I always intend to write a race report after each ultra that I do, but usually only get as far as about half way and then forget to finish. Hopefully I’ll actually get to the end of this one…
Before the TP100, I devoured pretty much every race report I could find and found it really useful as there were a lot of common things mentioned, and when lots of people are talking about a specific part of the run (e.g. a hill, or endless fields etc) then you know it’s something to at least be aware of. As I didn’t have a chance to recee any of the run, this was handy info.
I wanted to write this report for a number of reasons. Firstly, it serves as a good reminder to myself if I choose to do the event again, and even if not then I like to put a “lessons learnt” section in and it’s usually handy to check over that to make sure I don’t make any silly mistakes in future runs. Secondly, I found the race reports I read really useful, and wanted to add my take on it to the pool so I can help someone else out. Thirdly, it’s such an epic experience to run 100 miles I kind-of want to keep the feeling alive a bit longer 🙂
So… how to write this? I can’t remember all the details in the right order, so it might be a bit of a muddle but I’ll try and keep it in as much of the correct time order as possible!
Let the tale begin…
