Hello Everyone,
Just wanted to update all of you on what happened during the event.
After a week of rain due to a nearby typhoon Friday morning was clear and sunny.
We all arrived together at the start line and registered at 8am. After the opening
ceremony the event kicked off. Immediately you saw the different levels of people
around. The leading people started running and the rest of us just walked out of
the training ground and towards the beginning of the 100km hike.
The first few stages were going ok but it was clear that we hadn't trained nearly
enough and the 3 week break since Golden Week didn't really help things.
We cleared the first 3 stages without much problem and were only about 30 mins
behind plan. Next came sections 3-5 which we had never attempted before but
looking at the map book didn't appear to be so bad. How wrong I was. These
sections were like hell on earth. We arrived at check point 4 at about 10pm. We
stayed here for about an hour. Many other teams were taking a break here and
sleeping but we decided to forge on.
The next section 4-5 would turn out to be a killer. In the end it took us 8 hours to
complete. It was steep up hill and then a very steep and muddy downhill section
that took forever. When we finally arrived at check point 5. Myself, Rob and Kiran all
felt like pulling out. We were all suffering from various issues.
At checkpoint 5 we had some food and then tended to our issues which included
bad knees, blisters etc etc.
The next section was fairly short and easy but by this time I was suffering from
some severing chafing in the inner thigh area and was walking very strangely. At
checkpoint 6 (63km in) it suddenly started to rain very heavily. So we all put on full
raingear and then started the next section. Within 20mins the rain was gone and
we all looked like muppets wearing our gortex gear.
This section took along time as well and when I arrived at checkpoint 7 (79km) I
wasn't smiling anymore. I grabbed some soup paste and sat down. Just as I was
about to start eating Kiran and Rob arrived so I went to sign in. When I came back
somebody had kicked my soup paste and some of it was on my coat and socks. I
was not impressed.
Check point 7 had an onsen so I had a shower and felt a bit better. Rob was
suffering from severe blisters and he decided to retire at this point. He had been
suffering for the last 30km so great effort on getting that far.
Now came the final 21km. We set off determined to finish what we had started.
We made a slight mistake so wasted about 30mins but we made good time on
the next section and arrived at checkpoint 8 at about 1.50am (Sunday morning). I
had been sleep walking on the last section and was lucky not to fall off the edge.
This checkpoint was in the open and at 930 metres felt very cold. I sat there
sipping cocoa and pumpkin soup at the same time. Kiran and Manabu were
sleeping on the floor for a while.
At 3.30am we set off again for the final 6km stage. It took us just under 3.5 hours.
We saw our second sunrise and then at just before 6am we arrived at the
Yamanakako YMCA centre. YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!! We had finally finished the
100km after a whopping 45 hours 57 minutes.
I sat down and said "I'm never walking anywhere again".
Thanks to everyone that sponsored us. We managed to raise over 1500 pounds
for many good causes. If you know anyone else that would like to sponsor us
please send them the link.
Thanks again.
Ajul, Rob, Manabu, Kiran
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Raised so far: £1,575.00
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well done Donation by patricia on 04/07/08 |
£50.00 |
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from the midori clan Donation by Rob on 18/05/08 |
£80.00 |
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Good Luck guys Donation by Anupam Tripathi on 16/05/08 |
£25.00 |
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Minnasan Gambate!!! Donation by Samir Patel on 15/05/08 |
£50.00 |
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Ha, target reached!! Representative from Chen family will personally deliver warm congratulations at the finish line! Gambatte!!! Donation by Chen Family on 15/05/08 |
£35.00 |
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you're just crazy people. don't forget to be back for the neo release next weekend ;) Donation by carlos on 15/05/08 |
£30.00 |
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Good Luck guys Donation by Abhijeet on 15/05/08 |
£15.00 |
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Good luck!!!! Don't forget those banana's and K (potassium) Donation by Ken M. on 14/05/08 |
£20.00 |
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Good Luck! Donation by Grace Jin on 12/05/08 |
£50.00 |
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Good luck shamu x Donation by Shenal on 11/05/08 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Thanks Miho. Donation by Ajul on 02/05/08 |
£50.00 |
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good luck have a pint of the black stuff after Donation by oliver greene on 01/05/08 |
£10.00 |
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Moriyama-san 10 pounds - Arigato!! Donation by Ajul on 28/04/08 |
£10.00 |
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Good Luck! Hope it goes well! Donation by Seema and Bhavik on 27/04/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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100 from Felix and 25 from Yoneda-san. Thanks guys. Donation by Ajul on 22/04/08 |
£125.00 |
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Bon voyage - hope it is 100 KM of flat terrain. Send a photo. Donation by Sebastian McCann on 20/04/08 |
£25.00 |
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best of luck Rob san. This seems a step down from the iron man!!..... :) Donation by John Greene on 19/04/08 |
£20.00 |
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Add Oil! Enjoy the hiking and you save the world. :) Donation by Madgel Li on 16/04/08 |
£20.00 |
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would like to know who the "fat boy" is Donation by Jim Cass on 16/04/08 |
£30.00 |
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Good luck guys Donation by Tim Laver on 14/04/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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you sure it is not 100M? Good luck guys!! Donation by kc on 14/04/08 |
£30.00 |
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Gambarundayo- Donation by Y Mitani on 14/04/08 |
£50.00 |
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Hi Rob san, Gambatte kudasai!! :-) Donation by Gloria Lee on 10/04/08 |
£20.00 |
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going soft, maybe you should cycle back Donation by garyg on 09/04/08 |
£10.00 |
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Hey Rob me old buddy, I would've expected you to run this:) Donation by MarkJ on 08/04/08 |
£25.00 |
| * Total raised online: | £1,575.00 |
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| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £1,575.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £157.95 |
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