Hi all - just seen the postings and Rebecca made the 91 km stage, crossing the line at 13.54 today with 2 others (think I saw her on the live webcam having photos taken). Did really well to check point 4 (50 km mark) at 20.37 last night, where it looks like a huge group dropped out, including the favorite who has won it 10 times! A big bunch of people made check point 4 by between 8 pm -10pm last night and are still only finishing now at 18.21 today. Not sure what happened then on last 42 km but Rebecca has made it to the end .... did they have a kip, get lost or bad weather I wonder? looking at photos taken last night there were big black clouds in the sky! will post any reports I get as soon as... now another 42 km to look forward to tomorrow, the organisers have cancelled the last stage on Saturday - the half-marathon 'short sprint' to the end!! - but isn't she doing well, At the moment 767 finishers from the starting 812 and think that might be the lot. No, the 771 person has just crossed the line at 1950!
Press Release at 10.08 p.m.
34 hrs 28 mins after setting out on this stage the last two runners, the Swiss G. Dietrich Kohler and the Malaisian Adnan Mohamed Adnan Bin Osman, 68 and 66 years old respectively, reached the finish line under the runners and staff shared clamours. A amazing moment of solidarity and brotherhood, representative of MDS' spirit.
Because of the exceptional weather conditions throughout the Marathon, the safety does not allow the setting of a new bivouac in the area. The race organisation has therefore decided to cancel saturday's stage. The 24th Marathon des Sables will come to an end with a last 42km long stage on friday.
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