GUCR 07 - Dusk & Darkness

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Date: 08 June 2007 21:27:08

And so we set off from Navigation Bridge to tackle the stint through Milton Keynes, headtorches at the ready but fortunately not yet needed. Rachel did a good job of keeping my pace up when I was running, and my spirits when I wasn't. As instructed by my crew she regularly tried to get some food down me, from mars bars to power bars I get the impression it was a little like pulling teeth at times.

I remember Milton Keynes last year being an extremely depressing place, in the dark, you're almost always below street level so there's nothing to see except a dozen extra bridges but with Rachel rabbiting on and the reflective tabs on her heels mesmerising me it passed much quicker. I went through a low point approaching Peartree Bridge where I had dropped to a walk, fortunately the crew were awaiting our arrival and had soup at the ready and a warmer hat since the temperature was now dropping quickly.

Re-energised we made good progress through to the next checkpoint at Fenny Stratford (84.5miles), catching and passing a runner and buddy along the way. The checkpoint wouldn't seem to arrive but finally did, we only hung around here long enough for me to manage half my coffee and be tempted by a cheese sandwich.