I did it.

[Caldef]

Well I did my big run.

https://imgur.com/a/Ib7Ml5B

Moving time was just under 16 hours but my total time was several hours more due to stops at aid stations etc.

It was SO bloody hard. The first half was great, I was really enjoying it. The second half was awful. I blew out my right knee at 55km and whilst it was ok on flats and uphills, the downhills were excruciating. Another runner gave me some paracetamol to help mask the pain so I was able to keep going. But just before 75km my eardrums burst - I didn't even know that was a thing - and I had to walk the last 30km. It was insane how much my eardrums hurt, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

Hardest thing I've ever done but I completed. And never again. My limit from now on is 50k, it's not worth dying for.

It was a hell of an experience and I'm so glad I completed (about 15% of starters dropped out before the end). But more importantly, any doubts I'd ever had about my man are gone out the window. He was so incredible. Even though he thought I was mad, he was so supportive. He was at the aid stations, giving me hugs even though I was all gross and sweaty, he helped me to sponge down my feet and change my shoes and socks, all through the night he was on the phone with my parents keeping them updated as to my progress, and when everyone else was celebrating after finishing the 50k race, he stayed sober so that he could be there for me.

And when I was getting close to the finish, he came out to find me, put his arms round me and walked the last kilometre with me. When I was struggling so much I was having to physically lift my right leg up with my hands to take each step - he helped me to get home.

So even though I'm glad I completed my hundred km ultra, I got something way more meaningful and important this weekend. I don't need to run a million miles to prove anything to myself anymore. I have a man who really loves me and when I needed him, he was there; in years to come I'll be able to look back on this and remember it.

Reps til I'm out as so happy and grateful right now ❤️

[Rotmaxxer]

Damn congrats 🥳

104 km, you're crazy m8 😵‍💫

[gwg77]

Congratulations, that is an amazing achievement!

That's like 65 miles.

Reps on recharge.

[mikebadg3]

Pics?

[Rotmaxxer]

LOL @ running really slowly for 16 hours.

Run 400 meters under 50 seconds, then I'll be impressed.

How is it not impressive? 🤔 genuinely asking, is it easy for people to be able to run for that many hours? 🤔🤔

My breathe can barely last me a few mins and I doubt my knees and other things will be able to last very long 😵‍💫

[koreannoodles77]

Strong cucked bf

Spoiler!

jk congratz opie

[Mikuljordan]

LOL @ running really slowly for 16 hours.

Run 400 meters under 50 seconds, then I'll be impressed.

i cant even do 10k slow anymore lmao. 100k is insane. Requires a lot of patience too.

[Caldef]

LOL @ running really slowly for 16 hours.

Run 400 meters under 50 seconds, then I'll be impressed.

The women's Olympic record is 48 seconds for 400 metres. Bit of a high bar you have there.

[DDSF1]

Great job, Caldef. Really impressive.

[kimm4]

Fantastic and I'm so happy for you! Job well done!

[desslok]

Km? Didn’t know you were from Europe

[Caldef]

Fantastic and I'm so happy for you! Job well done!

Thanks Kimm!!

And I'm sorry, I promised to rep everyone but it turns out half the people in this thread are already on spread! Oh well, on recharge

[Caldef]

Km? Didn’t know you were from Europe

New Zealand, we use the metric system here too.

[AshWar]

Holy chit @ 104km. Congrats

Having a pulse of 132 for 16 hours straight can’t be good though

[kimm4]

Thanks Kimm!!

And I'm sorry, I promised to rep everyone but it turns out half the people in this thread are already on spread! Oh well, on recharge

No reps needed. Please pass them on to someone else.

Get some rest woman LOL!

[Paul Kreul]

That’s awesome Caldef, the stamina & perseverance you have to do this is crazy, but to keep going on after being injured is insane. Congrats. Good to see your man be of such encouragement & was there when you needed him. If you have pics of the terrain, would be awesome to see.

[blissful88]

16 hours you could've spent baking & cleaning


Congrats on finding out your boyfriend is a cuck; you'll dump him soon

[VAPump]

Damn bruh, nice job

[envisu]

bet dusty could do that faster

[sqal]

I used to do 50 in rubber boots with a generator strapped to my back. Probably would've been easier on trails tbh.

Congrats!

[Uhyeahokay]

I don't hand out praise often but that was amazing. Truly one of the greatest tests of athleticism witnessed on the misc, but enough about MattLondon.

GJDM on the race, Op.

[Caldef]

Pics?

Sportograf hasn't loaded official pics yet.

But here's one from the startline.

https://imgur.com/a/WRGElUO

The two women I'm standing next to are absolutely incredible runners.

[Caldef]

Holy chit @ 104km. Congrats

Having a pulse of 132 for 16 hours straight can’t be good though

That was average heart rate. When I looked up my stats, it had got up to 198 at one point so it's probably lucky I ended up walking so long. A guy did drop dead halfway through this course a couple years ago, but of course you never really think that it could happen to you.

[jreacher]

GJDM!

How did your eardrum burst? Change in altitude?

[MarioMiami305]

GOtta be a moron to do something like this (SRS)/

[leoslayer1]

Good Job Dave woman

[Caldef]

GJDM!

How did your eardrum burst? Change in altitude?

I don't even know exactly. Apparently it sometimes happens when people over-exert themselves lifting weights so I presume it's a similiar thing with running so long?

It was really weird, like my ears popped and then just this constant whistling noise. And my own breathing sounded so loud.

Then when other people talked to me, they sounded really far away, but when I talked back, it sounded like my voice was getting microphoned right into my ears and was so loud I couldn't bear it.

I was trying to drink water cos sometimes chewing or swallowing can help with popped ears, but it was way too far gone for that. And then I ran out of water anyway (I probably drank about ten litres, all up)

Luckily after about ten km of walking it came right again, but I'll have to be careful that it doesn't recur next time I go for a run.

[Sil3nt1]

but why

[DeadlyStriker]

If you remember, a lot of male miscers were pointing out that you were overreacting about your boyfriends attitude or joking towards your race. That's besides the point now.

I played soccer and have done tons of running myself, done tons of brutally difficult training over the years of different types in the offseasons, etc.

But I have to admit that accomplishing that feat is a mark of mental toughness and fortitude. If someone has never done something like that and finished or followed through, then they have no idea how brutal it is on your body, even if it feels like you're at a snails pace.

I think the most important part of that post in the OP is, besides realizing you have an extremely supportive bf, was this: "I don't need to run a million miles to prove anything to myself anymore."

[friesbruh]

can confirm, was runner who lent some paracetamol