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23/08/2012 at 19:08
Drunken Euphoria on tour wrote (see)

Hope to see you there FR

nice one euph solo unsupported or supported?

Good luck with TDS

24/08/2012 at 09:26

Would be unsupported FR, not sure I could muster much of a team anyway, but it would be less pressure on me and therefore more enjoyment if I just 'live and die' by my own decisions. And plenty of other runners to run along with and pass the time of day, so I wouldn't be lonely. What about yourself?

WiB
24/08/2012 at 10:38
Drunken Euphoria on tour wrote (see)

Would be unsupported FR, not sure I could muster much of a team anyway, but it would be less pressure on me and therefore more enjoyment if I just 'live and die' by my own decisions. And plenty of other runners to run along with and pass the time of day, so I wouldn't be lonely. What about yourself?

Come on, DE. I think we all know the answer to that one

Hardmoors sounds great but there are so man races I want to do. Plus my navigation would slow me down too much to run well there... I am not bad at it but I am not fast at it either! I am sure you will both have a great day out.

Did you ever write up how you got on this year FR? If so I will go back and find it as I think I may have missed it.

WiB
24/08/2012 at 18:35
Drunken Euphoria on tour wrote (see)

Would be unsupported FR, not sure I could muster much of a team anyway, but it would be less pressure on me and therefore more enjoyment if I just 'live and die' by my own decisions. And plenty of other runners to run along with and pass the time of day, so I wouldn't be lonely. What about yourself?

Somehow I reckon WIB knows me pretty well (I must stop giving out to much personal info on the net ).

Yep Unsuported EUPH pretty much for the same raesons as yourself, planining on making the Hardmoors 110 a target race for myself rather than having a just get round stratergy, in fact I will make a bold public statement now, I would like to set a target for folk in my age catergory to aim for, not saying if that will be a fastest or slowest time to beat at this stage though .

WIB there could be no report from me for Hardmoors this year as the fickle Finger of Fate threw a spanner in the works in the preceding few hours in the run up to the race and I mean the Final few hours, still that`s past and things are looking up again now.

On the subject of Navigation on the Hardmoors from what I understand it is all relatively straight forward with a couple of exceptions but there is ample info to be found on where and how to avoid the navigations pitfalls for the race.

Happy Daze

 

 

This will destroy a lot of illusions :-

 

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/19365234

 

In My Opinion Cycling has been very corrupt and drug influenced sport for a lot of years especially the prestige events where large sum of money are involved after all tose sponsors want results for there investment , however the speeds on the likes of the TDF have been coming down which could well suggest that at last the sport is cleaning itself up and relying on technological advances rather than drugs to produce results, lets hope so

 

 

 

 

Edited: 24/08/2012 at 19:14
27/08/2012 at 19:55

Running Barefoot over a couplee of miles of grassy fiels today was great especially as it has rained allday, the mud oozing between the toes was sensational not to mention the ex-foliating factor.

Edited: 27/08/2012 at 19:55
28/08/2012 at 10:55

were you otherwise clothed FR?

get me i actually went to a race on sunday. and i enjoyed it. didnt push it..just used it as a good training run but nonetheless it was strangely good to be back out there in a competitive environment...finished strong and fresh and ready for another hard week of training..lifes good

28/08/2012 at 13:56
collie dave wrote (see)

were you otherwise clothed FR?

get me i actually went to a race on sunday. and i enjoyed it. didnt push it..just used it as a good training run but nonetheless it was strangely good to be back out there in a competitive environment...finished strong and fresh and ready for another hard week of training..lifes good

Glad you are back in a competitive enviroment CD what race was it?

Yep otherwise clothed in appropiate wet weather gear i.e. Shorts and technical T.

In fact you know the grassy fields in question, the ones up from Cinderbarrow, Scout Scar and Cunswick

 

SP if you are looking in good luck with Bullock Smithy this weekend

28/08/2012 at 14:47

it was the trail race at the bigrunningweekend in yorkshire..just 140 or so in the race

next up yorkshireman half then the inaugural glencoe marathon

you know the best thing to wear in the wet fr? you do dont you

28/08/2012 at 15:02

140 runners that is great CD just about right IMO, I have looked at that Glen Coe Mara  but am put of by the proviso that you must raise a 100 quid for charity, don`t get me wrong it is a great idea to raise money but making it compulsory and to set an amount just doe`s not cut it for me, shame really as we are in Scotland During October.

If anybody is in the Lakes this weekend this is worth a look :-

http://www.lakesalive.org/our-events/mintfest-2012/

Weather forecast is pretty good for it as well

28/08/2012 at 15:46

hey fr..im not raising any money..nobody has ever mentioned that..are you sure?

28/08/2012 at 15:49

you're right just seen it..ah well it'll be an expensive outing for me that will go to help a few less fortunate i guess

28/08/2012 at 16:42
Fellrunner wrote (see)
SP if you are looking in good luck with Bullock Smithy this weekend

I also will be doing the Bullock Smithy
I'll be the one in the fluorescent yellowy-green Fell Ponies vest, shuffling along on a 13:30 schedule...

 

28/08/2012 at 19:17
collie dave wrote (see)

you're right just seen it..ah well it'll be an expensive outing for me that will go to help a few less fortunate i guess

Yep it is a good cause and I could donate £145 pounds to them and just turn up and by chance just happen to run the same route on the same day at the same time, just have to carry my own water I guess, we shall see.

DazTheSlug wrote (see)
Fellrunner wrote (see)
SP if you are looking in good luck with Bullock Smithy this weekend

I also will be doing the Bullock Smithy
I'll be the one in the fluorescent yellowy-green Fell Ponies vest, shuffling along on a 13:30 schedule...

 

Sorry Daz good luck and the same goes to all other BS entrants this weekend

Edited: 28/08/2012 at 19:18
31/08/2012 at 09:26
31/08/2012 at 11:07

hello folks..was following Euph on the TDS..looks like he had a good un ..well he was up until 80K..80K done in 19hrs and moved up from ~800 to ~470

conditions out there are terrible as well. UTMB has been cut back to 100K and loads of the top runners have pulled out...

Edited: 31/08/2012 at 11:31
WiB
31/08/2012 at 11:37

What is his number Claire? There is space for another window on my PC to keep a watch!

WiB
WiB
31/08/2012 at 11:41

Think I found him... 9322.

Here is where you can track runners. I currently have 7 windows open! http://utmb.livetrail.net/coureurentete.php

Edited: 31/08/2012 at 11:41
WiB
31/08/2012 at 12:19
Wetter is Better! wrote (see)

Think I found him... 9322.

Here is where you can track runners. I currently have 7 windows open! http://utmb.livetrail.net/coureurentete.php

And live on TV  here  :-
http://ultratrail.tv/fr/

31/08/2012 at 12:59

fab, thank you! Got a friend doing the main event, he says its not stopped raining or snowing since he got in on wed

WiB
31/08/2012 at 13:31

I have heard that the UTMB course is now 100k, 6000m ascent and only in France due to weather making some passes a no go. Also heard it may now be delayed until tomorrow.

WiB
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