JOGLE Ultra (Trans England) from John O'Groats to Lands End in 16 days 864 miles, England

04. stage at 04/23/2012 from Spean Bridge to Tyndrum, (day: 55.1miles / overall.: 230.3miles)

Also today started as usual. Getting up as soon as the first group had started and then have breakfast. Also today I started alone. Just before I started we received the first bad message. Sean Maley had dropped out at the first aid station.

I also did not have the best day. After 3 miles (5 km) I made a wrong step and fell down. Also I had to go five times to the bushes before I reached the first aid station. If it was going on like that it would be a dam long day. But luckily it was gone after I left the aid station. Everything was going on like always. The course brought us through the Highlands. We passed Loch Lochy and Loch Linnhe. From there we went further into the Highlands. We came closer and closer to the snow tops. The landscape was having less and less trees. Even there was sunshine the temperatures dropped down. Also more wind came up. Today I caught Steve P. and Andy W. quite early. Also the other runners I caught quite early. Only Tim E. was far away from them. At the third aid station I heard that Andy W. dropped out. He already had knee problems yesterday evening.

When I arrived I had a hot tea. Then I was cleaning up myself. When I came back Rory and Jend had arrived. They had planned to support me again on the last 15 miles (24 km), but they did not make it anymore before I finished. With them was Steve Gordon. He was the third drop outer. Only six are left and some already had shin splints. At the dinner we received the next bad news. Tomorrow we will pass Glasgow, but the Clyde tunnel was closed by the police. It seems the criminal activity was too bad, so they just shut it down. It seems not possible to go around on one of the bridges. But Rory and Jend was going to check for it, because nobody was really happy about getting into a car. At least I was not!

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