The link here goes to a friend of mine's race report from the XPD - a 10 day expedition race in australia. Just wanted to put it out there to let people know what the upper end of the sport looks like. Believe it or not, there's not much difference (logistics aside) between a 48 hour race and a 10 day race - in my opinion the most difficult transition is between 10-12 hour races and 36-48 hour beasts, where factors like night nav and sleep deprivation really test a team's adhesion and the individual members commitment to the common goal. For some these longer races can seem easier than shorter ones, where competetive teams have to push themselves hard for a chance at the podium. When you're going to be trekking for 150 miles, running the first 5 just doesn't seem to make much sense.....
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