Rowbothams Round Rotherham '12

Anyone considering this, this year?

Never done an ultra, but in the last few months there's that many people round me getting the worst kind of diagnosis.... it makes you think "live for today, go for it"? I still trying to work out if it's a good enough reason....

Anyway, RRR is on my doorstep. Around the start of leg 7 and I've watched it come through for the last few years. Even when it was torrential rain all day!

So whilst I consider whether my families going to spend the next few months thinking I've lost it, anyone else doing it? Thinking of doing it? Got any advice?

ta

It was my first Ultra last year, great race to do as an intro! Well organised, well supported, friendly, forgiving time limit (some people obviously walk the whole thing)...highly recommended! And it's cheap.

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Originally Posted by No vice

Anyone considering this, this year?

Never done an ultra, but in the last few months there's that many people round me getting the worst kind of diagnosis.... it makes you think "live for today, go for it"? I still trying to work out if it's a good enough reason....

Anyway, RRR is on my doorstep. Around the start of leg 7 and I've watched it come through for the last few years. Even when it was torrential rain all day!

So whilst I consider whether my families going to spend the next few months thinking I've lost it, anyone else doing it? Thinking of doing it? Got any advice?

ta

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I'd agree with No Vice. Though having not actually done it. Read a fair bit and looked at it myself as 'one to do'. Its an old LDWA event so I guess there'll be tea and cakes at checkpoints, manageable cut-offs and there's a good linear map supplied which guides you round so navigation is fairly well sorted. My mates doing it, I think, so look out for him...Adrian Murray-Walker. Enjoy! :)

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Originally Posted by that_fjell_guy

I'd agree with No Vice. Though having not actually done it. Read a fair bit and looked at it myself as 'one to do'. Its an old LDWA event so I guess there'll be tea and cakes at checkpoints, manageable cut-offs and there's a good linear map supplied which guides you round so navigation is fairly well sorted. My mates doing it, I think, so look out for him...Adrian Murray-Walker. Enjoy! :)

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I did it last year, to try a flat ultra for a change. I really enjoyed it. I think it would be a good first ultra for you. A good 2nd one would be the Highland Fling.

Did it last year as my first ultra, minimal training due to a new baby and it was fine. Surprisingly pleasant route, superb checkpoints and generally a great day out! Hoping to be there again this year, probably raising money for the Children's hospital again.

I entered this a week or so before I did L50, partly as an incentive to keep training, sometimes I can lose motivation once a much anticipated race has been completed. It will be my third ultra, after the Highland Fling a few years ago and the L50 this year. I know nothing about the route but there's not too much climbing so I reckon it'll be a piece of cake :wink:
I have to say I'm looking forward to it, might even try to run the whole thing.

Is the course mountain bikable?
I was thinking of reccying it by riding round it.

There is a nice little book by Ray Matthews called 'Me and My Shadow' about his double round. He co-ordinated his first round to finish about the start of the race proper then went round again. Privately published but non the worse for that. It is nice because it has a very local feel and Ray is no spring chicken- quite a feat.

I was pondering this too, did the high peak marathon a few years ago as my only foray into ultras and am quite keen to try and get back into it... and I like the sound of the flatness :D

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Originally Posted by RachFR

I was pondering this too, did the high peak marathon a few years ago as my only foray into ultras and am quite keen to try and get back into it... and I like the sound of the flatness :D

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Flat it is, the danger being that on a dry warm day its very runnable!!! which I found to my cost last year :o ... no steep hills to walk up whilst pretending not to catch your breath. I'm in again as it's on my doorstones ... I wrote about it last year and took a few pics along the way ..

http://mike-viewfromtherear.blogspot...m-50-15th.html

there ya go, give it a go its surprisingly rural for a lot of the way and Henrys strip maps are perfect!