Well done. I DNF'd at the CP at 72km. My troublesome hip and calf struck again and I know from experience that things don't get better when it happens. The weather was weird, blazing hot or tipping down and cold with not much inbetween! things get hard when you're 58 😪
Thanks for sharing. Lots of good tips and lessons to be learnt here. My trouble is, I am a 60+ runner but I dream of doing a 100k , that’s why I enjoy watching other people doing it 👍 One day I’ll be able to what you do.
Thanks for the comment and best of luck with your training. The race to the stones could be a great first time ultra. There are walking options and 50k options. Lots of people did the 100k over two days as well.
I ran RTTS in 2023 too. Pit stop 5 was fun by the time I go to it, there were baby pigs walking around, I thought I was seeing things! I hit the last 12k not long after you but my goodness the thick thick fog had come down, you could only see about 8ft infront of you. Did anyone else experience the fog?
@@kingsley6236 I remember a bit of fog, might be that I missed the worst of it. It’s the slick underfoot conditions in the final few miles that I remember most. I was wearing road shoes, which did not fare well. Other people were having to hang onto each other to stop themselves falling over!
@ i remember that last 3km to 4km well! Rutted track with a thin layer of mud over hard compacted ground, it was like ice! But when you look back, it is things like that you share with everyone and say “do you remember when….” Us runners are weird, but we have an amazing community.
Well done in the race and well documented. It seems that the flatter courses can be just as challenging as the ones with lots of climbing, due to the repetitive nature of the movement. Your experience clearly helped you push through the lows. Any other races planned now?
Fantastic effort Dave, congratulations on a brilliant achievement. Really enjoyed the video too!
Nicely done. Loved your perspectives. Well done for being a fellow finisher!
Well done. I DNF'd at the CP at 72km. My troublesome hip and calf struck again and I know from experience that things don't get better when it happens. The weather was weird, blazing hot or tipping down and cold with not much inbetween! things get hard when you're 58 😪
Good effort getting that far, I was in bits at 72km without any real injuries. Hope the niggles die down and you can get back out there!
Well done great achievement.... 👍🏻👍🏻🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🥳🥳🥳x
Thanks for sharing.
Lots of good tips and lessons to be learnt here.
My trouble is, I am a 60+ runner but I dream of doing a 100k , that’s why I enjoy watching other people doing it 👍
One day I’ll be able to what you do.
Thanks for the comment and best of luck with your training. The race to the stones could be a great first time ultra. There are walking options and 50k options. Lots of people did the 100k over two days as well.
I ran RTTS in 2023 too. Pit stop 5 was fun by the time I go to it, there were baby pigs walking around, I thought I was seeing things! I hit the last 12k not long after you but my goodness the thick thick fog had come down, you could only see about 8ft infront of you. Did anyone else experience the fog?
@@kingsley6236 I remember a bit of fog, might be that I missed the worst of it. It’s the slick underfoot conditions in the final few miles that I remember most. I was wearing road shoes, which did not fare well. Other people were having to hang onto each other to stop themselves falling over!
@ i remember that last 3km to 4km well! Rutted track with a thin layer of mud over hard compacted ground, it was like ice! But when you look back, it is things like that you share with everyone and say “do you remember when….” Us runners are weird, but we have an amazing community.
Well done in the race and well documented. It seems that the flatter courses can be just as challenging as the ones with lots of climbing, due to the repetitive nature of the movement. Your experience clearly helped you push through the lows. Any other races planned now?
Cheers, appreciate it. Nothing due in the immediate future, but I have signed up for the South Downs 100 miler for next year!