Alan 's time was 6h18 Al 's was a cracking 6h47 and I managed 6h57 .
6h18 was heroic in view of an awful cold which had moved from his throat to his nose to his chest in the space of two days .
Alan 's time was 6h18 , which was heroic in view of an awful cold which had moved from his throat to his nose to his chest in the space of two days , Al 's was a cracking 6h47 and I managed 6h57 .