A Warm (well...) Welcome Home to the Racers
Yesterday morning at 06.15 the Centenary Race to the South Pole Racers touched down at Heathrow after their long flights back from Antarctica
Thankfully bad weather and snow did not draw a halt to the racers' arrival back in the UK yesterday - we were nervously discussing the irony of the plane in the UK not being able to land after coming from Antarctica!
Extreme World Races took over the Arrivals lounge yesterday as the EWR staff and excited friends and family gathered to welcome back some of the racers after their incredible journeys.
After collecting their baggage they were greeted with huge cheers from all those waiting and were thrilled to see loved ones waiting for them. It was so lovely to see. A special mention goes to Michelle Morris and her son who waited as a surprise for Team Mercury only to receive a text saying they had left Heathrow and must have missed us.
EWR would like to thank all the racers, friends and family and all those associated with us for making this such an incredible season and to say a huge congratulations to all participants.
This is something you will remember for the rest of your lives...
This entry was posted on 05 February 2012 at 09:32 and is filed under South Pole | 2011. Race to the Pole. Scott v Amundsen Centenary | Extreme Races | Press Releases. You can leave a response here.
1 response to “A Warm (well...) Welcome Home to the Racers”
05 February 2012 at 13:44
Thank you for our special mention, we were obviously disappointed not to have greeted the boys home, but we reunited with a very slim line Billy at Reading Services.
A huge thanks for all of the updates throughout the race, it's been great to have the information and a good luck for the future!!
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