First 100 mile race in 2013

Well I find the merino stuff very cosy . I bought the merino gloves as last year I tried training through the winter in sealskinz gloves and found them to be very very cold when it was wet and sleaty. I reckon merino under sealskin might just about do a wet Scottish winter .  

That sounds pretty good to me! I do get mostly warm during my runs but but for my bum & I alraedy wear 3-4 layers (not an attractive 'does-my-bum-look-big-in-this' look!!!) Perhaps I should write to Santa.....

Hi MrF. My Garmins (305) has the same bracket to clip into. This did mean I had to take it off for a couple of hours, but I used a rubber band to secure it to the bracket and just had it (plus the Duracell)  in my jacket pocket , still turned on. And yep, it kept tracking & recording data as normal. It really worked ever so well  - it recorded for 15 hours straight, without a blip. Can't recommend highly enough.
Just don't forget (like I nearly did!!!), to charge the Duracell first lol - whoops.

Yup. Put me in on this list as well.Hoping to get the 100 at a 24 hour race in February. Does this count?

Also if my dates work out , I  might do Connemara as well. Looks like it is going to be August 10th.

Pulled something in calf after double marathon last weekend but its healing well , and am tempted to do a 12 hour in Barcelona on the 15th December as test run for my 24hour

When is the Thames one and is it still open?

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Hi MrF. My Garmins (305) has the same bracket to clip into. This did mean I had to take it off for a couple of hours, but I used a rubber band to secure it to the bracket and just had it (plus the Duracell)  in my jacket pocket , still turned on. And yep, it kept tracking & recording data as normal. It really worked ever so well  - it recorded for 15 hours straight, without a blip. Can't recommend highly enough.
Just don't forget (like I nearly did!!!), to charge the Duracell first lol - whoops.

Missed the start of this information, cant find it on the thread. What is this Duracell thing you use to ??? charge your garmin on the go ?

Yep It's basically a portable USB charger (Asda does them for about £24 I think) but have a look at this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Duracell-Mobile-Phone-Portable-Charger/dp/B005EKK2SG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354011304&sr=8-1 

Im tempted. Im not making it my specific goal, because the Wall Ultra in June is my main goal, but I might add the Cotswold 100 in September depending on the state of my knee.

I'd like to do my first 100, but I need one with no nav & a time limit I can get! This is causing a problem.....

I guess Grim Reaper will be my best bet, but I couldn't get 26 hours yet, so have entered the 70 again.

Re the pocket charger....I got one very cheap on Amazon...less than £4 for a Duracell, but it was useless. The blue light just goes off & it doesn't charge the Garmin at all. But I know someone that got exactly the same one, & it worked for them, so they must have sent a faulty one.

Pyjama girl. The Connemara 100 is a road race with a 30 hour cutoff. 

My first 100 miler is going to the Hardmoors 110. What's an extra 10 miles between friends. I am feel very nervous about the 100 mile event. It has a cut off time of 36 hours and 6000 metres of ascent. There are probably easier 100 miles out there, but this is a great challenge and set in fabolous scenery.

I have already run the second half of the course this year and will run the first half in March next year. So navigation should not be a problem. This route os fairly straight forward anyway. The views are fantastic. 

Did I mention I was nervous.

I was considering that one too, Tim, but I am a terrible navigator (in fact, I can barely find my car in the supermarket car parks) and the thought of adding even more miles would no doubt guarantee me a DNF. However, following that line of thought, I probably shouldn't have signed up for one with a 26 hour time limit either - d'oh!

Butterflies in my stomach 'flying riot', so trying not to think about it too much just yet !

Pyjama Girl - have you considered the Thames Path 100 ? -  I think it has a 30hr cut off.

Thanks for the information regarding the cut-offs.  It makes it so much easier to calculate - especially with a frazzled brain after a day's running...

Tim B - on Hardmoors a lot of people seem to get lost in Scarborough which is passed through at night.  Would suggest a good recce of that section of the path.

Trex I ran the HM60 this summer and had slowed down enough by Scarborough so remember every detail

Can I gatecrash with a mere 95 miles? West Highland Way Race for me next year as my longest race to date; I would like to say I will run 5 miles past the finish and call it a 100 but somehow doubt I will do much more than shuffle over the line crying for my mummy! I don't though rule out the odd navigational mishap making up those 5 miles. Good luck all in your endeavours.