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Yeah actually most of it was very enjoyable. We had two clear nights but not too cold and a nice sunny day that wasn't too hot. I ate and drank well and spent the first 80 miles with a mate who 1) is more experienced than me so we walked a lot to conserve energy and keep a decent average pace - as opposed to running too much early on and crashing into the wall relatively early in the race, and 2) can talk and spin a tale so we just chatted pretty much the whole way which really helps pass the miles and take your mind off the little aches and pains that can otherwise become big (in your head) things.
It was probably only the final 10 miles where the wheels fell off that I would say was type 2 fun, the rest was actually fun at the time too!
Arducius
Yeah it was a good race. Checkpoints every 20 miles so quite long distances between but well stocked. It's run at the same time as a longer race that covers the whole length of the Offa's Dyke path.
Took me 30.5 hours, which I was relatively happy with. The final section was half really nice and half steep hill after steep hill so by the final few miles I was done, suffering from sleep deprivation and hallucinating, desperate to go to bed. My own fault really, hadn't eaten anything since the final checkpoint and took my mind off the race management as I was thinking I was close to the end. Got lost a few times during the second night which didn't help morale. Pretty sure I wouldn't have made those errors with a fresh head. At some points the map just didn't make sense but looking at it after I couldn't see why I was confused. Should have just stopped for a few mins and run through the basics. Came 5th after starting dead last (staggered start to avoid some pinch points in the first mile or so) and passing a lot of people in the second half.