Team Songlines

A sprint finish to round off the 2024 🇪🇨⚡️!

Team Merrell Songlines reached the outskirts of the city of Cuenca after a strenuous bike leg, to find themselves vying for the next position in the top 10 with Team Andes Racing Ecuador.

Congratulations Lance, Martin, Kelvin and Jeannie, it’s been (almost) as gruelling for us dot watchers as it has for you out on the course 🫠 You did us proud 🇿🇦

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Team Merrell Songlines are now over 50 hours into the Adventure Racing World Championship - Huairasinchi 🇪🇨

With the winning time estimated to be between 85 - 90 hours, they are well over halfway now and in roughly 10th place, no small feat among racers of this pedigree from all over the world.

Martin, Lance, Jeannie and Kelvin still have a lot of biking left to do before they reach the next transition, but they have been keeping a steady pace and there is opportunity to move up the rankings if they continue in this fashion.

There is still a long trekking leg to come - 55km - so the balance between sleep requirements and maintaining pace and endurance will be key in the second half of this race.

For those of you dot watching in earnest back home in spite of the time difference, thank you! It means the world to the team 🙏🏽.