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Agreed. I hate to think how many bits really hurt after such a super human effort. Think how many steps she took, how many times each hip/ankle had to flex. And then there is the sleep deprivation. Sabrina is a real star.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichA
Indeed. Those of us who become lethargic or irritable if we don't get our 7 hours of sleep at night simply don't understand how it is possible to keep going for nearly seven days without any proper sleep. And apparently it was a knee injury rather than the sleep deprivation that caused her to slow down on Saturday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Now this I like :- https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/20...round-a-record
A true honest sports person well done Sabrina
Has anybody ever declined joining the BG club for similar reasons?Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnK
As in:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
There's been a small number, certainly less than ten, who've done part of the Round solo so have submitted a form but stated that it's for the records and they don't expect to become members.Quote:
I got round in under 24hrs but <insert transgression here>
Such an admission is almost more admirable than the completion of such a herculean task. Restores ones faith in decent humanity. Hats off to you Sabrina, and I really look forward to seeing you have another crack at it.
I saw on the front of a Keswick newspaper this evening, someone has completed the fastest solo unsupported round of the Wainwrights.... Around 14 days.
I didn't recognise the name.
James Forrest. Fast hiked it apparently whatever that may be.
James Forest age 37 solo self supported 14 days 11hrs.
That’s a much more reasonable time... although i think the guys was going 13hour days!Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnK
Sabrina has just done a very fast time for the Pennine way. Sensibly she went north to south so it was downhill.
Particularly remarkable given that she seemed to have done some serious damage to her knee on the Wainwrights round.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattPo
Only one blister - on a little toe - on the photo I have seen. So she seems to have no problem with at least one of the potential ultra destroying Fs - food, friction areas, feet.
Virtually a full 8hrs off of her own FKT so fairly cracking on, well done Sabrina
https://www.instagram.com/p/CE2YfKsDrfZ/?hl=en
I saw a guy who looked a bit like you John at the Yorkshireman on Sunday. I thought for a second it was you
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Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Nope I Have no intention or desire to get among groups of people yet (I can not see any reason to change my lifetime habits particularly in the current climate :cool:) I am still getting plenty of solo mileage and ascent in with my dog and planning on emerging early next year all being well, hopefully to accomplish a couple of long planned major bimbles, I have been doing a lot of envious dot watching this year and have been inspired by the Likes of Sabrina etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Glad you are well DT and returning to to form, stay safe
She's off again: https://live.opentracking.co.uk/sow2...p6sikqigHUpe4U Aiming to finish in 6 days and 5 hours.
Excellent, more quality dot watching! Forecast (other than Monday - snow on the higher fells) looks good, especially if you like it cool. Already about 90 minutes up on schedule.
Appears to have no meaningful break planned until coming down off Skiddaw on Sunday night, then again on Tuesday night and Wednesday night. Impressive/frightening.
Actually, probably an hour or so of kip on Saturday night. Fair enough really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hank
Strewth Sabrina is certainly shifting, well impressive.
I think she needs a good 8 hours sleep tonight to get back on schedule. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnK
62 hours on the go and 11hrs up on schedule :-
https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/20...enge-continues
Phenomenal mind you the weather over the next few days could well eat into her time
Still 11h up on schedule and the most recent split times don't seem too far off what she had predicted.
The next 24h or so will solidify whether the strong starting pace is leading to the endurance event of the decade/century, or a painful last few days. That's one of the thrills of this kind of undertaking!
I do wonder if she's intentionally pushing hard now to bank time to use over the next 48hrs of bad weather. Monday's a stinker and Tuesday's not much better. With a big cushion she can take some extra time to rest and shelter without slipping behind schedule. Significant amount of snow on high ground forecasted for tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnK
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Originally Posted by Hank
That would be the logical plan, it is going to be an interesting couple of days, can only wish her good fortune,
Looks like she has just set off again after a few hours rest :)
Incredible really isn't it. Looks like she took some time at Newlands earlier too. The footage from today shows the weather's been pretty brutal: either chucking it down lower down or snowing heavily higher up. She's been down on a fair few of her splits today, but not surprising really given the conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnK
The Steve Ashworth videos - 4 so far - are really worth a watch.
Not sure what's happening right now, but the tracker is down at the north end of Thirlmere, having dropped down that side from Armboth Fell rather than continuing to Borrowdale. Must have been a difficult night as she was still about 6h30m up at Portinscale, down to about 3h30m at Armboth. Not clear whether it's just the tracker down there or Sabrina herself, hopefully the former!
Looks like it might be over now (picked up from UKC):
From Steve Birkinshaw on FB: "Sabrina dropped off the fells at Armboth down to Thirlmere. The weather has been horrible and she was struggling breathing. Safety is the key thing and so in the end it was an easy decision for us to make. She might start again from Thirlmere if she can sort out her breathing."
That's a shame. Sounds like a sensible decision given the conditions.
I hadn't realised that she had asthma before watching the videos that Steve Ashworth has been producing each day of this attempt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hank
I suppose it is fairly normal for the Lake District to go from the best possible weather conditions to the worst possible conditions so quickly. I remember doing the Coniston race one year (same time of year) in snow showers with a westerly gale trying to blow us off the Swirl How / Old Man ridge, but the conditions yesterday looked far worse than even that.
It's a shame that it has ended like this, but she has certainly shown what is possible given the right conditions. I still can't understand how any human can cope with sleep deprivation so well.
Seems like this is the crux of it: keep moving, avoid getting injured and don't sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonykay
Sleep deprivation is something else an ultra runner needs to train for.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonykay
It is a shame Sabrina didn`t go a week earlier when the weather was more clement, but I figure she will be back
Having worked horrible shifts as a junior doctor - Friday 9 am to Monday 5 pm for example - now thankfully illegal - I think you learn what degree of sleep deprivation you can - and cannot - cope with, but I don't think you can train yourself to cope with more. You just become intimately aware of your limits. Some can clearly cope far better than others.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnK
You are so right about the weather - it was absolutely perfect here for several weeks - if only .....
Training for sleep deprivation involves a lot more than just literally depriving yourself of sleep,it is more about sleep accumulation etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
some reading for you :- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5942705/
I do believe that I can and do train my sleep patterns along with my physical training and yes sleep monsters do exist;)
An interesting article - thanks for the link.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnK
I was assuming that, like tapering, good sleeping habits was a given in ultra long events. So sleep accumulation before the event, napping before and during it, avoiding stimulants and screens and so on.
The point I was trying to make is that repeated extreme sleep deprivation does not, as far as I know, improve the ability to tolerate it.
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Originally Posted by Mike T
But it is necessary to incorporate sleep deprivation in a controlled fashion into ultra training in order to train the brain and body in how to deal with it (well it is for me at least).
But at the end of the day the individual has to find what works best for them.
Well I hope Sabrina is resting up well and not to disappointed in fact given the amount of snow on the fells early this morning it was the best call she could have made well done to her.