Bring it on Fernworthy, via Whiteworks to Shipley Bridge

A nice little run.

We had run this before crossing 23 Miles of Dartmoor, taking seven hours twenty seven minutes, we where shattered but please, but this time we where hoping to go a little quicker.

We had an idea that we could run at somewhere close to fourteen minutes a mile bringing us in around six hours. we managed some where close to twelve minute miles.

Running the first part amazingly well actually running at closer to ten minute miles and we hit the fifteen mile mark very early, our navigation was much much stronger familiar ground and better footing (last time we visited the upper parts of the moor we were a foot deep in snow!).

The next few miles were hard and slow, a large plateau between white works and the Two Dartmoor Way is a disconcerting place to navigate, we managed to hit our tick off points and found ourselves getting close to the end. I had a moment of navigating madness where I made the ground fit the map and slowed our progress right down. All in all I think these mistakes cost us about twenty minutes.

Darren was pushing hard but unfortunately he had forgotten his actual trail shoes and had an old pair of trail shoes on [about 2 years old], they held there own until about the last five or so miles where they started to cook Darren's feet, a short break fresh tape and we soldiered onto the end.

We hit the finish mark in five hours twenty minutes smashing two hours seven minutes off our previous timing and we actually increased the distance to twenty five point six five miles. Hitting our pick up point an hour ahead of planned, we sat in the sun looking at Darren's bright red feet.

All in all it was an awesome achievement and a credit to Darren for completeing the distance in the time and in rubbish footwear, although he is now suffering. we're praying to the running gods that his feet are gonna heal and repair before our first coastal race in just under eight days.....

Bryn


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