Mindfulness is a key in the later stages of the race
Rob talks about how to keep focused and have your mind in the right space when you’ve been running for 24h+
Women’s top 3 update
NEW RACE leader!
David Vroom has passed Matt Pilley and is pulling away from him. Approximately 600m but we expect it to widen.
John Walsh 7th male with pacer Nick Bamford last years 2nd place
Women’s leader Margie Hadley at 191.5km. She dropped her pacer (he had a calf injury) and she’s moving so well.
3rd place Mark Avery 1.5km behind 2nd and looking SO GOOD
2nd place David Vroom is 1km behind the leader
Race leader Matt Pilley and pacer about 2km from Ski Rider Hotel
Update on the top 3 men and women
And that’s a wrap for Day 1 from our roving reporters, Dan and Rob. They’ll be back with more updates on all the action after 5am on Saturday.
Women’s race leader Margie Hadley leaving Dalgety
Margie Hadley in 1st place at 148km point with an 8.5km lead over 2nd place Simone Hayes. Jalna Clair is in 3rd place, only 100 metres behind Simone.