Thanks Old Un. If there are options for dropping out, it begins to tip the balance in favour of starting. I'll run it past my physio tonight....
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Thanks Old Un. If there are options for dropping out, it begins to tip the balance in favour of starting. I'll run it past my physio tonight....
Now thats the spirit :) ive got the usual a jobs just come up for sat but got rr planned debate. , all down to forecast to settle that for me now but a fair day sat is tipping the balance :)
Wanting to optimise my run on Saturday. Does anyone have a gpx file or a tcx file of the route that they have actually run?
I am a great fan of following the little line on my Forerunner and I would hate to waste time going back and forth between bus stops or lamp posts trying to locate that crucial snicket or stile...
First timer (had to pull out at last minute in 2012) and wondering what is in store for us at the checkpoints foodwise? Just wondering because at all the LDWA runs I've done before I've not needed to carry my own food, is it a similar set up at RRR50?
Mixed and a bit varied at each checkpoint in my memory. I guess it also depends how fussy you are on the day or what it is your body craves. Some had a good mix of bananas, cakes, biscuits and sandwiches.I think all had water and a couple had hot tea. At least one had soup. One nearer end only had jelly babies and very little else. I always carry a bit in case I need it between checkpoints, especially if I want something savoury.
Family stuff taken over. I've gone from "may do the full" to "not doing the full, but looks like I'm in for the relay" to not doing it at all :thunbdown:Quote:
Originally Posted by old un
However, I have got my number through for brid half :thumbup:
Cheers Karen,not at all fussy so that's great. Sounds like I'll be okay if I take a few essentials/favourites. Recce'd the majority of the route so aware that a few shops open in case of emergencies but good to know the checkpoints are well stocked. Reason I asked is that I had a quick look at last years photos and noticed that quite a few runners only had a bumbag and couldn't possibly carry enough snap for 50miles unless they're super human!! Looking forward to this weekend, especially now the forecast has improved.
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Originally Posted by karen nash
Physio didn't say I was completely bonkers, but did look at me somewhat quizzically.
She recommends that I walk for a few miles at the start before daring to break into a slow jog.
That being the case, I think I might need to set off before the designated 7.00 am start for 'proper' runners. Anyone know if I need to inform the organiser beforehand, or can I just turn up and change my start time?
Oh, and is there a kit check?
don't think i remember a kit check- given the low level and urn=ban nature prob not thought necessary.
Some go with very little.
Must admit I take small sack as don't like a full bum bag- hurts my guts.
I would think you can just turn up and change start time? not sure. You'll need to be up earlier tho!
PKDO75 - must admit had never thought about carrying cash and buying food on the way round- plenty or chippies, local shops and even take aways in parts! and pubs
It could turn into a long pub crawl ;)
I think you can have a bag taken to one of the midway checkpoints?
I've known people stop for a pint in Heptonstall on the Haworth Hobble!
Karen,
Only reason I know about the shops is that I 'bonked' during a recce and found what was required in Harthill at the half way point. After my mini-emergency I took note of all the other options along the way. All I can say is it's a damn good job I'm not running this with my usual ultra mate, he's renowned for his drinking prowess and would undoubtedly drag me into a boozer 'kicking and screaming'. In fact we finished one of our recces at Swinton, so we could get train back to meadowhall, only to find we had 45 mins to kill. Couldn't resist the lure of the Stations Arms. See you on Saturday!!
Just be careful if you want a drink at the start of leg 7. 1st pub you pass, ok. Within a couple of hundred yards, you're going up 3 wide steep sections of steps.
Glance right at the top, theres a pub. You won't get in, it's taped off
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Does anyone know if the is parking available at the sports centre or nearby?
Looking forward to this if my leg is sorted by then, if not I'll be walking at the back.
Yes theres parking at the sports hall and around it I think johnnyb1, good luck with the leg :)
I'm a bit late in the day getting organised for this, for some reason had it in my head till recently it was the following weekend :w00t:
Anyway, got strip maps, route desc, gather food and water on route so not a lot else to worry over. Saw some mention of lack of kit check on this thread, but can't find anywhere if there is an actual kit list? Henry Marston site is great and loads of detail and wondering if I've just missed this?! I'm guessing there isn't (but this seems odd to me so if anybody can confirm).
Road shoes or trail? My mates asking!!
lots is tarmac/trail/ canal tow paths but there are some muddy fields
Trail with grip but some cushioning would be best.
Some will wear road shoes and I know some have done it in Fell
Hokey dokey!Quote:
Originally Posted by karen nash
ha ha. I can't afford hokas, although after reading more I am tempted to try them
Hi Dan ive done a couple of times and never had a kit check but it's not what you'd call remote anyway. I carrya bum bag with a jacket buff, gloves and nibbles and thats enough as food and water at cp's is good. And fjell guy trail shoes is enough but plenty of people wear road shoes , which is what I'm trying this year as theres plenty is hard surface as Karen said,
Cheers Simon. Will also be travelling light, looks like even the weather isn't going to intervene to necessitate wet weather gear.
