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File:PolandTrip 084.JPG|Lining up to start.
File:PolandTrip 092.JPG|Me on the asphalt part of the course.
File:2012-WC24H0429-Cobbles.jpg|The rougher part of the brick course.
File:PolandTrip 097.JPG|Serge on the right, running well over the smoother brick section.
File:PolandTrip 099.JPG|Another part of the smoother brick section, slightly uphill. Not much uphill until you've run 100 miles.
File:PolandTrip 125.JPG|Mike Morton at the end of the race, carrying our flag and still moving fast. Notice Mike is focused on running hard to the end, not showing off.
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=The aid station=
The aid for this race was quite different to anything else I've experienced. There was a large tent that held the aid station with an area for each team. This tent was a few hundred feet long, with aid tables were on both sides of the track. We were very tight on space, with each runner having about 12 inches x 18 inches of table space (30cm x 45 cm). No aid could be given to a runner outside of the aid tent, and the crew were limited to within one meter (3 feet) of the front of the table and were forbidden to accompany a runner. This meant we only had one person in front of the aid table, which caused a number of problems. One person could not remember everything that each runner needed, or sometimes even understand what they wanted. Getting the wrong thing in a 24 hour race can be disastrous; one runner got tonic water rather than carbonated water. The two are similar, but tonic water contains quinine, which can cause diarrhea. Another runner could not get their usual drinks and had to eat cake instead, which caused some problems. One runner was given [[Caffeine]], which they'd never had before; luckily there were no serious adverse effects.