Greetings everyone just joined the forum and FRA but have yet to run my first race. I was looking at The Roaches this weekend for my first race but is it a bit long for a first timer?
I had an abortive recce last week, parked at the reservoir and took the public path up to the Roaches via Middle Hume farm but took the wrong path in the wood an ended up coming back around the ridge to the path back up the Roaches. So I missed out Shutlingsloe, which looks the hardest part and did 11 miles which took 3 hours and 8 minutes.
I did 15 miles in the North Downs with 1700ft ascent yesterday in 3 hours 15.
Is this enough for this race or should I work on my hill fitness for a few months first? I don’t mind being last but don’t want to be so slow that the marshalls are getting pissed off!