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-I'm Lowri Morgan.

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-I'm a television presenter,

-an adventurer and runner.

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-Running can be

-both tough and painful.

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-But for me, running is instinctive.

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-Nobody forces me to do it...

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-..or is bothered whether

-I finish my miles or not!

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-It's just an integral part

-of my life.

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-After a two-year-break from

-ultra marathons to raise a family...

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-..to desire to push my boundaries

-is stronger than ever.

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-My next challenge

-is three ultra marathons...

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-..or a distance

-of over 32 miles each...

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-..from Llanberis to Wales's

-highest peak, to Cader Idris...

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-..and the top of Pen y Fan.

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-It's 150 miles and scaling

-6,000 metres in three days...

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-..with Wales's

-most inspirational athletes.

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-There's something about her.

-She has an inner strength.

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-Lowri has something special.

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-She doesn't give up.

-She's a machine!

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-I conquered Snowdon and finished

-earlier than expected in Dolgellau.

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-It left 63 mountainous miles

-on day two...

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-..which was the longest day

-of the challenge.

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-The mountain runner, Owen Roberts

-joined me at Cader Idris.

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-The second peak.

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-It's done.

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-That was a team effort.

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-The runner and international

-cyclist, Ifan Richards...

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-..joined me until Aberhosan.

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-I'm so emotional. That was tough.

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-I'm so emotional. That was tough.

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-Tough going!

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-The legs felt strong on

-the mountain roads to Llanidloes...

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-..where I met the international

-runner, Sian Williams...

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-..but the final six miles

-were a personal, inner battle...

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-..and I came close

-to packing it all in!

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-I'm exhausted.

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-I'm starting to lose patience.

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-If tomorrow is anything like today,

-then I won't finish in three days.

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-I'm serious.

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-But after almost

-17 hours of running...

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-..I arrived in Rhayader...

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-..where I started my final day

-which was another 40 miles...

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-..before finishing

-on the summit of Pen y Fan.

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-My body was feeling the effects

-of the last two challenging days...

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-..and I started my last day after

-very little sleep the night before.

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-I don't know how I feel.

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-I only know that I'm tired.

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-But I don't regret any of it.

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-I want to finish today

-and go home to put Gwilym to bed.

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-That will keep me doing today.

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-I remember turning back

-to the camera...

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-..and asking the crew

-to wish me luck.

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-I didn't think that I was going

-to make it through the last day.

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-My legs were heavy and I was

-struggling to start running again.

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-This is going to hurt.

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-Argh... oh!

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-I just need to start.

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-It was an honour to run through

-the Elan Valley at that time.

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-There was nobody else.

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-It was just me, the river and birds

-and stunningly beautiful scenery.

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-The silence and tranquillity

-were incredible.

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-As you approach a finish line...

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-..and your dream of completing

-a challenge becomes more real...

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-..your mind plays tricks on you.

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-I had to keep the momentum...

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-..and find a new way to dig deep

-and find some strength.

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-It's all about the small challenges

-within the massive one.

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-I need to chop it all up

-into small blocks.

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-I've been thinking about it

-over the last couple of miles.

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-I think bravery is about

-getting out of bed each morning...

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-..and saying, "I will try again."

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-And, um...

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-That's what I'll do today.

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-I just have to do my very best...

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-..and try to be

-as brave as I possibly can.

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-I'm thinking about those people

-who have shown me so much support...

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-..who have donated to Cerebra...

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-..to help the children

-less fortunate than us.

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-And just, um...

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-That will help me to keep going.

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-It's going to be a good day.

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-I can feel it.

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-Running can eat away at your soul.

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-It can be mental torture.

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-But by pushing forward,

-going further and digging deeper...

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-..the fatigue finally faded

-and I found a new sense of strength.

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-As I arrived in Builth Wells...

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-..I was welcomed by my good friend,

-Mark Lewis Jones.

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-Thank you for doing this.

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-Mark and I have known each other

-for a number of years.

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-We hit it off straight away...

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-..because we share

-the same love for running.

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-You're looking great.

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-You're looking great.

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-I don't feel great.

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-I feel as if I've been inspired

-by all the peace and tranquillity.

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-The finish line is in her sights.

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-She has this inner strength

-and you can't buy it!

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-Let's get going.

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-Ta-ra!

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-Here we go.

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-I was so glad

-that Mark was joining me...

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-..and that he was also willing

-to run 25 miles...

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-..to help me and as preparation

-for his next ultra marathon.

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-Have you always been a runner?

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-My first ever run

-was when I was eleven.

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-It was the cross country race

-at Ysgol Morgan Llwyd in Wrexham.

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-I hadn't done anything like it

-whilst in Rhos...

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-..and I won!

