Rowbothams Round Rotherham '12

Rachel- I cannot remember if there are maps on the am (suspect there are) but it is too early for me and I want them before then.
There are two sets of maps on their website.
I printed off the OS style ones and the wierd strip maps. The strip maps actually work pretty well although the scale is not consistent. I have done it the last 2 years and not got very lost. I have usually been with or near other people.
In the end it would not matter if you came off their route as long as you got to the next checkpoint- that is an issue with the funny strip maps as once you are off them you will not know where you are! It is why I did not only take those.

It is a nice event- funny mixture of landscapes but very friendly and great checkpoints and marshalls

Karen

Thanks Karen, I'll print off the strip maps as well then have the OS map as backup and hopefully I'll be fine :)

Rachael the strip maps are fine once you get your head round em, i recce'd section from grange to micklebring recently and found them a lot easier than os map i had, suppose you need to keep an eye on where you are all the time but that seemed to keep me focused and not think about miles left, just got my entry in will be first attempt at this distance:)

Hi Rachel, I agree with Karen and dogruf the strip maps are fine but not to scale and plenty of features on them to keep on track theres alsotrail marker discs on post and gates on the way round too. It's nice route and better than you'd expect ( for a flat one) . I'm sure you'll enjoy it :)

Done it a few times and strip maps are great OS maps will just be dead weight, good luck and enjoy

The thing is this: I enter this event every year but for different reasons have never actually managed to start.
Coming off the back of very long-term injury and a recent calf strain, I'd completely given up on this year as well.
But I managed a gentle, slow, flat 5 miles at the weekend.............


Can you guess what I'm starting to consider?
Just how stupid would it be?
I mean, it's not like 5x10 is such a big sum, is it?

you could go and just aim to finish! Tell yourself it will be a nice day out?

I operate at a different part of the athletic spectrum from yours, Karen. "Just aim to finish" is my target when I'm fit and and on form!

ha ha. I've done RR50 twice now and both times have ahd a dreadful bad patch. At roughly the same place? perhaps I need to learn something from this. On each occassion it has taken all my will power to keep going and has reduced me to tears of frustration, pain and despair (and we do this for fun!)
Keep telling myself that I WILL set off slowly along those cycle tracks at the start.......

Hi tussockface you could set off with a jog walk frame of mind of a very steady route and plenty it walkers to chat to should the calf play up. You could always set off and get half way or 30ish mile mark theres a couple halls as checkpoints and plenty of others in between if it all goes pear shaped. Theres plenty of us other spectrum types on it mate so there'll be company ;) nothing ventured nothing gained,