Katy Willings’ Mongol Derby blog: the race as it happens

With the race finally underway, all of Katy’s updates from Mongolia wil be collected here, so bookmark this page to keep up to date with her progress.

[Update on 24 Aug 09]

So it starts. Camped tonight at station 3. I picked two mighty steeds this afternoon and made great time, but quite a few have made it this far so I need to get up at dawn to get the pick of the field. K x

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