{"id":174,"date":"1997-08-13T21:05:00","date_gmt":"1997-08-13T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/?p=174"},"modified":"2024-02-08T16:29:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T15:29:09","slug":"wednesday-august-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/1997\/08\/13\/wednesday-august-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, august 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||100px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>LAS VEGAS &#8211; RICHFIELD<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/richfield1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;richfield1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/desert3.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;desert3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>Wednesday, August 13<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>: the hottest day. 51miles (82 kilometers)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>We leave Las Vegas to ,find ourselves back in the desert, in the &#8220;valley of fire&#8221;. Every 3 minutes we jump out of &#8220;la sangsue&#8221; to give Serge some water , but a minute later his mouth is dry again . no shade anywhere for him to lie in , for his break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/Eau2.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Eau2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>For three days serge has wanted to stop too early , we must mast make him go on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>Thursday August 14th. 58.1 miles(93 kilometers)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span>Two states. Today we go through Nevada before reaching Utah . It\u2019 s still as hot but the scenery is fantastic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>Friday, august 15th 45.7miles (73.5 kilometers)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span>Early start: 5am, 20 miles from St George. He runs across the town in the morning. First day in Utah, it\u2019s also the first time we have changed time zone, we must put our watch an hour ahead. After having run 57.8miles (93 kilometres) the day before, Serge doesn\u2019t feel in top shape. Tired of running on highways, Serge covers 45.3 miles (73 kilometres).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/Retroviseur1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Retroviseur1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">C\u2019est le jour o\u00f9 Serge trouve Saturnin un petit canard en plastique qui deviendra le f\u00e9tiche de la course.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">On that day, Serge finds Saturnin, a little plastic duck which will become our mascot.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>Sunday, august 17<sup>th<\/sup> 56.2 miles (90 kilometers)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">From France, Christian (Dominique \u2018s husband) has worked out how many miles a day have to be done to break the record. Hard job, especially since the 60 miles a day scheduled haven\u2019t been achieved so far. Serge gets in a temper: he is too slow.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>Monday, August 18th 59.7 miles (96 kilometres)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">6.22 am. Serge starts off on the motorway but we leave it quichly to get on a country road cut through the rock. There is a stream and luxurious vegetation which give us a bit of freshness. It \u2018s here that Serge reaches his 1000 kilometers. He avoids Richfield to finish the stage at Salina. (North of Richfield). He is on a high, it\u2019s the first time he has managed to do 60 miles (96 km) since he started. 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