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:
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Raised so far: £1,575.00
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Mr Greene, Guinness after the walk, not during :-) Donation by Dan on 08/04/08 |
£20.00 |
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Don't forget your oxygen flask Donation by Haavard on 08/04/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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I wish I could walk that much.... ^-^ Donation by Augusto on 08/04/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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I pity your feet dude. Have fun! Donation by Chris Mullard on 08/04/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Donation by David Pound on 07/04/08 |
£20.00 |
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Try not to injure yourself, coz there will be no cars to pick you up....sorry that was meekesh! :D Donation by Preena Shah on 06/04/08 |
£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid |
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YOU CRAZY! Donation by Arora on 05/04/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Thats like 5 pints at the student union is a lot of money for a broke student. U best finnish Donation by Meekesh on 05/04/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Ajul N.B. jockys are out of fasion Donation by anonymous on 04/04/08 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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I envy you :) Donation by Nikita on 04/04/08 |
£25.00 |
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Sounds really good. You must send some pics. Good luck. Donation by Will Dell on 03/04/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Enjoy the walk, take a day off! Donation by CP Man on 03/04/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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dont bash NEO for those 2 days :) Donation by PV on 03/04/08 |
£100.00 |
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Good Luck. Donation by Satheesh S on 03/04/08 |
£50.00 |
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Good luck Ajul you madman ! double socks and vaseline on your feet helps as well.Don't forget your Pocari Sweat !! Donation by J Packer on 02/04/08 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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All the very best of luck on your journey! Donation by Johanna on 02/04/08 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Hope you don't have to walk back! Best of luck. Donation by Rik Gordon on 02/04/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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As Mao said every journey begins with one foot step - I pray you mange the last one! Donation by Mark Addison on 01/04/08 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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enjoy... sounds like fun as long as you've got good boots! x Donation by Ruth on 31/03/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Try not to get too lost Donation by Farhan Kadri on 30/03/08 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Good Luck! Donation by Preena on 30/03/08 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Good luck ... ! Donation by Paul M on 29/03/08 |
£20.00 |
| * Total raised online: | £1,575.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £0.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £1,575.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £157.95 |
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