Well I completed my first Fellsman and manged a time of 13h 35m - only thanks to some great support from Simon Bourne to Blea Moor and then on the second half from Robin (No.118). The pair of us then got grouped with Nicky Spinks and Tim at Park Rash leading to a quick last 10 miles just when I had my eyes set on 14hrs. It was an excellent group and Robin and I had to dig deep to stick with the pace - I'm so glad I did when I got to the finish in that time.

I suffered for a lot of the day in the wind, being 6ft 4in doesn't help and had blurred/clouded vision for the last 20 odd miles but well worth the effort.

Feet up today, eating and icing down a broken toe - why do you never feel these till the day after!

Congrats to all those that got round either to Threshfield or to the enforced finishes elsewhere on the course.

Finally huge thanks to the organising team, marshalls and volunteers - everything done with a huge smile and the greatest support.