IMO that is about right ,( maths are not my strong point and I stand to be corrected on my calcs) But to put the BGR into perspective it is around 66 miles and I reckon 3 mph or 20 min miles will get you round in 22 hrs and the 27,000 ft of ascent averages out at a little over 400 ft a mile. which I reckon any reasonably fit person with the right mental aptitude should be able to achieve.Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
Indeed.
The people at the front of a LDWA Challenge event are runners, not walkers and they'll still be running after 25-30-35-50 miles - and then again the following weekend.
And every year around 500 "walkers" start the annual 100 mile event which might be in Scotland or anywhere finishing in something over 24 hours. And they don't have anyone carrying their kit and mopping their brows and navigating for them. A few years ago at the Welsh Valleys 100 (which wasn't all in the valleys!) one man finished the 100 and then went round again to do a double 100.
Billy said the BGR is only a long walk but for a LDWA member it's not really long at all..
The real key in any distance event is the mental approach, e.g. take the BGR best not to think of it as a 66 mile 27000ft outing, but to break it down to 10 x 6.6 mile runs with 2700 feet of climb for each mile, that way you are just doing ten runs back to back over a distance that is well within your reach (if its not then why are you out there) but when training never overlook the mental training, even the fittest can be defeated once the mind starts playing tricks and telling them that the can`t make it.
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