Posted on 06/24/08 12:13 PM| by team-admin
They are off and running. First segment was from the village 7500 feet to the top of Lone Mountain 11,000 and back. They had estimated five hours to make the round trip. Did it in 3 ½ hours. Still lots of snow, but they managed without the snowshoes. No such luck on this next segment. It seems to be about 30 miles, again on foot. They hope to get into Transition 2 (TA2) by midnight, sleep, and then head down the Gallatin River about 5:30 am on inflatable kayaks with a river board segment along the way. So far it looks to me like the support crew is working almost as hard as the team. If TA1 is any indication, we need some Sherpaʼs.
Rob
June 24th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Go Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch!!!!
June 24th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Keep trucking guys! We will be thinking of you while we are sitting on the beach in Coasta Rica tomorrow.
June 24th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I was up until 2 am (California time) last night following you on tracking and trying to send you some telepathic navigation - oh well… I am absolutely in awe that you all are hanging in there and seem to be going strong! Dad, thanks for updating the site. There are some good photos of Xtreme Couture in the gallery. Keep smiling! (the other) Mark’s sis~
June 24th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Go Team Go! Dad, I am very proud of you and I am glad you are not doing Everest (mom says people don’t come back from there. I wish I was there to protect your team from bears cause I would give them some of my Tai Chi moves and that would definitely scare them away.
Gotta go now, Love Sport
June 25th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Yah, rock on, keep the updates comming. Any idea what is going on with cp#13? The lead teams seem to be going well past it before turning around, and then they don’t look to be putting into the river for the kayaking section… perhaps continuing on bike instead?
Did the course get changed?
June 25th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
You guys are AMAZING! Looks like Team E.C. is going strong! Thinking good thoughts…..Suz and Erich, be good to my boys! Support Crew, keep up your good work!
Beck
June 25th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Heeeeyyyyyyyy!!! Go team go!!!! We are so proud of all of you! Can you hurry up already though… j/k. Take good care out there! Hugs and kisses. Oh ya Mark I am eating a piece of cake right now
June 25th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Thinking good thoughts for you and your team!I am sleeping above mom’s head in case someone tries to steal her in the middle of the night!Ok, maybe I am stalking her, but you know how I get. Don’t worry about the family, the crazy black/wht guy runs around jumping from couch to couch disturbing my naps, but at least he is back to his old self.
Keep the paws blister free!
Fondly,
Calvin
June 26th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Go Erich and the rest of the team! Praying for ya’lls safety and stamina! It’s ok, who needs food and sleep anyway. LOL. Good luck and keep on truckin friends. Stay strong. You are all amazing athletes.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Pup,
All the boys are tracking you hour by hour no one is getting much work done. We had a little College World Series party last night but most of the time we all were watching your team tracking on the computer. We have a COLD GREY GOOSE when you get back wich we consider an EXTREME sport for us. Be safe
The Boys
June 26th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Hey Pup,
What’s tougher - UOP Football South Campus gym at 4:30 am with the puke buckets or Primal Quest Montana?
We are checking you out online.
Keep rollin!
I have to go now to finish my donut and take a nap
DT
June 26th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Hey Mark and TC, we have been tracking you since Mike gave us the info.
We are so proud of you, your team and your crew. Looks like the crew works pretty hard and is doing a great job. What a huge challenge you have accepted!
When we saw the photo of you 4, I was amazed that you, Mark, are at least 50 lbs. lighter. Fantastic!! Impressive.
Keep up the pace and we are following your success daily.
Love,
Wayne & Sharon
June 26th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
HEY SUZ!!
I am so glad to hear that you are doing great. You are such a trooper and so freakin competetive!!! BOYS watch out!!.. Josh came home from the U.A.E. and was here for a few days. We will be at Shawn’s on Saturday thinking about you and drinking some major beer. We LOVE YOU!!! and miss you. Can’t wait to hear about your adventure.
Aunty E.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Hey Pup.. and Team 44…
We are having such fun tracking your little adventure with the kids…
We are headed to the donut store with David and then headed back to our place for a nap as well..
Good luck…
FASTER.. FASTER..
Can you please move the team up a couple of places so we don’t have to scroll down at all when checking this website!!
xoxo
Ann and Rebacks
June 27th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Pup,
It’s a good thing we whipped you in shaped at Havasau. Keep on, keeping on. Proud of you all.