5th April 2014- South Downs Way 50

After a night sleeping in the car I registered and waited for the race to start at 9am. It was a pleasant day and was nice running in the sun. Some chatting and nice running I was soon at about half way at Black Cap. The legs seemed okay, but the aches came at about 30 miles, so the aid station at Southease was a welcome sight. The check points we're brilliantly stocked with sweet and savoury food and also fruit and refreshing coke.

Closer to forty miles, it was getting harder but coming into Alfriston the end felt a lot closer. After a quick stop at the aid station it didn't seem to take too long to get to the next aid station at Jevington. From here it was one small hill and four miles and it didn't take long to get to the trig above Eastbourne and then it was a plod down hill and then through streets to the finish at the sports centre, where the end was after a gruelling 400 metres on the athletics track. I had finished the race tired and happy as I had bettered my expectations and finished in 9 hours 2 mins and 23 seconds. I had just missed the rain which started a few minutes after finishing.