Alan tells me that at the 5hr point Wiliam had covered 28.70 miles / 46.18 km, adding that William is

“Very well and had some soup while dealing with a work query from Elizabeth (William’s wife, who is currently piloting the Orkney Angora wool and knitting business that she and William co-run)”,

Alan comments

“So you can see how relaxed he is!”

– I know what he means, there aren’t too many runners who take business calls while attempting to set records…!

More shortly,

Shaun