Postcards from a tired man

T184 is a new event on the ultra calendar that took place for the first time this year. It is a 184 mile foot race from the Thames Barrier in Woolwich to the stone marking the source of the river at Kemble. Unlike other ultras this race is completely self supported meaning that competitors need to carry everything that they require to complete the race ,including food and overnight kit. Water is the only thing that is provided at checkpoints. The race has an 80 hour time limit with intermediate time cut offs. I like to have an A race for the year and once I found out that I had been unsuccessful in the UTMB ballot, T184 quickly became it. I was challenged by the distance and intrigued by the self supported dimension, and the additional rigour that would require.It had all the ingredients for a bit of an epic and I began to quietly obsess about it as I usually do when I get the bit between my teeth. I joined the T184 Facebook group, and ramped my training into gear