Got to the Mam Nick road crossing at exactly the same time as last year and finished 25 minutes later than last year's time! Lost the plot over Brown Knoll when I bonked spectacularly and was reduced to walking for long sections, being overtaken by runner after runner after runner. Thanks to the marshalls for their heroic efforts and special thanks to the marshall who saw me wobbling all over the place and gave me a large swig of his lucozade, which was like a shot of adrenaline at the time. Wandering over Brown Knoll, full of cramp and with runners overtaking me every minute was a very dark place to be. But after a hot bath, a plate of spicy chicken and then a bowl of proper rice pudding (with skin on it) it all suddenly seemed like good fun.
Next year perhaps?