johnk
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Post by johnk on Mar 30, 2009 14:33:36 GMT
George Rather than gatecrash the checkpoint thread i thought it best to Answer here. My Diary looks like this:- 4th april Sping into Old Hutton 20 plus mies 5th april spring in lakeland 25 mile 5,000 ft Easter weekend playing in the Scottish Hills 18th april Calderdale 37 miles plenty of ascent 25 April Fling 2nd May  ? 9th may Fellsman 60 mile 11,000ft 16th may Marlborough 30 odd miles 18-23rd may Cape Wrath So i have the 2nd of may free but my sensible head says that with the fellsman on the 9th ( iam looking for a good run on this one) then just maybe an easier week may be a good idea  . Are you doing it? |
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Post by georger on Mar 30, 2009 15:18:05 GMT
Well a busy diary as ever.
I am thinking that a 66 miles the week after the Fling and 2 weeks before the cateran trail followed by Cape Wrath is just what I need to do to work on my endurance.
I have talked to Rob their is not a lot of climbing involved which is a shame.
Problem I have is I need to (now dont freak out here) run long with poles for UTMB practice.
I guess you would not use poles but I figure if the best in the world use them on UTMB then so will I. I have been doing short runs Ben reps etc but need 1 long one.
Not 100% decided I might go along and just do part of it, need to decide soon I guess.
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johnk
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Post by johnk on Mar 30, 2009 20:04:18 GMT
I reckon you should be spoilt for choice when it comes to long hilly runs how about this for example :- www.ramsaysround.com/ Don`t think he used poles though and you are right poles are not for me i prefer the bent over hands on knees assisting leg movement approach. Good luck with whatever you decide. JohnK |
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Post by andy c on Mar 31, 2009 19:02:37 GMT
George, re poles, depends how you're going to use them. I find they're a great help for walking up the long slow hills on the TMB, for the downhills I put them away, ie I don't run with them at all. If you do the same you don't need much practice, just wear some bike gloves to avoid blisters, and look for some long steady hills with relatively easy ground underfoot to get the feel of it. See you at the Fling, Andy.
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Post by georger on Apr 1, 2009 7:28:55 GMT
Andy
I was trying to make sense of the info, it says if you start with poles you have to carry them all the way, I also though you had to carry not permitted to stash in back pack is that right.
I ran with them from Tyndrum to Kinlochleven the other week and carried them most off the way.
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Post by andy c on Apr 2, 2009 0:12:15 GMT
Sorry to divert the thread but just to answer George re TMB. Rules say that if you start with poles you have to carry on with them. What they mean by this is you can't use them to half way then leave them in your drop bag to be taken back to the start. What you do apart from this is up to you. Some people use them for descents also but I can't get my brain to work that fast - hard enough deciding where to put two things let alone four - quite a lot of folk including me use them for ups only then collapse and stash in backpacks for descents. This is quite practicable as there is not much undulating ground, you're either going up for a long time or down for a long time!
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georger
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Post by georger on Apr 2, 2009 14:32:47 GMT
Cheers Andy
I actually quite like them for going down (said in a quiet voice in case John is listening) its like four wheel drive I seem to be a bit lighter on my feet.
I need to figure out how to stash them on my back pack of choice.
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johnk
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Post by johnk on Apr 2, 2009 17:43:00 GMT
We all have to do what works for us George and i aint going to knock anybody for that.
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