The PDL Pumas team have once again done the Oxfam Trailwalker in Taupo.
We trained as a team of 4, we started as team of 4, we walked as a team of 4 and we finished as a team of 4; We started in Taupo at 8am on Saturday morning and we walked, and we walked, and we walked; We walked up hills, we walked down hills, we walked around hills; We walked through bush, we walked over farmland, we walked through forests and we walked on roads; We walked all day long and we kept on walking right through the night (with no sleep) into the next day; We walked in rain showers, we walked in the wind (Sou'wester 30kts) we walked in the bitter cold (5ยบ)
At long last on Sunday morning we had finally walked 100km and crossed the finish line in Taupo with a time of 24 Hours 23 Minutes, an improvement of 2 Hours 32 minutes on last years time of 26 Hours 55 minutes. Our team placing was Team 75 out of 250 teams that started (and only 192 teams completed the event)
Our support crew were awesome in getting us through the event.
They had hot food, hot drinks, including freshly baked hot scones for us at midnight!
And thanks to all those who send us text messages of encouragement.
And it is still not to late to support us.
Starting at 7am on Saturday morning, the Trailblazers team walked all day and they walked all night. Finally at 8.28am on Sunday morning they were back where they started having walked 100km with a total time of 25 Hours 28 minutes. Trailblazers crossed the finish line in 71st place (out of 241 teams)
