So I started the run on Sunday with Jorgen as my support runner. Sadly Zoe had hurt her back and was unable to run.
We (eventually) found the start point in the car and took a few pictures for the scrap book (not uploaded any yet). We set off around 11:00 and right from the first interval I did not feel 100% and I still have no idea why but we soldiered on for about an hour before it became very difficult. Changed my interval length to add more walking and again we pushed on.
This day should have been 24 miles but we had a few little detours which meant the we ended up at 28.3 miles in total and really mashed legs and sore neck from getting tense. We walked a lot - the last 7-8 miles in total and most of the uphills all day. Started to stiffen at 20 miles and just could not get it going again. Gutted but I was going to finish even if it was on my hands and knees.
Right on the edge of Keswick by the Pencil Museum I spotted my hubby, Jorgen's wife Zoe and their cute little English Toy Terrier, they went around a bend before Jorgen looked up so he thought I was hallucinating! A giggle right a the point where I most needed it. Collapsed into hubby's arms and sobbed most of the final 0.5 mile back to the B&B.
On the subject of the B&B - lovely place called Rivendell, perhaps a bit twee in decoration but most are and the owners were friendly, rooms good and breakfasts fab (will review on tripadvisor later).
Dinner was a whole other issue - we suffered form the usual provincial problem of pubs stopping serving at 9 and some even running out of food. Eventually - I got half a cow pie, that helped!
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