From Adventure Racing to Ultra-Marathons…

As you will have surmised, the Gobi March has drawn to a successful close with a fantastic race enjoyed by all.

The final stage of the competition was a 10 kilometer course passing through the Old City of Kashgar (the one that is about to be razed to the ground to make way for a modern replacement) and the finish took place in front of the Id Kah Mosque.

This stage was won by Weichao Wei (China). He blitzed through the finish line at 12.09.25 holding up the Chinese flag . In 2nd place was Riel Carol (France) at 12.13.30. Patrick Diaz (United States) followed soon after at 12.13.51. Shane O’Rourke (Ireland) came in looking strong at 12.15.50 with John Lewis (United Kingdom) in close pursuit, and then Shawn Harmon (United States). Eric LaHaie (United States) was the most recent arrival at 12.17.31.

Having led most of the way, Eric LaHaie was the overall winner, with Diana Hogan-Murphy (Ireland) being the overall winner in the women’s division. Group Cohesion was the first placed team.

I promised to bring you the remaining stages and thank racingtheplanet once again for putting them on youTube.

And the final day with the first competitors crossing the line:

Our sincerest congratulations go out to all and every one of you.

Related posts:

1. A quick Gobi March update…
2. The toughest endurance race in the world – the Gobi March has begun
3. 2nd ranked endurance race in the world
4. End of Day 3 in the RacingThePlanet Namibia 2009 Ultramarathon
5. If it’s the 14th June it must be the GOBI MARCH…

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