Quote Originally Posted by stevefoster View Post
Mrs. Stagger and many more, are as hard as nails, just keep going and going regardless, keep smiling and can talk for England:wink:
I can vouch for that, drag her though a swamp and she will keep going without complaining, despite telling you there was a far better way. Her route choice is far better than mine.

Although a newbie to ultra long distance events, I know that to run a marathon you only need to run in training 11 miles, you can run 2.5 times the distance in an event that you train for. Your brain self protects your body from over exerting itself, in times of stress it will allow it to “pull something out the bag” the mind will normally fail before the body does.

If you can, read “survival of the fittest” by Mike Stroud. It gives you the information on how the body copes with an ultra distance challenge. Mike has done many studies for the British Army as well as arctic challenges.

ATB

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