Diary of a Celtman DNF
Kate (Support Crew): "Hi Paul, it's Kate, Zoe's support crew, race number 157, she is withdrawing" Paul (Race Director): "Ah that's a huge shame"... Me: "Hi Paul. Yeah, I'm done. Today's not my day..." Paul: "Are you absolutely sure? We really want you to finish. Do me a favour and sit down for 5 minutes & think about it, then phone me back". Me: And so Celtman 2024 came to an end for me, sitting under a tree in Gairloch, feeling frankly awful. So... what happened? The short answer is I don't know for certain. I can assess what I think might have gone wrong, but I don't think I'll ever know with absolute certainty. So I'll try to dissect it here in order to learn from it... for next year 😁. ***** 3am and we're in our van at Shieldaig campsite. It's still dark despite being almost midsummer in the north of Scotland. The alarm went off at 2:15, breakfast eaten, Kate arrived at 0245. So ...