The 7 in 7 Challenge 2010

We're almost there… only one to go

It was a day of beautiful running and beautiful company, Rob, Alastair and I spent the night at the start of the Milford Track at the Glade Lodge and were woken with banana caramel porridge – which set us up for a 7am start. The weather was glorious as we headed up the McKinnon Pass – we reached the summit in great time – 4 hours and twenty five minutes, and there I was able to spend 15 minutes to take in the scenery and think about Alan and this made the whole thing an incredibly emotional experience. At the summit we were also given our highest altitude donation – Brian from Canada gave us $20. We also had the pleasure of meeting Bruce – who was walking Milford Track to tick it off his bucket list as he is sadly suffering from prostate cancer – he was a real inspiration. Down the other side was a fast assent – but the last 20 km’s were alot harder on the knees and ankles than we had anticipated. At the end we were met by our fantastic support crew and it was so nice to see so many beautiful friendly faces after 9 and three quarter hours. We then jumped in our Roadcraft Camper and drove from Milford To Te Anau just in time for the Kepler Challenge Briefing – it was an amazing moment as there was a standing ovation from all of the athletes as we walked in. Once again the support is outstanding. Roll on tomorrow, Day 7 .. the final day of the challenge.

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