And she’s done it in a time of 19.02
21.57 Here she comes. 5 mins and she should be done.
Climbing out of Llanberis
20.00 Sounds like #nickyspinks is enroute to new Paddy Buckley record. 30 mins ahead on final leg. Looking like sub 19 hours. Go Nicky! From @edaleskyline
19.25 Ran leg 4 bang on schedule, so still 19 mins up and almost half an hour inside Anne’s record.
15.45-ish Coming into Llanberis changeover now. 19 mins up.
Leaving Pont Cae’r Gors
13.35 Breathless voicemail from Simon Rippon – just descending from Snowdon, approx. 25 mins up. It’s hot in Llanberis with blue skies above.
11.50am Thru’ Pont Cae’r Gors 21 mins up. Everything looking good at the moment.
11.15 am Just spotted them on ridge beyond Mynedd Drws y Coed. Looks to be about 20 mins up. Conditions still ideal.
10.10am More from Rob W on leg1. Thru change 18 mins up as has been since Moelwyns. Ascending strongly, leaving support dropping off the back. Gulp.
9.20 am – From Charmian at Aberglaslyn changeover – Nicky arrived approx 13 mins ahead. Totally focussed and strong.
8.45 ish – an unconfirmed report that Nicky is 15 min up and beasting her support team
6.41am – Nicky left Capel at 3am on the dot with support from Karl Steinegger, Chris Baynham-Hughes and Rob Woodall. Charmian reports the weather’s clear and mild, with very little wind, so excellent running conditions. Apparently it’s the Slateman Tri today based in Llanberis, so Pete’s Eats will be a bit busy; fortunately I have an intimate knowledge of the location of good fried breakfasts within running distance of the PBR route after a happy six months of eating and reccying last year, so all is not lost.
Nothing from the quarries yet, where Nicky’s expected about 6:18am. We will update this page as and when we get news, but for more up to date info follow Willy @dpcalendar on Twitter.
Followers of Nicky’s news page will know that she is planning an attempt on Anne Johnson’s 22 year old Paddy Buckley record this weekend, and the forecast is now looking good for her to set off from Capel Curig, or thereabouts, at 3am Sunday morning.
Anne’s record is, to say the least, a formidable one – at 19 hours and 19 minutes it is still the fifth fastest recorded completion – and Nicky will be running to a 19 hour 10 mins schedule. If all goes to plan then, there should just be time for her support to have a quick celebratory pint with her before last orders tomorrow evening, and the return journey to Sheffield.
Charmian Heaton will be providing road support, and between her, @dpcalendar, and Amanda Heading at Racekit, we hope to keep the updates coming throughout the day via Twitter. If the webmaster is watching, I’m sure he can be relied upon to feed these through to the website too.
Good luck Nicky!