Excellent #TheSpineRace just got a shout out at the end of the #6Music news. #BritainsMostBrutal #DotWatching

40 participants have retired already, just under 30 and a half hours in (to a race that has a 7 day cutoff). It's icy out there, lots of opportunity to slip and fall. Someone's already managed to fully fall in a river. #TheSpineRace #BritainsMostBrutal #DotWatching

An early release for the day 3 video and it reinforces for me absolutely not and how I would just die sliding off the trail. It's cold, it's wet, it's windy and they are going into their second night. Not for me, well done dots. #TheSpineRace #BritainsMostBrutal #DotWatching https://youtu.be/eMiVX3uaYHA?si=ZvKpXtieJv5KteLG

Over 50 retirees now (and I couldn't be bothered to do my 3rd 2 mile rep today). The leader is through the 4th (of five) checkpoint having had less than 4 hours sleep, started at 08:00 on Sunday and is around 190 miles in #TheSpineRace #BritainsMostBrutal #DotWatching

Crikey, the leader has retired less than 20 miles from the finish, after over 78 hours (and almost 250 miles) of running #TheSpineRace #BritainsMostBrutal #DotWatching

Another couple of miles and the runner who was in second is going to find out he's actually in first #TheSpineRace #BritainsMostBrutal #DotWatching

And we have a winner! #TheSpineRace #BritainsMostBrutal #DotWatching

Top 5 home now, including the first woman #TheSpineRace #BritainsMostBrutal #DotWatching

Lots of finishers now and attention turns to the back of the field and those checkpoint cutoffs. Next one is checkpoint 5 at Bellingham, which closes at midnight tonight and there are currently 37 participants yet to reach it #TheSpineRace #BritainsMostBrutal #DotWatching

Belligham is 224 miles in, and the current back marker is at 198 miles. #TheSpineRace #BritainsMostBrutal #DotWatching