Posted on 06/27/08 10:39 AM| by team-admin
The teams set out from TA 5 with hopes of finishing this leg of the race in a little over 24 hours. Rocky terrain, thick brush, steep hills, snow covered ground and two very cold Montana nights were only some of the obstacles team Brunton had to over come in order to arrive at the relative comfort of TA6 42 hours after leaving TA5. With wet feet sore muscles and barely any food left they rolled in on there bikes with smiles on there face and pleasantries for everyone. When arriving at TA6 they learned thier would be no water section in the entire race and instead they would be back on there bikes for a 70 mile bike ride to Big Timber. since they no longer had any dark zone to worry about they decided a good sleep was the best thing for them and decided to navigate the first long bike ride at night. The team arrived here at TA7 this morning and will be heading out on there bikes which they will drop 30 miles down the road after which they will be trekking threw the Crazy mountain where they wont be seeing support crews for at least 44 hours, wish them the best!
June 27th, 2008 at 11:54 am
GO TEAM! Positive energy is on it’s way from Indy! Keep putting one foot in front of the other and embrace the challenge. We are in awe of your efforts!
June 27th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Way to GOOOOO Team Brunton, KEEP that Focus…this is what you trained for & dreamed about, Your doing Awesome!!!
Big Cheers from FL!!
No matter How tough it gets remember you still can DO MORE, so You KEEP MOVING!!
June 27th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Wanted to send a shout out to the support staff! Keep up the great work! You are their and our life line! You have your hands full playing a wide range of rolls! Keep their heads clear and their spirits strong. Thanks for the updates! We will continue with the comments!
June 27th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Keep trekking! One step at a time. I am tracking you from Seattle and have gotten many friends on board. Beck — I am so proud of you. Blessings to you and your team.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Great Going Brunton!! We eagerly track your progress and are impressed with your achievements. Thank you Support Crew — for assisting the team and keeping us informed. Best wishes and cheers from Texas.
June 27th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
BRUNTON, if it is a clear sky in the Crazy Mountains tonight you guys should be able to see about a 1/3 of the moon. In your minds eye turn the moon so the points of the crescent are upward and that is what alot of us mear mortals are doing…smiling at your success, perserverance, and teamwork.
Keep driving and laughing! Take care Beck!
Mike
June 27th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Team Brunton,nothing but positive energy from all of us in Massachusetts. Keep going strong our thoughts and prayers are with you. Every mile again is another obstacle overcome.
Support Team, you have the hardest job, being in the right place at the right time with everything the team needs and then having to wait to start all over again.
June 28th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Team Brunton
Everyone here at Dreamchasers in the Tetons is sending lots of safe energy your way..keep up the amazing effort and take care of our Becky!!!
Lisa and Jay Batchen
June 28th, 2008 at 10:30 am
OK Team Brunton… going to dig into my notes now of my favorite mantra’s to pass along (your welcome-lol)
You guys are doing soooo awesome… KEEP that TEAM Focus!
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Repeat when needed
I’m ALIVE, I’m ALERT & I Feel GREAT!!!!!!
Right HERE, Right NOW I am doing the best I can AND no matter HOW tough it gets I am 1 - 2 miles away from coming back, it’s just my body trying to figure things out…
SO baby steps, baby steps just KEEP Moving! The blinders are ON !
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We are so proud of you guys, Way to GO!! Keep Laughing & Moving Team Brunton!!!
June 28th, 2008 at 10:45 am
hey team brunton!! cp 17 just ahead!! stay strong! the ropes section will be a nice change of pace! we are all thinking about you, wishing you the best and missing you at home! good luck!
love, us @ 190 abbe rd tucker included!!
June 28th, 2008 at 11:35 am
go becky go!!!!
you guys are doing great - just checked in again from costa rica and i see you are all kicking butt!!!
keep it up, chip up and smile even when it hurts
aurora
June 28th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
yeah!!!! through 17!! more than half way through the check points team!! way to go!!! keep up the good work!! we’ll be keeping our eyes on you!! check point #18 - look out!! team brunton’s comin’ to get cha!!!!!!!
June 29th, 2008 at 12:09 am
Hello Team Brunton, way to go team!!! Serge, Scott, Todd, your friends and family are watching and asking about you. Keep up the good work, we are all so proud of team Brunton. Work hard, stay safe, love P, C, and K
June 29th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Keep going, going, going - the end is closer every hour
June 29th, 2008 at 6:47 am
through #19!! wow!! way to go team brunton! YOU are the BEST no matter WHAT the leaderboard says…. (at least in our eyes!) stay strong!
June 29th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Hello,
Am very impressed with your progress, stamina, achievement… could go on. Very very sorry not to have been able to be there with you, it all sounds amazing and the sensation when you reach each check point must be beyond imagination.
As someone who has hiked with Jeremy in the past I am relieved to gather that he has not picked up any stray dogs or allowed any chickens to be killed. Yet. Oh, and err, whoever’s driving the RV had better check no-one is sitting on the chocolate either
More seriously, I hope you are finding a few moments to enjoy it (somewhere alongside all that hard work). It’s great fun being able to track your progress and I’m looking forward to seeing photographic evidence of you crossing the finishing line in the not too distant future.
June 29th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
hey bro!!! angela here!!! i made it back from turkey alive, raging they lost the semi final to germany, they were pathetic the whole way through and it was GREAT craic when turkey won their matches. we were always out when they did and there were sparklers and flares and fireworks and all!!! fantastic!! anyway, glad you’re still alive, mums going out of her mind here, she rarely leaves the computer and updates us every 5mins, even though there’s been no change!! haha, anyway, had a fantastic time, hope you’re not pushing yourself too hard…. of course u are!! talk to you soon!!
June 30th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
yo yo team brunton!!
chantal and i are amazed on your endurance!! you’re now in 35th place!! way to make up time!! wednesday is not too far away now!! can’t wait to see you cross the finish line!!
hope you’re catching some Z’s.
we love you.
kris and tel
June 30th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Hey Uncle Serge GO,Go,Go and keep going. We hope you are having fun. I bet you are smelly. Really Smelly says Katie ha ha ha. We missed you at Madelines birthday party but know you are having lots of fun…crazy fun. Smelly fun says Nicole.
keep going team we are rooting for you. We hope to see you soon. Love Ya.
July 1st, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Go team, the end is near and it is time to give it your all. The course is the enemy and beating it is the important thing. Lots of folks have not been able to get this far so you have accomplished a lot.
Can’t wait to see you in person but think it could be a while while you recover from the final kick.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:57 am
Way to go Papi Serge!!!
We’re all so proud of you.
Big Hugs from FL