Andy Robinson
Runfurther committee member
Helsby Running Club
I'm starting to formulate a plan for this in the summer, involving 2 car loads of runners.
Idea would be one lot head north, others head south and then swap cars for the first bit of the return journey - meeting at a handy eatery post run.
Anyone from the Sheffield area, or somewhere on the way, fancy this?
I'll keep an eye on your plans too as me and bill were thinking of possibly slipping it in aswell
My JNLC took 13:56 in 2011, my BG 23:37 in 2012. I was probably slightly fitter for the JNLC as I'd had a break from BG training with a chest infection. My guess is that if I'd been fully fit I'd have knocked an hour off the BG time at most. I couldn't have done the JNLC any faster. Conditions were comparable I'd say.
Andy Robinson
Runfurther committee member
Helsby Running Club
Thats interesting Splatcher as I too had umed and ahed about whether to go for a sub 12 JNC and decided not to almost on the basis of what you say above. My BG was faster but not an astonishing time so I hesitated. Since then though I have met several people who have acheived sub 12 JNC's and done 23 hr ish BG's. One is a regular forumite not far from you in Staffs and another is someone who did both last Summer at the tender age of 57! Perhaps its about the type of terrain that suits different styles. For instance I know a Scottish chap who upon completeing the Ramsay quite easlily complained about the amount of fastish running required on a BG rather than the tough climbs or the picking a line through rough ground. he gave up on the BG?! I know from supporting JNC's that it alls feels very full on from the start to Dunmail and its generally very kind terrain compared with the rougher slower stuff elsewhere. having wandered off subject though in this thread I really would like to do a Cumbria Traverse its the transport logistics that are my obstacle.
No doubt you were refuring to me sir. My BGR was 23hrs 24 mins. in 2006. My JNC was 11hrs 47 mins in 2010 aged 51.
key to my JNC was the weather. I waited for a calm dry weekend in september. Conditions were perfect. JNC needs to be treated like an extremely long fell
race.
Any way we are on the wrong thread I guess. I can confirm that the Cumbria traverse is an excellent day out and should be on your must do list.