Cracking event; never done it before so a bit worried about route finding but it turned out ok, thanks to my wing men; Stevie Mc and Garmin 305!

We passed Wendy heading back up Stoney lane to CP4; heaven knows where she got to before she realised how lost she was?!

We entered this as a training event for the Fellsman so kept the pace down to 12min/mile, until coming out of Hardcastle crags area. Steve was having food problems (turns out too many gels not too few!) and told me to press on so I legged it. I must have passed 30 people before the finish but my feet were absolutely shredded coming off Top o'Stair; no x-talons next year!

Thanks to all the marshalls at the checkpoints; The hotdogs and doughnuts went down a treat, the whisky was superb. I can only hope that they treat us so well on the Fellsman.