4hr 44mins. A tiring day.

Late start today. A frustrating morning as we had some sponsor videos to do which we had difficulty uploading. This meant a delayed start for Hugh, not ideal. This illustrates that running is just one of the elements of this, absurd as it may sound.

W e eventually set off from a village called Le Bonneville sur Iton, heading steadily north. We passed through lots of villages that are appear increasingly English, brick built or stone built thatched and with uneven structural beams. The ever present mairie's building, centrally located in each village is the main reminder that we are in France. There seem to be more small war memorials around here as well, with Avenues de la Resistance, testimony to the struggle in this area in particular against occupation during two wars.

We started at about 1pm which mentally isn't great, Hugh felt mentally tired though physically OK and the day dragged. I joined him for the last part of the run which he said was a help as this allowed him to just watch my feet, following on and not having to be concerned about directions. This meant a quick bit of food on the move, before leaving to get to the hotel just before the restaurant closed.

There is quite a long drive on 50-70km between hotels for the last few days n France, particularly as the route is designed to avoid large towns and to run in the Somme in a couple of days - we think it important to visit at least one major battlefield on this journey. This makes for longer days. Obviously this coincides with a lot of work for our return to the UK and the last day of the challenge in particular. We are unlikely to get a lot of rest in this final week so if we are late in responding to any messages, please understand this. Off towards Amiens tomorrow.