Route de Sel (Trans 555) Day 5

By Luke Cunliffe

Sunday 7th, 5:15pm in the evening. I'm now way up the front of the field with the support crews - in fact at checkpoint 15 or 16 even. At the moment the news is that Alicia is way, way ahead - she has around a 40km lead now over the next two runners, Francis and Rene. Francis and Rene are now running together and behind them is a chap called Gerard and then Patrice.

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It's very difficult to interpret placings at present as the news is coming up and down the field from people in various support vehicles at different times.

Alicia had left me a note at this checkpoint - addressed to Eventrate - wchih reads, "It is Hot Hot Hot, This is the most difficult race I have done, only dunes today and 80% soft sand. I got lost this morning and was out of water for 8 hours - thank god I was found by 10am - I have to go I hear the guys are on checkpoint 12" - interesting as when she wrote the note - she was in fact 2 checkpoints ahead of the nearest runners - she I one determined lady.

She's storming ahead - but she says her one wish is for a cold drink - any drink - just cold.

The temperature now is up to 52 degress C - which is a record we believe. In amongst the blistering temperatures the scenery is desolate. flat flat flat, sand sand sand and the occasional line of dunes.

The last I saw of Wilko yesterday - he was doing pretty well - and there has only been one more retirement - bring the retirees list to 6 - which is remarkable given the conditions.

More from the field over the next couple of days.

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