Day 8 – Eldama Ravine to Rongai

After going 56km the last thing you want to do is get up at 6 to do the whole thing again! I ran from the spot I left back to Eldama Ravine to have breakfast before heading to Rongai. Aunt Sue kindly took the backpack off me and met me after another 10 km for a water break, I was going fine for about 20 km till I stopped for lunch. The scenery was changing and the heat was picking up as I dropped into the valley. No sure if it was a lack of food but I felt my body starting to break.

Again lunch was a struggle, banana, avocado and some Kenyan cake, not quite what I needed. Then after that, problems started to happen. A dead leg in my right quad, left Calf muscle felt like it was going to go any second and when I got off the highway and onto the dirt track something went in my ankle. I limped 7 km towards Rongai but a combination of a thunderstorm, painful ankle and no backpack for waterproofs meant I called it a day 5 km short of Rongai. 52km done. However, all feelings of pain and self-pity were quickly washed away as I drove up to Deloraine House @offbeatsafaris and was greeted by Tristan, Megan and Imogen with lunch, an amazing bed and a rather uncomfortable ice bath! After a much needed shower we settled down to an incredible 3 course supper round the fire before everyone headed off to bed, up early for a morning ride tomorrow.

However, all feelings of pain and self-pity were quickly washed away as I drove up to Deloraine House @offbeatsafaris and was greeted by Tristan, Megan and Imogen with lunch, an amazing bed and a rather uncomfortable ice bath! After a much-needed shower, we settled down to an incredible 3-course supper round the fire before everyone headed off to bed, up early for a morning ride tomorrow.