33 hours 37 minutes and 58 seconds later, and it's all over. 123rd place overall out of 800 starters. Last stage was the fastest pace (no surprises there) covering 10.9 miles in 1hr 39 minutes, and coming 97th, Paul's best placing apart from the long day when he was 109th - proving that whether it's a sprint to the line or the long hard slog, he's a bit of a star. Spoke to him on the bus after the race (drinking Pepsi and feeling a bit ill after the day's exertions) and again in the evening after he'd had his first proper food at lunchtime (steak haché/frites), and a shower, and he was wandering around in the warm evening air before their meal last night. He sounded fine, is very pleased with himself, thank goodness for that, does that mean he doesn't need to do it again (??????), and was looking forward to another day of taking it easy, and bit of shopping, on Sunday. Oh and in case you're wondering, he'd had just one beer, but I haven't yet gathered if it was pre-shower or post!
Sunday 6 April 2008
Sprint finish
33 hours 37 minutes and 58 seconds later, and it's all over. 123rd place overall out of 800 starters. Last stage was the fastest pace (no surprises there) covering 10.9 miles in 1hr 39 minutes, and coming 97th, Paul's best placing apart from the long day when he was 109th - proving that whether it's a sprint to the line or the long hard slog, he's a bit of a star. Spoke to him on the bus after the race (drinking Pepsi and feeling a bit ill after the day's exertions) and again in the evening after he'd had his first proper food at lunchtime (steak haché/frites), and a shower, and he was wandering around in the warm evening air before their meal last night. He sounded fine, is very pleased with himself, thank goodness for that, does that mean he doesn't need to do it again (??????), and was looking forward to another day of taking it easy, and bit of shopping, on Sunday. Oh and in case you're wondering, he'd had just one beer, but I haven't yet gathered if it was pre-shower or post!
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Many congratulations! A brilliant effort. You should feel very pleased with yourself.
I was thinking about you this morning as I was running on Haworth Moor with the thermometer nudging -10C and struggling with a frozen camelbak! I was thinking how odd it is that a four hour plane trip would have me in a very different landscape with very different temperatures (bringing very different challenges!). What a cool planet we inhabit!
I'm rambling! Well done again!
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