In reply to Moley:
Ended on a bit of a low for me, I felt "odd" during the prize presentation and went to my tent for a lie down, woke up being violently sick and was found by my wife semi conscious on the grass outside my tent. Ambulanced to hospital (precaution) and bunged on a drip, a violent gastro bug went through me both ends + general exhaustion etc. Back home and ok now - knackered!
Great event and atmosphere with runners and support staff. Brilliant to have Wendy Dodds and Helene Whitaker helping us all week - shows the comradeship this sport has, with previous legends giving up their time to muck in supporting the next generation of mountain runners.
Logistics of the event are huge, with 45 voluntary support staff on hand working their bollocks off all day and night (in some cases). Added to 140 runners, that means moving a tented village for 180 people every day, no mean feat, sometimes we wished we were running!
2 years till the next one, I see this event going from strength to strength, it really is an iconic Welsh route and provides a test for the all-round athlete who can cope with the rocks and scrambling of Snowdonia + the trails, bogs and tussocks of mid Wales and finally up onto the western beacons.
Time to put your daps on and start training for the next one........