Friday 2.39 pm

I'm Done.
Hobbled into Dwellingup this morning, knee busted and mildly hypothermic. I somehow missed the last hut too. I dont want to do serious damage. I feel like a total failure. Only 210km in 3 days.

7.50pm Thursday

Time is 1950. At White Wells campsite, distance travelled 169.8km. Plus about a 1km back track. Nowhere to hang my hammock, although I thought about hanging it in the fire tower. He he.
Will be in Dwellingup around 9am. Knee is a bit less painful with fixomull strapping.
Currently sitting on about 14-day pace. Fairly confident that with some nsaids and pain killers I can peg that back to 12-day pace.

Thursday 8.15am

At Gringer campsite. 136km. Will do 70ish km to Dwellingup today. Timing it to be there when the shops open so I can get some painkillers, anti inflammatories, a brace or bandage for my knee, some batteries and a jumper. Once I have that I will try to push it back out to 80-90km. I should be ok. Not giving up for a little thing like a twisted knee :)

Wednesday 11.36pm

First reception today. Things aren't good. Have really done something to the lateral side of my right knee. To all the ultra marathon runners following me, I am afraid its now just a hike. I still believe I can hike it in 12 days even though today was a bad day - excruciating pain on even moderate descents.
Froze my butt off this morning and discovered I had lost my icebreaker top. Cant run and cant do another night like last night so new plan - hike until sunset, sleep 4 hours, then hike through the night to stay warm and keep going until sunset, 18 - 20 hours a day.
Currently its 11.30pm and I am on top of Mt Cooke. Spectacular view: Ha ha ha! Only 109kim in but surprisingly on track for 12 days given I still have 9.5 hours of day two hiking left.
Going to have to make a purchase - batteries. Hiking so many hours at night I didnt bring enough. Dont hate me! Ha ha! Nutrition is great!

Tuesday 10.39pm

At Dale Road with a new energy reserve. Powered up Mt Dale! Going to stop at Canning campsite. Will be 78.3km. Once past Mt Cooke tomorrow morning, its a nice flat day. Right now, I know I am going to do this. Had a few doubts today, but have found my groove :)

Currently at Waaleigh campite. About halfway through the day's jaunt. Current distance travelled 38.9km. Twisted my right knee. Just enough for some pain and swelling. Doesn't mean I am stopping. Just means I am now using two blackboy stalks as hiking poles, and will now probably do the majority of the track in my bodyscience compression tights instead of shorts. Will be pretty late by the time I get anywhere so I will update you tomorrow. Now that the arduous section between Helena and Waaleigh campsites is behind me. I just have to get past mount dale before some relatively flat gournd for awhile.

I am finally heading out on the track now, at 9am after a couple of setbacks, breakfast was a bacon and egg toasted sandwich and two hash browns - my last solid meal for almost two weeks. 9am has just arrived, so time for me to go. bye!