BGR June 2013

Anyone heard how Elise from Tod is doing?

Great support effort Simon, great resilience from Bill to keep his spirits up and focus on completing. Thank you all for the updates and pictures, it makes it all more real to me as a spectator.

Credit to yer Bill.

Great effort Arkel! Conditions haven't been great, its great to see you continue! :thumbup:

Just spoke to leg 5 support and bills down and safely tucked in bed he got down about 830-9 not sure on time yet but the weather dealt him another blow with wind and rain, I drove through it and it gave it some so a cracking efforts to get round bill weldone mate and all support for getting him round. A big weldone to the 7 pm round as well on your finish

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Originally Posted by Derby Tup

Anyone heard how Elise from Tod is doing?

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I was in Wasdale at 4 pm ish, and saw a female BG contender being well looked after in the NT car park. If that was Elise and she set off at midnight, I think she looked good for a completion.

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Originally Posted by Alan Lucker

I was in Wasdale at 4 pm ish, and saw a female BG contender being well looked after in the NT car park. If that was Elsie and she set off at midnight, I think she looked good for a completion.

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Thanks for the update Alan

This might become even more obsessional but you can keep an eye on the finishing line here http://www.friarsofkeswick.co.uk/kes...re-live-webcam

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Originally Posted by Alan Lucker

I was in Wasdale at 4 pm ish, and saw a female BG contender being well looked after in the NT car park. If that was Elise and she set off at midnight, I think she looked good for a completion.

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Sorry to say Elise bailed near Red Pike, down on time and the weather came in rough. She soldiered on to Honister missing out the summits, the weather got progressively worse, hailstones and wind under Kirk Fell. Brave effort that lady.
And brave effort Bill :)

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Originally Posted by Alan Lucker

I was in Wasdale at 4 pm ish, and saw a female BG contender being well looked after in the NT car park. If that was Elise and she set off at midnight, I think she looked good for a completion.

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I thought that was you Alan ..... I saw you getting changed by your car and nearly came over and said hello but wasn't sure. If you'd had your cap on I'd have recognised you :D

As Steve has already said, Elise was as brave as heck to battle on, but the weather got really ugly after Red Pike and she was wise to call it a day. The trek back to Honister wasn't funny for anyone, especially the torrential rain and hailstorm we had while skirting under Kirk Fell. She'll be back to fight another day I'm sure.