After my success on the Saltmarsh 75, I was hoping for a reasonable placing at the Druid Challenge. I wasn't expecting to take three hours off my time again but perhaps 20 minutes a day faster was possible. Of course last year I went from Saltmarsh to Druids without a marathon and an ultra in between. I'd been resting quite a lot after the Stort 30 as I was aware that my epic year of running was starting to take its toll on my body - however I was still hopeful.
Day One of Druids doesn't start until eleven 'o' clock and so it can be easily travelled to on the Friday morning. I didn't even have to get up much earlier than usual, an extra 20 minutes to eat porridge and Austrian honey was fine. As I knew I'd arrive in plenty of time I decided I didn't need to travel in my running kit as there would be plenty of time to change...
