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rhb
Shit the bed a bit on the L2B.
Forewent the usual ultra prep and didn't tape my feet as I've advocated here before.
Got massive blisters on my forefoot (including from ball of my foot up between my two biggest toes) and heels.
got to the 40km checkpoint and spent ages drying feet, putting on blister plaster, tape and vaseline and was planning on at least hitting the halfway point at 56km as legs were otherwise fine but made it 500yds out of the checkpoint and a blister went pop and I could barely walk on a 16km leg that was mostly uphill, decided that was enough and did the walk of shame back into the checkpoint for the shuttle bus.
the blisters on my right foot were much worse and i think was down to a ridiculously long stretch of about 3-4k along the side of a ridgeline where the camber meant my right foot was under pressure to stop it from sliding to the left down hill on every step.
frustrating thing is the "london" part of london to brighton lasts about 35k until you get out of the m25 so I was barely into the 'good bit'
think I'll return next year and give it a proper go.
on the upside blisters aside my legs bounced back well and i got plenty of time on my feet so still on track for spitfire scramble in july i reckon