Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc

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mrs shanksi Aug 2014 11:02am, 31 Aug 2014 6,144 posts	mrs shanksi MikeR did you enjoy it? Also did you see Neil MacRitchie finish? He did it in 40:08, very pleased for him too, but he's not on fetch or fb so can't tell him! If your see him tell him well done from us
Derby Tup Aug 2014 11:04am, 31 Aug 2014 12,278 posts	Derby Tup #hero
MikeR. Aug 2014 11:05am, 31 Aug 2014 1,632 posts	MikeR. I would have been in bed
Velociraptor Aug 2014 11:30am, 31 Aug 2014 30,666 posts	Velociraptor Well done both
Northern Exile Aug 2014 7:14pm, 31 Aug 2014 3,388 posts	Northern Exile Thanks for all the support I'll give it a good blogging later, but as you've probably surmised I struggled with the downhill sections later in the race and lost a lot of time and places from Col de Montets and Le Flegere, my feet were agonising and it was hard to block out yhe pain.
Velociraptor Aug 2014 7:15pm, 31 Aug 2014 30,668 posts	Velociraptor You did it, though, NE And it sounds so far as if it wasn't a complete ordeal
Derby Tup Aug 2014 9:17pm, 31 Aug 2014 12,281 posts	Derby Tup I doubt many mortals (or anyone actually) run negative splits over 26.2 miles Martyn you did brilliant and it was well worth staying up half the night refreshing your race status every ten mins stalker
Northern Exile Sep 2014 1:08am, 1 Sep 2014 3,389 posts	Northern Exile Cheers pal I have to admit that I don't feel too brilliant right now, but co-codamol is helping!
swittle Sep 2014 6:14am, 1 Sep 2014 30,614 posts	swittle UTMB appears to be where humans go just a little superhuman Following the tracker didn't really give much idea of the terrain or how you were coping - but you completed another feat of endurance.
Northern Exile Sep 2014 5:31pm, 2 Sep 2014 3,392 posts	Northern Exile I is back in the UK and managed to walk through the airport unaided. What an experience!!!