How are you feeling @p00key ?
I am fine - very tired after not sleeping since Friday night , was great to meet you finally. @tunster was great company along the trail and the āpigā quiz still has me chuckling still. It was freezing as soon as the sun went down , and I donāt think I did enough hill training and realised I was getting slower and possible going to be chasing cutoffs . Legs & feet were shot , but what a gorgeous route. No regrets - I have throughly enjoyed the whole experience.
Interestingly its only been over the past year that my feet have really started to suffer , had no issues in the past , so am looking to see how I can āprotectā them a bit more over the coming months when out running.
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It was great to meet you as well 
Iām glad you are in good spirits 
re the feet thing, I didnāt suffer too much yesterday but sometimes mine feel like glass and I have no obvious answers. Iāve read conflicting things about wearing recovery sandals in the house to just wearing socks. Iām not sure which one is correct.
I do feel that the Inov8 Boomerang insoles I wear help though (you can get them from Pete Bland Sho).
There is also a book called Fixing Your Feet that I saw recommended by an Arc finisher but I donāt have it yet.
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It is a useful book, a lot (but not all) of the info is on his website in the FAQs, articles and blog https://www.fixingyourfeet.com/
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Well done on your race - great effort .
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Thanks @p00key , as GB says, get yourself down to Devon in Oct
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Cheers Doug, good to know.
Yep on closer inspection seems to be more hot spots for me , no blisters but very sensitive on the bottom. Not usually an issue but anything to help, I shall start investigating.
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Which one is this?
Cheers FP
My weakness is definitely going uphill - I lost so much time on the longer climbs. Will need to make more trips to the hills before the Arc.
Also, need to get a better nutrition strategy. My stomach went at about 40 miles and basically did the last 60 on coke & watermelon. That aināt going to cut it at the Arc!
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Good info. One thing I found I was doing on a too regular basis was running the flats and downhills and the dropping to a stroll āat bestā on the climbs. I was getting passed left right and centre!
Donāt try and march the climbs but donāt kill your pace completely. I found taking shorter steps but still maintain a high ish cadence works better.
However, the Arc route has a shed load of Cornish steps and they just need to get done any old how.
That SWCP really is a different kind of terrain.
Have a look at a channel called Sport Walking itās helped me with my climbing technique
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Hmmm North Coast looks interesting (although the weather looked filthy) - will investigate further
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I did the 110km version in shorts and vest in 2019!
You just never know what youāre gonna get in early Oct. I think it was 2021 when the aid station tents were literally blowing away! 
But from memory, last year wasnāt too bad i donāt think.
Just checked, and all the pics from last year people were all in shorts and tees.
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Also - did you see that both overall winners of SDW were in V50 category. So weāre all going to be short on excuses!!!
Dan Lawson in the 2nd fastest time as well!
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1st and 3rd in the Menās race were V50ās!!
I donāt know whether to be inspired or depressed by that!
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Yeah 2021 wasnāt pretty. I dropped at Ilfracombe at about 4am but those that went on copped it much worse.
Couple of punchy climbs in there
First 10km and last 10km look ok
Anyone else playing? @FatPom - I think you said you are in
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Iām in for the 110km
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Checking with Mrs T to make sure we arenāt away
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