Race Day Part Five

Directly after the fourth Aid station, there were two horses, and from here on there was also a sudden increase in off-road cyclists to be aware of.

This was not too far from the half-way point.  The terrain during this section was very hard underfoot, so where possible I sought to run on any grass areas.

Half-way stage reached.

The strawberry ice cream was yum! I'm not sure the sandwich touched the sides when I ate it, and the price of that was needing to walk a while to allow it to digest enough so I could run without bringing back up.

I should also add that from filling up one of my water bottles I ended up with a very chemically tasting water that despite several washes it took two further Aid stations before I could get rid of it from the bottle.

Cider for those staying over and completing the rest of the distance tomorrow.

Not a good photo but in the distance there are the green tents the two-day participants were staying in.

I grabbed a banana here before I left to start the second 50km - I ran with it in my hand for about 12 miles! as I never got round to eating it, in part because I wanted to hold off until I was near to an Aid station, to put the skin in the bin.