AFTER 56 HOURS OF RUNNING, HERE’S WHAT IS HAPPENING
The only way is up. And down :)
Let’s catch up with what’s happened since yesterday’s update. Tuesday saw most of the team face their 2nd run of the challenge. After the enthusiasm of the 1st legs it will be interesting to see how everybody gets on as fatigue starts to set in.
Pyllon head coach Paul Giblin headed out for his Tuesday run at 8am and went for a big morning of ascent. His first response on his return was to apologise for “only” covering 18.64 miles but since the mountain goat climbed a frankly eye watering 8264 feet of ascent during that time the apology was not needed.
Paul handed the virtual baton over to Grant MacDonald who headed for the delights of the Crow Road climb above Lennoxtown and enjoyed a fine temperature inversion over the Campsie Fells while accumulating 30.6 miles and 3444 feet of ascent.
As the day light started to fade James Stewart departed for a foggy Tak ma Doon road, surprisingly not yet tempted by the lure of the canal. James encountered his first difficulties of the challenge, the cold foggy conditions caused him some breathing difficulties alongside a Rob Turner-esque grumbly tummy. This was dealt with in one efficient pit stop and he finished his leg with 30.1 miles and 3110 feet of ascent.
Chris Cowley took the reigns for the Tuesday 8pm-12am shift and left armed with back up spikes (and presumably a spaniel or two) should he face another equipment malfunction. After four hours in an icy Fetteresso Forest Chris finished with a smile on his face and 5 blisters on each foot. 29.4 miles and 3261 feet of ascent added to our total.
Kaz and Marco (Kazco) split the midnight-4am shift between them. Marco beat the weather grabbing 16 miles, 1696 feet, 1 owl and 2 foxes - our first wildlife logged of the challenge. Kaz was not so lucky with the weather and was forced on to a 400m stretch of road to beat the ice and snow gaining a hard earned 12.7 miles and 1568 feet of ascent (261 Marcos).
Last run of the night was from Graham Connolly who completed 26.8 miles and exactly 519 Marcos of ascent (heartlessly blaming his laps with the kids for missing 27 miles). A strong finish to the night as we head into day 3.
As of 8am Wednesday, totals are::
Hours run: 56 (of 168)
Distance run: 390.7 miles
Elevation Gain: 56,567 feet
56 Hours.
Get Involved!
RUN: you can support us, just by donating some Endeavour Support Miles of your own. It would motivate us if our community could get close to (and beat) 1,000 miles across the week. Just let us know how many miles you run by posting on social media, tagging @pyllon and using the hashtag #PyllonEndeavour - you can also log your miles on our Strava club - Pyllon Endeavour.
TALK: It’s not always obvious when people are struggling or suffering mental health problems - so ask, and listen. Just creating a safe space - free of judgement for people to talk about how they feel can be life changing and life saving.
FOLLOW: we’ll do our best to update you on the event through the website and across social media. We’ll have someone running at all hours day and night for a full week
SUPPORT: we’d love it if you could send us burritos again. We’re joking - we haven’t eaten another since the last event! We will be running for 168 hours straight - so feel free to send some messages of support at any time. It’ll make all the difference at 2 in the morning to know someone is following!
SHARE: clearly we cannot get together in person, so if you do want to support us please share our messages, leave comments and likes on social media and let others know more about why we are doing this challenge
DONATE: SAMH are our charity partner again and we are hoping to help them continue the great work they do by raising funds for them - awareness of mental health saves lives. So if you can spare any money, we know it will be used wisely, and it will make a difference. Donate now.
Thanks!
Hope to see your Endeavour Support miles soon :)