The Trio of Mark, Neil and Dave left the Garstang stopover just after six. Just less than 60 miles ahead of them today and Colin was very much in our thoughts this morning at breakfast today...Weather still holding and it's Sponsorday today with 9Bar visiting the event.
Busy day ahead...
More later...
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Guys & team - Jan & I are mortified with Colin’s departure! We were truly routing for the wee man. A really sad day of mourning for such a brave man. (We had a tear to be honest but don't tell anyone - shhh). We’d like to dedicate this quote to Colin, which epitomises his character and spirit:-
ReplyDelete‘The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out and meet it.’
Colin stand proud with your head in the clouds because you’ve earned the right to wear your pants on the outside and call yourself a 9Bar JOGLE superhero.
Rob T (aka the big man with a soft heart today)
Hiya.
ReplyDeleteRob, I totally agree with you.
You could not have said it better.
Colin the 9BarJOGLE superhero definitely.
Bethany.
Colin, you have done superbly, more than any mere mortal could do, our thoughts are with you today , you should be very proud !
ReplyDeleteBest Wishes Steve and Elizabeth xxx
Well I'm out, I wasn't beaten by the clock but by the map! I took a wrong turning at a roundabout and ended up running about 16 miles in the wrong direction, if my iPhone had been with me I would have been fine, I'd been using it for navigation most of the way. When Rory told me I was out I'd done 45 miles on my Forerunner so would have only had 15 miles to go to the finish. I feel this could easily have been done as I was going well with no injury and absolutely gutted to have to stop.
ReplyDeleteI'd just like to say of my fellow runners, every one of you are fantastic, I cried most days when I was running alone, not because of the pain but because I'd never seen such bravery in people before. We all went through so much pain & suffering it would have put most people out after the first few miles in Scotland. I met some fantastic characters who's humour lifted all our spirits & made me cry with laughter daily. It was a very emotional run that's for sure! However for me the biggest pain was being separated from my wonderful family who supported me through all my miles of training leading up to the run and the run itself.
I also met loads of great people who were very kind and helpful along the way, such as Chris the cyclist who I met on the way down a mountain in Scotland, he was also doing jogle on a bike. Also the couple who took me into their caravan & made me coffee and helped me when I got lost. One man helped me on the Shap when it was cold and windy, he had a house on the rout & gave me loo roll and a brew which kept me going when it got tough.
I'm home now & have just got out of bed, it felt good to have all the kids cuddling me and my best mate & wife Sam this morning and I had some chocolate éclairs to eat in bed! I've gained lots of useful info from this run which will no doubt help on my next missions! We all thought we'd lose loads of weight, I heard two stone mentioned. I lost one pound, so wouldn't recommend the Jogle diet! My body fat % went from 12% to 7% though! This one is going to be filed under unfinished business and after seeing how well I recover . . . . . just maybe. I'd just like to mention my fellow runners who are left in. Mark Cockbain is an absolute star & is showing immense courage carrying on with severe injury, a true legend in the ultra running world for good reason. David Miles who's humour kept us going when things got tough & always has a smile for everyone, Dave has a great way of re-cycling old car tyres :-) & Neil Bryant my friend from the Ridgeway who can push on no matter what injury he has & is always extremely positive in adversity. I sure the Bryant family are very proud of their son. I hope you all make the end, you've paid the price and earned it.
Happy Running!