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world record attempt: low points>

" The dawning realisation of how long a double shift lasted
Being woken up at 3am on Saturday morning to start my second double shift and to be told Ash's knees were completely knackered…
Being told (mistakenly) that we had run out of water at 11pm on the Friday night
My feet during their first 2 minute soak in iced water
Realising at around the 53 hour mark that I only had about 40 mins before I was due back on court, and I needed to fuel up on carbs, drink a lot of water, get some physio and get some much needed sleep and not knowing what to do first
Knowing how much Ali C, Clare, Sally, Viv, Rach and Lyndsey would have loved to have been on court
Feeling a little threatened by the number of non-shooters who appear to have mastered the dark art
Having to put a damp sports bra back on after a nap
Playing centre against a fresh-legged Cookie for my last quarter
Four minutes wasn't always long enough!!
5 days after the attempt still looking a little silly walking down stairs
How cold it was every time I got up
That first long shift on Saturday night
Not being able to run on blisters let alone jump or dodge
Dirty Dancing soundtrack for the 4th time
The long Saturday night shifts with blisters
Feet in the iced water
Lara telling me I had not been to the loo enough!
Playing GK against Jen and Sam!
Feeling for Ali C and Rachael, who would like to have been playing
Feeling anonymous on the train the next day and wanting to tell someone I was a record breaker!
Missing you guys on the Monday
Falling over 5 minutes before the start of the event...the carpet burns still hurt!
Crying to our lovely physio because my feet hurt so much
The last 4 quarters of my long shift
Feeling more stiff than I could possibly imagine
Not being able to figure out how those blasted ear plugs were supposed to work
Ali T falling over and getting carpet burns before we had even started! Also Ali rolling up her earplugs instead of twisting them and wondering why they didn't work very well.
Twisting my ankle and experiencing the sinking feeling that I really had injured myself badly, therefore letting the team/club down
Watching the pain that players were experiencing on the physio table and having their toes taped, blisters popped, etc... not nice, but so committed!
Realising that my air bed kept deflating, but then being able to use Julia's deluxe bed, which is much better than mine anyway :0)
Not knowing what to expect and within the first couple of hours, playing like our lives depended on it and Ali's mum saying "No way - you lot have GOT TO SLOW DOWN!"
After eating too many chocolate bars and dextrose tablets I now realise that I need to go to the dentist pronto... I hate dentists
Scared about getting stuck on the toilet and not making it back on court in 5mins, therefore voiding the whole challenge!
After my first shower, ran in what I thought was the right direction for the sports hall, only to sprint off the wrong way and realise I was lost, luckily Kath was around and guided me back!!
BANANAS - don't want to eat another one for a while. Can't believe we didn't get through 18 crates of the things!!
When a team member decided to introduce blocking to the game at 3am! My choice of words were quite colourful, but I apologised afterwards
Feeling my knee hurting – worrying that I might let the team down
Playing with only 5 girls in my team one night
My feet hurting
Lack of sleep and time for a shower
Being so over tired – that playing WA I ran into the goal circle and wanting to shoot…..
Ali C once again on duty next to the court, knowing that she would have sooo desperately wanted to be playing
Not having my parents around to support and help taking care of us
5 (4????) minute showers
Lack of privacy in the loos
Scratching sports bras!!!
At my lowest and exhausted on last long shift - was knackered. Thought I'm going to fall asleep on court - just prayed it wouldn't happen whilst running
When girls were sad because of tiredness / frustration!! That's when I wanted to cry. In fact: The first tears came to my eyes when Kate was a bit tearful next to me!! Of course I asked her to stop crying, as I didn't feel like crying yet!!! And yes, I gave her a hug as well!!!
The 1st 3 quarters of the last night shift
GK, GD and WD - I hate those positions!
The obvious pain being suffered by Ash O and Zoe
Not being able to sleep in those few hours in which you had the opportunity to
Lisa getting injured in the first few hours
The realisation that it was Roz's last match for the NUNS :-(
Waking up with not the worlds worst but a definite hangover on Friday morning - oops.
