E-dog & the JJ's vs. Expedition Africa

24/04/2026

A few finish line shots of the team. Happy as. 551kms over 84 hours and a provisional 5th place. Everything went incredibly smoothly, including a few surprise moments leading the field... (!)
There is much more to say in the race report but first and most importantly a HUGE shout out and thank you to and Keith Conley for the coverage during the race!! Without them there would have been no updates. When we finished, it was pretty touching to see how much support we received over the race so thank you all for following along ❤️

22/04/2026

22/04/2026

Maybe 3-4 hrs left, vibes are good!

22/04/2026

Lunchtime interview, kayak sounds hard but vibes still okay. No portage

21/04/2026

Still trekking away …. bit of long march this one, plenty of time for contemplating. No doubt Reece will still be chatting though.

Looks like they’ll get to TA in the next couple of hours, likely have a quick sleep then maybe try and get out on the final big kayak in early hours of the morning and enjoy sunrise on the water.

21/04/2026

Absolutely whipping through the course! There’s a clear front pack emerging and the JJs have done well to match the other teams on the paddle. Look for them to change gears up on this trek 🏃🏃‍♀️

20/04/2026

Morning update - they’re off on kayak (despite what the tracker says) after a big sleep.

Looks like there was abit of faf with the Rogaine but the big sleep (probably 5-6hrs) will do them well and set them up for the rest off the race. While it’ll look like they’re abit behind, they’re still probably up at front of the pack when you account for their sleep. You always want to bank that sleep early and it potentially sets them up for only 1 more sleep this race. Aim for today will probably be to get through the kayak and trek legs before a short sleep (3hrs ish) and then get back on the yak in early hours of the morning.

20/04/2026

Big bike done! 150ks in about 12 hrs is pretty tidy work. Sounds like they’ll Rogaine first before having a sleep, then onto the kayak by maybe 3am.

This rogaine leg is a bit tricky though - second night without sleep always toughest, probably the hardest navigation they’ll have and following a big day on the bike everyone will be abit over it. Hopefully no mistakes xx

19/04/2026

Someone must have let Em and Ferg go to work on the trek as the JJs have moved up to the front of the pack and are first to the river crossing on Leg 3! From here they’ll transition and begin the big bike leg (150km) which will take them most of the day before likely taking their first sleep of the race this evening. Absolutely smashing it so far 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

19/04/2026

After a lovely day on the river, the JJs are onto the bikes and have just passed through the capital of the Riverland, Renmark!
Having kept it relatively steady so far, look for the team to use the aerodynamics of ‘big rig’ Fergus Macleod on the front of the peloton to start moving their way up the field and finish leg 2 sometime during the middle of the night. A midnight finish though might mean enjoying some of the mandatory swim sections of the Leg 3 trek in the dark, sounds cold 🥶