Route-planner-in-chief is in a very poor way. He went into hospital a fortnight ago to have his metalwork out and a bone graft put in to shore up his savaged hip. Sadly, the whole lot got infected and the poor sod is languishing on Ward A4 of University Hospital of Wales, up to his eyeballs on antibiotics and pretty pee'd off. Currently a very sorry excuse for a fell runner but with enough abuse from us lot I'm sure he'll pull through.

And yes, you cheeky young pup Mr Brightside, there's more running in this challenge than you could shake a stick at, interspersed with some serious cycling.