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06 October 2017 05:14 am (GMT-04:00) Santiago

Immediately After Finishing

The long stage

Comments: Total (16) comments

Neil Downer

Posted On: 09 Oct 2017 07:24 am

what an amazing achievement Jeremy!! and at your age haha , everyone is so proud , you must be buzzing ,all your hard work has paid off in the best way possible ..Enjoy the moment ,relax eat and drink beer :-) Catch up soon buddy

Ellen Bloomfield

Posted On: 08 Oct 2017 01:08 am

Congratulations! No words are fit to describe what you have achieved actually. You held your position by a long shot. Have a great time celebrating and going back to family and friends. We won't be able to see you until after new year due to travels but will look forward to seeing you and your medal. Love Ellen, Paul and Amy xxxx

Mac

Posted On: 07 Oct 2017 12:26 pm

Hope you enjoy the day. No pain just a short stroll to the celebrations.

Mac

Posted On: 07 Oct 2017 12:24 pm

Hope you enjoy the day and the celebrations. No pain today,

Ellen Bloomfield

Posted On: 07 Oct 2017 11:52 am

We have just got back to our hotel in Kyoto. We are 12 hours ahead in Japan and it is 5 to 9 in the evening, so you are about to start the last stage. We will stay on line for reports. I doubt you will blog until tomorrow as you will be celebrating and taking it easy. So we are thinking of you and cheering you on over the final finish line. Fantastic effort. We have just looked through the photos from stage 5 and found you. Lots of love Ellen, Paul and Amy xxx

Rob Goddard

Posted On: 07 Oct 2017 07:37 am

No slacking on the last 8 km. Keep that competitive spirit to the fore knowing that we are all cheering you on and are seriously proud of you. Love you lots xxx

Steve Hookins

Posted On: 07 Oct 2017 07:21 am

In awe mate. You're doing so well JG All at SDAC wished you luck on Thu at Club run and are cheering you on over that finish line. So inspiring buddy...nearly there now, go for it with everything you've got left

Jen Hicks

Posted On: 07 Oct 2017 07:11 am

Awesome effort Jeremy! Making it look easy from the pics. Very jealous xx

Sue Hayes

Posted On: 07 Oct 2017 05:43 am

We are all following your amazing progress and and in awe of your achievements. I hope that by the time you read this message you will have finished!!!!

Ellen Bloomfield

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 11:45 pm

Truly amazing, a stunning achievement, well done! Not only have you made it but to be comfortably within the top 20 out of over 100 competitors is incredible. Some of the guys ahead of you have run it several times before (I read quite a few profiles!) and you were a first timer, so great result. Also an achievement (from looking at the reports and other peoples blogs) not to have to retire from injury. The terrain was so tough anyone at any time could have been retired out. One guy had to retire a good way into stage 5, that must have been really tough to have almost made it and to have been capable mentally and physically but an injury stops you. So you got the balance right; determination, strength, endurance, pace and a sprinkling of luck not to get injured. We are very proud of you! I won't be able to get my fix of watching your progress and getting updates once the race is over, I will really miss that. It makes me feel I can do more. We are just packing up to get the bullet train to Kyoto so I will check in after the final stage. When I checked here last night in Japan there were no pictures up of stage 5 still, so we will enjoy looking through those. A great achievement by everyone, you must have made some lasting friendships. Love from Ellen, Paul and Amy xxxx

Liam Lindon

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 11:31 pm

We are all Rooting for you. It's only 8k now the worst is over! You might as well go for it and finish as high as you can as it's a forgone conclusion that you have achieved the unthinkable... go for it mate I am in awe of you!! I have the beers on chill for when you get back... :-)

Lesley Beaumont

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 10:19 pm

You will probably have finished when you get these messages. You must know that you have nothing but admiration and respect from everyone who has been following your race. You have done yourself proud and made us feel some of that because we know you - well done, my son ♡♡♡ God bless and safe return home, Mum xxx

Vince Langdon

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 09:50 pm

Great performance and doing yourself proud. Sprint finish against 14 with a lunge for the line tomorrow - ha ha that's easy for me to say lazing on the sofa. Smash the last 8 - there's beer and pizza to get you across the line. See you safely back soon.

Steve Maddock

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 07:09 pm

So impressed with what you've achieved Jeremy. Truly awesome. Good luck for the last stage and enjoy those beers and pizza at the end. You've earned hem mate.

Mark Stockman

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 06:43 pm

Well happy for you Jeremy brilliant beer and chat when your back :)

Marc Jones

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 06:30 pm

Great to see your last update, amazing what your doing, leave it all out there dude, keep that 14th at bay, last day, storm it! Rooting for you Dragon! Btw reality is rubbish...put some loops in!

