This run was planned as a fundraiser for Cancer Research UK. Initially it wasn't intended to be a FKT but a few days prior to the event I saw what the current record was and I had it in the back of my mind for the later stages of the run.
I started in Hamstreet at 7.15 on Saturday morning and I was joined by 2 other runners initially. One of these runs joined me for the first 10 miles and the second didn't leave my side until 110 kilometers in. I was very lucky to have a great crew throughout the day which kept me fed and hydrated during the whole run. We had preselected some meeting points along the course which were about 18 in total. As the run progressed I had various people join me across the whole course so I had plenty of support and companionship throughout the journey. When I realised that I was in with a chance of breaking the FKT we pushed on for the last 20 miles. I then decided that we would finish outside the town hall just as the previous FKT holder had.
We reached the end of the trail at 24:12 and we then ran down the road to the village hall to finish at 24:13:24