 This is beyond a joke now. It is so cold. I would never have believed it could be that cold in Gran Canaria. The wind is absolutely howling, it's freezing, it's raining and it's just been non-stop the whole time. In Las Palmas in Gran Canaria for the second time we're going to do the Trans Gran Canaria. It's a bit different this year finishing in a different place so it's slightly shorter. That's not going to make it any easier. The weather is supposed to be a little bit gnarly on the top today so we'll see what happens. It's going to start in about 10 minutes that's 11 p.m and we'll get down to Las Palmas hopefully around midnight tomorrow night. Approaching the first day station 19 kilometers in, 107 kilometers to the end. That's how far we are in, about 18 and a half kilometers, 19 kilometers. A long way to go yeah. Okay just coming to A station number two, four hours 45 minutes we're about 19 and a half miles 31 kilometers. So I very quickly had some Coca-Cola, I've got a piece of banana to eat, I grabbed a couple of crisps, shoved them down my throat, got my water bottles filled and got out in about three minutes. It's about nearly five o'clock in the morning, nearly four o'clock in the morning and of course four, ten to four is enough. So we've got 83, 84 kilometers to go. We've gone all the way up here where the red is to there. We've got all the way to there to go. Still an awful lot to do. So this is Fontenales Aid Station. It's hard work because it's been raining, it's very, very muddy indeed. So it's that slow and it's down a lot. It's just after 7 a.m. about 10 past 7 in the morning. It's wet, it's cold, it's windy. This is not what you expect from Gran Canaria. Big advantage for us over the Canarians. That is true, the Spanish, the Spanish don't like this weather at all. I mean it's a tough find for us but you know at least we're used to it. Muddy, very dodgy but what a beautiful valley this is. I remember this valley from last time when I came down it almost in the dark and coming down it in the light and it's absolutely beautiful. Five kilometers done, about 73 or so to go. Nine hours, 53 minutes just crossing that dam there. Still raining, still flowy and no sign of the sunshine. I hope my wife and the kids are getting on a little better. Okay, we are at Artanara Aid Station and this is about 66, 67 kilometers into the race. So we're over halfway but this is beyond a joke now. It is so cold. I would never have believed it could be that cold in Gran Canaria. The wind is absolutely howling, it's freezing, it's raining and it's just been non-stop the whole time. Since we started climbing back up again there's plenty of people here who've decided that's that's just that's it. Oh sorry. There are plenty of people here who've decided that is it. They've had enough they're not carrying on. I'm going to see if I can make it any further. I'm not afraid to pull it if it gets ridiculous but this kind gentleman, what's your name? John. John has lent me his gloves if they fit me I'll put them on. So we'll see what happens. We'll try and get a little bit further. Okay north side over there still horrendously windy, rainy, cloudy south side over there then occasionally we feel the sun touching our legs and like just the hint that better weather is on the way. Still climbing, still about 55, 56 kilometers to go and it's about 13 hours 45 minutes into the race. Right so we've actually got some sunshine although there is still drizzle in the air. I've come down off the mountain into Tejeda where there is an aid station so I've just had some crisps, some chocolate biscuits, legs are feeling pretty wrecked I have to say. Well ahead of cut off by the way but I was hoping to do 24 hours for this race and that is gradually slipping away as my legs feel more and more tired and I'm less able to run down the hills, uphill is well in fact uphill and downhill are a nightmare because of the mud although it may clear up in terms of weather the mud on the ground is just horrendous now. So once again back up in the clouds after another six, seven hundred meter climb but the weather is a bit better. It's still horrible over that way but we're protected at the moment and it's definitely brightening up down on the lower levels so we're at Garanon 43 kilometers till we finish. We've got a couple of little ups and there's a very steep downhill coming up as well. Yeah yeah yeah that's good yeah okay thank you Saida okay okay this is a bit more like it. Running across another dam with a marathon to go 42 kilometers. There it is that's what we're on our way to see. Another 250 meters of climbing. I will get this finished suffering now. How about that eh? This is what we should have been seeing all day so the valleys come come come mountains over to the sea and over in the distance there that is Tenerife that is Tide that is the highest mountain in Spain 3,500 meters tall absolutely beautiful view down there in the valley as well. That's what we should have had all day not that wind and rain so we've made it to the final aid session so from here 14 kilometers left up the side of the mountain over there Dona Landrag and Plata. This route is absolutely stunning but it's quite technical and you've got to watch your footing so you can see the route that the runners are taking and we literally snake all the way down the jump doesn't actually get to experience any of the views that we've been seeing. No idea how I finished this this is actually has been really hard work look the family have come out to see me hello thank you for staying I'm sorry I'm so late that is Transgranking Area finished for another year hardest, hardest race okay that is it for Transgranking Area 2022 I'm not saying anything else enjoy me for another cup I run another adventure another ultra next time take care bye bye