Tomorrow is the big day
July 27, 2012 9:56 am General, runningFor those of you who have been keeping an eye out for me in A Coruna this week I’m sorry to be letting you down. Instead of Galicia, I will be in the Alps this weekend, finally running the race I have spent the last 4 months preparing for: the 6000D.
I have written a post about my final preparations, and a fundraising update (I’m running the race in aid of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland, a group near and dear to my heart) over at “Run for MDI”. It’s not too late to make a donation, if you’d like to. Thanks to the support of friends, family and colleagues, we have raised over €1600 so far!
I am sorry to be missing you all – but if anyone wants to follow along tomorrow and check on my progress, you can track me live during the race.
July 27th, 2012 at 10:18 am
For anyone wondering when they can expect to see me arrive at the different checkpoints, here are my rough estimates (optimistic/pessimistic) for each:
* Plagne Centre: 8:30/9:00
* Roche de Mio: 9:40/10:10
* Glacier: 10:45/11:30
* Lac du Carroley: 11:45/12:45
* L’Arpette: 12:10/13:20
* Plagne Bellecôte: 12:25/13:40
* Montchavin les Côches: 13:15/14:45
* Arrivée Aime: 14:15/16:00
I’m expecting to arrive sometime between 3pm and 4pm.
July 27th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Good Luck!
July 27th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Hey Dave,
It’s a shame you’re not coming but I understand.
Thank you for your guidance and help with the keynotes.
July 30th, 2012 at 4:51 am
Wow, you not only completed the distance but were precisely on your pace: congrats!
July 30th, 2012 at 9:56 am
Thanks! I did slow down a lot towards the end – it wasn’t all downhill, as I had expected, and the legs were a bit heavy at the end.