Returning to normality

Following my return back to the UK on Monday afternoon, I have spent most of my time catching up on sleep and desperately trying to put some of the weight back on I lost so people stop pointing out how skinny I look.

I am back at work and recovering well, I made an appearance at the gym last night for a quick 5km run just to keep me ticking over and intend to enjoy many drinks at the weekend following a 4 month break.


Tent 72

I had an incredible week in the desert and met some amazing people, particularly the friends I made in tent 72, they all did themselves proud and provided fantastic support through the week.

There is a lot to talk about on the race but I want to wait until the weekend before I start writing this up so I can reflect properly on the experience as I forget a little about some of the bad times and better appreciated what I have learnt.  

On the most part I am really pleased with my performance; I achieved, and well exceeded, all my aims, finishing the event, finish in the top 200 and make the elite top 50 on day 4, as the 11(260) placed GBR you could even loosely say I hit the aspiration of being one of the top Britons. However, the fiasco on day 4 has left me feeling slightly disappointed with my overall finish of 78^th and a feeling of unknowing, could I have achieved a top 50 finish had I not been messed about by the organisers or dealt with the situation in a more mature way.

Until the weekend, many thanks again for your support, massages and donations.