Cardiff Castle - where the stories will be told How amazing it is to have a hot shower in Cardiff. Washing away the blood, sweat and tears from six days out on the Welsh mountains. Feeling a bit less feral and bit more civilised, I also treat myself to some Welsh cakes and all is good in the world once again. Clean and well fed at the final camp in Cardiff That being said, I was never the starving artist in camp, because the food prepared by the team every day was so good and

My first checkpoint today was the infamous La Patisserie in Llandovery. A flat white, crodot and cookie. Ready to go! With all of this energy to burn, I ran on up Pen y Fan and along to Fan Y Big. The landscape was inspiring, the weather was fine and I had great views for miles and not a drop of rain. Huzzah! I dropped back to camp without getting lost on any silly back lanes for a change, then finished the day with some further painting from the day's adventures. Tomorrow C

I had a beautiful run up from Elan village, through the valleys, looking autumnal with bracken turning rusty orange. The weather turned on the top but there were expansive views and a real feeling of remoteness. After very heavy rain for most of the morning, I'd nearly given up hope of good views but we were finally blessed with sunshine and just brief showers, making the journey up to Drygarn Fawr very memorable. Soggy again but gorgeous views. Kept my spirits up with a houm