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.

                    jonattonyeah Thanks, I was really surprised by it. It’s been way cooler than normal this year, so training for the heat has been really difficult and Saturday was the hottest day we’ve had so far. I was running at a reasonable pace, legs felt great, heart rate was low, but I kept feeling gassed at the top of the steep climbs. I feel terrible for him and his family, he seemed very well liked in the running community.

                      Nice one, 303. Sounds hardcore, that’s some feat. Hope you treated yourself to some ben & jerrys at the end of it, at the very least.

                        303abuser
                        Good effort at our young age. I’m sure Hursty could give you some tips seeing as it’s his thing also.

                            303abuser nice one 303, glad you enjoyed it and achieved a great result! Nothing beats being out on the trails.

                            Sorry to hear about the chap who kopped it.

                            Steep climbs smash everyone, the more you do in training the faster you get but they are still hard!