04 October 2017 02:30 am (GMT-04:00) Santiago

Thanks everyone for the messages, gives me a real boost at the end of the stage. Especially needed it today. Basically an incredibly tough day at the office. Nearly 30 miles with about 20 over the salt flats and frozen broccoli in the baking heat.

Really struggled with the heat and going to have

Comments: Total (35) comments

Robert Goddard

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 04:52 pm

That looked really tough and it must have seemed a long lonely trek but true to form you nailed it. So proud of you xxxx

Ellen Bloomfield

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 01:01 pm

I am so glad I was 50 before you, as you are rather a hard act to follow!!! We have landed in Japan so are just checking in to see how you are doing. Well done bro. love Ellen, Paul and Amy xxxx

Neil Downer

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 12:53 pm

Awesome going Jeremy on such a tough day , but you came through and smashed it :-) ..one more to go before glory !! and rest ,food and beeeeeeerrrrrr mmmmm

Lesley Beaumont

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 09:41 am

Just simply bloody marvellous ♡♡♡

Mark Stockman

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 09:21 am

bloody brilliant buddy looked to be a hard one one more stage to go :) :)

Claire Lindon

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 08:39 am

Well done Jeremy! Amazing run, must have been incredibly tough and a real test for you. Final stretch now! All our love xxx

Stuart Batten

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 08:19 am

13th overall, well done. Make the most of the rest before the final stage. You are incredible. Everyone at the club last night was in awe of your achievements, although our hill run paled into insignificance compare to your accomplishments.

Lesley Beaumont

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 08:03 am

Such a long haul - you've done overnight before but from searing heat to cold nighttime desert would be weird all in one run? Maybe being cooler helped with the later stages? Whatever, what do we know, just awestruck by your achievement so far. You are so strong to be there. God bless ♡

Liam Lindon

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 07:11 am

Great result mate just finishing stage 5 is one hell of an achievement. Just waiting to see your overall position. A nice 10k cool down now before that beer and pizza

Lucy Goddard

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 06:16 am

Judging from what ive read, yesterday was a toughie! Not far to go now and you've done so amazingly well, I'm so proud of you. Mum says well done and good luck for the last few days. Also I'm loving all the photos of you looking dirty, they are quite appealing :o) Love you loads xxxxxxx

Jo Whitford

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 10:26 pm

Hi Jeremy. I'm super proud of you. The strength of body and mind you are showing is truly inspiring. Good luck for the rest. Love Jo and Gareth x x x

Robert Goddard

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 07:22 pm

Well you may have crossed 21st but you still seem to be ranked 10th overall so that's good. Save the best for last! You still look strong (if a bit smelly). We are right behind you pushing you up those sand dunes with sheer will. Keep going!! We love you xxxx

Marc Jones

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 07:09 pm

Training on a treadmill in a steel room...compared to what you are doing now, awesome dedication! Hope the long days gone well mate, all rooting for you. Btw I was thinking of doing this one day, how many portaloos are there along the route?...could be a deal breaker!

Debbie Burman

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 06:10 pm

Well done Jeremy. AMAZING running! Nothe far to go now :)

Gemma Body

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 05:04 pm

Well done Jeremy. You are doing amazing!! We are following you from Nepal! Dig deep and think of the beer at the end. Well done mate!! Gemma and Phil

Rick Martin

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 03:52 pm

Outstanding mate. Your putting us all to shame. Good luck.

Neil Downer

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 01:35 pm

Man up Jeremy , your on holiday in the sun what more do you want ;-) ....only kidding , amazing effort buddy , all your hard work is paying off big time!! everyone is so proud of you , your such a strong minded character , you deserve all the glory coming your way .The finish isn't far away ,dig in and smash the rest , you own this race ,it doesn't own you ..your a legend Jeremy :-)

Mark Stockman

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 01:17 pm

Brilliant just amazing really proud to call you my buddy watching with awe at your amazing acchevement so far :)

Megan Goddard

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 01:01 pm

You can do this!! So proud of you well done

Ellen Bloomfield

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 12:39 pm

We really enjoy scrolling through looking for you in the pictures, just done that. Really familiar with your kit now as your bib isn't always visible and in the camp shots you aren't wearing it, but we can make you out easily now. Really proud of my bro. Love Ellen, Paul and Amy xxx

Jodie Lee

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 12:27 pm

Wow wow amazing Jeremy, love clicking on seeing how you are getting on, amazing stuff in that heat too. All that training has paid off, you are smashing it, which I knew you would. Well done.

