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    Db 2022

    Dragons Back underway, if anyone wants a bit of "dot watching".
    Forecast was potentially grim yesterday with thunderstorms, but changed and not so bad today - might miss them. Long way to go and Simon Roberts trying for a second win.
    The end is nigh

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    The leader, Chris Cope, has just finished Leg 1. That was quick.

    I'm watching an old friend from Llani, Lenny Hughes 115. He's ticking along nicely about to reach Pen-y-Pass.

    Planning to have a wander up Plynlimon on Wednesday to watch them come through.
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    I,ve met Lenny sometime in the past, hope he goes well.
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    Yesterday evening I had a walk up to Plynlimon from Eisteddfa Gurig. I set of at 1730 and during the hour walk I met around 40 runners coming in the opposite direction, although there was not much running going on. They were around 3-4 miles from the end of Day 3.
    I gave all that passed a "well done" and a little clap. Some of them were quite chirpy and appreciative but, not surprisingly, many looked out on their feet. When you looked in their eyes there was nothing there!

    I had to wait for nearly 2 hrs for Lenny (115) to appear from the gloom at 2015. He looked OK and was his usual self but said that he had had a few bad hours in the middle of the day when he lacked energy which had put him behind his planned schedule. I bollocked him for making me wait and get cold then followed him down the ridge in the moonlight until he turned for Ponterwyd and I dropped back to Eisteddfa.

    He must have had a final spurt and finished well before the 2200 cut off time and before I got to The Angel for a pint. Truly Inspirational.

    As I write this he is not far off tonight's finish.

    Moley, I note that tonight's camp is just outside your village. Are you checking it out, or maybe even volunteering?
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    I see Lenny has made it again tonight. For the first time we've not been up there tonight and left them to it, we usually go and have a pint with friends that are helping - but I had an hour up the river fishing instead!!
    Called on site yesterday and chatted as first helpers arrived on field, just hope they can get the vans out tomorrow after the rain today, think I will keep a low profile before I'm asked to organize tractors, winches and tows.

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    A low profile is probably a good idea.

    Yes, Lenny is in safely again. At 67 he really is an inspiration. I do hope he finishes.

    I do know that one of his gripes about these events, he did Cape Wrath last year, is that the food at the camps is vegan/vegetarian. He has to take up part of his weight allowance of forwarded kit, with tins of tuna and tinned meat, so that he has something solid to put in with his lentil stew!
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    I see they've had to change the finish in Cardiff slightly... presumably because Cardiff Castle no longer available due to recent events...

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    DB is incredibly well planned with contingencies coming out of their ears, but I wonder whether there were any in place for death of the monarch - it's not something you think about in general day-to-day life (unless you're the army/church/politics/broadcasters and have been practicing Operation London Bridge for 20 years) I imagine a stressful few hours for the RO team, and probably some things still to iron out.

    In the race, after 3 wins by Chris Cope, on day 4 Simon Roberts (2021 winner) took 30 mins out of him. Be interesting to see how it plays out today and tomorrow - I can say from experience that D4 I felt pretty good but lost time, then D5 and D6 quickly turned into death marches.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Llani Boy View Post
    I do know that one of his gripes about these events, he did Cape Wrath last year, is that the food at the camps is vegan/vegetarian. He has to take up part of his weight allowance of forwarded kit, with tins of tuna and tinned meat, so that he has something solid to put in with his lentil stew!
    My diet is mostly vegetarian (I don't eat meat at home but may have it when eating out) so thought I was generally fairly well prepared. I believe the menus are well planned to be nutritionally balanced, but there wasn't as much cheese as I normally consume, and maybe I could have prepared my stomach with more lentils/beans in the run up.

    There was one day when we were getting a 'lightly spiced chili' which was a bit hotter than expected. Stomach wasn't too happy about that on top of the general distress it was being put under.
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