The Druid Challenge Ridgeway Ultra 2012

james i got my 2XUs about october last year and wore them all through winter and find them brilliant. they seem to keep chill winds off my thighs and stop me getting bum cramp in the cold lol....then i switched to 2XU shorts in april and wore those all over summer-DEF worth the money in my opinion.

do you like my made up ultra oath? cool innit?

james i know what you look like im sure i will find you somewhere, everyone else will have to stand in a huddle with a RW sign!

Like the oath, but not sure I can be sworn in due to the going below 12m/m clause!

2XU leggings, blue Gore jacket and red Osprey pack.

Will probably be spending pre-race time going to the toilet a lot!

Yesterday was perfect on the Ridgweay,  Today was not.  Looking forward to it though.

Richard its ok, you will not be ousted from the sect if you go to 10m/m or 11m/m....i was just airing on side of caution with 12

cheers lou - 2xu leggings ordered!!  so i'll be in them (as long as they fit!) on Friday morning.

I've been following the thread and just dropping in to say Hello. Really looking forward to this and planning running the 3 days, if the ITB's hold up. The legs are just about recovered after the Snowdonia Marathon. I'll be on the one in the pink mankini

Not sure what I will be wearing yet,but this is me!

Stefkirl - welcome and I will look forward to seeing the mankini!

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cheers lou - 2xu leggings ordered!!  so i'll be in them (as long as they fit!) on Friday morning.

oh james, i forgot tell  you to order 2 sizes bigger than norm-looks like you will be wearing 'capri' 2XUs

kidding james.......

Yup, got the email. Is it me or does my huge sports bag not look big enough any more? Checking the weather forecast every day to get an idea how much of the kitchen sink to pack.

please ignore last post... I have no idea where it came from

weather forecast seems to be getting worse!!  Looks ok for sunday though

james, i used their size chart too..on weight etc? so i have toddlers size

ah i can cope with grey, drizzly, British

Just thought I'd join in and say hello. Ran this in 2009, and had a few friends joining me for different days but going "solo" this year!

Looking forward to seeing the pink mankini!

Is it a 2XU compression mankini??

pen-y-jen - can you remember what the food was like?  It seems a bit vague as to what is available. 

You're not alone Julian.  My right ITB keeps throbbing and my hamstring is twanging, but I'm sure we'll hobble through!

The low down on the food...

Breakfast: cereal, bananas and toast (This wasn't enough for me so I'm bringing malt loaf this year to supplement it).

Checkpoints: Brilliant! Energy gels, haribo. mincepies, sausage rolls, sandwiches, nuts etc

Dinner: Pasta and sauce and pudding. A few of us went for an afternoon "snack" at the chippy in Wantage on day 2 to keep us going until dinner at 6pm.