Ellen Bloomfield

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 12:10 pm

Well done!!! Understatement of the year! We are 13 hours ahead of you so by the time we get back into our cabin in the evening, you are just starting out on the next stage so may not get our message. I was woken up at 4am this morning by a cacophony of kookaburras laughing their heads off and I lay awake for ages thinking about you as I knew you were running across the desert at that very moment. An unbelievable feat of endurance. We fly to Japan in the morning so I may not be able to send a message after your next stage (your today), but you have plenty of messages from others so you won't miss ours. I will be thinking of you as we fly through the air and you are running across the desert a few thousand feet below us. Lots of love Ellen, Paul and Amy xxxx

Vince (aka Bambi)

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 10:52 am

Crazy what your body can do with a mind that wills it on. We're all in awe at what 'that bloke that runs with us' is doing. Keep the mind and will strong and the body will keep doing. But keep safe and healthy as well. Scenery is awesome and well jealous of you for that (but only that Lol). Remember everyone willing you on when it feels like it's too hard. Oh and remember to keep a little back for the sprint finish tomorrow!!! Good luck today mate.

Steve Hookins

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 10:40 am

AWESOME Buddy. You are doing GREAT. We're all supporting you from afar, loving reading all about it. Dig deep. You'll soon be finished. Visualise that cold beer

Stuart Batten

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 09:55 am

Wow, still going strong. Amazing stuff. Tough day yesterday but still a top result given the updates are saying everyone found it hard going. Good luck for today, keep your head strong and push through. What an experience of a lifetime you will come home with!!

Guy Henderson

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 08:40 am

Outstanding mate, this is above and beyond! Keep on keeping on!

Michelle Cowley

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 08:21 am

Well done Jeremy, the scenery looks amazing and you are smashing it!! I can't comprehend running that much for one day, let alone numerous days in a row! Not too long now until you can have a well earned rest. Already an amazing achievement.

Valerie Goddard

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 08:11 am

Very well done Jeremy, very proud of you, keep going xxxx

Lorraine Henderson

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 08:06 am

Amazing effort Jeremy!! So nearly there, keep thinking about the finish line and the deserved rest coming your way! Absolutely anazing, just amazing!

Mac

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 08:01 am

Nothing short of amazing. You deserve some special rock when you get back.

Gaynor Cairns

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 07:05 am

Keep going Jeremy. You’re doing amazing!! Lots of love from the Cairns house xx

Claire Lindon

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 06:47 am

Tough one today Jeremy so take care. You're doing amazingly well and the girls and I are super proud of their uncle Jeremy! Smash it! Lots of love from us all xx

Lesley Beaumont

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 06:37 am

I guess lots struggled as you didn't drop much in the overall placings. Heat was always going to be really hard - you work off Norway! To stick to it and get there was brilliant and I bet food and a lie down felt great, even though it's not 5★ accommodation. We are all willing you on to success 'cos we know you can do it. Go with love Mum & Rod ♡♡♡

Liam Lindon

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 06:16 am

Well you never said it would be easy hey mate! Dig deep today you well over halfway now and after today you just have a mere 10k to go before beer and pizza... slow and steady is the order of today you are on the home stretch! Keep going we are all backing you!

Lucy Goddard

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 05:47 am

After reading the bulletins it sounds like it was a tough day. Hopefully you are fully rested and ready to take on stage 5. Your doing great, good luck today. Love you xxxxx

03 October 2017 12:05 pm (GMT-04:00) Santiago

A really tough day today, last 7 miles were really brutal and bloody hot

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Danni Smith

Posted On: 06 Oct 2017 05:45 am

Totally in awe of what your are achieving Jeremy - so proud of you. Keep going you are amazing

Mark Stockman

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 03:33 pm

Strong mind and body Jeremy. Impressive stuff from an old guy :)

Marc Jones

Posted On: 04 Oct 2017 06:52 pm

Hey champ, looks too dry for my liking! Awesome mate, this is where all that treadmill training, pack carrying malarkey has got you, leave it all out there, you only 50 once, soak it up and don’t hold back (well maybe keep a smidgeon for long day!), remember to scream ‘yippee’ when you go belting down the dunes!

Rob Goddard

Posted On: 04 Oct 2017 06:25 pm

Fantastic Jeremy, we are both cheering for you. Gill tunes in to each new instalment of JerGo Atacama daily and emails everyone she knows. We are very proud of you. xxx

Ellen Bloomfield

Posted On: 04 Oct 2017 08:45 am

Well done again, 8th overall, really impressive. Good luck for the next stage. Love Ellen, Paul and Amy xxx

Lucy Goddard

Posted On: 04 Oct 2017 07:08 am

Sounds like a tough day, but you made it and still 9th! Megans response was 'Damn that's impressive' We are all so proud of you. Keep it up and good luck today. Love you xxx

Liam Lindon

Posted On: 04 Oct 2017 06:36 am

Getting closer to that beer and pizza now mate! Sounds like a tough stage but your race management sounds spot on as expected. Keep it up!

