In my own words...

The work done by the Smile Foundation is close to me – as a baby one of my sons was a patient at the Johannesburg General Hospital’s Craniofacial Clinic, and although he didn’t need surgery, as a family we were exposed to the fear of the unknown and the implications of facial disfigurement in children.

The run starts in the South of Germany, each day running over mountain after mountain, through Austria and Switzerland, ending in a village in the North of Italy. The total ascent will be 14 000m (that’s 14km!) and I know I will have a big smile on my face at the top of each mountain – something to share with each new smile that emerges from the SMILE WEEK operating theaters!

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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

OFFICIAL RACE NEWS Day 4

Hi All

In the absence of news from the ladies, I am left with the task of 'making stuff up'. Just kidding here are some results I found on the official website (You can view it HERE)

Stage ONE

O’Leary Karen 5:46.49
MacKinnon Jane 5:46.48

Stage TWO

O’Leary Karen 5:58.07
MacKinnon Jane 5:58.07

Stage THREE

O’Leary Karen 8:51.04
MacKinnon Jane 8:51.06

Stage FOUR

O’Leary Karen 7:00.26
MacKinnon Jane 7:00.27

My maths is not great but that means they have done about 28 hours of running! WOW.

To see something spectacular, take a look at the pictures on the site (Click HERE)

As fate would have it while doing this post just received an SMS from the ladies... here is the text.

"U wont believe us til we show photos!! - 18 Cel w wind chill at top of todays mt. Knee deep in snow. crossed into Switzerland th a/noon. has snowed all day! Both good; strong finish down a 12km hill. bruised achilles but will try and strap tom. moved up to 134 from 148!"

2 comments:

Mark & Lorna Bartram said...

Well Done Girls. Sounds really tough but awsome!! Keep going. Love The Bartrams

Unknown said...

Doraz!

Frank and I have been practising our bows, curtsies, general fawning and other groupee-like behaviour for your return. Apart from the distances and altitudes you've mastered so far, the conditions make your effort exponentially admirable.

Gooi mielies!

Les and Frank