Last 7 quarters of the 3rd and 4th long shifts - trying to convince myself that it wasn't all that long but not being delirious enough to believe it!
Having an unbelievable strop because I couldn't find a plaster and then having half the equally debilitated team find me one...thanks girls.
Strip lighting....
" So much time playing in the D
Not having enough pairs of socks to change after each shift and having to put smelly old ones on at least twice
Only taking a hand towel thus making showering in the allotted 4 minutes even more difficult due to inability to go to shower in towel
Blisters bursting under my feet
Annari and SJ's unceasing interceptions
Breakfast consisting of Red Bull and Ibuprofen
Spraining my finger which made me cry and wonder if I would make it through
Repeatedly stepping on Zoe's and Lou J's toes - I think their feet might be too large
Chaffing in unusual places
Blisters, blisters, blisters
Omygod the second double shift, they were wrong
My inability to ever throw a ball to Becky that she had a cat in hells chance of catching
The scary fact that every single person in the club can now shoot (well apart from a couple...). Does not bode well for trials (for me that is, is clearly great for the club).
Feet - the pain of my Asics trainers which I am strongly tempted to burn.
My triple long slot Sat night Sunday morning
End of the first double shift on Saturday, trying to remove plasters from my toes
Seeing people crying on court just from exhaustion and pain
Going to the toilet approx 80 times over the whole weekend
I don't think any of my other 'bad points' came anywhere near pulling my hammy in the 3rd quarter of play - absolutely devastating, for myself and for the whole team I expect - not the greatest for morale! However pulling off the dressing to reveal blisters on my thigh at then end was also pretty upsetting.
PAIN PAIN and PAIN in my feet! Not from blisters but just from pounding up and down
ice feet baths (although they worked)
Second double shift on Sunday morning which lasted for ever!!!
Some dodgy music! Not sure heavy metal is really great for motivation!
Falling arse over tit getting out the shower with 30 seconds to go!
Having to put Vaseline on places that it really shouldn't need to go!!!!!!
Being involved but not being able to do it!!
Watching as someone got injured within the first 2 hours and wanting to step in!
Panicking about not making enough lasagna
Telling Lou H that the most emotional thing I had seen all weekend was Sonia's Dad walking round giving out fruit which made her cry - oops!
The couples of quarters where I couldn't catch, throw, run or mark - not a very useful netball player really!
Falling over in the shower on my second shower run and it hurting like hell and not even having enough time to cry about the pain coz I was already down to 3 minutes – aaaargh
Seeing how upset Ali C was at not being able to take part, still makes me well up now just thinking about her
Waking up for my second long shift on Sunday morning so see the current teams playing incredibly fast paced netball
Being woken by Kate's boyfriend Mark at 4am on Saturday to be told I was on court in 20 minutes
Knocking Roz over at the end of a long shift and thinking she had broken something, now i know why I'm not a defender!
Doing a toss up on Sunday morning and the Scottish umpire blowing his whistle so loudly that my ears rang for about 2 hours afterwards
Running out of Haribo sweets
Someone putting "I'm Horny" on the stereo for about the hundredth time
Hitting the 27 1/2 hour mark and realising we were only half way and I could hardly walk
My feet / toes
The first double shift on Saturday night - the hardest point for me
The half way point - there was still sooo long to go
New trainers – BIG raw blister. OW
Mark speaking to my parents on the phone, and him telling me that he didn’t know whether they were coming to support us at the end?
Walking the wrong way out of the showers, getting lost, panicking, then only just making it back to the sports hall in time.
The second long stint overnight on the Friday. Not being able to move for the last three quarters of it. Crying to Mark that I didn’t think I was going to make it – then crying on court (sorry Annari!)
Realising that the pace was never really going to ‘slow down’ as much as I had first hoped!
Recurring sleep talking (apparently) on my behalf whilst on holiday afterwards – ‘Will you make sure they wake me up so I am on court on time’, ‘I think I should be playing now.. .’, ‘When I am I next on…….’ ‘Don’t think I can play anymore’
Not being able to get out of dad’s car when he dropped me off home (although the lift home was a sure bonus!)
Missing you guys so much after it all ended!