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-I found that it was something

-that came naturally to me.

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-Ten years ago,

-when I was about 40...

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-..I started running again.

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-Since then,

-I've done a lot of marathons...

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-..and it's a massive part

-of my life.

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-I started with 10Ks,

-then half-marathons and marathons...

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-..and then ultras.

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-I prefer ultras to anything else.

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-There's something about runners who

-have done self-sufficient races.

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-We have something in common.

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-We know that we have been through

-similar experiences...

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-..and share a similar mentality.

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-The stories are the same.

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-After my first ultra

-from Brecon to Cardiff...

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-..I realized that it was

-totally different to a marathon.

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-When I run a marathon,

-I try to beat my personal best.

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-It's all about the time

-and being faster.

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-There's something about ultras

-that runs much deeper than that.

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-I'm a strong believer...

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-..that something happens to runners

-during an ultra...

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-..when you push yourself

-through the pain and torture.

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-And you come out the other side.

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-Something happens

-and it's unlike anything else.

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-Has it helped your mental health?

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-Has it helped your mental health?

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-Yes, definitely.

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-I know that for me personally...

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-..I find that running

-is similar to counselling.

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-It's the way I feel

-after a run and during a run too.

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-My time with Mark flew by.

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-We laughed so much.

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-I was guilty as I could feel

-myself slowing down.

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-But Mark was so patient.

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-Mark was at my side

-as both a friend and a runner.

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-Mark refused to stop.

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-He really kept me going.

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-Do you think

-the mind gives up first?

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-Yes, I do.

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-I tell myself to

-ignore all messages from the brain!

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-It can work the other way around.

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-I think the mind can carry the body.

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-My brain tells me to stop

-and enough is enough...

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-..and I have to ignore it.

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-Mark's support and the generosity

-of strangers towards Cerebra...

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-..was incredibly humbling.

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-The support along the way

-has been unbelievable.

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-I really can't believe it.

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-I'm not just doing this for me

-but for the family...

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-..to teach Gwilym

-a few lessons in life...

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-..but I think

-we have this opportunity...

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-..to raise some money.

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-Thank you!

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-It's wonderful when people come out

-and show their support.

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-It's a way of confirming the reason

-for doing these challenges.

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-If you're doubting yourself...

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-..and doubting your ability

-to complete the challenge...

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-..it gives your spirits

-a huge boost.

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-And the pain just disappears.

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-Yes, it does.

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-I'm just checking Lowri's

-blood sugar level.

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-If it drops below four then

-we'll have to build up your sugars.

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-You'll need some sugar to help you

-get to the top of Pen y Fan.

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-Are you ready?

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-Aye!

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-Oh!

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-Step by step...

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-..the miles passed thanks

-to Mark's inspirational words.

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-We reached Brecon, the final stage

-before the end of the adventure.

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-And I allowed myself

-to think about that finish line.

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-Thank you very much, Mark.

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-You're worth your weight in gold!

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-And we've had a great time.

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-And we've had a great time.

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-Yes, we have.

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-Once again, and for the final time

-with the crew at my side...

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-..I had to focus on what lay ahead.

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-I was ready for one last challenge

-before heading home.

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-The final runner to join me

-was my best friend, Nigel Thomas.

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-He's offered regular support...

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-..and has been at my side

-throughout all my challenges.

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-I think he's one

-of the only people...

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-..who truly understands...

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-..how I manage to cope

-with these kinds of races.

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-He's done them himself.

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-She's like a machine

-when she puts her trainers on.

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-We started about ten years ago...

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-..with her preparations

-for these endurance events.

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-I just wanted her to put

-one foot in front of the other!

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-Well done.

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-Well done.

-

-Good score. Well done.

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-I'm so tired.

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-I think that

-I'm just keeping on going.

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-I'm on automatic pilot.

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-I can't talk.

-My brain isn't working.

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-I don't know anyone

-who is as determined as Lowri.

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-When she gets the bit between her

-teeth then there's no stopping her.

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-After years of training

-in the area...

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-..Nigel knows the mountains

-like the back of his hand.

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-It was pure coincidence

-that we met his old friends...

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-..whilst running through Brecon.

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-The lady you just met...

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-..was my partner

-when I was in the Special Forces.

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-The path you're going to follow

-is the same path we used to descend.

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-When we reached the bottom,

-we were kidnapped...

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-..and taken for interrogation.

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-It was part of the course.

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-Your mind is incredibly strong.

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-Have you always been like that

-or is it something you developed?

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-Over the last three or four years...

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-..I had an accident

-and needed a new hip and shoulder...

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-..so I couldn't go running

-for a while.

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-I went into quite a dark place...

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-..but I learnt more about myself

-when I was in that dark place.

