Caesars Camp 100 Miler - Ultra / Adventure racing

Henk van der Beek

28/01/2006 at 22:25

Guys,
I am organising a brand new event for October this year.
A 50/100 run on, all on trail on Caesars Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/henk.vanderbeek/caesars100.htm

Cheers,

Henk

candy ollier

28/01/2006 at 22:51

do we have to run in in a toga, or a tutu?

Henk van der Beek

28/01/2006 at 23:30

Depends on your gender really...
Naked is fine by me as if you're female and goodlooking...

candy ollier

29/01/2006 at 09:45

as meatloaf sang, "0 outta 2 ain't bad"

AndrewSmith pirate

pirate

29/01/2006 at 11:03

This looks interesting and could be a good alternative to the London to Brighton.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/henk.vanderbeek/caesars100.htm

Plodding Hippo

29/01/2006 at 19:37

Phew
im busy with short races in october

Plodding Hippo

29/01/2006 at 19:38

very reasonable cutoffs though

Plodding Hippo

29/01/2006 at 19:41

do you think it would be REALLY stupid to do 4 maras and this in October?
just the 50

Henk van der Beek

29/01/2006 at 20:46

Hi Hippo,
The 100 is going to be fairly harsh so if you had a high workload already this year you might wanna stay at 50.

The loop I am designing does not have any real long climbs like you will get in US 100's, but it is going to be a rollercoaster type of affair. Some very steep, short up and downhills and lots of 'em. The aim is roundabout 1400ft of climb per loop, so 14,000ft for the total race if you do the full enchilada.

Stoney uphill struggles, lots of treeroots and other ankletwisters, some nice sandy uphills, deep rutted tank tracks.....

One thing I think is useful is to let you make your mind up as you go along, so if you feel good, feel free to keep running.
If you had enough, you can stick at 50.

Hope to see you there, follow Caesars Centurions!

Henk

Loz

29/01/2006 at 20:52

Knew I'd catch you on here Hippo :) I like the way you describe marathons as short races.
When in October is it Henk?

Plodding Hippo

29/01/2006 at 22:46

its bloody well when Im free
nooooooooooooooo
(like between the other 4 maras)

i dont think of maras as short
I struggle doing 8
what am i doing here

ed_m (a.k.a. ultra bunny)

29/01/2006 at 22:52

most people struggle doing one mara hippo.. letalone 8

;-)

oh? that wasn't what you meant??

Plodding Hippo

29/01/2006 at 22:53

it was NOT

but looking at me calnedar-it should be

Im nuts, i cant even run 8 miles without walking

finish me maras though
and the ultras

Henk van der Beek

29/01/2006 at 23:41

Loz,
I am aiming for the weekend of 7-9 October.
The limitation is what the MoD allows me to do depending on whether they plan any major troop excercises around that time.

They said, it's mine if I want on that date.
Summers are out, English Landscape does not allow any events on that plod of land between Feb and October.

See ya there,

Henk

Lindi - Livin' the dream :-) pirate

pirate

30/01/2006 at 06:31

Oh dear... I'm only up at this time of the morning cause I'm still starving hungry after doing T2T on Saturday..... I must have clicked on the wrong thread!

Plodding Hippo

30/01/2006 at 07:30

Bit worried about the hills

Lindi

youve done it now

Lindi - Livin' the dream :-) pirate

pirate

30/01/2006 at 10:26

You're right Hippo - I've done the ultra thing so so can return to normal life!

ed_m (a.k.a. ultra bunny)

30/01/2006 at 10:57

i still haven't stopped eating...

Lindi - Livin' the dream :-) pirate

pirate

30/01/2006 at 11:24

I just begged a fruisli bar off my office mate to have for third breakfast!

Luckily we have our office christmas dinner today but it's not till 1pm so I may have to pop out for some nibbles in the mean time :-)

Gobi

30/01/2006 at 11:29

mmmmmm

Aldershot is quite local for me

mmmmmmmm