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Goto: 2009-01-08 2009-01-10 Africa

2009-01-09:
Distance today: 30.0 km (Accumulated: 9197.8 km)
Elapsed time: 09:30:00
Country: Africa

Finish 09:30am., at the Gezira Sports Club, Cairo. 17c, allmost clear and light wind.

48hour race - Finish

Results:
8. FolyM. Salm, Egy., 97km/ 262laps.
7. Mouhammad Hosany, Egy., 126km/ 339laps.
6. Hassan Essa, Egy. 126km/ 339laps.
5. Peter Bøgevig, dk, 157km/ 421laps.
4. Pranjal, Slo., 259km/ 696laps.
3. Ananda Lahari, Slo., 269km/ 723laps.
2. Petr Spacil, Cz., 270km/ 727laps.
1. Jesper Olsen, dk, 306km/ 825laps.

- a hard race as 2days of running is; but the Club, the support from the Egypt Sport Federation, the very efficient organisation of the run by danish embassy along w. old & young local spectators late into the Arab night - made it a real joy to do !!

A BIG THANK YOU to all involved not least the fellow runners.I hope we together inspired an event to go on here in Cairo :-)

I cant say that my own performance was good: the first 24h./200km was "on rails", thenthis little bit worn desert train' came to a quick halt that never really changed to my usual pacing. Sufficient to say that I let the concearn about what waits (no support run through Sahara w. the 35kg of babyjogger to push in front.. A game of Arab roulette ;-) get the best of my focus. A beginners mistake ! :-)

But this is the important lesson that a race can have other values than the result ! The friendship, the sharing of a challenge, the long talks while running through the night - getting each other "across the river".

Much like each of us in the world each day have our challenge to pass.