Originally Posted by
Mark L
Those marshalls in their little tents on top of those hills for hours and hours, in the dark and howling wind - what commitment!
And at the roadside checkpoints, cooking and organising and grouping and dealing with withdrawals.
And all those people at the event centre dealing with the logistics and admin.
What a monumental effort! And people have been doing it for fifty years.
And all those people who can get round that monster of a course and retain their sense of humour and can actually enjoy it - such as Karen - the ankle didn't seem to be hampering her too much.
And those people who had the guts or good sense to retire - I was sorely, sorely tempted...
And how can you fit a thousand miles of tussocks into a 60 mile course?
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