OH MY SWEET LORD! I'M NEVER EVER DOING A HOT RTP AGAIN! 100K DAY SUCKED BUTS ITS OVER! Just 20K to go tomorrow. IM SITTING IN THE CYBER TENT just with the tent roof on and now walls and I feel like I'm being blown by a hair dryer on hot Its 128F and im knackered! Last night I walked because I just wanted to finish this without damaging my self or having an "IV" drip in my arm on the course which you only get after you have vomited twice in front of the medical staff who may or may not be around to come and help you  because they have quite a lot of others who they have on IV drip. I just thought why should I push myself to do this just take it slow and get it done. The  hard bit is over and tomorrow is another day and I have my lovely husband to look forward to seeing at the finishing line. Im sick of carrying a back pack that weighed with all my water in at 13kg. Im sick of freeze dried food. Im sick of sand in my hair and just not having bathed for a week. I am over this adventure. I think the course has been beautiful in parts, ghastly in parts, filthy, hard work, easy, boring, breathtaking, scary, lonely, friendly,maddening, hateful and whatever I don’t every want to be hot again. I cant write a blog im physically exhausted and I'm done in so sorry but im signing off because this comptur is driving me crazy its jumping and I don’t have any energy or patience to cope with it. Im done in, physically and mentally. Thankyoru and  will try to that  finishline tomorrow and blog then. Im going to my plastic mat, my sand filled sleeping bag and im going to major myself up on pain killers and try to sleep until tomorrow mornings last start line.xxxxxxxxxxx

WHAT A HARD DAY! I FOUGHT AND DUG DEEPER THAN I HAVE EVER DONE!  We were in windless gullys for around 2 hours and it was terrifying. Peoople was passing out and being tsick and it was horrid hot. It was an early start too at 3am and the sleep was not there either. There is no other way to say it but im scared shitless for tomorrow. The only good thing is i think most people feel te same! We are now in a place called uigher ghost town in an ancient ruin and the stream is below and we are not allowed in it! OFFS! I thank you all for my e mails and comments and dan thanks for lilles! Dt i am so tired and exhausted that you know me at the best of times cant keep up with your intellectuall prowess but Shakespeare in the heat, im dizzy so im cutting this short to go eat, take salts and rehydrate as my worst nightmare is bing ill in this hell hole. The dust, the smell everyone please remind me why when you next see me.  I GOTTA GO NOW PRAY NOW FOR ME TO KEEP ME KOOL IN TEMPERATURE AND TEMPREMENT.

