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Tiggy
@willy
Runners - we have a small community here so I'd love to hear each of your craziest running story - could be weirdest / hardest experience etc! I can go first - I ended up running 100 miles with just a backpack and no support team in 19 hours in the British countryside during Covid. Story below! Cont...
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Tiggy
@willy
I started running in March 2020 (I was going insane in lockdown) then signed up for this 4-day 184 mile race called the Thames Challenge in Aug 2020. 2 weeks before the race it gets cancelled. I was in the best running shape of my life and wanted to do a challenge that was outside my comfort zone because... Cont...
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Tiggy
@willy
I was planning to change career and become an entrepreneur so I wanted to make a habit out of pushing my limits. The course was well marked and pretty flat, so I decided to run 100 miles of that same race on my own. Cont...
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Tiggy
@willy
One day in August, I got a train to Oxford wearing the clothes I’d run back in and stayed overnight in a hotel, then run back in the morning. I finished the 100 miles at ~3am in the middle of nowhere outside of London and just stopped and ordered an Uber home. 🤣 Okay - now who is next?!
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Tiggy
@willy
@andyk you must have some crazy ones!!
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@andyk
Haha…yeah I have a few. Let me think of a good one to share.
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Tiggy
@willy
I thought you might - looking forward to it!
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@andyk
First ultra, Comrades in S Africa. Ended up in the emergency room after being attacked by a wild animal the day before. Survived (obviously). Never ran more than 26.2M until then, crossed the half way point at exactly 4.5 hours, and negative split for the Bill Rowan medal (<9 hours).
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