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EVENT REPORTTRANS EUROPE FOOTRACElaugh after. He was travelling very fast and wasgaining on us quickly. He then shot past us anddisappeared up the road at a similar speed toHenry. Incredible! We guessed we would see himagain before the end.We had lovely overcast weather for most of the dayagain with the sun popping out a little later on. Theterrain was hilly and visibility was excellent. Wehave been passing through olive country and it isquite extraordinary just how completely they havecarpeted the entire scenery, no matter how steepthe terrain with olive trees. As far as the eye cansee!The route was rolling for the first 50km then we hada 4km climb that took us to the final cp. As we left,Christian was just approaching. We continued andas usual, we accelerated a little smelling the finishline. With 4km remaining, we caught Thomihiko. Wedecided that we would run with him to the end. Hewas pretty broken though from his big effort andwe dropped him. With just 800m left, Fred turned tolook behind and suddenly accelerated sayingChristian was close! I couldn’t believe it. He musthave really chased hard to try and catch us. We weresprinting!My god it must have looked ridiculous. We were‘sprinting’ up a steep hill to the gym and the finishline. Christian was also going hard behind butwasn’t going to catch us now. We crossed the lineabout a minute (?) ahead of Christian in 7:10. I thinkwe’re getting faster! It’s damn hard work but goodfun.Tomorrow is a mere 48.7km so should be done niceand early. We will be in a big town which is good,but it’s Sunday so being Spain, nothing will beopen.We have now been running for 8 weeks. We havejust 8 days left and people are talking aboutGibraltar all the time. I am tired and exhausted butvery excited that this dream may soon be complete.There is also a piece of me that that doesn’t wantthis to end. Fred and I joke that we will catch a ferryto Africa and run to Cape Town.The Finish, 21st October – San Pablo de Buceiteto La Linea 48kmI will always remember the great feeling of theexcitement bubbling away last night. Everyone wasin a great mood. Dinner was actually pretty good,and no-one complained about the long walk to getto the restaurant. No-one cared that the service wasslow. Who cares if we didn’t get much sleeptonight? One little day.It was very cold in the gym last night. I slept tillaround 1130 then needed the loo. After that I didn’treally sleep. My mind was active (unusual). As weleft in the morning, People were singing andwhooping. We were done. This was a day toappreciate our achievement. My body was in itsnow normal battered state but things weredifferent. This alone is proof of the positive mindbeing the most powerful physical tool. I felt strong.I felt I could push hard, but not today.Yesterday, we lost sight of Gibraltar as we camedown off the mountains and lost height. I was veryexcited to see it again and was eagerly scanning theskyline as we ran. Fred and I ran together again. Weshould finish this thing together. We have becomequite close over the many hours on the roadtogether. We are also the two youngest in the race.Gibraltar doesn’t come into view until we are at thefinal cp with only 6.6km left. It is a glorious sight.Maybe one of the most incredibly beautiful sightsof my life, not so much for its looks, but because ofthe many hours spent toiling, the many times that Iwas convinced that this was not possible for me andthe much doubt about myself.We are now running along the seafront and I ambuzzing. Fred and I have caught up with Fabrice.Fabrice had to pull out of the 2009 TE on day 56because he badly cut his finger lifting his case, so Iknow this is seriously big for him too.We then hear a whistle. There is the rickety oldfinish that has served us well for the last 63 days. Iget handed a Union flag and my good friend Yoshiis there offering me his pointy hat which isapparently called a kaso. I take my cap off andproudly put it on and with the flag flying behind32 ULTRA TALES | JANUARY 2013Sponsored by thehttp://
EVENT REPORTTRANS EUROPE FOOTRACEme, the three of us finish together. I go immediatelyto Lou and we hug. I cry like a baby with happiness.I have finished.I have showered and had the pleasure of not havingto hand wash my running kit for the first time in 64days. Tonight we have a dinner in the hotel whereawards get dished out. This will be nice as everyonewill be so happy and relaxed with nothing to dotomorrow. I am looking forward to having anexplore of the rock as it looks amazing, and I reallyhope to see the cheeky monkeys.I will sign off now. Maybe I will write again withsome afterthoughts once it’s all had a chance tosettle in.Before I forget, I must thank everyone of you thatmessaged me somehow or another with your lovelypositive comments. I drew so much from them thatcertainly helped a great deal during the hardertimes (all?). I would check my phone obsessively inthe evenings. You all helped me get to this spotright now, so a sincere thank you to you all.(Editors Note) We have provided some short extractsfrom Neils blog about his epic run across Europe in theTrans Europe Footrace.If you would like to read about his experience across forthe full 64 days then please visit his blog atwww.ultrarunninglife.com.33 ULTRA TALES | JANUARY 2013Sponsored by thehttp://
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