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27th After photos and chatting we headed to get changed, using the public loos' in the car park at the finish. I changed my top half then tackled the bottom half, my feet ...! I remember worrying that my toes might actually come off in my socks.  I was met with what I expected. Black toe nails and I had a weird, what looked like a blister on my little toe. Nothing had fallen off toe-wise though, which was a relief.  I was so grateful for my change of clothes, especially the comfy shoes I'd taken and I'm tempted to take flip-flops for the next one :P    'Fugly feet' was the text I sent to my friend :) I was glad to be heading for home. I wanted a soak in a hot bath with Epsom salts, to put on my Pjs' and enjoy a beer and the chilli made by the hub aka The Chilli Diaries   I used my massage roller, stretched a little and I went to bed, not late, and slept well. I woke with a little stiffness, but nothing major other than my sore feet :'( whi...

The Canalathon by Canonball Events I didn't announce it really on social media, or talk much about it at work. If I was asked I would skirt around and brush it off, as at times I was afraid of a DNF [did not finish]. I'd picked up my running and done some training, if late and little of it, definitely not sufficient for such an event, but it was training none the less and  I could, in a fashion, run. So I wasn't especially nervous or worried about the biggest run of my life. I think I wasn't worried as such because I could, if I and when i needed, I could walk . there was no navigation. Also the cut-off time was a generous nine and a half hours. Ideal for the runners doing their first ultra! What did bother me was the wake up time. I'm not a morning person, and with all the best intentions I'll either wake, then sit around, or wake later and sit around. The wake up time should've been 5:30. Wake up, come too, get dressed, eat, check kit, wait for ta...