Gun - Word Up

Well they are off on their Ireland adventure and all 14 of the runners have made the start line if this, the first M2MUltra. Biggest news of the day is that firm favourite Jimmy Blissett is running in home made flip flops as he likes barefoot running so Chris Whistler who also fancies his chances at winning the Chevrolet Car first prize went to the front of the field immediately hoping to get a good advantage from using his conventional footware.

He is being shadowed by Stanley Edgar with the field already spreading out behind as we wait at the first checkpoint at 8.6 miles.

www.ultrarace.co.uk home of Ireland's M2M Ultra.