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Jul 2020
8:11pm, 31 Jul 2020
692 posts
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Totriornottotri
“Start slow and fade” word of my XC coach 😂
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Jul 2020
9:33pm, 31 Jul 2020
17,223 posts
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Rosehip
The warmest day of the year has beaten Galen, what bad luck!
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Jul 2020
9:35pm, 31 Jul 2020
44,689 posts
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Derby Tup
Some flexibility in your plans is so valuable. Weather forecasts are generally reliable now and today’s weather was predicted days ago
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Jul 2020
10:19pm, 31 Jul 2020
2,045 posts
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flyingfinn
Tim Laney is in the photo from Mark McDermott's 24 hour record that is in the current edition of the Fellrunner. I've been racing against Tim for at least 35 years. I think he is a little older than I am, so I suspect that it will be a fast JNLC at 60 attempt.
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Jul 2020
10:24pm, 31 Jul 2020
2,046 posts
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flyingfinn
DT completely concur. I was surprised given the forecast brevity of today's heat that Galen didn't wait 24 hours for a better weather window. MWIS has the temperature at 900m at 10 deg v 16 deg today and generally pretty good for running. I've never been involved in a fast attempt where there wasn't a concerted plan to get the best weather in a span of a few days by being flexible.
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Jul 2020
10:39pm, 31 Jul 2020
44,693 posts
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Derby Tup
My memory’s going but didn’t NE put his successful BG attempt back 24 hrs?
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Jul 2020
10:42pm, 31 Jul 2020
2,047 posts
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flyingfinn
Yes he did.
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Jul 2020
10:45pm, 31 Jul 2020
44,694 posts
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Derby Tup
Stef got that peed off with bad weather she organised BG rounds for two consecutive weekends with all involved in on the plan
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Aug 2020
7:46am, 1 Aug 2020
3,775 posts
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K5 Gus
Talking of delaying a bgr due to warm weather......
Back in 2018 when Kilian did his round, that was supposed to be Rob Jebb going for a fast one that day ( he'd already done his 14:30, so must have thought he could beat that ) but Rob thought it was too warm, and luckily for Kilian he was able to make use of lots of the support that Rob had arranged.
I've always wondered why Rob didn't rearrange for a week or so later as he must have been in good shape. Did he then get injured, or was he only interested in the fastest round and Kilian had put it out of reach, or just life and other plans/races got in the way. Anyone know ?
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Aug 2020
8:08am, 1 Aug 2020
44,698 posts
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Derby Tup
I suspect you’ve answered your own question. If you’ve run 14-30 you’re only going again for one reason
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Bob Graham Leg 3
Jun 2013