What an unbelievable day!
1050 runners head off into the desert for 38 kms of fun! The temperature was 45 degrees and my rucksack weighed 12.5kg. It was brutal.
The first 13k I managed to run most of the way but the second 13k were over soft undulating sand -saps all energy. I managed to complete in 6hrs and 4 minutes and came in 529th but I had an issue so I had to visit the medical tent.Blisters on the ball of my foot and also on the side of both. The treatment was painful and tomorrow I will have to rething my strategy. It will probably mean a lot of walking and painkillers as they are really tender. A lot of "rule 5" is going to be required. Now off to cook my boil in the bag and hope I don't get too much sand in it.
This is tough and tomorrow could make or break me so fingers crossed.
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Dig deep Derek - you can do it!
ReplyDeleteCheering you on all the way!
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