So a really short one for yesterday so I can catch up and get a really good blog done for day 7 as a lot happens on day 7!Chris and Alan were still the dream team and it was all looking a bit brokeback ultra! Chris and Alan had some special moments in the darkContinue reading “Monarchs Way Day 6”
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Monarchs Way Day 5
So a little late with this one but I will make it brief. Chris and Alan came into the CP4 location at a National Trust Roman villa car park at 14:05 and ate a couple of fresh sausage rolls we had bought them. They then they prepped everything they needed to and got their headsContinue reading “Monarchs Way Day 5”
Monarchs Way Day 4
The days are starting to blur as they always do on a long event like this. You get into a routine as crew. Take care of runner, eat, snatch some sleep and then repeat when the next runner comes in. Constantly monitoring the trackers and keeping an eye on the runners each day. Not thinkingContinue reading “Monarchs Way Day 4”
Monarchs Way Day 3
Just a quick update on day 3. All three runners still in the race and still its Chris and Alan working together ahead of Lee on his own at the rear. Both sets of runners still remaining on the different strategies they are employing. Alan and Chris are moving as quickly as they can andContinue reading “Monarchs Way Day 3”
Monarchs Way Day 2
So currently we are sitting at Boscobel House at CP2 waiting for Lee to get to CP 2. The two amigos Chris and Alan have been and gone. The car looks like a bad wiring job in the Millennium Falcon with various items charging. Battery blocks for the runners and our laptops and and inverterContinue reading “Monarchs Way Day 2”
Monarchs Way Ultra Day 1
At 10am this morning at Powick Bridge in Worcester 3 brave souls and slightly damaged souls started their attempts at running the Monarchs Way Ultra. A 615 mile ultra run following the escape route of King Charles II to the Coast and onto France in 1651 after the battle of Worcester and defeat by OliverContinue reading “Monarchs Way Ultra Day 1”
C-Day
So today was the very first day we officially moved into the caravan! Although we have the flat still till the 18th we are as of now living in the caravan, we will be clearing out the flat and working out how to fit everything into the caravan over the next 2 weeks. We willContinue reading “C-Day”
Coast to Coast Day 8
We got up at a decent time and got ready for another tough day. This would hopefully be the final day if we could get the miles done and the conditions and terrain allowed it. We had an early breakfast and got out on the road and Maxine dropped us off at the road crossingContinue reading “Coast to Coast Day 8”
Coast to Coast Day 7
It was a nice early start as we managed to get a nice early 7am breakfast. We had John back on the trail before Reeth and ready to smash in a big day on the trails. The schedule had 29 miles on the plan and with around 6 miles still owed by previous days itContinue reading “Coast to Coast Day 7”
Coast to Coast Day 6
Officially this was supposed to be a short day but with us already behind it was going to have to be a pretty long day to get the miles pushed out. We got out on the road at a reasonable time after breakfast and were on the road about 9am. I was with John fromContinue reading “Coast to Coast Day 6”