COSTA RICA CELLULAR: This company provided us with telecommunications—including cell phones and a cellular internet card for our computer—and loads of minutes. This technology kept my crew on course and allowed them to upload blogs and photos on the fly.

On the last night of the run, the phone became an important survival tool as I passed through a dangerous part of Caribbean Costa Rica known for drug trafficking and violent crime. A route miscalculation made me think I’d pass through this zone during daylight, so I didn’t pack my flashlight or coordinate the kind of clear rendezvous point required after dark. The course for that day was many kilometers longer than I thought and it was already dark and storming when I entered the area. I ran for about two hours in the dark, feeling my way south as best I could through the woods and shanties fronting the beach, doing my best not to draw attention to myself. My crew wasn’t where I expected them to be and I became convinced that I was off course. Then I remembered that I was packing an emergency phone provided Costa Rica Cellular. I turned it on with great relief and my crew talked me to the next checkpoint. Without that backup phone I might still be wandering the Caribbean coast......."

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