27/10/2020
On Monday our team completed Region 2. Collectively we had covered 9,000kms through Latin America and the Andes in 8 weeks.
We are now enjoying the stunning landscape of the Pampas - Chile, then Argentina, before heading deep south to the last unspoilt continent on Earth - Antarctica. Two members of our team have run races in Antarctica, and it’ll be of tremendous emotional value when we get there again, even in a virtual sense.
Nobody in our team has fallen off a cliff. In fact, everyone seems to be getting stronger and more positive, with half of the team still warming up. They are most likely aiming for negative splits. There are undoubtedly minor setbacks, but we rarely hear of them. With the rest of us, we know we’re stuck with this race until the end. So why not enjoy it as much as possible?!
Our team has been in the global top 10 for a while, but the leading team is ahead of us by a whole region, about 3,000 miles! Incredible effort indeed. However this race is not about rankings. It’s about getting something really hard done together as a team, waking up everyday and raring to go in high spirit rain or shine, during a time that, safe to say, is not the best for most of us. It’s about going through the lows with the conviction that the highs will come. It’s about going through the highs with gratitude and zest for life.
If you’re cheering us on from Oceania, hopefully you’ve been taking advantage of the spring weather and found time to move about a little bit. As for Melburnians, how good does it feel to get stuck in traffic jams again?
Our thoughts are with our friends in North America, parts of Europe and other regions, who are going through an incredibly difficult time. Chin up. It will pass.
