Quote Originally Posted by PaulE View Post
How many people are brave/stupid enough to do the up and down? I was hoping to recce it and have a go, but never got a chance so will have to do it blind if I'm silly enough.

After spenging sunday's race passing keith on all the downs only to have the speedy git come past me on the ups, I think any climb should be avoided at all costs though!
I've done this race the last 4 years and was gutted not to get in this year. If I had got in I would definitely not do the down and up. Don't believe anyone who tells you its a rite of passage etc . Only do it if you want to lose a few places/minutes and you fancy adding several hundred feet of up and down on to tough 21 mile race. One for a casual training run, perhaps, but not on the day of the race. Lloyd Taggart might do it, but he's one of the top 5 runners in the country. Cheers.