Final day in Germany and entering Czech Republic

Runner: Paul Rogan
Birthplace: Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
Currently Resides: Forres, Moray, Scotland
Language(s): English
Family: Wife Joanna. Children: Andrew, age 17; Kirstie, age 13; Hannah, age 10 and Emma, age 6.
Statement: “Doing these types of events can bring up lots of different emotions, knowing that in some cases you are making the difference between life and death by raising money.” – Paul Rogan, 2007

After a very wet run the night before, my final run on the 9.00pm to 3.00am shift was glorious. Clear starry night with a thunder cloud off on the horizon, lighting up every now and again with lightning. Distant fireworks showed that it was Saturday night and party time. Memories of past nights out with friends flood my mind. Oh a lovely pint of Cumberland Ale in the Black Bull in Haltwhistle, the small town where I was born and spent the first 18 years of my life. Or lovely evenings spent at friends in Forres putting the world to right over a beer or ten. Then a Sunday morning run after a couple of hours sleep, still staggering for the first hour or so.

I think about what everyone will be doing back in the U.K, do they ever wonder about me?

First 5 miles gone, legs feeling heavy after last nights work out. The last 4 mile is spent with the doctor chatting as she cycles along side. Thoughts of friends disappear into the night. On the four and a half hours drive to Prague thoughts of my lovely wife doing the Moon Walk around Edinburgh with her two friends. My girls at home sleeping and my son out in Spain, no doubt still partying with his friends, oh to be eighteen again.

8.00am in the morning and another day gone, another hotel checked in, bags unpacked, only another 78 to go.

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BPR Diary:

Hello again.

I think today is day 85, but I can’t be sure about that. I have started to live on automatic pilot, doing the same old stuff day after day.

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What a welcome

So I sit on a plane for 9 hours not able to sleep, but knowing that within an hour of landing in the States I will have a lovely comfy bed to rest in, as the yellow team will be running at midnight an

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Paradise

After our battle through China, we arrived in Japan very down and wondering when things were going to improve.

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To hell and back

The country I most looked forward to visiting on this trip had to be Mongolia, and yes it was an absolutely amazing place, the landscape was breathtaking, the people were the friendliest we have encou

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Yellow Team still in Siberia

Now we have the delights of the M53. As usual this turned out to be flat and straight, well for the first wee while and then YES, hills and curves, yippee, proper running.

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Team Yellow

The mind has filled with thoughts of space, the night sky it welcomes us again, team yellow has stirred, look out ahead as lights flash and sirens wail.

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Omsk 8/7/07

E-22, This is all we have seen over the last few days, usually from the window of the van as we move ever further east.

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Life on the road

As the majority of the day is spent in our little van we witness all kinds of events. Take this evening for instance. The yellow team has taken over the 9.00pm to 3.00am shift.

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