I finished... wow, what an amazing experience. I loved it, and made the most of every minute. I met some amazing people, including Duncan Slater (the double amputee), Tom (who came 3rd male finisher), and my tent mates were just amazing. This is a really brutal race, and some great lessons learnt. It doesnt matter how much or how hard you have prepared for something, but there is always a curveball waiting for you, and as long as you don't panic, and deal with it then and there, you can survive. Mentally challenging..

We are close now to departure time, and I've started to taper my training. Just a nice easy 16km on Saturday (with some compass navigation practice), and a 50km cycle with a friend. Next 2 weeks will be spend stretching, hitting the sauna, trying a bit of bikram yoga (part of the heat training i guess, but don't think it will make a big difference). Starting to pack my food, which is being restricted to around 2000Kcals a day, and so far weighs in at 3.56kgs. Might be able to take a bit of weight off this, but something to work towards.