Exercise: 100km Run/Walk 🙂 (8’s-36km, 7’s Blue-64km)
Well what can I say – we did it 🙂
Our time was 20 hours and 49 minutes, and I think I am now feeling every minute of it 😯
What a fantastic event, and for such a worthwhile cause. The organisation was very efficient and the volunteers at all the checkpoints were so nice.
I probably won’t go into too much detail as there would be just too much to mention. I’ll just do it in bullet points!
*It didn’t rain 🙂
*We finished with a much better time than we thought
*We had plenty of food
*Tanty hill wasn’t too bad at the end
*The champagne at the finish line was wonderful
*My right foot is very sore and will need to be looked at
*I am having trouble walking and getting out of a chair and sitting on the loo 😯
*I am so lucky to have 3 fantastic friends who made Trailwalker great fun
*I seriously considered giving up at the last Checkpoint
*I hate vomiting 😳
*Having the right support crew is so important (thanks guys, you were amazing)
*I don’t want to eat any more lollies for a long time
*No blisters 🙂
Below are some photos of the day (and night).
These are at the start
Registering! (I think we all look very nervous)
Getting all our “stuff” organised
The Girls are ready to go!
At each CheckPoint
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April 12, 2008 at 8:01 pm
rand(om) bites
OMG how awesome are you guys! Seriously, well done. Now I hope you get some serious pampering 🙂
April 12, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Andrew(AJH)
Well done Jay, I knew you would do so well – you have trained so much.
You must be very happy, this is such a huge achievement and for such a good cause.
I am very proud of you all, and I hope the inevitable aches and pains disappear quickly.
April 12, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Tiger Boy
What a fantastic effort Jay. Common sense would have told you to give up, but you pushed on in obvious pain and discomfort because you just refused to quit.
It was an honour and a pleasure being on your support team.
Well done.
April 12, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Lee
Woo Hoo, keep that champers rolling!!
April 12, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Stu Mac
CONGRATULATIONS! Yes I’m yelling because everyone should know how great you and the others did!
I was watching the TW website most of the arvo and night, I was rapt to chat with Em just after CP6 or 7 (not sure).
Again well done and yep I agree, you all should be pampered by loved ones and friends!
oxo
April 13, 2008 at 12:11 am
Kathryn
Congratulations (again).
Hope the foot is okay.
April 13, 2008 at 12:11 am
jojo
you girls did sooooooo well.you must be so proud of yourselves,..awesome work..cant wait to catch up..take care
April 13, 2008 at 3:41 am
frankie
Love your work. Have a nice easy week 🙂
April 13, 2008 at 9:35 am
Lee
Oh and also, wishing you a speedy recovery 😀
April 13, 2008 at 11:58 am
Em
Jay, I knew that unless you were in danger of risking your health that you would not give up you are just to damn strong and stubborn.
It was a pleasure and an honour to share this journey with you, Michelle and Corrie, we stuck together and we far exceeded our expectations.
The GC marathon is going to be a walk in the park for you in comparison.
April 13, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Jadey
OMG I can’t even start to imagine what that would be like! I have enough trouble doing my shopping. I’ll set my sights on it for a future event though. It sounds really rewarding.
April 13, 2008 at 6:22 pm
morseyruns
You are so amazing! 100km is a long drive. Nice work, home you recover well.
April 13, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Sue
Great achievement Jay!! With hindsight, both Jed and I noticed how, err, salty you were at Silvan. Radiant, but salty! Hope you’re recovering well and your foot turns out fine after a good rest!
April 13, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Linda
Congratulations – Such a wonderful cause and a fantastic effort. You girls are amazing 🙂
April 14, 2008 at 8:13 am
kathy
Congratulations. What an achievement. I’ve enjoyed reading about your training along the way and I’m so proud of the four of you. Thank you for sharing the photos. Loved the smiles the whole way through. Well done!
April 14, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Kelvin
Great effort by you and the team, “You are now an Ultra Runner !!!”.
Ease back for a week or so, enjoy that champagne (and you can have an extra glass during the week) and you’ll know when your ready (your body will tell you !!!) for your next Ultra Challenge,
Kelvin