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-It helped and made me stronger.

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-I've run many times with Lowri.

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-She goes into the zone...

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-..and when she's in that zone,

-there's no stopping her.

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-People will look at you

-doing this...

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-..and think that

-you're stupid to do it.

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-But I don't think you learn anything

-about yourself...

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-..when you're sat down.

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-Life is very simple but we're

-the ones who complicate matters.

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-We eat too much, drink too much

-and make excuses.

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-But it's one foot

-in front of the other.

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-You can walk for 100 yards,

-run for 100 yards and build it up.

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-That's how Lowri started

-and it's how I started.

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-We carried on

-and do it out of habit.

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-I feel strongly...

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-..that people like yourself...

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-..who specialize in various fields

-are a true inspiration.

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-We need role models

-for the next generation.

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-They can show people...

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-..that you don't have to be

-the strongest...

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-..or the best person in a group.

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-You can achieve something

-with hard work.

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-Yes, that's right.

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-All you need is hard work,

-patience and determination.

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-You have to work hard

-at everything in life.

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-As we reached

-the foot of Pen y Fan...

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-..my heart sank

-because the heavens opened!

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-Thankfully, Nigel was at my side...

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-..to remind me of the extreme

-conditions I had already faced.

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-It was just what I needed

-to get through the final stage.

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-Be careful on your feet because it

-will be slippery after all the rain.

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-I can't let the adrenalin take over

-so I need to be careful.

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-Yes.

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-She's asking herself why she's doing

-it but she just needs to keep at it.

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-We can all do it.

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-It's all in our heads if we want it.

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-Right, OK.

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-Off you go and I'll see you later.

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-Off you go and I'll see you later.

-

-Ta-ra!

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-Good luck.

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-Good luck.

-

-Thank you.

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-It's a huge challenge.

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-Few people in the world

-are able to run for three days.

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-Finishing this will be incredible

-for her but not now or tonight...

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-..but next year or a year after

-when Gwilym reads about his mother.

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-That's when it'll hit home

-for Lowri.

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-Can you see the summit?

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-Oh!

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-The Three Welsh Peaks.

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-Three ultra marathons.

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-In three days.

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-I can't believe

-that I've run from Llanberis...

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-..to the top of Pen y Fan

-in 60 hours!

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-And I've loved it.

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-This was a difficult challenge...

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-..but it's been a wonderful journey.

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-It's a very special feeling...

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-..when you reach

-the end of your journey...

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-..or a summit...

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-..knowing that you've

-carried yourself all the way.

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-You also know that you've pushed

-your boundaries and found new ones.

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-After conquering the 3/3/3...

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-..I thought about my reasons

-for pushing my boundaries.

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-For three days,

-I stepped away from reality...

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-..but the family was waiting for me

-so it was time to return to my life.

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-And I couldn't wait!

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-Gwil!

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-Gwilym!

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-Hello.

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-Hello, Nel.

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-I've finally been reunited

-with my running partners.

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-I can't believe that I've done it.

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-Um...

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-I dreamt about doing this challenge

-a few years ago...

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-..but then,

-someone entered my world...

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-..and I couldn't do it.

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-But I've managed to fulfil my dream.

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-I think a few people

-thought that I couldn't do it...

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-..and I started to doubt myself too.

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-But sometimes,

-when you take a risk...

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-..you find out that you can do

-a lot more than you ever expected.

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-I got emotional

-after completing the challenge...

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-..because Nigel gave me a gift.

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-It was a medal

-from the SAS Battalion.

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-The inscription said,

-"Who Dares Wins!"

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-The inscription of "Who Dares Wins"

-is three words but speaks volumes.

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-Without taking a risk...

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-..I would never have known

-that I could have completed this.

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-I'm going to keep this

-very close to my heart.

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-Thank you, Nigel.

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-You're a friend for life!

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-Since I was a child,

-I've been encouraged to work hard...

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-..to learn about the world and not

-to fear taking those first steps.

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-By taking a risk...

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-..I've achieved more than

-I ever thought was possible.

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-It's been an incredible journey.

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-I've met

-so many inspirational people.

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-People who have made me

-dig deeper...

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-..and believe in myself.

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-I feel very privileged

-to have had this opportunity.

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-And now, I'm back with the family

-and I'm happy.

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-Yes, we're happy now.

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-There are two rules

-when running an ultra marathon.

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-You reach the start line

-and reach the finish line.

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-I made another rule...

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-..of putting one foot

-in front of the other.

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-A journey of 1,000 miles

-always starts with that first step.

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-This is true of life too.

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-# There are shoes to fill

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-# But if I must

-follow your footsteps?

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-# I'm ready to fail

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-# There's water in the blood #

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