Rat Race Run Britannia - Week 5, day 6 - Mybster to finish line at John O'Groats
Rain, pain, and the final finish line Distance: 47.76km (final total 1519.16km) Total climb: 381m (final total 25,945m) Steps: 55,806 (final total 1,798,352) This was it - the final day of five long weeks. It was the shortest day of the week as well - a mere 47km. The route had changed from the map above since I set these up before the event - we were now heading for the coast, up the coast road and then the final section would be along the edge of the cliffs to the Duncansby Head lighthouse before turning west along the coast to John O'Groats, thus making sure we were getting the extra 3km of the UK that we'd have missed if we'd gone straight to the finish line. The start of the day was fun. Greg the slightly mad Aussie had made a point of enjoying a few different transport options during his trip across the UK - these had included bumming a lift on a canal boat, riding the Harry Potter train, and taking a boat out onto Loch Ness to look for Nessie - so it was appropriate ...