Bombed out at 82 miles in around 14h when the wheels came off, I was feeling good until then but don’t have the minerals to walk/crawl the last few miles!

Massive kudos to the people who finish it, some people practically walk it all in 30 hours, but I prefer to run it even if I blow up.

    Hursty
    Good effort Hursty. My mate struggled to do it on a bike in a day. Was you just outside Brighton when you finished.

      Nice one Hursty. Great effort mate.

      Hursty That’s a fantastic effort, well done. Sucks to not be able to carry on, but there’s so much to get right and it’s pretty easy to get it wrong. You did something most people couldn’t attempt, lots to feel good about there.

        Not sure “bombed out” is the correct term, hursty. Anyone running 82 miles in one go is an absolute machine. Fair play, mate…

        Sports I enjoy are a bit of 5-a-side, occasionally some badminton or squash, and ruining Smallman’s life with a continual stream of shitposts in response to everything he says/does.

          Every person I speak to who have done it on a bike or on foot always mention how hilly it is.

          I played in a, ahem, ‘masters’ basketball tournament this weekend. Four games over two days has nearly killed me so how anyone runs 80+ miles in one go is far beyond my understanding.

            Millsy
            Completing a marathon is a big achievement for anybody. Doing over 80 miles off road on uneven ground is a different level.

              Hursty Massive congratulations, Hursty. A true feat.

              I did that route to Portsmouth for a field trip, and remember that coach ride being long AF.

                bosstrabs and ruining Smallman’s life with a continual stream of shitposts in response to everything he says/does.

                Wouldn’t have it any other way Dave!

                  a month later

                  Ran my first trail race Saturday. Went pretty well except for it being cut in half due to heat (apparently an older guy actually went down on the course and passed away later). That awfulness aside, I finished 10th out of 180 or so and 2nd in my age group. It was a lot of fun, so I’m going to sign up for a 25km trail race in October. Should be substantially cooler and I’ll be better prepared.

                    303abuser

                    Heat is no joke. It gets HOT routinely inland from where I am. A fellow, who had ultramarathon experience, got disoriented along the Redwood ridge area last year. Wandered off the trail in 106 F heat. When they found the poor guy, his GPS showed he was stumbling about in circles before finding his final deathbed against a tree. Real shame. Usually a popular hiking trail, somebody would have been around to help on better days, but not in heat like that. Congrats on the finish, 303, but be safe out there.