and I can barely eat or drink. My body seems to be confused. Just the thought of power bars or water makes me choke. I almost threw up brushing my teeth. I forced 2 cups of tea and some scrambled eggs into my body and called it a breakfast….

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22016Jun
Travellog 06/02/2016

Travellog 06/02/2016

Dirk just wrote: “55,4km in 11:50. I made it!”  Today they had the longest leg of the whole run, so this was quite a challenge. Imagine: 55,4 km on the 5th day!  Dirk will most certainly write about it later. But today he calls it a day and will probably go to bed (or to tent) right after…

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12016Jun
Travellog 06/01/2016

Travellog 06/01/2016

“A large bowl of spaghetti Bolognese”. This is what I had on my mind for the last 3h of the race. I can’t tell you how hungry I was, despite the fact that I kept pushing gel packs. When you burn 6500 calories you just run on empty. Let’s start with the key fact. I…

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