Trackers 28/29 & Tues

[howfast]

Copy of message posted on FB.

Trackers heading out..
Setting off in the morning is Chris Hope out to break the record for the Cairngorm on a MTB
http://live.opentracking.co.uk/cairngormloop16/?n=1 more details on the challenge here http://www.cairngormsloop.net/ 186 miles current record is 21 ½ hrs.
BG’s
Raj Mahapatra setting off 6pm Saturday nighthttp://live.opentracking.co.uk/bg2016/?n=16
Simon Duckett setting off 10pm Friday nighthttp://live.opentracking.co.uk/bg2016/?n=19
Richard Brown setting off this weekend sometimehttp://live.opentracking.co.uk/bg2016/?n=21
Kerstin Rosenqvist & Niklas Holmstrom setting off 10pm on Tuesdayhttp://live.opentracking.co.uk/bg2016/?n=22
GUCR – a few out on that with trackers starts Saturday
http://live.opentracking.co.uk/gucr16/
Monarchs Way – starts Saturday starts 10am only 615 miles
http://live.opentracking.co.uk/monarch16/
Cape Wrath is still running – this event is using yellow brick trackers and Sportident timing but using our portal with maps from Harvey.
http://live.opentracking.co.uk/capewrath16/
Starting Monday is the Northern Traverse run by yours truly. This will kick off at 10.00am on Monday 60 runners heading across the UK 190 miles on Wainwrights C2C route.
http://live.northerntraverse.com/
Trackers with a DofE group in Norway and Rob Young is still chugging his way across the states http://www.marathonmanuk.co.uk/fastest-crossing-of-america…/ Trackers out on support crews for the London to Brighton Run, and a tracker on a team guys taking on the NC500, add on a team of guys cycling from London to Paris and Lizzie still paddling her SUP from down south to up north http://www.lizzieoutside.co.uk/ its far from quiet..
Needless to say we are taking enquiries everyday – if you have an event which you think would benefit from tracking pop us an email [email protected]
Have fun all.
James

[gej]

Just had a look at the cape wrath tracker page. I got a message saying the page is in Romanian do I want to translate it!

[vespa]

for chris hopes cairngorm challenge curiosity what size bike is he using as would,nt mind giving this ago and when was it done last ie winter as just completed round trip of 280 miles in 20hours on mountain bike moving time of c2c out and back this could be something to look at middle of next year also james would the trackers do 5 weeks and would the tracker pick up anywhere in europe

[Bob]

The Cairngorm Loop has an annual group start on the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. It got cancelled this year due to the large amounts of snow. We were going to do it but had to pull out as I was working out in Taiwan until the day before the start so the cancellation was moot really. Many of the ITTs have a group start but obviously you can do them any time you like. More info and links at http://selfsupporteduk.net/

These days most of the ITT crowd are on 29er bikes, usually hardtails but some use rigid and some full suspension. Some use fat bikes and some use a 29er frame with 27.5+ wheels and tyres, the so-called semi fat option. A lot depends on the terrain going to be covered as to what they use.

The UK biggie, the Highland Trail 550, starts tomorrow - http://trackleaders.com/highland16 this thread http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/ph...php?f=7&t=7738 is probably going to be the main discussion about it. If you are on Twitter then Greg May handles that side of things - @ht_550 the last couple of years only around a third of those starting actually finished.

[Derby Tup]

Semi-fat option is a way of life for me

[TheGrump]

Richard Brown setting off this weekend sometimehttp://live.opentracking.co.uk/bg2016/?n=21

Let's hope Richard wasn't carrying the tracker between Calf Crag and High Raise.
Potentially a lot of effort for no reward, if he was.

[Derby Tup]

Who're you Grumpster? The third umpire?

[TheGrump]

The Umpire Strikes Back?

[Derby Tup]

Very good. How are you Grump? Grumpy hopefully

[Bob]

Perhaps a good reason to ensure that the contender always carries the tracker even if just to avoid those embarrassing "What's he doing in Cleator Moor?" moments.

Actually leg 3 is a good leg to be support on as on a clear day you can shortcut quite a bit of the route while still ensuring that the contender visits the summits. As support you only have to visit Steel Fell, Thunacar Knott, Rossett Pike, Esk Pike and Scafell Pike. Due to plentiful water en-route it's quite easy to be the only support as well.