The daybreak

Just had news (11:30am Thursday) that Cruachan and the two English guys from Ippon/Inov8 (NOT the Swiss & the Portugese as the race marshals assured me last night... damn organisation...) have arrived at A3, the end of the paddle down the Targus river. We're assuming that they slept somewhere last night, either on the river or at the transition from the skates to the paddle.

Rather than undergo the monster 160km MTB section, they'll be routed straight to the next assistance point, A4, as they missed the 3am cutoff. BUT, waiting for them in the transition boxes was a lovely printed sheet of all the messages you guys posted through on either the ARWC website or on here, so huge thanks for all of those. I hope it perked them up in the night.

So, they're holding the lantern rouge but they're still in it, and with this cut option, they'll be drawn back into the pack. More news as soon as we get it, thanks for all your support!