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2008-12-14:

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Distance today: 60.0 km (Accumulated: 8024.0 km)
Elapsed time: 05:41:24
Country: Middle East

Start 9:08am, at km-marker 186 on Arab route M45. 5c, overcast and l. wind.
Finish 15:53pm at exit "Maloulah 7km" on Arab route M45. 14c and same.

48h & 8000km :-)

.. This morning I woke up in a palace ! The University of Deremethia and sports coordinator mr. Zakarias (chairman of Syrias Fencing Federation) had decided that I needed a bit of luxury-accomodation and had placed me in a white marble-villa / palace for the night.
.. Quiet luxury in the middle of the Syrian desert at 1100m altitude. Hard to believe when I woke up :-)

The run went well today while I struggled yesterday after the longest stage in wr the day before along w. running up to the desert highlands from the Mediteranean Sea.

Today I passed 8000km according to one of my Finland friends, Hemio of Turku University, who keeps meticulous track of the run - and often is the source of historic data (fx. reg. the ancient history of Antioc in Turkey, 500km back). Thanks Hemio :-)

What occupies me, though, is the preparation for a 48hour competetion in Cairo 7. to 9. January; organized by mr. Phil Essam (ultralegends.com) & Dorte Zaalouk of the danish embassy in Cairo, co-sponsored by Ecco. A friendly race w. local and internat. participants to introduce multiday ultrarunning in N. Africa :-)

- More info. soon on worldrun.org !

Todays running advice:
A way ofmaking your training more exiting and raising your level is to engage in friendly competetion. You dont need to wear a number; use your imagination :-)