{"id":42,"date":"2014-04-11T03:37:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T03:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chasingrainbows.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2014-04-11T04:42:57","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T04:42:57","slug":"tweets-from-the-trail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chasingrainbows.falkor.gen.nz\/?page_id=42","title":{"rendered":"Tweets from the Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Friday 3:58 pm<\/div>\n
Registering!\n<\/div>\n

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Friday 6:10 pm<\/div>\n
Pita pit for dinner, yum. 37 Horomatangi St.\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 5:54 am<\/div>\n
Waiting anxiously at the start line eating toasted bagels. 0km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday 6:02 am<\/div>\n
Across the start line\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday 7:58 am<\/div>\n
Got to the top of the first hill had a toilet stop 7km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday 8:29 am<\/div>\n
Ten percent done 10km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday 9:11 am<\/div>\n
I spy… looking forward to pancakes & coffee\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 9:41 am<\/div>\n
16km leg 1 complete, breakfast on its way.\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 10:45 am<\/div>\n
Thanks girl guides.!\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 11:11 am<\/div>\n
it’s a hot one! 19km\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 11:27 am<\/div>\n
A fifth of the way there 20km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday 11:45 am<\/div>\n
is walk tweeting on the list of hazards?\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 11:54 am<\/div>\n
Pine forest hazards 22km\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 12:13 pm<\/div>\n
Rewarded with views of Taupo\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 12:34 pm<\/div>\n
Highest point 24km\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 12:51 pm<\/div>\n
Past the quarter way mark 25km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday 1:48 pm<\/div>\n
Lunch spread at checkpoint 2. 29km\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 3:25 pm<\/div>\n
Happy to be in the shade of the forest. 33km third of the way. Loving those fractions.\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 3:39 pm<\/div>\n
34km is further than we have ever walked in the course of a day Entering the pain zone.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday 3:50 pm<\/div>\n
Looking out for geothermal hazards.\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 4:46 pm<\/div>\n
38km\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 5:42 pm<\/div>\n
Nearly ready to leave checkpoint 3. 40km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday 6:23 pm<\/div>\n
Looking forward to the half way mark 42km\n<\/div>\n

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Saturday 6:27 pm<\/div>\n
One marathon completed 42km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday 6:28 pm<\/div>\n
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Sunday 12:12 am<\/div>\n
Passed 60km mark and it’s a new day\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 3:51 am<\/div>\n
Have now been awake for 24 hours. Second time past Huka Falls but haven’t seen them yet. 72km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 4:16 am<\/div>\n
Three quarters of the way 75km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 5:54 am<\/div>\n
Good morning Taupo and hello aid station 80km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 7:19 am<\/div>\n
Double marathon complete. 84km\n<\/div>\n

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Sunday 9:31 am<\/div>\n
Hobbling out of checkpoint 6. 86km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 10:06 am<\/div>\n
Waikato River Trail 89km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 10:29 am<\/div>\n
Tortured by hills up and down at 90km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 10:41 am<\/div>\n
The elusive Huka Falls, third time lucky. 91km\n<\/div>\n

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Sunday 11:14 am<\/div>\n
We just looked at a lady funny when she wished us good morning. Forgetting we are in our own time zone today! 92km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 11:52 am<\/div>\n
93km – longest one yet. Someone’s been playing with the time space continuum.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 11:59 am<\/div>\n
94km ouchy feet, ouchy legs\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 12:14 pm<\/div>\n
#95 and we’re still alive…. Just.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 1:16 pm<\/div>\n
We’re on our way 96km\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 1:28 pm<\/div>\n
#97 … Finishing will be heaven.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 1:46 pm<\/div>\n
#98 ain’t that great\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 2:00 pm<\/div>\n
#99 and feeling fine.. well we will be after 1 more k.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday 2:21 pm<\/div>\n
100km wahoo, all done in 33 hours 12 minutes\n<\/div>\n

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Monday 8:29 am<\/div>\n
It’s not easy to remove yourself from the top bunk of a campervan the day after a 100 km walk.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Monday 8:31 am<\/div>\n
Team members are being overtaken by old men with zimmer frames on the way to the toilets this morning.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Monday 10:26 am<\/div>\n
Aftermath\n<\/div>\n

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Monday 11:46 am<\/div>\n
Our support crew gets all the sh!t jobs.\n<\/div>\n

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Monday 1:03 pm<\/div>\n
After a relaxing morning engrossed in social media we are on or way back home. Thanks for having us Taupo.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Monday 10:35 pm<\/div>\n
Goodnight team & fantastic supporters! When does registration open 4 Ox Trailwalker 2015.. Just need to toughen legs & blisterproof feet -)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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