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Title: 95 Mile West Highland Way Endurance Race
Post by: Dowser on June 24, 2013: (http://i.imgur.com/8DoXcSW.jpg)

To Our Craig (Twentyclicks)

For completing the 95 Mile West Highland Way Race at the weekend with an outstanding time of 30h 18mins and 25secs

(http://i.imgur.com/m7SqxBM.jpg)

http://www.westhighlandwayrace.org/

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Post by: Wolf_Larson on June 24, 2013: Well done !!
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Post by: RedLeader on June 24, 2013: Awesome achievement, well done Craig. Wish I could do 3 consecutive laps of the park never mind 95 miles ;)
Title: 95 Mile West Highland Way Endurance Race
Post by: Kayakgirl on June 24, 2013: Well done!!
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Post by: Ed on June 24, 2013: Staggering achievement.
Congratulations Craig
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Post by: twentyclicks on June 24, 2013: Quote from: Aragorn on June 24, 2013
Staggering achievement.

There was quite a lot of staggering going on!

Thanks guys.
Title: Re: 95 Mile West Highland Way Endurance Race
Post by: Dowser on June 24, 2013: Quote from: twentyclicks on June 24, 2013
Quote from: Aragorn on June 24, 2013
Staggering achievement.

There was quite a lot of staggering going on!

Thanks guys.

You still got round... Amazing achievement. Really well done :)

(http://i.imgur.com/X2NlrHu.jpg)
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Post by: LandyLiam on June 24, 2013: Brilliant achievement Craig, i'm sure you only slowed down to take in the view ;)
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Post by: specimanYak on June 24, 2013: Well done Craig, that's a fantastic achievement.
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Post by: Glenn B on June 24, 2013: Well done I bet when you take your shirt off there's a superman suit underneath. . ;D
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Post by: whoRya on June 24, 2013: Fantastic effort Craig. I can't get my head around doing something like that - you runners are a tough breed.
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Post by: Mourneman on June 25, 2013: Respect Craig,taking it to another level mate :P
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Post by: twentyclicks on June 25, 2013: I did stop to take in the views, especially in the latter stages as I stumbled along looking 3 ft ahead... needed something to justify being out there for so long :)

There were a lot of fast boys at the top of the field this year. The winner, Paul Giblin, managed to do the course in half my time completely blowing the previous record away: 15.07 !!! He didn't even have the decency to hobble at the awards ceremony ;D
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Post by: Rusty Madra on June 25, 2013: Thats awesome.... Well done! Works really wrecked any training/adventure challenges recently, think I'll get out a bit more after your inspiring success... 95 miles.... Can't begin to think what that does to the body and mind!
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Post by: mregan on June 25, 2013: Awesome effort Craig well done. That is some going. :o
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Post by: LandyLiam on June 25, 2013: just been reading a blog on it
http://whwrunner.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/race-directors-story-2013-west-highland.html

would love to hear your story Craig, what goes through your mind to keep you going?
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Post by: twentyclicks on June 26, 2013: Quote from: LandyLiam on June 25, 2013
just been reading a blog on it
http://whwrunner.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/race-directors-story-2013-west-highland.html

would love to hear your story Craig, what goes through your mind to keep you going?

You'll be sorry you asked! Here's the story (novel) of the race itself (http://www.twentyclicks.co.uk/?p=558). I'll do another post about gear, reflections, etc tomorrow.

Basically there's nothing going through my mind most of the time. Questioning things and thinking ahead tends to give me anxiety... "too many mind. No mind" (Last Samurai). I just make choices related to pre-arranged goals, then keep going. After the near total breakdown, my sub-23 and sub-24 hour goals were gone. All I had left was undefined 'finish', so once I chose to start moving again at each checkpoint all there was...was not falling over. Given that that is pretty instinctual, I didn't have to think about anything. Occasionally, I had to 'think' to eat and drink, or think to look at the scenery and remember it. If pain gets worse or your condition worsens you obviously have to do something about it, but if it stays the same then you are already coping with it and can continue to do so. Of course, you can stop at any time, but as the Buddha says... desire leads to suffering... and I desired a crystal goblet for my efforts ;)
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on June 26, 2013: Quote from: twentyclicks on June 26, 2013
Quote from: LandyLiam on June 25, 2013
just been reading a blog on it
http://whwrunner.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/race-directors-story-2013-west-highland.html

would love to hear your story Craig, what goes through your mind to keep you going?

You'll be sorry you asked! Here's the story (novel) of the race itself (http://www.twentyclicks.co.uk/?p=558). I'll do another post about gear, reflections, etc tomorrow.

Basically there's nothing going through my mind most of the time. Questioning things and thinking ahead tends to give me anxiety... "too many mind. No mind" (Last Samurai). I just make choices related to pre-arranged goals, then keep going. After the near total breakdown, my sub-23 and sub-24 hour goals were gone. All I had left was undefined 'finish', so once I chose to start moving again at each checkpoint all there was...was not falling over. Given that that is pretty instinctual, I didn't have to think about anything. Occasionally, I had to 'think' to eat and drink, or think to look at the scenery and remember it. If pain gets worse or your condition worsens you obviously have to do something about it, but if it stays the same then you are already coping with it and can continue to do so. Of course, you can stop at any time, but as the Buddha says... desire leads to suffering... and I desired a crystal goblet for my efforts ;)

amazing words mate !!
Title: 95 Mile West Highland Way Endurance Race
Post by: clairebear on June 26, 2013: Fair play, gonna read the blog later over a coffee as it sounds like an epic one.
Respect.
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Post by: MikeD on June 26, 2013: I remember as some point, post 70 miles, I said to Craig, "I'm not trying to put ideas into your head, but can you do the remaining miles?" and he said, "I've come this far I'm not giving up now".

I witnessed the most amazing display of willpower... it was an experience to observe it and something i'll never forget.
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Post by: phil_b on June 26, 2013: Just read your blog, outstanding effort. Respect!
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Post by: GMB on June 26, 2013: Well done Craig, absolutely fantastic! Time to rest now mate and appreciate what you have accomplished....................and start looking for the next challenge :-)

I'll have a read at the blog 2moz.