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King Offas Dyke Ultra 2017

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King Offas Dyke Ultra 2017 Warning, proceed with caution. This is an ultra race report. It contains subject matter essential to the plot that may be unpleasant to normal folks.  Ultra runners are fanatically concerned with what goes in and how and when it comes out…. You have been warned.  It's also ultra long, as befits a 185 mile run, so decide how much you want it, put the kettle on, and start where we left off….. King Offa’s Dyke Ultra II ….. this time it’s personal. Last year I DNF’d this race having stubbornly started it with an ankle injury when I probably shouldn’t, pressed on through the non-ankle friendly course oscillating between pain and drug numbed stupor, burst into tears when talking to Harriet on the phone, and called it a day at mile 120. A justifiable DNF but no less easy to pallet. This time it was Prestatyn Or Bust, and as a result as start day came closer my usual pre-match nerves were pretty bad. To add to this Offspring#1, Tom, was accompanying me o