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Date: 07 June 2007 21:48:15
Once again I find I can't remember much about the next section, apart from my feet getting wetter and wetter. I knew this would mean the death of my feet so on meeting my crew at the start of the road section on top of Blissworth tunnel; a fresh pair of shoes & socks and a good drying and talking of the feet. This was my scheduled dinner stop so I set off walking up the road with a cup of soup and some bread. The warm soup was a hit, warming and delicious. Again I tried to keep the pace down for while to let things settle but again couldn't hold myself back for too long.
With my hands full with bread and soup I had left the maps with my crew, figuring I'd remember the route well enough. This proved not to be the case so I had to phone the crew to check where to cross. I saw them again briefly just after Stoke Bruerne to push myself the remaining 5 miles to Navigation Bridge.
At Navigation Bridge it was still light, I was ecstatic and little to my knowledge a good hour ahead of plan. I was met by my crew where we retired to some shelter in the pub car park, my feet were soaked through again already so I repeated the drying and new socks routine this time with some waterproof socks to avoid any repeats through the night. From this point on you are allowed a buddy runner and I was joined by Rachel & Steve who were due to take me through the night.
I was much later last year but going through the night can be a psychologically as well as physically dark place on your own, so I was glad to have the company, even if we ended up walking much of it.