The following poem was read to me on the phone at around mile 60 on run to Dover by Jane Pallister.  It came at a real low point, and when I realised that it was being read by a women in the middle of the night, hundreds of miles away and by a person who I have never met, it really inspired and motivated me to a new level.  Thanks Jane, you will never know exactly how much it meant to me:

That Valiant man

From Arch to Arc

Through light and dark

Strode valiant man Steve Haywood

 

A major feat

A record to beat

Strove valiant man Steve Haywood

 

A winning team

And a Supporting stream

For the valiant man Steve Haywood

 

For those who dare

The spoils they share

Like valiant Man Steve Haywood

 

Through blood and veins

The courage strains

For the valiant like Steve Haywood

 

ASPIRE will win

Because of him

That valiant man Steve Haywood

Jane Pallister 2007