Warren was running his 7.9 k run and we stopped at 6k to give water. He took off but WHAT WAS THAT 0.5k down the road?? An exchange point and he was waiting for us! Error in race maps, it was only 6.9k!! Scott slams on the breaks and jumps out because he was next runner! He tags Warren and off goes Scott. Warren said he was waiting just down the road very supprised himself he only ran 1 minute after we gave him water. Lesson learnt : don't trust instructions.
So while Warren was running I sent a text msg to Art in van 2. No coverage area. So I put the blackberry (BB) on the van roof to see if it would get a signal. In our rusk to follow Warren we forgot about the BB - opps!!!! I realize this about 3 k down the road.
We leave Warren on the road ahead of Scott and go back to where we last stopped for Warren. Could not find BB after a hard search. But we had to follow Scott so we leave and catch up with Scott, give water, then go ahead to drop me off at the next exchange point for me to run.
I run my 10 k in about 40 min (with gut cramps) fretting about the BB. Nice run though and very pretty area (just south of Ridgetown. I tag Christoph who is with van 2. Then our van starts to look for my BB. Andrew's friend works for Bell Mobility and his friend seaches for my BB using Search and Find feature (a must have). But Bell couldn't find it but he did say the BB was last registered on a cell tower at West Lorne. We head back to the 6.0 k spot for Warren. We searched the grass very very thoroughly. No BB. Scott and Andrew take the van and drive ahead 5 km to see if it was on the gravel on Talbot Line. Stephen, Warren and I look so hard for about 2km of grass.
We give up and I'll just buy a new BB.
Scott and Andrew return as I get in the van they throw me the missing BB!!! -t was on the edge of the road and the battery had fallen out - this is why Seek and Find didn't work. I was so happy!! And now we can contine on the relay.
Van 2 is out with their runners. We are currently heading to end of legs 7 and 10 where we have to volunteer. Scott and I volunteer at an exchange zone and the other guys will get us food.
Stay tuned!
Chris Duke
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Good thing you found the BB. Hope the run is going well. Matt & Carol's presentation was very nice. Met some old friends from when we were milking.
Keep running and try to get some rest in between.
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