Nothing like the prospect of a hundred to focus the attention re training etc
Anyone else having a run out? JohnK? Socks?
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Nothing like the prospect of a hundred to focus the attention re training etc
Anyone else having a run out? JohnK? Socks?
Lots of Runfurther ultra runners, including me, are in
Stef said she’d seen (presumably on FB) you are doing it Karen
My brother John and I have entered, I have not revieved any confirmation about the ballot. It was John who entered the two of us. Is it him tht will have been notified?
EDIT
It would appear that I have some work in front of me.
Participant Name Patrick Barry
Entry Status Invitation Issued
Hi DT the LDWA Hadrian 100 is not for me next year as I am planning something a bit Hillier and longer for 2019(as long as I can keep body and soul together)my current training is currently between 130-160 slow km and 3000mtrs a week and the dark winter nights are being spent training my nav skills whist poring over maps honing my route and working on logistics.
Hopefully if all goes well it will allow me to achieve a long held ambition but whatever it will be fun, we shall see.
Happy training to you DT and all you other LDWA HH participants
Sounds like you have a really good outing planned John! Hopefully you’ll be successful and we have an epic report to read in the future. Very best of luck to you too
I'll be there - doing the marshals' walk at beginning of May. Helping on kit check again for main event (secret location!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
I thought you might be doing the marshall’s event. Hopefully see you before then somewhere socks
Are others on here aware of the latest LDWA rules regarding qualifying events for the hundred?
1. Organisers do not exceed 500 entrants (due to the LDWA Environment policy).
2. Event allows both walkers and runners to enter (LDWA Hundred is a walking event that allows runners).
3. Distance to be covered on foot is at least 50 miles or further.
4. Duration time allows completion at a legitimate continuous walking pace of 2.5 mph (4 kph) or quicker; for example 50 miles, completed within a maximum of 20 hours elapsed time. (20 hours is the quickest time for an LDWA 50 mile qualifier)
5. Route is non-repeating multi terrain.
6. Route is not significantly way marked (with signage, tape etc).
Most of it is fairly non-controversial, but rule 4 disqualifies a number of events that were previously acceptable (e.g. Round Rotherham). I do not really understand the logic here - the purpose of the qualifier is presumably to demonstrate that the entrant has a reasonable chance of completing the 100 - if someone can complete a 50 mile event in say 15 hours, what difference does it make whether that was 5 minutes or 5 hours inside the time limit for that event?
There has been some debate on the LDWA forum, but I guess FRA folk are more likely to want to use a non-LDWA event as a qualifier?
gej I don’t understand what being said. Why exactly is the RRR50 not longer acceptable as a qualifier for the LDWA 100?
I agree that it is not very clearly worded, but what they are saying is that no event that has a time limit of less than 20 hours for 50 miles can be considered as a qualifier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
So RRR50 is ‘too fast’ ie in effect not a walkers’ event?
I had a good chat with a guy at the end of the Red Rose 50 and he was saying a difficult one, like the Red Rose 50, is a better indicator to your ability to do the 100, I hate to use the word "easy" for a 50 mile event, but I guess the RRR50 is not difficuly enough, I believe it is has a lot of road and not as much climbing as other 50 mile events.
My brother managed to get into the North York Moors 100 by accident (the guy could not use SiEnteries properly). With being based in Ireland, John tried to use the 137Km Wicklow Way race as a qualifier, but was not allowed because the cuts offs were much too tight for somebody to walk it, so it would be unfair to walkers.Quote:
Originally Posted by gej
If they allowed non-LDWA events then the there would be too many ultra runners qualifying, whereas the LDWA is primaryly a walking organisation.
John flew over for the weekend in September to do the Red Rose 50 so we are OK for next years hundred.
Interesting; have never worried about being too fast before. Can’t remember which events Bob and I used but we did do Red Rose 50 and Fellsman
I'm supposing as close to 2 pm start would be best. Say get to Carrigill (CP5) around midnight. Spend three hours hiking up to Greg's Hut and have dawn on Summit of Cross Fell :-)
It be nice to have High Cup Nick / Gill later in the morning..
I had a DNF on this over the weekend, retired at CP10, 125 Km in. The feet were sore and I was going very slowly but not enough to stop me going on, really the main reason was, I just was not enjoying it anymore. The weather Saturday night, and Sunday was crap but that can't be helped. My main problem was over 100 miles there were some amazing sections but there was a lot of rubbish sections as well. As a fell runner, I find the LDWA are very relaxed about using bridle ways and roads (there was an eight mile section on a road coming up soon after I retired), which I just don't really enjoy. Basically it is not really my sort of event.
The good outcome from this was I done the fellsman as a training run and even though that had much worse conditons, I loved it.
Alwyn Nixon, who I used to race against (fell races) back in our days of youth is a long time member of ldwa. He is around my age, 60+.
He did the Hadrians 100 marshalls walk and came in first, 2 weeks later (tapering nicely) he did the Dragons Back race and completed that on Friday night at about mid pack, then made it back up to the 100 to do a 16 hour shift on the South Wales checkpoint.
Now that is impressive stamina!
South wales was where I retired, it was great with the big screen showing old rugby matches, pity I was not in a better state of mind for it but I was sat there shivering, waiting for the broom wagon.