I struggled pretty much all the way round today, feeling leggy and uncomfortable right from the off. I managed to get to the top of Whernside in 2:31 and, despite having to follow that awful path down, to Hill Inn in about 3. But after that, my climb up Ingleborough was dire. And thanks to Hes who, running past me on the Ingleborough summit plateau shouted and offered me a drink; enough of a distraction for me to look up, trip and suffer a god awful cramp attack in the process

. Recovered a bit on the run in but finished with a disappointing 4:40. Cracking race though in beautiful sunshine, albeit it with a howling wind thrown in. I too was blown into the ditch on the top ridge of Whernside.
As for the organisers asking for runners to carry gloves and hats because of the wind - that seemed daft as, although it was ultra windy, it wasn't really cold at all, just the opposite in fact.