I dedicate this day to CHARLIE PITCHER, hes my old friend who won the trans altantic challenge solo across the atlantic and won, if my memory serves me abnormally well its was 56 days at sea alone! Today has been awesome i have deiceded i love sweaty wet feet as every time i crossed the river crossings peeps were taking of there shoes and socks, but no sweaty betty here whose used to wet feet from sweaty hong kong weather just charged through. It was awesomely refreshing. Diego carvajal, (Marie, he talks a lot doesnt he?! - perfect antidote to turning off from my own pain!, cant wait to hook up and meet the better half in London) helped me and several other competitors across fast running water and deffo staved my i-pod several times. First stage was hilly and going through forests which was heaven and shady. BTW Phil Tye going stong well impressed Phil and at least Pete has done something good for someone!! BTW Pete, Diego talks more than you never thought that was possible! 2nd stage was not so nice my knees went crook because of all the large boulder walking earlier so 2nd stage i felt a bit batey, Diego took off running which wasnt a bad idea as i then i podded in. The best. 3rd Stage was a little duney but a good 7k run home on the flat and a little down hill, i ran 80% of the way and the camp just didnt come at more of a perfect time, otherwise i would hve blown up but Sissel i drank and electoylted it so hearing you loud and clear. Belles poor little Is, is she better? Emma, Kev, Danielle and Charlie HELLO and thanks for writing in. Fogs you too and please tell Charlie i am thinking of him lots. Another same Kilometre day tomorrow and all i wish for is breeze and cloud like today, i really dont like running in heat and Scary Mary or Dave Annadelle the course setter said last night that hed never been in the Turpan Basin in his last 3 times there in less than 48 - which i think is 120F, Stinks where are you for my intellectual knowledge. Also all those audio books i downloaded to try and impress you with my new found knowledge when i see you (i cant wait, its been our longest space for a long time- nomore) Mark Weinberg I love you for writing in and pretending you dont mind the updates, im sure you havefar more important things to do like tend to the staff and lovely nut nut! Gosh i miss you both we havent done something lovely together for too long. Dave Ker you stink as you havent written and i have thought about you several times when i have had to go and visit the public bogs, thats the only time i havethought of you! Kirsty, oh my god im so looking forward to seeing the scan. Alice, i know you will change the bbry 2 more times b 4 i see you. Gosh anyone else i forgotten im sorry its just that there is no dual screen to see but someone teach my mother how to use her i phone to e mail, she loves to text and e mails shell just waffle away! Dan thanks your a crap brother for never writing! I hear its an early start tomorrow , 4am! We are now staying in a village and in someones hut, its nice but hygenicly i prefer the tents. Nix and Tray you are so going to do one of these and i want to be at Dragon i when you are now out here! PLEASE PLEASE ALL OF YOU PRAY FOR COOL TEMPERATURES ON THRUSDAY AS THATS THE 100KILOMETRE DAY AND I NEED HELP. IM SCARED SHITLESS OF THAT DAY. PLEASE PRAY NOW! I have t go as i seem to have created a que behind me,! Im going to sleep now its 3.36>

Today 2nd day, finished with no injuries which is the only thing i pray for big time throughout this course, i think i can handle tiredness but pain - nah and sick - nah! Mountainous 13k start was good for the Hong Kong muscles but i sure was tiring for the beginning of the day as the 2nd stage i was tired and a little panicked which made me concentrate on the need to eat! Tried a promax lemon peanut butter bar which worked great in HK but here it made me feel a bit nauseous. As a result ' the rest of the course was pure concentration on other things like listening to what Diego was talking about, and thinking one foot infront of the other, electroylytes, water, Its funny that thats all you can concentrate on but thats all you can handle when not feeling 100%. I dont have much to report today as i havent had a chance to read the e mails coming in or the comments so if i havent commented on them keep them coming in its just theres a massive que for reading computers so i jumped in to the writing blogs computers as its hot, im lighteaded and i needed to focus on something. so im now going over to the other tent to read comments and e mails and tomorrow i will do it the right way round hopefully and hopefully tomorrow i will feel less nauseous. Its getting hotter as the days go on so just think cool thoughts for me and send me a breeze.

