Paul C.
... continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
You would need to do a time trial after running round the course (so that's twice). The choice is between a relatively flat, but long way round, and an extremely demanding but shorter down and up. I wasn't especially fit last year and remember just stopping on the climb up and laughing at my foolhardiness, with added infantry curses, such as the classic 'you f***ing stupid t*ss*r'.
There are some good photos on Google Earth, the ones taken from the path up to RR show the view over to GK.
Last edited by Brotherton Lad; 19-03-2012 at 11:08 AM.
i can't wait for this one now, my longest race to date and is going to kill me, ah well a good excuse for a few pints afterwards!!
As has been said, unless you are a VERY strong climber and descender and a top 30 runner I would go round. you will loose out otherwise, I ve done it training many times and both ways, there is a racing line but unless you know it join the mortals...
Big water stations at Hope and Mamnick, don't count on Jacobs ladder as what is there is carried up and saved for those in desperate need. there are streams after JL that do provide water but they are quite low at the moment.
I did the second half this morning from Mamnick. much wetter than last week, also quite cold. as you say plenty of stud marks on most of the route but 2 of the "race lines" were almost studless??
Rescue Ale will be available for the usual donation
Myself and my partner will be marshalling at the road crossing in Hope so I will be cheering you all through. Taking lots of jelly babies too just in case someone needs a fix :-). So looking forward to this. Go go go lads and lasses. Getting really excited xx