Day 6 - Middelburg Mines to Witbank

Today was a yin and yang day. It was so nice to finish earlier in the day and have some time with the families and catch up on some well deserved rest, but then there was the dirt in the air that made us all a darker shade of brown.


On the way to Middelburg Mines we had a quick stop to inspect a Dust-A-Side road. We tried to break it, but did not succeed. All the black at half the price, makes sense to us!

The firtst leg started off at BHP Billitons Middelburg Mines where Stefan Muller saw off the four runners on their way to Witbank. Yes thats right, four runners. Moses Skosana from BHP Billiton joined the run and added his particular tase of speed to the pace as can be seen from the times recorded.


Moses, you are man among men!


The comments heard today included: "I has the worst section because all those trucks and dirt got the dust stuck in my eyes and nose" and "Why do I always get the uphills". Some of us come from Witbank, so today we will mention the roadworks.


The 350 Miles4Marrow runners all managed twelve kilometers each today, Guy starting off with a 1 hour and 5 minutes leg followed by Riaan's 1 hour and 12 minute sprint, leaving Danie to complete the day in 1 hour and 11 minutes.

The end line was the Nedbank in Witbank where a few of the staff joined the team for a group photo to add to the mantle peace. After a short wait we met up with a few people who delivered the runners track suits. Thank you to BHP Billiton.

The 36 kilometer run was well welcome in that the thought of tomorrows run to Pretoria is simply a moral breaker. We did not ask moses to set the pace for that one.


Now off for a quick lunch, team talk and planning session for the next day, before supporting the Witbank 57 project tonight in order to collect a donation to the 350 Miles4Marrow.