I DEDICATE TODAY TO MY TEAM GOOD SPORT. I wouldnt have felt good at all if u both hadnt taught me so well. Sissel your the best nurse/team mate i could have hoped for, all i could hear was "darling, electroyltes, have you hydrated, your going to fast, slow down, ummm now we run! Thankyou for being such a wonderful teacher. Belles, COME ON PRICEY!! I kept hearing your voice shouting it at me! I missed you when doing wee wees, but had visons of your taught bum flashing ever so quick and then hurry up teeth stop taking so long, then a fart then humungus giggles, normally my wind and giggles! I hear you both loud and clear so I thankyou. DT im getting both e mails and comments on blog so you cant give Mary a hard time yet but im sure there will be something, dont forget to book a bath in that hotel room im so looking forward to sharing with you and i cant wait to see your  tum tum and bum bum! SCHNOOGIES! STINKY, I LOVINS! Hatts your messages, hysterical keep the details going i spat my food out mid mouthful reading it and hagrid, naughty boy! Alice and Ed, family i love your little comments and yes Ed i will think of you, i already have today lipsy! Al  have you changed the colour of your blackberry yet? Nix wheres Tray? You girls are going to do Sahara! Thanks you two for my flowers before i left you are wonderful caring friends, and btw thanks the rest of you for .................??!! your friendship! Duch you are doing brilliant and whatever you do you do with heart and you have a place in mine no matter what. Helen where are you mucks! Fred ty for your message and the smalls but what about Soph????Tania that lasagna makes what im eating tonight seem like cordon bleu!! Actually TY Tania F-B for introducing me to my husband you can do anything to me or cook anything i love you for that! who else.... Ahhh my wonderful sister in law, Kirsty im so lucky to have you in my family and i hope your feeling good and looking after yourself with that little wastnage in your tum tum, your so special i hope that naughty Dan is looking after you and that negative little minx lille! Right today, first stage my legs were like lead. I went slow and Louisa im so pleased your inthis race, your beautiful. The new Bond of Gobi! Diego my new companion runner-Helen you've been relplaced if u dont write! BTW louisa Hunter hellooo and we would have such a giggle at the loo tents! Ill tell u later why! Anyway 2nd stage was great i started getting warmer and the legs got lighter second half so Diego and me started the turbo jets and it felt good going down the scree mountains with you and following you up the steep ascents doing the traversing it really helped stretch me in hip and outer inner knees. Feet are in good shape no blisters so far touch wood, ....just have! 3rd half was mountainous and beautiful views on the top with ice in the far distance. The wind was kind today and the temperatures are perfect. The smell out here on the mountains is amazing its got these little tiny bushes that smell of thyme and its so uplifting. I love the course so far so good. im going to go and wet wipe down and a little fem fresh here and there!! And team good sport i got the desert musk! I smell gorgous so far!

This is the maiden e mail of the gobi desert>I'm the guinea pig and the first of the race! No sleep last night due to having lost my medical bag, BUT at the check in of all the mandatory equipment it was found!! So tired but cheerful. Bus ride to typical chinese style opening ceremony with lots of national dress and singing on loud bass broken speakers. Will Furniss taking photos this race so looking forward to seeing them. Jaqueiline is next door to me in tents and in my tent I have Sam Fanshawe and Lucy R-B who I shared a room with last night, feels like ive know her ages.. I lucked out. Back row of bus trip great fun with amanda and luisa. trecherouse chinese roads and narrow bridges pictureesque mountains in view snow capped tsinshann mountains. a photo op and this is the reason I like to do the Racing the planet races. Mary has given me here Lanyard! The boss so im very touched. Its weird without my girls, belles and Sissel but there are some good lookers here this time and now u two have your men it would be a waste for you!! DT m darling husb I missed u huge time this avo and had huge doubts why I was doing this and maybe just pack it in and just come home but I know you like the space!! But that’s your quota after this!! Next Race I am thinking Trace. Nikki. Helen, Kirsty and Dan! but Lille you can stay at home. Vic and Ed what about you guys coming on next one too? Someone tell my mum to write some posotive notes to me and not negative, shes a naughty minx! I have huge loves for all of you. Fred at the New AGe you wonderful and doug horne your coming out next on the medical side. Claudia you can so do this too so anyone I have forgotten your all in my head. xxxxxxxxxxx

Now lying in bed with my room mate, Lucy R-b just about to switch off light but thanks all of u for comments on first blog I just read them as on my own co putter for last time until race ends! Dt love the comment! Ludo u got taste! Just seen I have forgo5ten all my medical kit like all my pain killers so fingers crossed I can scrounge tomorrow. It's like schools first day here so lights out,

UMMM, HERE I GO AGAIN! This time SOLO. My two team mates are both busy so hey, i've got nothing planned so why not!............? Well there could be many reason why not, including lack of training due to only deciding 3 weeks before the event. But no more indecisiveness lets just get on with it? Nothing ventured, nothing gained. So I did some large ones( to my standards) over the last 3 days back to back, which means climbing some hefty mountains here in Hong Kong in the massive humidity. Im tired as a result but who isnt. I have to give it my best shot as I am told this will be special for me seeing as it will be first time solo for me. So I pray (and of course worry) that fingers crossed, I just cross that finished Line and have one of the best experiences of my life when I look back on it in years to come!