We are of course gutted for him as he really wanted to get to Lands End. Wife Sam is glad that he is safe and is most proud of his achievements and so are we...
More in a while as the last three are due here very soon...
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Be very proud of what you have achieved Colin. Never met you but I'm proud for you, and the others. A fantastic effort. Eat well tonight and get a good well deserved sleep. A brilliant effort.
ReplyDeleteNeil's mum and dad.
Superb job Colin! You should be so proud of yourself.
ReplyDeleteColin .. fantastic effort. Time to put your feet up ... you should be proud of what you've achieved.
ReplyDeleteKeep it going Neil, Mark and Dave you're doing great ... this is much better than following all the election rubbish I've been subjected to since getting home!
Colin, so proud of you and your amazing achievement. Time to rest now and eat lots of chocolate eclairs! You will have 3 very proud children as their Dad is a superhero.
ReplyDeleteWell done,
Love Bethany.
P.S. Please keep in touch once you have recovered.
Well done, Colin! You've done an amazing feat and done yourself and your family proud!
ReplyDeleteWell done Colin.
ReplyDeleteYou have done amazingly well, keep your chin up.
Linda
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!
Colin, I just came back through the comments and found this from you.
ReplyDeleteI wiped a tear or 2 from my eye reading it, you're amazing, you should be very, very proud of yourself. I'm sure you're gutted to have left the boys but you've left a lasting impact I'm sure.
Well done once again, you're an inspiration.