So day 4, well in summary some epic running takes place and some food is eaten!
But its a little more complicated than that.
The field is starting to spread out again and the leader,
John is out in front and heading towards CP5 (Chedworth Villa) in good shape and pushing hard but is in much better shape than last year. He is managing his feet better and testing more often. This is meaning he is fresher and stronger when he is moving.
Bob, Ellen and Jonathan Rowles are putting in great time and only Vic is a little slower at the back but in great spirits. She is a tough woman and has had a very steep learning curve this week with long distance stuff. Especially night running and bivvying out!
Bob continues to run well and walk even better, he seems to be stopping plenty of times each day to top up food and generally have a party or some sort of picnic! His strategy of good sleep and eating plenty on the route is paying off with a good performance and excellent progress as he too powers through CP4 onto CP5
Jonathan Rowles is having a great run and almost a full day ahead of his previous pace. He is resting more than last year and getting good sleep and looking after his feet. A strong performance this year. He is mot far behind the first two.
Ellen is her usual tough woman, focused and determined and keeping herself well inside the cut offs and building a big cushion of time so she can slow down or have a bad day on occasion! She has a plan and knows how to stick to it and is executing it perfectly. She powers through Stratford and on towards Chedworth.
Peter is on his usual holidays and as such seems to take his time when sorting his kit out and making decisions, to be fair it’s faster than last year by some margin and he is having his usual adventure.
The weather has played a massive part in this list of strong performances, it’s been warm and sunny mostly and without this weather window we would have seen much tougher going than we have.
It’s still a long way and the race has not really started to bite yet. The hardest legs are to come.
Lindley
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| The magical shoe tree of Stratford! |
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| A day at the races |
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| Smile for the camera! |
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| Vic toughing it out at Pepper Wood |
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| Peter has a new friend |