A huge thanks to all our supporters, support crew, families, and friends! Your generosity and encouragement were top of mind as we pushed ourselves further than we thought possible last Sunday. We each set personal records achieving our 55 km goal, and two of us pushed that out to 60 km for good measure.
Sunday began at 4:30AM with coffee and porridge, and by 5:19AM we were gliding through the darkness with just head torches and starlight to guide us for the next two hours until sunrise. We pushed on past fields, rivers, subdivisions, over bridges, navigating around the Tauranga harbour and onward to Mount Maunganui to meet Claire, Kate, and Sam for welcome supplies and the loop around the mountain.
With our backs to the rising sun and a comfortable temperature, Nick, Dan, and I kicked off the return journey along the same route, grumbling like old men about the state of our increasingly tired joints and muscles. It felt good to be on the home stretch with only 27.5 km to go!
Follow our route and join us vicariously https://www.relive.cc/view/v26M8mor13O
Not at all sped up! Full screen recommended.
We've now had a few days to recoup and while we're still feeling a little beat up physically, we're elated by the personal achievements, the welcome donations our self-imposed suffering has drawn in, and the connections we made along the way. We're starting to test the equipment with very short and light jogs around the block and planning the next episode.
Now for a request -- please share the campaign far and wide! We have at least one marathon to go, probably two, in fact we seem to be onto a good thing and may just continue indefinitely. We need to share the campaign with people sympathetic to the cause or interested in the adventure, and need your help to do this.
With thanks,
Team K4K: Brody, Nick, Dan, Claire, Thamires, Kate, Sam, & friends.
