Ok so day 44 over! Its been a tough slog for everybody since my last blog! We are currently in a town called Navajo where the original Navajo indian “windtalkers” from the second world war all came from, we have met a few of there decendants and heard some amazing stories from them and received some fantastic hospitality from the native indians and americans in this area! We are at 7000 foot above sea level so its getting extremely cold at night (I saw a polar bear with a north face jacket on last night!) The altitude is also affecting our respiratory system when we are running which is quite cheeky and noticeable by everybody! The team pulled together like we do in the military and covered me for a few days as I managed to injure my left calf running so I had a few days off but got the all clear from the Doc yesterday so I’m back in the game! the support crew have been doing a fantastic job with Paul “eyebrows it” Shearsby managing to smash out 5 and 6 milers everyday with the runners and still drive the front support car, provide medical cover and make a dappa sandwich too! top lad! Caroline and Claire have been getting stuck in with the media for the Grand Canyon which is our next big media event so fingers crossed for that to turn out as well as the others. Our American cousin  Master Gunns Charles “chunkalicious-mexabrit-god damm” Padilla has been pounding the pavement pretty hard with hardly a rest day off at all! Not bad for a crusty dawg! Mark “Rammers” Ormrod has also been smashing up the mileage managing to crack an amazing 5 miler a few days ago on his blades which is unbelievable! Lloyd “Crazy” Fenner has now fully recovered from his fantastic 3:30 marathon but his feet still stink! Damian ”Toddmeister” Todd has clocked up over 1000 miles on Achilles and is feeling so close to it that he’s debating marrying the bike in Las Vegas! Now to everybody back home we really need your help! I know we’re smiling in all of the pictures but trust me we are crying on the inside! Everyone of us has picked up at least one injury, our bones ache in the first thing in morning and last thing at night, we have blisters, shin splints, clicking ankles and knees, bruised heels, colds… the list could go on but i’ll round it up be saying were all hurting, but all of this will be in vain if we don’t raise as much money as we can for our chosen service charities! Nearly everybody knows somebody who is, or has served in the armed forces at one time in their lives, these people fight for our freedom so we can all sleep safe in bed at night they never ask for anything in return even though some of them have come home severely injured from war, missing limbs, loss of their sight, loss of their hearing, receiving brain injuries and some service personal haven’t made it home at all! We all have personal feelings on situations but we are not here to pass judgement or start debates. We are here to return hope to so many lives, to help families and friends who have found themselves in the worst possible circumstances. We are here to make a change and that is where we need you. We are striving to reach our target and every penny helps so please text ‘GUMP’ to 70800 to donate £5 or 50555 to donate $10, or you can visit our website www.thegumpathon.com. Thanks again to everybody back home who has and continues to support us. Lets raise a million!  
Jobbo out.