After a great drive up on Friday night and some real laughs along the way, it was time to bed down in the leisure centre for the night. The start of the 210 mile relay was upon us and as my leg wasn't until tomorrow my run needed to be early. This was not a problem as the lights come on a 6:00 am and as the echo's of a restless night still reverberate around the hall Graham and I agree to duck out now to miss the queue for the showers.
I was really looking forward to the run as I was hoping to mirror the run I had done only a matter of day ago, on earthquake day. This was not to be as the pedestrian bridge was swung open, so a detour was required. Thinking on our feet, quite literally, we headed inland and found the cycle track that ran parallel to train track that heads to Snowdon. Before we knew it it was time to turn and head back to the castle and the minibus. Our conversation was obviously full of thoughts on the weekend to come, but something that was almost to obvious to state was that the weather was going to play a big factor in the events to come.
After a peaceful shower, an excellent breakfast at Weatherspoons and a liberal application of suncream, the relay start was about to begin. Our mascot for the weekend was enacted by Audrey Butler, who in her 70's made Grommet from Wallace and Grommet come to life in a very different way. We met the Mayor of Caernarfon who will never forget us and with our cheers still ringing around the walls the race has begun. 10 relay legs today, 10 athletes of all ages battling for their teams against the elements and the landscapes that throws mountains at you at every turn! Kev's fun bus had the job of supply and demand today, supply the athletes at certain positions, give water on demand and shout, scream and holler support at every turn.
We did this job to the best of our abilities and with one slight deviation the jobs were completed well and on time (sorry Alan). With everyone doing their best it was only going to be a good day and in the end it was, as at the end Paul turned in a spectacular performance, in spectacular scenery against a spectacular array of athletes. What will tomorrow bring.
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