Team DevOcean 24 Hour Marathon

September 10th, 2007

The Rowers take their palces, as the Marathon 24 hour row begins….

The Marathon started at 18:15 hours, at the Stratford-based Tesco Store, as David was the first to start this gruelling challenge over the next day. Steve and David both did one hour on/off as they took their first taste of what could be the routine for their ultimate challange to cross the Indian Ocean in 2009…

As the time went on in the small hours of the morning, change-overs were smooth but you could really see the stern faces, as they battled the mind to fight through the feeling of sleeplessness and burning muscles. Not to mention having to shower, eat and sleep in the 45 minute break, before coming back to take over for their alternate sessions.

Many customers stopped and chatted to the rowers, wishing them well, and thankful they weren’t doing it! But in the last few hours of the Saturday afternoon, the end was approaching for David, as he finished his final hour….knowing that Steve still had the final lap to go to finish, what the Team hope to be a new World Record.

Tesco Staff cheered, as both David and Steve finished their final hours….Both feeling relief that the goal had been achieved to row for the 24 hour stretch.

Both David and Steve thank their sponsors for financially supporting the event, along with donating customers, and all friends and family that came in to cheer-on, bucket shake, and scrutineering duties, to ensure the event was a success!! Special thanks go out to Tesco staff members for the time taken to organise the shop floor space required, and the moral support given while the Team were put through their paces!

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