I finished in 7hrs 15 min, about 30 minutes behind John. It was absolute hell and it is now unthinkable to consider an 80km run tomorrow. One day at a time and this one is just over. The whole tent is now in and we are eating, resting and drinking our allocation of water. All agree that this is not much fun.
Feet are OK with several small blisters, but compared to some they are in remarkably good shape.
Gaitano has a couple of horrors on his feet and has visited the French medical team renamed the Butchers of Lyon . His feet now look like a couple of plates of meat, which brings a nice twist to the cockney rhyming slang. Gaitano is plugging along well and remains determined to finish. Have a set of photos of Nikki and Emily. They are excellent and act as the appropriate morale boost at these times.