British Ultrafest 48HR

Alistair, no probs. glad to help

if you start 15th would you like me to come there on 16th Ali? i can book that day off

Loulabell - First awesome, totally awesome, thanks. Second up to you, if it were me I'd pump for the 16th as that runs into a long weekend. Again on hand to reciprocate as required. 

Alistair - Well, i'm up for it for the whole 48 hours if you want mate Seriously - I reckon it will be a real adventure....

As for reciprocation...well, maybe - but I didn't offer for that reason

Rocker - Crew chief t-shirt design on its way to the printers with your name on it! It will be awesome to have someone record my decline into the abyss and or journey to transendence! 

I am really looking forward to getting some track time with the 6 dayers, how awesome are they? Particuarly hope William Sichel runs (www.williamsichel.co.uk) as he is a bit of a hero.

Isn't this what is awesome about ultra's huh, from post on training to two crew in a matter of days! 

The six day runners come across as being surprisingly normal Alistair.  This is an event that is going to be very demanding from a mental standpoint.  Expect the same kind of problems that people have with the GUCR in spades.  Half the battle is going to be identifying where the mental stress points are going to come, and being ready for them. 

Ben - I think you are spot on there and that s very much the point of entering to really test my mental strength in the build up to MdS.

Alistair i think it will be a great event and as you say , total journey into the unknown for sure but as Hellen has said above you are goig to get a lor of return from the experience as in learning about yourself , mentally and physically. it  surely cant give you anything other than positives to take away and use in MDS. im looking forward to being there.

Best of luck with this. I would also like to do one but havign recently finished a 24 hour , my feet were in shreds. the legs would have gone further I reckon.

Next year I might do a 48 hour. My thoughts are .... have a look at the distances that people are doing and work out what needs to be covered day 1 and day 2. If you aim to cover most of it on day 1, I think it coud be soul destroying to have to walk the entire day 2. So my plan would be to do a very conservative run/walk that would have you still able to run on the second day. Check some 48 huor results to see how people perform day 1 v day 2 and also check ultrunR.com for advice.
I reckon if you ccan keep your feet from getting blistered or in bad bother , that your body will manage the 48 hour very well.

Best of luck .

Fizziofinn - Thanks, feet wise I am hopeful not really had any issues in events so far. Pacing will try and follow, with the help of my support team, the "start off slow and just when I think I am going too slow, slow down some more approach".

Distance, that's the real question mark at this stage, I have a distance in mind but need to do some research to get a handle on how aspirational it is or isn't as a target.

Alistair, I'm thinking of entering the 6-Day race Bit of a 'rapidly-approaching-40' crisis

The 48 hour looks interesting. Might be up for that If I can get the time off of work.

MrsMac- I hear you there my 'rapidly approaching 40' event is the MDS in 2014. The 48HR, if successful will be a stepping stone to a 6 day race for me.

Norseman_dve - Be great to see you there if you can ge the time.

Alistair thanks mate, done a 24 hour last year and that was after only having 8 hors sleep in the previous 48 hours so didn't really run as well as I would have liked.

Oxford isn't too far up the road from me

I've got the big 50 comming at the end of the year  not quiet sure where the time has gone.

norseman_dave, I think we will be in good company, the few names I know from the entrants list http://britishultrafest.com/entrants/ have hit a few age milestones too! 

I have made inquires about doing the 48 hour race.

I live in Oxford and it would be silly to let such an event past by without getting involved.

waccyrace - Great, see you there!

I'm tempted by the fun-run option. But if I don't go for it I would happily offer my support alongside my ultra-chums Loulabel and Rocker.

ultrachums r us, be great to see you there Tiago, I am henceforth going to think of this as a 2 day ultra party albeit a running themed one with an odd buffet!