The team completed

The final two members of my support team are Ian and Pauline Charters who both have a background in long distance walking and running.

Ian joined our Saturday group a few years ago and soon progressed beyond our capabilities, going on to complete both the Bob Graham round and the Joss Naylor traverse and even longer challenges. He has helped me on other ultra distance runs and his experience is a welcome addition to any team. Ian has the questionable privilege of helping me on the first leg, starting at Gargrave at 0300 on Saturday morning.

When Ian moved on from our training squad he kindly provided a substitute in the form of Pauline who initially denied being a runner but eventually could no longer hide the fact that she is a very able runner with limitless stamina.