May split the road/trail difference and try my f-lite 230's on first ultra outing (or may back out and use the more familiar roclites).
I was considering rocklights but if it's dry thinking of road shoes for a try although there is a fair few fields too. ...... Like a bird trying to decide wot shoes to wear ;)
I think I'll go for the threadbare, holey Crosslites with worn down studs. I know they'll be dead comfy.
I hope to give this a bash. mite drop out at Woodsetts, see how we go. Over done it again this year and am a bit frazzled by this time in the season, 20 ironmans in a year does that to a girl :D
I take my hat off to you Tony... How the hell do you cram that much in?!!
Great effort Toyota Crown....not so great car! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Toyota_Crown
I have always run the event in road shoes never been Kit checked in the 3 or 4 times I have done it in December
Have a Good un folks
Anyone finished yet!!? Did you see my mate Muzza!! :rolleyes:
finished and home about an hour ago.
First man was 6 hours something- forgotten his name. Ian Symington was 2nd in about 6.50 I think.
LOTS of mud compared to the last couple of years- like running with lead weights and huge disks under your shoes, but in retrospect good fun.
Nick and Mick made their Ultra grand slam!
Got round OK for my first 50 miler, it was much quicker running than I thought it would be but definitely muddy underfoot. It was also nice to meet such a varied set of entrants, I think the WS100 qualification draws a lot of people who wouldn't normally be interested in a slog around south yorkshire, nice as it is.
Good to hear, well done to both! (And everyone else who ran, obviously!)Quote:
Originally Posted by karen nash
Well done everybody. sounds like it was a bit tough in those conditions. My mate finished in just under 14 hours, which I think initially he was dissapointed with, but he now seems happy. I wondered if it was going to be bad with all the wet weather.
We had a social event on Friday night, so sensible pre-ultra eating was replaced by an all-you-can eat curry buffet washed down with cava and Tetley's bitter.
The state of my stomach, combined with carrying an injury and having done absolutely no training whatsoever, led me to fear the an unfortunate outcome.
When my alarm went at 3.45am, my last-minute decision to be among the starters appeared even more ill-judged.
My 'game plan', however, was to treat the event as a walk with some light jogging thrown in, and see which checkpoint I could get to before pulling out.
When my calf tightened and began giving me grief as we approached Sheffield, I thought it might be the first, Grange Park. Still, I'd have been happy with a 10 mile outing; it was 10 miles further than I'd gone for weeks!
As time went on, though, it got no worse. In fact, as I became even slower, it eased, or least the pains that were beginning crop up elsewhere took my mind off it. So, I kept plodding on, ticking off the kms, and registering the milestones: a third of the way; 20 miles; half way; and then (slowly! slowly!) 35, 40, 45 miles, the onset of darkness again, and finally (HURRAH!) the lights of the college sports centre came into view, and after running through of forest of banners that was it.
Fifty miles, DONE! Just over 13 hours.
I should at this point have gone inside for food, but I couldn't face peeling my shoes off and having to put them on again to limp back to the car, so I simply picked up a blank certificate and went home.
Thanks to all involved for a really good event, and an interesting course (apart from the muddy fields that went on forever, and the Denaby checkpoint, of which I was beginning to doubt the existence: that slog from Maltby seemed never ending). And although, as commented above, some fields were heavy going, the weather conditions were perfect.
well done tussock face and thanks for the shout when I ran past you. Had my usual bad patch in the middle again through Rother Valley Park but got it back together again at about 30 miles and happy with my time in the end. Third year in a row and never seen the mud that bad.
You were going very well when you shot past!
I haven't seen any results yet, but I'd guess you finished as first Lady. Are congratulations in order?
The mud wasn't bad by fell standards, with very little going over the top of the shoes. It was very clayey in some places though.
Well done Tussockface.
You put some of my mardy "struggling with injury" mates to shame.
And yes Karen, I wondered about how much the pound of mud glued to each Hoka would slow me down.
Turns out it was quite a bit.
A very nice course though despite the name. And the support at the checkpoints was second to none.
I'm even contemplating the possibility of an epic "Round St Helens"...
I used to work with a bloke from Maltby. He led me to believe that it was the murder capital of Britain. It didn't seem that bad. The muddy fields were flippin' murder though!
no, tussockface. 2nd lady after dropping to 3rd and then regaining 2nd in Maltby. Lucy Clayton was 1st lady by about 20 mins.
It wasn't the mud over the top of shoes issue as on the fells but the sticky mud crearing 2 inch platform soles!
An epic run Tussockface, respect, Well Done all:thumbup: