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24/01/2008
Portland Marathon - 26th Jan 2008
This is the first of the Endurance Life Coastal Trail Series marathons that will make up 4 of the 6 marathons in this challenge. There are 5 marathons is that series, and I was originally due to run all of them before my knee forced me to resign from the first race in Pembrokeshire.
"For the whole second lap I didn’t pass a single person. I was broken by the course, and was simply moving forward as best I could. There was no fight left in me, only a sort of limp-limbed momentum. It was as if I was falling over for the last 6 miles, but each time I managed to get a leg underneath me to delay the fall for another step." Read on...
Visit race organiser Endurance Life's offical website for more information, photography, official race results, and information on future events. They did a superb job with this one, so they have my endorsement free of charge!20:20 Permalink | Email this
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Wow - you're knee is going to LOVE this one. Top marks for balls mate! See you in A&E...
Posted by: Dan | 15/01/2008
Thanks for the vote of confidence!
Posted by: Martin | 16/01/2008
Eh! Soulchaser. It's me again - "Horatio Totally Rocks". That's my new name since I was given back music privilages. My internet access has just been renewed as well. Music is such a mental holiday for me as I haven't been able to listen to any for the last 14 months.
My own fault though for trying to steal some extra food. Any chance of a food parcel, dude.
We are all sorry to hear about your knee problems. In fact we were all quite excited about your challenge that we decided to stage our own six marathon challenge to run parallel with your events. Ours, obviously, is slightly different to yours as we are not even allowed out of our cells let alone into the courtyard.
We decided to use cock roaches and race them when you were running your marathons. We painted them different colours so we knew whose was whose. When you damaged your knee, it was decided that my roach should have one of his legs pulled off in sympahty. Well, mine never finished the first race. He just went round in circles wondering why some dirty bastard yanked one of his legs out.
Even the warders are in for a piece of the action, and we hope to send you some charity money with our winnings when you finish.
The "racing roaches" are hot property at the moment. In fact we have to guard them night and day. I keep mine in a sawn-off cigar tube stuffed up you know where. You ever tried that soulchaser. From what I remember of your time in South America you tried most things.
Have to go now, dude, times up I am afraid. Will post in the next couple of weeks when I get to have another go on the net. That's if I can stay in the good books, or I will end up in solitary again. Don't forget the food parcel, soulchaser, you owe me one. Bur that's another story, I guess.
Posted by: Horatio Totally Rocks | 22/01/2008
News travels fast soulchaser. The bloggers have the results on the web already and you made it despite your knee and your likeing for Egyptian P.E.
Cheers went round the whole gaol when we heard the news. Good onya. Our second race is due tomorrow at dawn, and my roach is on form despite his rather untimely amputation.
Can.t wait to read your report. Why don't you do a little video on youtube and tell us in your own words.
See you later, soulchaser.
Posted by: Horatio Totally Rocks | 26/01/2008