Hmmmm......................23:59 will do me, any faster and i'll have more Guinness to drinkOriginally Posted by Al Fowler
Merry, lets face it your going to walk it.
So therefor, im setting you the challenge of a sub 20 hours.
Hmmmm......................23:59 will do me, any faster and i'll have more Guinness to drinkMerry, lets face it your going to walk it.
So therefor, im setting you the challenge of a sub 20 hours.
Hills and Guinness!
No, thats 17:59! So that means you'll have to drink 6 pints of Guinness....im sure you'll be up for that.Hmmmm......................23:59 will do me, any faster and i'll have more Guinness to drink
6 pints of Guinness is very do-able.................17:59....how does 'no fecking way, not even with a rocket strapped to me harris' grab yaNo, thats 17:59! So that means you'll have to drink 6 pints of Guinness....im sure you'll be up for that.
Hills and Guinness!
Ok, i'll let you off then....but if you did that would be quite impressive.6 pints of Guinness is very do-able.................17:59....how does 'no fecking way, not even with a rocket strapped to me harris' grab ya
But anyway, getting round is tha most important thing.....so...when is the date going to be set.
Next June, the 26th is our Wedding Anniversary so that would be a good celebration!!!!
Hills and Guinness!
I'll get it booked off work.
Climbing's sorted out. How about distance, what the longest run or walk people do in training?
Hills and Guinness!
iirc Daz did a double Marsden-Edale when he was BGR training. I've fancied it for years (its one of THE classic bog trots). You up for one early next year merry?
I'd look at some of the longer LDWA events, though some tend to be a bit close to the usual BGR dates, The Fellsman for instance. The longest that I did in the months prior to my round was 20 miles or so but I'd say that it may be better to aim for long days in the hills rather than specifying a distance - set off for a walk/jog early in the morning and just keep going until it starts to get dark. Helps to have some idea of a route though
I averaged around 25 miles a week - I was recovering from ITBS so couldn't do much mileage - and got round in 23:54. A friend who's similar to me timewise in longer races got round in 22:29 after doing 60 miles a week training. I was talking to someone last weekend I knew from many years ago and he said that his training was two fifteen mile runs each week along the canal out of Leeds plus one full recce of the route - he did it in 22:30!
Then there are the people who put the miles in, get the ascent sorted and find themselves unable to complete the round. A lot of it's down to mental attitude - you have got to want to do it.
Bob, when you say 25miles / week was that 25miles in the Lakes? How much climbing did you do on average?
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