Bart´s off again
Dawson City 2.50am
Well we sent Bart off around 2.25am to continue his journey after a mandatory 36h layover here. Team still counts 11 members! The dogs rested good, ate good and are in good spirits. Nelson was our question mark because he was still sick but he bounced back over the break. Hopefully they hang on. Some are still not 100% but at least they are eating!No sore muscles so that is a good sign.
During the 36 hours we were in full force, Mark and I. Our routine was continuous without a lot of sleep. It starts to take the dogs out from the tent and put them on the stake out. They can stretch and pee and do more business. We feed them, rub them in, and put them back to bed. Than a few hours later we take them for a walk and start over again. This about every 6hours,36 hours later our job is done for now. I dropped Mark off at the house because he needed some sleep asap! I am in the race office trying to get this out before you all wake up!
Later on today after a few hours o
f sleep we will go and break down the camp and will head towards the dog drop 100 miles down the road.
So now Bart has 200 miles ahead of him. When I put his sled in place I had a hard time moving it. He has food along for that stretch and he is cutting it in 4 runs of 50 miles. After a 100 miles there is a dog drop but before that he has to concur his last summit. King Salomon’s dome is waiting for him shortly. It should be OK. It is a nice ascent over 25 miles. Than if he makes the top he has the Black hills ahead of him. A rolling trail that will eventually take him to lower altitude.
His tracking device has been reset so you should be able to follow him along
Hang in there Bart..you are doing awesome!!
hoy bart stefaan en mark,
ik moet ons ma en pa iedere keer up to date houden en ben zelf ook zeer benieuwd maar als ik elke keer moest kijken dat zij zeggen dan bleef de pc 24uur opstaan:)
Wij blijven allemaal duimen voor u en hopen dat ge goed moogt toekomen! we blijven achter u en het hele team staan (dus ook stef, marc, tanja,…)
nog veel succes en groeten vanuit België
mama & papa, an & johan
Hey stefaan, Mark and Bart,
Just wanted to tell you guys that you are doing a great job. Thank you Stefaan for the updates it is really nice to read how you guys are doing and how Bart is doing out on the trail. Keep up the good work and make sure you take care of yourselfs!
Kristal
Doing good, Bart. Keep up the good work. We are rooting for you.
Jim says to quit resting and get running. Show those guys what tough Belgium boys can do. Good Luck!!