Altra VIRTUAL West Highland Way Race

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Jun 2020
7:09pm, 9 Jun 2020
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FenlandRunner
Thanks to everybody for clearing up that.

As HappyG and Mrs S suggest, this is a bit of 'fun'.
Jun 2020
10:38pm, 9 Jun 2020
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_andy
Hi folks. A bit late to the party, but I've a virtual entry in for sprinting the west highland way.

Actually, since there are some that will do 95 x 1 mile reps for this and we'll see a sub-10 hour "winning" time, I'm not going to worry about time at all. Well, not in that sense. I'm doing this for the comunity and to make me run some extra miles too. Last week was over 50 miles, so I just need to round up a bit.

Since I'm working from home on Friday, I'll not be starting at midnight - which would just be wrong after a Thursday (!) but doing something a bit silly after Friday might be in order. Friday might be a local 12.4 miles to get to Drymen, going off a bit too fast perhaps as is tradition, then get to see the sun rising on Saturday morning ???

Looking into what fits into "broadly 5 miles" since that the local rules. A bit of "fun" indeed.
Jun 2020
8:04am, 10 Jun 2020
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mrs shanksi
*waves to Fenners & _andy*

That's a lovely way to start and to think about it _andy. I've been doing a 3 mile run with my son most mornings so I will start with that. Then I thought I'd do the balance in the evening with a local friend. I probably won't make it to "Drymen" until Saturday.

I'm in it for the social, I hadn't even thought that people would try and do fast 1 mile reps!
Jun 2020
1:26pm, 10 Jun 2020
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FenlandRunner
*waves back to Mrs S*

I share your attitude, Mrs S. Just a bit of fun to help get me outside my comfort zone.
Jun 2020
1:39pm, 10 Jun 2020
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mrs shanksi
So I'm getting in the spirit of it and I've looked out all our whw race wearable merch. I bet some of you have stuff going even further back, my earliest stuff is from 2010. It's all here except I can't find the 2012 grey cotton t shirt with the drawing of the man running. Hopefully it'll turn up as it's one of my faves. I'm going to try and wear something from it each run.

Jun 2020
1:40pm, 10 Jun 2020
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FenlandRunner
Wow, what a fantastic collection. Nice running, Mrs S.
Jun 2020
1:43pm, 10 Jun 2020
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mrs shanksi
Thanks Fenners, it's not all from running it! Five years crewing, three years running. Although crewing is harder than running, shall I start that little discussion again? 😉
Jun 2020
1:44pm, 10 Jun 2020
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mrs shanksi
Please post photos of your whw kit if you've got any, I love seeing it.
Jun 2020
1:48pm, 10 Jun 2020
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DoricQuine
Nice collection Mrs S :)
Jun 2020
2:17pm, 10 Jun 2020
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mrs shanksi
Thanks DQ 😀

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Following the cancellation of the 2020 Altra West Highland Way Race, we have decided to organise a virtual West Highland Way Race instead. The virtual events start at midnight on Thursday 11 June and allows people to run or walk 95 miles over 9.5 days, either individually, as a semi competitive 3 person relay team, or as a multi person fun relay team.

All entrants need to follow government guidelines for the period of the virtual race. Like all virtual events it relies on honesty from everyone, just getting out there, logging some miles as accurately as possible, and having some fun too.

Unlike the traditional event we are actively discouraging anyone from covering the 95 miles in one go. Instead you can run segments of your choosing, reaching the 3 checkpoint cutoffs, and then uploading your details to an online platform run by SI Entries.

Checkpoints are at:

Inversnaid - Leg 1: 36 miles to be completed by midnight on Monday 15 June;

Victoria Bridge, by Loch Tulla - Leg 2: a further 27 miles to be completed by midnight on Thursday 18 June;

Fort William - Leg 3: a further 32 miles giving a total of 95 miles to be completed by midday on Sunday 21 June.

Each runner or team needs to decide on a strategy according to their own ambitions and available time. Run and enjoy long single stages or break it down in to smaller (and possibly faster) stages - your imagination is your only guide.

On the evening of Saturday 20 June from 7pm to 8.30pm there will also be a show hosted by John Kynaston and Ian Beattie on the race Facebook page. They will chat with previous race winners and characters from earlier West Highland Way Races, along with a quiz.

More details, including a link to the entry page on SI Entries, can be found on the race website westhighlandwayrace.org

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