Lesley Beaumont

Posted On: 04 Oct 2017 06:17 am

Good to hear - blogs don't come with smellies thankfully! 9th overall and still well within yourself is a really good result in such a hostile environment Hope you are still enjoying the experience - nothing else quite like it Our love and good wshes go with you God bless Mum ♡♡♡♡♡

Stuart Batten

Posted On: 04 Oct 2017 05:59 am

Great to hear your progress on a tough stage. 7th Male and 8th overall after 3 stages - well done, brilliant stuff. Keep going and be strong,

02 October 2017 01:39 am (GMT-04:00) Santiago

Too windy to set up camp end of day one so we slept In an archaeological museum.

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Steve Maddock

Posted On: 05 Oct 2017 07:44 am

Best of luck for the long one mate. You're absolutely smashing this. Well done.

Steve Maddock

Posted On: 04 Oct 2017 05:50 am

Full of admiration for what you're doing mate. Good luck for the next stage.

Marc Jones

Posted On: 03 Oct 2017 08:42 pm

We started the 3k series tonight, just thought that might be an interesting fact for camp. Well done Dragon, going great mate, keep it strong, pose for the pictures, save some for long day!

Steve Hookins

Posted On: 03 Oct 2017 01:06 pm

Fantastic Jeremy. Sounds like you're enjoying it. Keep it up bud

Stuart Batten

Posted On: 03 Oct 2017 05:52 am

Brilliant to see your current progress is going so strong, great position. Keep it up and enjoy the next stage. Look forward to hearing about stage 3.

Lucy Goddard

Posted On: 03 Oct 2017 05:47 am

Well done, good luck for stage 3. All sounds like great fun!! Lots of love xxx

Liam Lindon

Posted On: 03 Oct 2017 05:39 am

Keep going mate great effort so far!

Lesley Beaumont

Posted On: 03 Oct 2017 05:35 am

Brilliant result Jeremy. Thought this stage would be tough. Good luck with the 3rd stage ♡♡

Ellen Bloomfield

Posted On: 03 Oct 2017 01:55 am

Well done!!!! Good luck for Stage 3 love from Ellen Paul and Amy in Australia xxx

30 September 2017 11:30 am (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi

Had a good sleep last night and just had my last shower for a week! It's been good fun meeting everyone and there is a great atmosphere this morning. We get bussed into the desert for camp 1 this afternoon. Excited and nervous! Next update will be after stage 1!

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Ellen Bloomfield

Posted On: 03 Oct 2017 01:21 am

Well done so far, I will check in everyday to see how you are doing, you inspire me to keep going in my meagre efforts to get fit again. Love Ellen

Samuel Goddard

Posted On: 02 Oct 2017 06:09 pm

Good luck Dad, well done so far!

Mark Stockman

Posted On: 02 Oct 2017 04:03 pm

Brilliant buddy you are going great :)

Lucy Goddard

Posted On: 02 Oct 2017 03:56 pm

You're doing so well, I'm really proud of you. Love the clip of you on the video, gave Meg a giggle! Take care, love you xxxxx

Liam Lindon

Posted On: 01 Oct 2017 04:21 pm

Yes mate a great start! Keep it up you've got this...

Liz Lee

Posted On: 01 Oct 2017 03:29 pm

I feel as though I'm stalking you, well I am really. Hope it's all going well Jeremy, stay safe and enjoy this amazing experience. It's raining here. Liz xx

Mark Stockman

Posted On: 01 Oct 2017 03:08 pm

Have fun buddy dont get sand in your ass crack

Charlie Whitford

Posted On: 01 Oct 2017 09:44 am

Have fun!

Lucy Goddard

Posted On: 01 Oct 2017 09:40 am

Good luck! Don't get sunburnt! Love you xxx

Lesley Beaumont

Posted On: 01 Oct 2017 06:59 am

Go joyfully - you have the power to do this ♡

Steve Hookins

Posted On: 01 Oct 2017 06:46 am

Go Dragon Go

Marc Jones

Posted On: 30 Sep 2017 09:28 pm

Try not to get any sand in your shoe, bet your missing wind and rain! Stay strong Dragon!

01 September 2017 08:48 am (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time: Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London

I can't believe how quickly this has come around!
I feel I am nearly ready though. A 34 mile Ultra over Dartmoor last weekend final testing of hydration/electrolyte strategy - fortunately it was a really hot day so a good test and am happy with it. This weekend is a SW coast path marathon (Exeter-Torbay) in full kit + backpack. Run that reasonably comfortably and in a decent time and I will be happy.
All kit and food checked off, everything booked!

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