Just to make things more interesting for us this morning,
a team of Afghan friends watered down the road, which is usually a necessity to
help tamper down the dust. After several days of rain, however, it turned soggy
roads into boggy roads. Most every runner who has gone so far is half-caked in
mud, but with no complaints. The camaraderie is inspiring. I just saw runners
from two different teams pass by us together over several laps, obviously
helping to pace each other.
One interesting thing to note--Team Richard's captain,
MCpl Brian Wiegelt of the Canadian Army, is the fastest runner by far. He wins
every race and has successfully completed a 50 miler and a 125k run. He is
doing 38 of his team's miles. We intentionally made the other teams deeper with
regard to fast runners, so it's interesting to watch the accordion effect.
Every time Brian runs, his team shoots out to a big lead. Over the next several
legs, the rest of our teams largely close the gap. It'll be interesting to see
how all this plays out.
