Quote Originally Posted by plodding bear View Post
...and get some hills in! Most folk tend to walk the hills, albeit at a reasonable pace.
Here's another tip or two - don't stop and sit down at check points, it wastes time and makes itharder to get going again. Instead, grab some of the food on offer, and eat it as you SLOWLY walk away from the checkpoint. At least, that was a strategy that seemed to work for us last year.
and don't get carried away at the start, it's far too easy to get carried a way up the first hills. it's a long way with most of the climbing early on so get in to a comfortable rythm.