The British Ultra Fest 2013

Blimey. How does that work?

http://britishultrafest.com/

People go round and round in circles till they die of boredom.

Slightly unfair. I think they change direction every few hours.

F*** That Noise

Why on earth would you want to go around a track for hours on end let alone days...........

i could see you travelling cross the country enjoying the views..........not a bloody track.....

to an extent I can see the attraction of this due to the mental toughness you need to have to keep going around and around for that duration.

physical toughness is one thing, but can you cope with the mental side?? interesting

In light of the mental toughness aspect, I shall be organising fencefest - a 6 day watching paint dry challenge.
Participants have to each paint a panel of my garden fence then watch as it dries.  I will be supplying quite small brushes to prolong the excitement. 

Ian M - throw in free camping, a swag bag, medal, tech t-shirt, get an electrolyte sponsor and you could charge a few hundred quid per entrant!

I quite fancy a shot at the 48HR having previously done a 24HR (albeit on longer off road loops) ... I'll sign up for FenceFest as part of my recovery!

I love the fact that they have a tab for course and don't manage to provide a photo of the whole track.

Do they provide you with a written description of the course

They don't want to spoil it for everyone!

I can see the purpose of using a track for these races in terms of having everyone in a small area, you can effectively cover infinate mileage as it is a time race not distance, everyone can be seen at all times, it is likly to be fast and support is dead simple. The overwhelming downside is that it would be more boring than a very boring thing.

Brilliant post Seren! I was wondering if it was undulating!

I could have seen myself doing the 6day but around a track... for £400! Mmmmm its a price of a small all-inclusive holiday where you could run everyday as well

I have got a bone to pick with you lot!!!!!!

I knew nothing about this event until I saw the thread, I started out enjoying the banter on here, I particularly love the posts around the course photo's and route description. This lead to  a quick visit to their site, where a little worm must have burrowed in to my brain and all of a sudden the glorious, absurd, pointlessness of it has taken hold and before I knew it had the form printed filled out and ready to post ... have opted for the short course (48HRS) over the fun run (24HRS) and the total frickin 6 day nutter release programme.

slaneuk - mmm might manage a tamborine and chant as I strive for transendence, reckon the right shorts will have space for a joss stick or two also!